Events from the year 2011 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
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Monarch
A monarch () is a head of stateWebster's II New College Dictionary. "Monarch". Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest ...
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Elizabeth II
Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 19268 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. ...
Federal government
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Governor General
Governor-general (plural governors-general), or governor general (plural governors general), is the title of an official, most prominently associated with the British Empire. In the context of the governors-general and former British colonies, ...
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David Johnston David Johnston or Dave Johnston may refer to:
Politics
*David Johnston (governor general)
David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served as the 28th governor general of Canada from 2010 to ...
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Prime Minister
A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...
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Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ser ...
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Chief Justice –
Beverley McLachlin
Beverley Marian McLachlin (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the ...
(
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada. Situated in the Pacific Northwest between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains, the province has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that ...
)
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Parliament
In modern politics and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...
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40th (until 26 March) then
41st (from June 2)
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
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Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
The lieutenant governor of Alberta () is the representative in Alberta of the monarch. The lieutenant governor is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the mona ...
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Donald Ethell
Donald Stewart Ethell (born July 23, 1937) is a retired Canadian Army colonel and was the 17th lieutenant governor of Alberta from 2010 to 2015.
Career
Ethell was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1937, the son of a nurse and a navy ch ...
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Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
The lieutenant governor of British Columbia () is the representative of the monarch in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The office of lieutenant governor is an office of the Crown and serves as a representative of the monarchy in the p ...
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Steven Point
Steven Lewis Point, (''Xwelíqwetel'') (born July 28, 1951) is a Canadian academic administrator, criminal lawyer, and jurist. He was the chancellor of the University of British Columbia from 2020 to 2024. He served as the 28th Lieutenant Gover ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
The lieutenant governor of Manitoba (, (if male) or (if female) ) is the representative in Manitoba of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieuten ...
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Philip S. Lee
Philip Siu Lun Lee Retrieved August 31, 2011. (born May 5, 1944; Chinese: 李紹麟) was the 24th lieutenant governor of Manitoba. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1999 and received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.
Bo ...
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Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the representative in New Brunswick of the monarch, who operates distinctly within ...
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Graydon Nicholas
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Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador
The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The li ...
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John Crosbie
John Carnell Crosbie (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to being lieutenant governor, he served as a ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia () is the representative in Nova Scotia of the monarch, who Monarchy in Nova Scotia, operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the Canadian federalism, ten other jurisdictions of ...
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Mayann Francis
Mayann Elizabeth Francis (born February 18, 1946) is a human rights advocate and public servant who served as the 31st Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.
Early life and education
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia and raised ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
The lieutenant governor of Ontario (, in French: ''Lieutenant-gouverneur'' (if male) or ''Lieutenante-gouverneure'' (if female) ''de l'Ontario'') is the representative in Ontario of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but i ...
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David Onley
David Charles Onley (June 12, 1950 – January 14, 2023) was a Canadian broadcaster and writer who served as the 28th lieutenant governor of Ontario from 2007 until 2014.
Prior to his viceregal appointment, Onley was a television journalist. ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island () is the representative in Prince Edward Island of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant go ...
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Barbara Hagerman (until August 15), then
Frank Lewis
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Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
The lieutenant governor of Quebec (; , ) is the representative in Quebec of the monarch, who Monarchy in Quebec, operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the Canadian federalism, ten other jurisdictions of Canada. T ...
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Pierre Duchesne
Pierre Duchesne (born February 27, 1940) is a Canadian public servant who was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former secretary general of the National Assembly of Quebec. As lieutenant governor he was the viceregal representative of ...
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Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan
The lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan () is the representative in Saskatchewan of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant governor of Sas ...
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Gordon Barnhart
Premiers
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Premier of Alberta
The premier of Alberta is the head of government and first minister of the Canadian province of Alberta. The current premier is Danielle Smith, leader of the governing United Conservative Party, who was sworn in on October 11, 2022.
The premi ...
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Ed Stelmach
Edward Michael Stelmach (; born May 11, 1951) is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Alberta, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and fluently spea ...
(until October 7) then
Alison Redford
Alison Merrilla Redford (born March 7, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. She was the 14th premier of Alberta, having served in this capacity from October 7, 2011, to March 23, 2014. Redford was born in Kitimat, British Columbia ...
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Premier of British Columbia
The premier of British Columbia is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s, the title ''prime minister of British Columbia'' was often used. The word ''premier'' is derived ...
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Gordon Campbell (until March 14) then
Christy Clark
Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a Canadian politician who served as the 35th premier of British Columbia from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female premi ...
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Premier of Manitoba
The premier of Manitoba () is the first minister (i.e., head of government or chief executive) for the Canadian province of Manitoba—as well as the ''de facto'' President of the province's Executive Council.
In formal terms, the premier rec ...
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Greg Selinger
Gregory Francis Selinger (born February 16, 1951) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government o ...
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Premier of New Brunswick
The premier of New Brunswick ( (masculine) or (feminine)) is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of New Brunswick.
The premier of a Canadian province is much like the prime minister of Canada. They are normally ...
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David Alward
David Nathan Alward (born December 2, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 32nd premier of New Brunswick, 2010 to 2014.
Alward has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 1999 and has been the leader of the ...
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Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Since 1949, the premier's duties and office has been the successor to the ministerial position of the p ...
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Kathy Dunderdale
Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale (née Warren; born February 1952) is a politician and former MHA who served as the tenth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from December 3, 2010, to January 24, 2014. Dunderdale was born and raised i ...
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Premier of Nova Scotia
The premier of Nova Scotia is the first minister to the lieutenant governor of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia and presides over the Executive Council of Nova Scotia. Following the Westminster system, the premier is normally the leader of t ...
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Darrell Dexter
Darrell Elvin Dexter (born 1957) is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who served as the 27th premier of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, he served as party leader from 2001 to ...
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Premier of Ontario
The premier of Ontario () is the head of government of Ontario. Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly; as such, the premier typically sits as a member of Provincia ...
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Dalton McGuinty
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. (born July 19, 1955) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 24th premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. He was the first Liberal leader to win two majority governments since Mitchell Hepburn nea ...
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Premier of Prince Edward Island
The premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island.
The current premier of Prince Edward Island is Rob Lantz, from the Progressive Conservative Party.
See also ...
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Robert Ghiz
Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz (born January 21, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier, Joe Ghiz.
Life and career
Ghiz was born and raised in Charlo ...
