Events from the year 2022 in Canada.

Incumbents

The Crown

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch 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 authority ...

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Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

(until September 8), then

Charles III Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...

Federal government

Governor General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

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Mary Simon Mary Jeannie May Simon (in Inuktitut syllabics: ᒥᐊᓕ ᓴᐃᒪᓐ, iu, script=Latn, Ningiukudluk; born August 21, 1947) is a Canadian civil servant, diplomat, and former broadcaster who has served as the 30th governor general of Canada ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier 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. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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Justin Trudeau Justin Pierre James Trudeau ( , ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who is the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada. He has served as the prime minister of Canada since 2015 and as the leader of the Liberal Party since 2 ...

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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Provincial governments

Lieutenant Governors

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta The lieutenant governor of Alberta () is the viceregal representative in Alberta of the . 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 m ...

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Salma Lakhani Salma Lakhani (born 1951 or 1952) is the 19th lieutenant governor of Alberta. Her appointment as lieutenant governor became effective upon the swearing of the oath of allegiance and oath of office on August 26, 2020. She is the viceregal repre ...

Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia The lieutenant governor of British Columbia () is the viceregal representative of the , 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 ...

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Janet Austin Janet Edna Merivale Austin (born ) is a Canadian former nonprofit sector executive and public servant who is the 30th lieutenant governor of British Columbia, having served since 2018. She is the viceregal representative of King Charles III ...

* Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba –

Janice Filmon Janice Clare Filmon ( Wainwright; born ) is a Canadian former social worker who served as the 25th lieutenant governor of Manitoba from 2015 to 2022. Her appointment became effective June 19, 2015. She was the viceregal representative of Quee ...

(until October 24); then

Anita Neville Anita Ruth Neville (born July 22, 1942) is a Canadian politician, who has served as the 26th lieutenant governor of Manitoba since 2022. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the general election of 2000. She was r ...

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 viceregal representative in New Brunswick of the , who operates distinctly wit ...

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Brenda Murphy Brenda Murphy (born 1958 or 1959) is a Canadian activist and politician, who is the 32nd lieutenant governor of New Brunswick, since September 8, 2019.Alexander Quon"Brenda Murphy officially sworn in as lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick" Glo ...

Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador The lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador () is the viceregal representative in Newfoundland and Labrador of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as w ...

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Judy Foote Judy May Foote ( Crowley; born June 23, 1952) is a Canadian former politician, 14th and current lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. She is the first woman to hold the position. Prior to her appointment as viceregal representative ...

Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia The lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia () is the viceregal representative in Nova Scotia of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the other Commonwealt ...

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Arthur LeBlanc Arthur Joseph LeBlanc (born 1943) is the 33rd and current lieutenant governor of Nova Scotia. Early life and education Born in West Arichat, Nova Scotia, LeBlanc attended St. Francis Xavier University, in 1964 with a Bachelor of Commerce Degre ...

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 viceregal representative in Ontario of the , who operates distinctly within the province bu ...

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Elizabeth Dowdeswell Violet Elizabeth Dowdeswell (née Patton; born November 9, 1944) is a Canadian public servant who currently serves as the lieutenant governor of Ontario, the 29th since Canadian Confederation. She is the viceregal representative of the King ...

Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island The lieutenant governor of Prince Edward Island () is the viceregal representative in Prince Edward Island of the , who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada, as well as the ...

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Antoinette Perry Mary Antoinette "Tony" Perry (June 27, 1888June 28, 1946) was an American actress and director, and co-founder of the American Theatre Wing. She is the eponym of the Tony Awards. Early life Born in Denver, Colorado, she spent her childhood aspi ...

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec The lieutenant governor of Quebec (; French (masculine): ''Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec'', or (feminine): ''Lieutenante-gouverneure du Québec'') is the viceregal representative in Quebec of the , who operates distinctly within the province ...

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J. Michel Doyon Joseph Michel Doyon (born April 22, 1943) is a Canadian lawyer, historian and author who is the 29th and current lieutenant governor of Quebec. He assumed office on September 24, 2015. Doyon previously served as the 144th head of the Bar of Que ...

Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan The lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan () is the Viceroy, viceregal representative in Saskatchewan of the , who Monarchy in Saskatchewan, operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the Canadian federalism, ten other ...

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Russell Mirasty Russell Mirasty (born 1956 or 1957) is the 23rd and current lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan. He was appointed by Governor General Julie Payette, on the constitutional advice of the Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on July 17, 2019. ...

