See also: 1958 in Canada, other events of 1959, 1960 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
- New books
- Awards
Births
- January 1: Sharon Bayes, field hockey goalkeeper
- January 3: Dwight Duncan, politician
- January 8: Bill Sawchuk, swimmer
- January 11: Rob Ramage, ice hockey player
- April 6: Jim Rondeau, politician
- April 13: Genevieve Brunet, Canadian female cyclist
- April 15: Kevin Lowe, ice hockey player
- April 20: Stephen Harper, politician
- April 22: Ryan Stiles, comedian
- April 30: Paul Gross, actor
- May 14: Rick Vaive, ice hockey player
- May 17: David Andres, politician
- June 4: Rex Barnes, politician
- June 12: Scott Thompson, comedian
- June 28: Brad Fraser, playwright
- July 16: Joanna MacGregor, politician
- August 29: Chris Hadfield, astronaut
- September 29: Robert Thibault, politician
- October 14: Dominic Agostino, politician
- November 5: Bryan Adams, singer
- November 17: Guy André, politician
- November 22: Geoff Regan, politician
Deaths