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Premier of Quebec
The premier of Quebec ( (masculine) or eminine is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current premier of Quebec is François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec, sworn in on October 18, 2018, following tha ...
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Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest (; born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012. Prior to that, he was a member of Parliament (MP) between 1984 and 1998. After holding se ...
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Premier of Saskatchewan
The premier of Saskatchewan is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The current premier of Saskatchewan is Scott Moe, who was sworn in as premier on February 2, 2018, after winning the 2018 Saska ...
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Brad Wall
Bradley John Wall (born November 24, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 14th premier of Saskatchewan from November 21, 2007, until February 2, 2018. He is the fourth longest-tenured premier in the province's history.
W ...
Territorial governments
Commissioners
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Commissioner of Yukon
The commissioner of Yukon () is the representative of the Government of Canada in the Canadian federal territory of Yukon. The commissioner is appointed by the federal government and, in contrast to the governor general of Canada or the Lieuten ...
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Doug Phillips
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Commissioner of Northwest Territories –
George Tuccaro
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Commissioner of Nunavut
The commissioner of Nunavut (; Inuinnaqtun: ''Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut''; ) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since January 14, 2021 is Eva Aariak who served as Premier of Nunavut, Pre ...
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Edna Elias
Edna Agnes Ekhivalak Elias (born c. 1955) is a Canadian politician from Kugluktuk, Nunavut. On 12 May 2010 she was appointed as the fourth commissioner of Nunavut by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her term ended on 11 May 2015.
Elias, who was in ...
Premiers
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Premier of the Northwest Territories
The premier of the Northwest Territories is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. The premier is the territory's head of government, although the powers of the office are considerably ...
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Floyd Roland
Floyd K. Roland (born November 23, 1961) is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011.
Previously a town councillor an ...
(until October 27) then
Bob McLeod
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Premier of Nunavut
The premier of Nunavut (; Inuinnaqtun: ''Hivuliqti Nunavunmi''; ) is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The premier is the territory's head of government, although their powers are somewhat more limited than those of a pr ...
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Eva Aariak
Eva Qamaniq Aariak (, ; born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian Inuit, Inuk politician, who was elected in the 2008 Nunavut general election, 2008 territorial election to represent the Electoral district (Canada), electoral district of Iqaluit Ea ...
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Premier of Yukon
The premier of Yukon is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian territory of Yukon. The post is the territory's head of government, although its powers are considerably more limited than that of a provincial premier. The offi ...
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Dennis Fentie
Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving from 2002 to 2011, as well as the MLA for Watson Lake.
Before entering politics, ...
(until June 11) then
Darrell Pasloski
Darrell Thomas Pasloski (born December 2, 1960) is a territorial politician from Yukon, Canada, who was leader of the Yukon Party, and served as the eighth premier of Yukon from 2011 to 2016. His party was defeated in the general election of N ...
Events
January to March

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January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__
Events ...
** The Quebec Sales Tax (QST) rises 1 percentage point to 8.5%.
** ''
Undergrounders'' novel, by Canadian author David Skuy is published.
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January 12
Events Pre-1600
* 475 – List of Byzantine emperors, Byzantine Emperor Zeno (emperor), Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople, and his general, Basiliscus gains control of the empire.
*1528 – Gustav I of Sweden is crow ...
– A stolen snowplow leads Toronto police on a chase, crashing into several cars. Toronto police officer Sergeant Ryan Russell died and the alleged thief ended in hospital with gunshot wounds.
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January 18
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
* 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the C ...
– Close to 12,000 people, including many
Ontario Provincial Police
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the State police, provincial police service of Ontario, Canada. The OPP patrols Provincial highways in Ontario, provincial highways and waterways; protects Government of Ontario, provincial government buil ...
and
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP; , GRC) is the Law enforcement in Canada, national police service of Canada. The RCMP is an agency of the Government of Canada; it also provides police services under contract to 11 Provinces and terri ...
gather near the
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Metro Toronto Convention Centre (originally and still colloquially Metro Convention Centre, and sometimes MTCC), is a convention complex located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada along Front Street (Toronto), Front Street West in the former Railway Lan ...
for the funeral of Sergeant Ryan Russell.
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January 21
Events Pre-1600
* 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa.
* 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded wh ...
– Three people die, and hundreds lose power after a winter storm strikes the
Maritime Provinces
The Maritimes, also called the Maritime provinces, is a region of Eastern Canada consisting of three provinces: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. The Maritimes had a population of 1,899,324 in 2021, which makes up 5.1% of ...
.
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January 24
Events Pre-1600
* 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula.
* 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt.
* 1438 – The Co ...
**
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
goes through a cold snap and
Hydro-Québec
Hydro-Québec () is a Canadian Crown corporations of Canada#Quebec, Crown corporation public utility headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. It manages the electricity generation, generation, electric power transmission, transmission and electricity ...
registers a record consumption of electricity reaching 38,200 megawatts at 7:30 am
** The former Liberal MLA
Dave Taylor announces he is joining the
Alberta Party
The Alberta Party, formally the Alberta Party Political Association from 1998 to 2004, is a political party in the province of Alberta, Canada. The party describes itself as centrist and pragmatic in that it is not dogmatically ideological in ...
, becoming the party's first MLA.
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January 25
Events Pre-1600
* 41 – After a night of negotiation, Claudius is accepted as Roman emperor by the Senate.
* 750 – In the Battle of the Zab, the Abbasid rebels defeat the Umayyad Caliphate, leading to the overthrow of the dyn ...
–
Ed Stelmach
Edward Michael Stelmach (; born May 11, 1951) is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Alberta, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and fluently spea ...
announces he will retire from provincial politics before the next general election of the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is the deliberative assembly of the province of Alberta, Canada. It sits in the Alberta Legislature Building in Edmonton. Since 2012 the Legislative Assembly has had 87 members, elected first past the post f ...
.
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February 1
Events Pre-1600
* 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer.
* 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), ...
– A claim at the British Columbia Worker's Compensation Board results in the SPCA and RCMP opening an investigation into a massacre of approximately 100 sled dogs at a Whistler adventure service. See
Whistler sled dog cull
The Whistler sled dog cull was a controversial cull of over 100 sled dogs in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, that prompted investigation by the British Columbia Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and Royal Canadian Mounted ...
.
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February 8
Events Pre-1600
* 421 – Constantius III becomes co-emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
* 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir.
