See also: 1972 in Canada, other events of 1973, 1974 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
- New Works
- Awards
- Radio
- Television
Births
- January 3 — Robert Baird, medley swimmer
- January 8 — Robert Braknis, backstroke swimmer
- January 11 — Sarah Forbes, field hockey goalkeeper
- January 13 — Dana Anderson, field hockey player
- January 16 — Nathalie Giguère, breaststroke swimmer
- February 4 — Manny Legace, ice hockey goalie
- February 5 — Marty O'Donnell, boxer
- February 28 — Eric Lindros, ice hockey player
- March 3 — Sean Campbell, field hockey player
- March 13 — Allison Higson, swimmer
- March 24 — Philippe Boucher, ice hockey player
- March 31 — Ian Goldberg, cryptographer
- April 5 — Kristin Topham, swimmer
- April 23 — Derek Armstrong, ice hockey player
- April 25 — Paige Gordon, diver
- May 4 — John Madden, ice hockey player
- May 4 — Matthew Barnaby, ice hockey player
- May 13 — Mike Beres, badminton player
- May 25 — Josée Corbeil, volleyball player
- June 1 — Jeff Schiebler, long-distance runner
- June 8 — Lexa Doig, actor
- July 3 — Adrian Aucoin, ice hockey player
- July 13 — Gavin Hassett, rower
- July 19 — Scott Walker, ice hockey player
- July 22 — Rufus Wainwright, musician
- July 27 — David McLellan, freestyle swimmer
- August 24 — Andrew Brunette, hockey player
- August 29 — Jessica Holmes, actor
- August 31 — Scott Niedermayer, ice hockey player
- September 6 — Greg Rusedski, tennis player
- October 3 — Neve Campbell, actress
- October 23 — Scott Mosher, field hockey player
- October 30 — Adam Copeland, professional wrestler
- November 10 — Iain Brambell, rower
- November 27 — Mike Oliver, field hockey player
- November 30 — Carla Somerville, field hockey player
- December 14 — Sue Armstrong, field hockey player
- December 14 — Tomasz Radzinski, soccer player
- December 25 — Alexandre Trudeau, Prime Minister's son
- December 31 — Curtis Myden, medley swimmer
Deaths