* 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of ...
– Nearly 1,500 government lawyers and crown prosecutors go on strike in Quebec, claiming to be overworked and underpaid.
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February 19
Events Pre-1600
* 197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats Roman usurper, usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
* 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the w ...
– An explosion ruptures the
Trans-Canada Pipeline
The TransCanada pipeline is a system of natural gas pipelines, up to in diameter, that carries gas through Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. It is maintained by TransCanada PipeLines, LP. It is the longest pipeline in Canad ...
in
Beardmore, Ontario, forcing the temporary evacuation of the community.
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February 26
Events Pre-1600
* 747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events.
* 320 – Chandragupta ...
– Cult leader and killer
Roch Thériault
Roch Thériault (; May 16, 1947 – February 26, 2011) was a Canadian cult leader and convicted murderer. Thériault, a self-proclaimed prophet under the name Moïse (French for "Moses"), founded the Ant Hill Kids in 1977. They were a doomsday ...
is killed at
Dorchester Penitentiary
The Dorchester Penitentiary ( French: Pénitencier de Dorchester) is a Canadian federal corrections facility located in the village of Dorchester, New Brunswick. It shares a property with Westmorland Institution and Shepody Healing Centre. ...
in
Dorchester, New Brunswick
Dorchester is a community in Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada. The community became part of the new town of Tantramar, New Brunswick, Tantramar in the 2023 New Brunswick local governance reform. Origina ...
.
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February 27
Events Pre-1600
* 380 – Edict of Thessalonica: Emperor Theodosius I and his co-emperors Gratian and Valentinian II declare their wish that all Roman citizens convert to Nicene Christianity.
* 425 – The University of Constantin ...
– Stephen Harper announces that Canada will place additional sanctions against
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
along with those originally announced by the UN, including asset freezes and a ban on financial transactions with the Libyan government.
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March 2
Events Pre-1600
* 537 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Flaminian Gate; he and a detachment of his '' bucellarii'' are almost ...
** A
wind storm
A storm is any disturbed state of the natural environment or the atmosphere of an astronomical body. It may be marked by significant disruptions to normal conditions such as strong wind, tornadoes, hail, thunder and lightning (a thunderstorm) ...
off the coast of the British Columbia
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a geographic and cultural region of the mainland coast of British Columbia that generally comprises the regional districts of Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. Home to approximately 3.05million people as of the 2021 ...
brings wind gusts up to 140 kilometres per hour, knocking out
power
Power may refer to:
Common meanings
* Power (physics), meaning "rate of doing work"
** Engine power, the power put out by an engine
** Electric power, a type of energy
* Power (social and political), the ability to influence people or events
Math ...
to 55,000 residents.
** , with a crew of 240, steams to
Libya
Libya, officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya border, the east, Sudan to Libya–Sudan border, the southeast, Chad to Chad–L ...
, for
humanitarian assistance
Humanitarian assistance is aid and action designed to save lives, alleviate suffering, and maintain human dignity during and after man-made crises and disasters. It encompasses a wide range of activities, including providing food, water, shelter, ...
and evacuation.
**
Dominic Cardy
Dominic William Cardy (born 25 July 1970) is a Canadian politician, leader of the Canadian Future Party and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick (2018–2024) and provincial cabinet minister (2018–2022).
From the 201 ...
is chosen as the new leader of the
New Democratic Party of New Brunswick
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995
* "New" (Daya song), 2017
* "New" (No Doubt song), 19 ...
.
*
March 14
Events Pre-1600
* 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland.
* 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the H ...
–
Christy Clark
Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a Canadian politician who served as the 35th premier of British Columbia from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female premi ...
is sworn in as
premier of British Columbia
The premier of British Columbia is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of British Columbia. Until the early 1970s, the title ''prime minister of British Columbia'' was often used. The word ''premier'' is derived ...
, following a
leadership election
A leadership election is a political contest held in various countries by which the members of a political party determine who will be the leader of their party.
Generally, any political party can determine its own rules governing how and when a ...
, causing British Columbia to become the first province with two
female premiers, and the first time in Canadian history that three provinces or territories have simultaneously had female premiers (until October).
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March 19
Events Pre-1600
* 1277 – The Byzantine–Venetian treaty of 1277 is concluded, stipulating a two-year truce and renewing Venetian commercial privileges in the Byzantine Empire.
* 1279 – A Mongol victory at the Battle of Yamen en ...
– Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ser ...
, Foreign Affairs Minister
Lawrence Cannon
Lawrence Cannon, (born December 6, 1947) is a Canadian politician from Quebec and Prime Minister Stephen Harper's former Quebec lieutenant. In early 2006, he was made the Minister of Transport. On October 30, 2008, he relinquished oversight ...
and
Chief of the Defence Staff General
Walt Natynczyk attend a meeting, in Paris, with leaders from France, Britain, the
Arab League
The Arab League (, ' ), officially the League of Arab States (, '), is a regional organization in the Arab world. The Arab League was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945, initially with seven members: Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, ...
and the United Nations, to discuss the
2011 Libyan civil war
The Libyan civil war, also known as the First Libyan Civil War and Libyan Revolution, was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were ...
.
*
March 25
Until 1752 it was the official date of the beginning of the year in England and its dominions (in the Julian calendar).
Events Pre-1600
* 410 – The Southern Yan capital of Guanggu falls to the Jin dynasty general Liu Yu, ending th ...
–
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He is to date the only prime minister to have come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ser ...
's
Conservative
Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy and ideology that seeks to promote and preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civiliza ...
government is defeated on a
non-confidence vote by the opposition.
April to June
*
April 12
Events Pre-1600
* 240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.
* 467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
* 627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to ...
– English-language debate for federal party leaders
*
April 13
Events Pre-1600
* 1111 – Henry V, King of Germany, is crowned Holy Roman Emperor.
* 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire.
* 1455 – Thirteen Years' War: ...
– French-language debate for federal party leaders
*
April 15
Events Pre-1600
* 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings.
* 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guisca ...
– Liu Qian, a Chinese exchange student to
York University
York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...
is found undressed and murdered in her apartment.
*
April 27
Events Pre-1600
* 247 – Philip the Arab marks the millennium of Rome with a celebration of the '' ludi saeculares''.
* 395 – Emperor Arcadius marries Aelia Eudoxia, daughter of the Frankish general Flavius Bauto. She becomes ...
– The Premier of Yukon
Dennis Fentie
Dennis G. Fentie (November 8, 1950 – August 30, 2019) was a Canadian politician. He was the seventh premier of Yukon and leader of the Yukon Party, serving from 2002 to 2011, as well as the MLA for Watson Lake.
Before entering politics, ...
announces his retirement.
*
May 2
Events Pre-1600
* 1194 – King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first royal charter.
* 1230 – William de Braose is hanged by Prince Llywelyn the Great.
* 1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and impris ...
– The
41st federal election is held with the
Conservative Party winning a majority government, the
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
becoming the official opposition, both for the first time, and
Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
leader
Elizabeth May
Elizabeth Evans May (born June 9, 1954) is a Canadian politician, environmentalist, lawyer, activist, and author. She has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Saanich—Gulf Islands since 2011. May is the leader of the Green Party ...
wins in
Saanich—Gulf Islands
Saanich—Gulf Islands is a federal electoral district (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. It is named for its geographical location across the Gulf I ...
, the first seat for that party in the Canadian parliament.
*
May 3
Events Pre-1600
* 752 – Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne.
* 1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties ...
–
Gilles Duceppe
Gilles Duceppe (; born July 22, 1947) is a Canadian retired politician, proponent of the Quebec sovereignty movement and former leader of the federal political party, Bloc Québécois. He was a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Ca ...
resigns as leader and president of the Bloc Québécois, and Vivian Barbot is named as the interim president.
* May 5 – The military arrives to aid with the flooding in
Quebec
Quebec is Canada's List of Canadian provinces and territories by area, largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, the province shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, ...
caused by the Richelieu River overflowing its banks.
* May 15 – May 16, 16 – 2011 Slave Lake wildfire, Wildfires destroy a large section of Slave Lake, Alberta, forcing 7,000 residents to evacuate.
* May 25 – Michael Ignatieff resigns as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party, and Bob Rae is chosen as interim leader.
* May 27 – A fire destroys an empty building, at 4057 Richmond Road (Ontario), Richmond Road and owned by the National Capital Commission.
* June 2
** Canada Post workers begin a rotating strike across the country after contract talks fall through.
** The 41st Canadian Parliament, 41st Parliament convenes.
* June 3 – Senate Page Brigette DePape interrupts the Speech from the Throne, with her silent protest.
* June 6 – 120th anniversary of the death of John Alexander Macdonald.
* June 11 –
Darrell Pasloski
Darrell Thomas Pasloski (born December 2, 1960) is a territorial politician from Yukon, Canada, who was leader of the Yukon Party, and served as the eighth premier of Yukon from 2011 to 2016. His party was defeated in the general election of N ...
is sworn in as premier of Yukon, following the 2011 Yukon Party leadership election, Yukon Party leadership election.
* June 15
** Canada Post locks out the Canadian Union of Postal Workers in a labour dispute.
** 2011 Stanley Cup riot, Riots break out in Downtown Vancouver after the Vancouver Canucks lose game 7 of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals to the Boston Bruins.
* June 21 – Following the merger of their U.S. parent services in 2010, the satellite radio providers Sirius Canada and XM Radio Canada complete their own merger into Sirius XM Canada.
["Sirius Canada and XM Canada Complete Merger"]
. ''Broadcaster'', June 21, 2011.
July to September
* June 13 – August 5 – 2011 British Columbia sales tax referendum – The mail-in referendum was delayed due in part to the Canada Post lockout.
* June 30 – July 7 – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (William, Prince of Wales, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, Catherine) 2011 royal tour of Canada, tour Canada
* July 1 – Face of Canada, an art exhibition in Vancouver is showcased.
* July 6 – Steve Cardiff, Yukon MLA for Mount Lorne (electoral district), Mount Lorne killed in a two-vehicle road accident, one kilometre north of Lewes Lake on the South Klondike Highway, involving a tractor trailer and a small vehicle.
* July 21 – A heat wave across Eastern Canada peaks with temperatures reaching as high as 37.1 degrees Celsius (humidex: 51 degrees Celsius) in Toronto, Ontario.
* July 22 – Montreal city officials report at least 10 heatwave-related deaths.
* July 25 – Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), Leader of the Opposition, Jack Layton takes a medical leave of absence, and Nycole Turmel is appointed Interim leader (Canada), interim leader of the New Democratic Party (Canada), New Democratic Party.
* August 13 – The federal government extends trade, travel and assets Economic sanctions, sanctions against Syria, in response to the oppression of 2011 Syrian uprising, anti-government protests.
* August 14 – A massive shooting occurs outside a casino in Kelowna, British Columbia, killing one and injuring four others, including a Hells Angels, Hell's Angels member. Jonathan Bacon, one of the Bacon Brothers (gangsters), Bacon Brothers and one of the most notorious gangsters in British Columbia suspected to have been with the Red Scorpions, is the only one killed in the shooting.
* August 15 –
Frank Lewis becomes
Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island () is the representative in Prince Edward Island of the monarch, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada. The lieutenant go ...
, replacing
Barbara Hagerman
* August 16 – Maritime Command, Land Force Command and Air Command are renamed to the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army, and the Royal Canadian Air Force, respectively.
* August 20 – First Air Flight 6560 crashes near Resolute Bay killing 12 people and injuring 3 others.
* August 21 – A powerful F3 2011 Goderich, Ontario tornado, tornado sweeps through Goderich, Ontario, Goderich, killing one man and causing substantial damage.
* August 22 – Jack Layton, 61, the Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the
NDP
NDP may stand for:
Computing
* Neighbor Discovery Protocol, an Internet protocol
* Nortel Discovery Protocol, a layer two Internet protocol, also called SONMP
* Nondeterministic programming, a type of computer language
Government
* National Dev ...
dies of cancer. The Flag of Canada, flag atop the Peace Tower, as well as federal buildings in Toronto, fly their flags at half-mast.
* August 23 – An 2011 Virginia earthquake, earthquake, originating in the American state of Virginia, is felt in areas across the country from Greater Sudbury, Sudbury, Ontario to Fredericton, New Brunswick. There were no injuries nor damage in Canada.
* August 24 – A severe thunderstorm passed through Southern Ontario, causing a significant number of damage. Severe Thunderstorm Watches were issued for parts of Southern Ontario.
* August 27
** A Death and state funeral of Jack Layton, state funeral is held for Jack Layton.
** The CN Tower is illuminated in orange, orange (colour)#Contemporary political and social movements, the colour of Layton's NDP, overnight.
* September 3 – The first of two antiquities 2011 Montreal Museum of Fine Arts theft, is stolen from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
* September 22 – A float plane crashes into a street in Yellowknife killing both pilots on board.
* September – The Tutte Institute for Mathematics and Computing is given its current name.
October to December
* October 3
** 2011 Prince Edward Island general election
** 2011 Northwest Territories general election
* October 4 – 2011 Manitoba general election
* October 6 – 2011 Ontario general election
* October 7 –
Alison Redford
Alison Merrilla Redford (born March 7, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. She was the 14th premier of Alberta, having served in this capacity from October 7, 2011, to March 23, 2014. Redford was born in Kitimat, British Columbia ...
is sworn in as premier of Alberta, following a 2011 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election, leadership election, becoming Alberta's first List of female premiers in Canada, female premier, and the first time in Canadian history that four provinces or territories have simultaneously had female premiers (until 2012 in Canada#July to September, September 2012).
* October 11
** 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election
** 2011 Yukon general election
* October 26 –
Bob McLeod becomes premier of Northwest Territories, replacing
Floyd Roland
Floyd K. Roland (born November 23, 1961) is a politician from the Northwest Territories, Canada. He was the 11th premier of the Northwest Territories, having held office from October 17, 2007 to October 26, 2011.
Previously a town councillor an ...
.
* October 27 – A plane crash occurs outside of Vancouver International Airport after failing to land there. 11 people are injured as a result, and one person, the pilot, is killed.
* November 7 – 2011 Saskatchewan general election
* December 5 – Edmonton East MP Peter Goldring voluntarily leaves the Conservative caucus after being charged with Drunk driving (Canada)#Refusing to comply, refusing to provide a breath sample at a traffic stop.
* December 11 – Daniel Paillé is 2011 Bloc Québécois leadership election, elected new leader of the Bloc Québécois.
* December 15 – Claresholm highway massacre: A mass shooting leaves three people dead, including two members of the Lethbridge Bulls baseball team, in a triple murder-suicide north of Claresholm, Alberta.
Arts and literature
Art
Film
* ''The Girl in the White Coat''
Music
Television
Literature
Sport
*
February 19
Events Pre-1600
* 197 – Emperor Septimius Severus defeats Roman usurper, usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum, the bloodiest battle between Roman armies.
* 356 – The anti-paganism policy of Constantius II forbids the w ...
– February 27, 27: Scotties Tournament of Hearts – Charlottetown, PEI
* February 20: 2011 Heritage Classic – Calgary, Alberta
* March 5 – March 13, 13: Tim Hortons Brier – London, Ontario
* May 29 - Saint John Sea Dogs win their first Memorial Cup by defeating Mississauga St. Michael's Majors 3 to 1. The tournament was played at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, Hershey Centre in Mississauga, Ontario
* June 10 – June 12, 12: 2011 Canadian Grand Prix – Montreal, Quebec
* June 15 - Boston Bruins win their sixth (and first since 1972) Stanley Cup by defeating the Vancouver Canucks 4 games to 3. The deciding Game 7 was played at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. Shortly before the Canucks' defeat, the 2011 Vancouver Stanley Cup riot broke out.
* July 22 – July 25, 25: RBC Canadian Open – Vancouver, BC
*November 26 - McMaster Marauders win their first Vanier Cup by defeating the Laval Rouge et Or 41 to 38 in the 47th Vanier Cup played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver
* November 27 - BC Lions win their sixth Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 99th Grey Cup played at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver
* December 26 – January 5, 2012: 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta
Deaths in 2011
January
*
January 1
January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in the Gregorian Calendar; 364 days remain until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the year. __TOC__
Events ...
– Bruce Halliday (politician), Bruce Halliday, 84, physician and politician, Member of Parliament, MP for Oxford (federal electoral district), Oxford (1974–1993) (b. 1926 in Canada, 1926)
* January 8 – Peter Donaldson (actor), Peter Donaldson, 57, actor (b. 1952 in Canada, 1952)
* January 11 -Riley Johnson, 16, ON, Oshawa, (b. 2002 in Russia, 2002)
* January 11 – Marcel Trudel, 93, historian (b. 1917 in Canada, 1917)
* January 13 – Alex Kirst, 47, drummer (Iggy Pop, The Nymphs) (b. 1963 in Canada, 1963)
* January 17
** Keith Davey, 84, politician and campaign organizer, Senate of Canada, Senator for York, Ontario (1966–1996) (b. 1926 in Canada, 1926)
** Robert W. Mackenzie, 82, politician, Member of Provincial Parliament (Ontario), MPP for Hamilton East (provincial electoral district), Hamilton East (1975–1995) (b. 1928 in Canada, 1928)
*
January 18
Events Pre-1600
* 474 – Seven-year-old Leo II succeeds his maternal grandfather Leo I as Byzantine emperor. He dies ten months later.
* 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople fail.
* 1126 – Emperor Huizong abdicates the C ...
– Antonín Kubálek, pianist (b. 1935 in Canada, 1935)
* January 19
** Ernest McCulloch, 84, haematologist, pioneer of stem cell science. (b. 1926 in Canada, 1926)
** Jose Kusugak, 60, Inuit leader, bladder cancer. (b. 1950 in Canada, 1950)
*
January 21
Events Pre-1600
* 763 – Following the Battle of Bakhamra between Alids and Abbasids near Kufa, the Alid rebellion ends with the death of Ibrahim, brother of Isa ibn Musa.
* 1525 – The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded wh ...
– Herb Gray (Canadian football), Herb Gray, 76, football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1934 in Canada, 1934)
* January 22
** René Piché, 79, politician (b. 1931 in Canada, 1931)
** Lois Smith (dancer), Lois Smith, 81, dancer (National Ballet of Canada). (b. 1929 in Canada, 1929)
*
January 24
Events Pre-1600
* 41 – Claudius is proclaimed Roman emperor by the Praetorian Guard after they assassinate the previous emperor, his nephew Caligula.
* 914 – Start of the First Fatimid invasion of Egypt.
* 1438 – The Co ...
** Chief White Eagle, 93, Mohawk people, Mohawk tribal leader, actor and stuntman (b. 1917 in Canada, 1917)
** Jack Matheson, 86, sports journalist (b. 1924 in Canada, 1924)
* January 25 – Audrey Best, 50, lawyer, ex-wife of politician and lawyer Lucien Bouchard, breast cancer (b. 1960 in Canada, 1960)
* January 28 – Megan McNeil, 20, singer, cancer. (b. 1990 in Canada, 1990)
February
* February 2 – Eric Nicol, 91, writer (b. 1919)
* February 3 – Ron Piché, 75, baseball player (Atlanta Braves, Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, Angels, St. Louis Cardinals, Cardinals), cancer (b. 1935)
* February 10 – Fred Speck, 63, hockey player (b. 1947)
* February 11 – Bad News Brown (musician), Bad News Brown, 33, rapper and harmonica player, beaten and shot. (b. 1977)
* February 18 – Cayle Chernin, 63, actress (''Goin' Down the Road''), cancer. (b. 1947)
* February 22 – Jud McAtee, 91, hockey player (b. 1920)
* February 24 – Robert Reguly, 80, journalist (''Toronto Star''), heart disease (b. 1931)
*
February 26
Events Pre-1600
* 747 BC – According to Ptolemy, the epoch (origin) of the Nabonassar Era began at noon on this date. Historians use this to establish the modern BC chronology for dating historic events.
* 320 – Chandragupta ...
–
Roch Thériault
Roch Thériault (; May 16, 1947 – February 26, 2011) was a Canadian cult leader and convicted murderer. Thériault, a self-proclaimed prophet under the name Moïse (French for "Moses"), founded the Ant Hill Kids in 1977. They were a doomsday ...
, 63, cult leader and convicted murderer (b. 1947)
* February 28 – Allan Williams (Canadian politician), Allan Williams, 88, politician, Attorney General of British Columbia (1979–1983), after long illness (b. 1922)
March
* March 3
** May Cutler, 87, founder of Tundra Books and first female Mayor of Westmount, Quebec (b. 1924)
** James Travers (journalist), James Travers, 62, ''Toronto Star'' journalist (b. 1948)
["Star columnist Jim Travers dies"]
''Toronto Star'', March 3, 2011.
* March 6 – Marie Andrée Bertrand, 85, criminologist, feminist and anti-prohibitionist (b. 1925)
* March 8 – Bronko Nagurski Jr., 73, football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1937)
* March 10 – Nick Harbaruk, 67, hockey player (b. 1943)
* March 11 – Donny George Youkhanna, 60, archaeologist, anthropologist and author (b. 1950)
* March 12
** Olive Dickason, 91, historian and author (b. 1920)
** Donald Brenner, 64, judge, Chief Justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court (2000–2009) (b. 1947)
* March 13 – Rick Martin, 59, ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, Los Angeles Kings) (b. 1951)
*
March 14
Events Pre-1600
* 1074 – Battle of Mogyoród: Dukes Géza and Ladislaus defeat their cousin Solomon, King of Hungary, forcing him to flee to Hungary's western borderland.
* 1590 – Battle of Ivry: Henry of Navarre and the H ...
** Bruce Campbell (Alberta politician), Bruce Campbell, 87, Edmonton City Council, Edmonton alderman (b. 1923)
** G. Alan Marlatt, 69, professor, kidney failure (b. 1941)
** Larry Zolf, 76, journalist (b. 1934)
* March 18 – Kirk Wipper, 87, professor and founder of the Canadian Canoe Museum (b. 1923)
* March 22
** Victor Bouchard, 84, pianist, duettist (1952–2003) with Renée Morisset, respiratory disease (b. 1926)
** Jean-Guy Morissette, 73, ice hockey goaltender (b. 1937)
* March 23 – Frank Howard (Canadian politician), Frank Howard, 85, politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, BC Legislative Assembly for Skeena (provincial electoral district), Skeena (1953–1956; 1979–1986) and House of Commons of Canada, MP for Skeena (federal electoral district), Skeena (1957–1974) (b. 1925)
* March 24 – Dudley Laws, 76, Jamaican-born civil rights activist, kidney disease (b. 1934)
* March 27 – Roger Abbott, 64, actor, writer and co-founder of the Royal Canadian Air Farce (b. 1946)
* March 29 – Neil Reimer, 88, politician, Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party (1962–1968) (b. 1921)
April
* April 2 – James McNulty (Canadian politician), James McNulty, 92, politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP for Lincoln (federal electoral district), Lincoln (1962–1968) and St. Catharines (federal electoral district), St. Catharines (1968–1972). (b. 1918)
* April 3
** Mandi Schwartz, 23, college ice hockey player (b. 1988)
** John A. Tory, 81, lawyer and corporate executive (b. 1930)
* April 4 – Wayne Robson, 64, actor (b. 1946)
* April 6 – John Bottomley, 50, singer-songwriter, suicide (b. 1960)
* April 7
** Pierre Gauvreau, 88, painter (b. 1922)
** E. J. McGuire, 58, ice hockey coach and scout, cancer (b. 1952)
*
April 12
Events Pre-1600
* 240 – Shapur I becomes co-emperor of the Sasanian Empire with his father Ardashir I.
* 467 – Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.
* 627 – King Edwin of Northumbria is converted to ...
– Sidney Harman, 92, businessman and publisher (''Newsweek'') (b. 1918)
* April 14 – Jean Gratton, 86, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier, Mont-Laurier (1978–2001) (b. 1924)
*
April 15
Events Pre-1600
* 769 – The Lateran Council ends by condemning the Council of Hieria and anathematizing its iconoclastic rulings.
* 1071 – Bari, the last Byzantine possession in southern Italy, is surrendered to Robert Guisca ...
– Reno Bertoia, 76, Italian-born baseball player (Detroit Tigers), lymphoma (b. 1935)
* April 16
** Allan Blakeney, 85, politician, premier of Saskatchewan (1971–1982), liver cancer (b. 1925)
** Serge LeClerc, 61, ex-criminal, former politician (b. 1950)
** Ulla Ryghe, 75, Swedish film editor, National Film Board of Canada worker
* April 17
** Michael Sarrazin, 70, actor (b. 1940)
** Victor Ward, 87, pilot, survivor of the Springhill mining disaster, 1956 Springhill Mine disaster, after long illness (b. 1924)
* April 21 – Ken Kostick, 57, cooking show host (''What's for Dinner? (Canadian TV series), What's for Dinner?''), complications of pancreatitis (b. 1953)
May

* May 2 – Danny Kassap, 28, Congolese-born long-distance runner (b. 1982).
* May 3 – Richie Hubbard, 78, politician (b. 1932).
* May 7 – Willard Boyle, 86, physicist (b. 1924).
* May 8 – Hilton Rosemarin, 58, set decorator (''Three Men and a Baby'', ''Cocktail (1988 film), Cocktail'', ''Jumper (2008 film), Jumper''), brain cancer (b. 1952).
* May 13
** Derek Boogaard, 28, hockey player (Minnesota Wild, Wild, New York Rangers, Rangers). (b. 1982).
** Wallace McCain, 81, businessman, co-founder of McCain Foods, pancreatic cancer. (b. 1930).
** Jack Richardson (record producer), Jack Richardson, 81, record producer (The Guess Who) (b. 1929).
* May 18 – John Fortino, 61, Italian-born businessman, founder of the Fortinos supermarket chain, cancer (b. 1950).
* May 19 – David H. Kelley, 87, American-born archaeologist (b. 1924).
* May 24 – Barry Potomski, 38, ice hockey player (b. 1972).
* May 28
**Bill Harris (1950s pitcher), Bill Harris, 79, baseball player (Los Angeles Dodgers, Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers) (b. 1931).
** Alys Robi, 88, jazz singer (b. 1923).
June
* June 2 – Joel Rosenberg (science fiction author), Joel Rosenberg, 57, science fiction author, heart attack (b. 1954).
* June 3 – Bruce Crozier, 72, politician, Ontario MPP for Essex South (provincial electoral district), Essex South (1993–1999) and Essex (provincial electoral district), Essex (since 1999), aortic aneurysm (b. 1938).
* June 8 – Paul Massie, 78, BAFTA-winning actor and theater professor (b. 1932).
* June 10 – Theo Dubois, 100, rower (b. 1911).
* June 12 – René Audet, 91, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliette, Joliette (1968–1990) (b. 1920).
* June 16 – Betty Fox, 71, cancer research activist, mother of Marathon of Hope starter Terry Fox (b. 1940).
* June 19 – John Kerr, Sr., 67, Scottish-born soccer player (b. 1943).
* June 21 – Robert Kroetsch, 83, poet and novelist (b. 1927).
* June 22 – Harley Hotchkiss, 83, businessman, member of Hockey Hall of Fame, prostate cancer (b. 1927).
* June 23 – Gaye Delorme, 64, musician, heart attack (b. 1947).
* June 26 – Barry Wilkins, 64, hockey player (Vancouver Canucks), lung cancer (b. 1947).
July
* July 4 – Wes Covington, 79, American-born baseball player (Milwaukee Braves (1953–69), Milwaukee Braves, Kansas City Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies), cancer. (b. 1932)
* July 5
** Malcolm Forsyth, 74, South African-born trombonist and composer, pancreatic cancer. (b. 1936)
** Gordon Tootoosis 69, actor and activist, pneumonia. (b. 1941)
* July 6 – Steve Cardiff, 53, New Democratic Party of Yukon, Yukon NDP MLA for Mount Lorne (electoral district), Mount Lorne, road accident. (b. 1957)
* July 7
** Peter Aucoin, 67, professor of political science and public administration (Dalhousie University). (b. 1943)
** Paul-André Crépeau, 85, legal academic. (b. 1926)
* July 8 – Aleksis Dreimanis, 96, Latvian-born geologist. (b. 1914)
* July 10
** Pierrette Alarie, 89, soprano, wife of tenor Léopold Simoneau. (b. 1921)
** Lee Vines, 92, television announcer (''What's My Line?'') and actor, complications from a fall and pneumonia. (b. 1919)
* July 18 – Albert Driedger, 75, politician, stroke. (b. 1936)
* July 20 – Gloria Sawai, 78, author. (b. 1932)
* July 21 – Elwy Yost, 86, television host and writer. (b. 1925)
* July 22 – Brian Vallée, 70, author, journalist and documentary producer. (b. 1940)
* July 24 – Paul Marchand, 74, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Timmins, Timmins (since 1999). (b. 1937)
* July 26 – Silvio Narizzano, 84, film and television director. (b. 1927)
* July 27
** Wilfred Arsenault, 57, Prince Edward Island MLA. (b 1953)
** Francis John Spence, 85, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Kingston in Canada, Kingston (1982–2002). (b. 1926)
August
* August 2 – Jeanne Landry, 89, composer, pianist and teacher (b. 1922)
* August 3 – William Commanda, 97, former Algonquian peoples, Algonquin chief near Maniwaki, Quebec, spiritual leader and Order of Canada recipient. (b. 1913)
* August 7 – Jiří Traxler, 99, Czech-born jazz piano, jazz pianist. (b. 1912)
* August 8 – Royal Copeland (gridiron football), Royal Copeland, 86, football player (Toronto Argonauts), Alzheimer's disease. (b. 1924)
* August 9 – Wendy Babcock, 32, advocate for the rights of prostitutes, suspected suicide. (b. 1978 or 1979)
* August 12 – Austin-Emile Burke, 89, Roman Catholic prelate, Archbishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax, Halifax (1991–1998). (b. 1922)
* August 14 – Shawn Tompkins, 37, kickboxer and mixed martial artist. (b. 1974)
* August 15 – Rick Rypien, 27, ice hockey player (Vancouver Canucks). (b. 1984)
* August 18 – Simon De Jong, 69, politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP for Regina East (1979–1988) and Regina—Qu'Appelle (1988–1997), leukemia. (b. 1942)
* August 19 – Gil Courtemanche, 68, journalist and novelist (''Un dimanche à la piscine à Kigali''), cancer. (b. 1943)
* August 22 – Jack Layton, 61, politician, leader of New Democratic Party (2003–2011) and Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), Leader of the Official Opposition (2011), cancer. (b. 1950)
* August 26 – Aloysius Ambrozic, 81, Slovenian-born Roman Catholic cardinal, Roman Catholic Archbishops of Toronto, Archbishop of Toronto (1990–2006). (b. 1930)
* August 31
** Wade Belak, 35, ice hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, Nashville Predators). (b. 1976)
** Robert Muir (politician), Robert Muir, 91, politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP and Senate of Canada, Senator. (b. 1919)
September
* September 3 – Edgar Benson, 88, politician and diplomat. (b. 1923)
* September 7 – Brad McCrimmon, 52, professional ice hockey defenceman (b. 1959)
* September 9 – William Lesick, 88, politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP for Edmonton East (1984–1988) (b. 1923)
* September 10 – Cecil Marshall, 71, Trinidadian-born cricketer (b. 1939)
* September 13 – Paul Gallant, 67, entrepreneur, inventor of Puzz-3D, cancer (b. 1944)
* September 14 – Buddy Tinsley, 87, Canadian football, football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers) (b. 1924)
* September 15
** Frances Bay, 92, character actress (''Happy Gilmore, Blue Velvet (film), Blue Velvet, The Middle (TV series), The Middle''), died in Tarzana, California (b. 1919)
** Mo Rothman, 92, movie executive, persuaded Charlie Chaplin to return to the United States, Parkinson's disease (b. 1919)
* September 16 – Roger Belanger, 45, ice hockey player, heart attack (b. 1965)
* September 27 – Joseph Maraachli, 1, infant with Leigh's disease (b. 2010)
* September 28 – Pierre Dansereau, 99, ecologist (b. 1911)
* September 30
** Clifford Olson, 71, serial killer, cancer (b. 1940)
** Ralph M. Steinman, 68, immunologist, announced as 2011 Nobel Laureate in Medicine, pancreatic cancer, died in New York City, U.S. (b. 1943)
October
* October 2 – Cindy Shatto, 54, Olympic diver, lung cancer (b. 1957)
* October 9
** Rob Buckman, 63, British-born oncologist and comedian (b. 1948)
** James Worrall, 97, Olympic athlete (1936 Summer Olympics, 1936) and administrator (b. 1914)
* October 13 – Barbara Kent, 103, silent film actress (b. 1907)
* October 14 – Reg Alcock, 63, politician, minister, House of Commons of Canada, MP for Winnipeg South (1993–2006); President of the Treasury Board (Canada), President of the Treasury Board (2003–2006), heart attack (b. 1948)
* October 15 – Earl McRae, 69, journalist (''Ottawa Sun''), apparent heart attack (b. 1942)
* October 17 – Barney Danson, 90, politician and soldier (b. 1921)
* October 18 – Tommy Grant (Canadian football), Tommy Grant, 76, football player (Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1935)
* October 19 – Tadeusz Sawicz, 97, Polish-born World War II fighter pilot (b. 1914)
* October 20 – Maria Rika Maniates, 74, musicologist (b. 1937)
* October 23 – Tillie Taylor, 88, judge (b. 1922)
* October 24 – Harold Huskilson, 91, politician, member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly (1970–1993) (b. 1920)
* October 30 – Serge Aubry, 69, ice hockey player (Quebec Nordiques), diabetes (b. 1942)
November
* November 6 – Hickstead (horse), Hickstead, 15, Dutch-born Canadian show jumping horse, Olympic champion (2008), ruptured aorta (b. 1996)
* November 11 – Choiseul Henriquez, 51, Haitian-born politician (b. 1950)
* November 12 – Jim Sullivan (curler), Jim Sullivan, 43, curler, World Junior Curling Championships, world junior champion (1988) (b. 1968)
* November 15 – Thomas Worrall Kent, 89, journalist and public servant, cardiac arrest (b. 1922)
* November 16
** James Fraser Mustard, 84, doctor and early childhood educator, cancer (b. 1927)
** Eddy Palchak, 71, ice hockey trainer and equipment manager (b. 1940)
* November 19
** Francis Cabot, 86, gardener and horticulturist (b. 1925)
** Gordon S. Clinton, 91, politician, Mayor of Seattle (1956–1964) (b. 1920)
** John Neville (actor), John Neville, 86, British-born actor (''The Adventures of Baron Munchausen'', ''The X-Files''), Alzheimer's disease, died in Toronto, Ontario (b. 1925)
* November 20
** Frank Leonard Brooks, 100, British-born artist (b. 1911)
** Barry Steers, 85, Ambassador to Brazil and Japan, first Canadian Commissioner to Bermuda (b. c. 1926)
* November 21
** Albert D. Cohen, 97, businessman (b. 1914)
** Hal Patterson, 79, American-born player of football (Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats) (b. 1932)
* November 24 –
** Salvatore Montagna, 40, mobster, shot (b. 1970 or 1971)
** Helen Forrester, 92, British-born writer (b. 1919)
* November 25
** Jean Casselman Wadds, 91, politician, House of Commons of Canada, MP for Grenville—Dundas (federal electoral district), Grenville—Dundas (1958–1968); List of Canadian High Commissioners to the United Kingdom, High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (1979–1983) (b. 1920)
** John Edzerza, 63, politician, Yukon Yukon Legislative Assembly, MLA for McIntyre-Takhini (2002–2011), leukemia (b. 1948)
** Fred Etcher, 79, Olympic silver medal-winning (1960 Winter Olympics, 1960) ice hockey player (b. 1932)
* November 26 – Ed Harrington, 70, American-born football player (Toronto Argonauts), cancer (b. 1941)
December
* December 3 – Louky Bersianik, 81, novelist (b. 1930)
* December 6 – Sum Ying Fung, 112, supercentenarian, oldest person in Canada at time of death, natural causes (b. 1899)
* December 14 – Karl-Heinrich von Groddeck, 75, Olympic rower, gold medalist (1960 Summer Olympics, 1960) (b. 1936)
* December 18 – Jean Boucher (politician), Jean Boucher, politician (b. 1926 in Canada, 1926)
* December 19 – Evans Knowles, 97, politician (b. 1914)
* December 21
** Ernest A. Watkinson, 99, politician (b. 1912)
** David Gold (musician), David Gold, 31, musician (Woods of Ypres), car accident (b. 1980)
* December 22
** Michael von Grünau, 67, psychologist and neurophysiologist (b. 1944)
* December 24 – Lex Gigeroff, 49, writer, actor and producer (''Lexx''), heart attack (b. 1962)
* December 27 – Johnny Wilson (ice hockey), Johnny Wilson, 82, ice hockey player and coach (Detroit Red Wings) (b. 1929)
* December 30 – Doug Sellars, 50, television executive (Fox Sports (United States), Fox Sports Media Group, CBC Sports), heart attack (b. 1951)
See also
* 2011 in Canadian music
* 2011 in Canadian television
* List of Canadian films of 2011
References
{{Year in North America, 2011
2011 in Canada,
2011 by country, Canada
2011 in North America, Canada
2010s in Canada
Years of the 21st century in Canada