Premiers

Premier of Alberta The premier of Alberta is the first minister for the Canadian province of Alberta, and the province's head of government. The current premier is Danielle Smith, leader of the United Conservative Party, who was sworn in on October 11, 2022. The ...

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Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

(until October 11); then

Danielle Smith Marlaina Danielle Smith (born April 1, 1971) is a Canadian politician and journalist who has been serving as the 19th premier of Alberta since October 11, 2022, and leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) since October 6, 2022. Smith ent ...

Premier of British Columbia Premier is a title for the head of government in central governments, state governments and local governments of some countries. A second in command to a premier is designated as a deputy premier. A premier will normally be a head of governm ...

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John Horgan John Joseph Horgan (born August 7, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia from 2017 to 2022, and also as the leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party from 2014 to 2022. Horgan has been the ...

(until November 18); then

David Eby David Robert Patrick Eby (born July 21, 1976) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who has been serving as the 37th and current premier of British Columbia since November 18, 2022, and has been serving as the leader of the British Columbia New De ...

Premier of Manitoba The premier of Manitoba (french: premier ministre du 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 ...

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Heather Stefanson Heather Dorothy Stefanson (born May 11, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as the 24th premier of Manitoba since November 2, 2021. She is the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba and sits as a member of the Legi ...

Premier of New Brunswick The premier of New Brunswick ( French (masculine): ''premier ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'', or feminine: ''première ministre du Nouveau-Brunswick'') is the first minister and head of government for the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The ...

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Blaine Higgs Blaine Myron Higgs (born March 1, 1954) is a Canadian politician who is the 34th and current premier of New Brunswick since 2018 and leader of the New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) since 2016. Higgs graduated from the U ...

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 pri ...

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Andrew Furey Andrew John Furey (born July 1975) is a Canadian politician and surgeon who has served as the 14th premier of Newfoundland and Labrador since August 19, 2020. A member of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Party, Furey represents Humber-Gros ...

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 ...

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Tim Houston Timothy Jerome Houston (born April 10, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is the 30th and current premier of Nova Scotia since 2021. He was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Pr ...

Premier of Ontario The premier of Ontario (french: premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario. Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the Confidence and supply, confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly of On ...

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Doug Ford Douglas Robert Ford Jr. (born November 20, 1964) is a Canadian politician and businessman who has served as the 26th and current premier of Ontario since June 2018 and leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party since March 2018. He ...

Premier of Prince Edward Island The premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister and head of government for the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. The current premier of Prince Edward Island is Dennis King (politician), Den ...

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Dennis King Dennis King (born Dennis Pratt, 2 November 1897 – 21 May 1971) was an English actor and singer. Early years Born on 2 November 1897 in Coventry, Warwickshire, or Birmingham, England, King was the son of John and Elizabeth King Pratt. He ...

Premier of Quebec The premier of Quebec ( French: ''premier ministre du Québec'' (masculine) or ''première ministre du Québec'' (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current premier of Quebec is François Legault of the ...

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François Legault François Legault (; born May 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician serving as the 32nd premier of Quebec since 2018. A member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), he has led the party since its founding in 2011. Legault sits as a member of the ...

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 Saskatch ...

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Scott Moe Scott Moe (born July 31, 1973) is a Canadian politician serving as the 15th and current premier of Saskatchewan since February 2, 2018. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the riding of Rosthern-Shellbrook, first elect ...

Territorial governments

Commissioners

Commissioner of Northwest Territories The commissioner of the Northwest Territories (french: Commissaire des Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is the Government of Canada's representative in the Northwest Territories. Similar in certain functions to a lieutenant governor, the commissioner sw ...

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Margaret Thom Margaret M. Thom DStJ (born 1951) is the commissioner of the Northwest Territories. She previously served as the deputy commissioner of the Northwest Territories, Canada, from June 2, 2005, until October 2011. In June 2022 she was appointed t ...

Commissioner of Nunavut The commissioner of Nunavut ( iu, ᑲᒥᓯᓇ ᓄᓇᕗᒧᑦ; Inuinnaqtun: ''Kamisinauyuq Nunavunmut''; french: Commissaire du Nunavut) is the Government of Canada's representative in the territory of Nunavut. The current commissioner since Janu ...

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Eva Aariak Eva Qamaniq Aariak ( iu, ᐄᕙ ᐋᕆᐊᒃ, ; born January 10, 1955) is a Canadian Inuk politician, who was elected in the 2008 territorial election to represent the electoral district of Iqaluit East in the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut. S ...

Commissioner of Yukon The commissioner of Yukon (french: Commissaire du 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 gene ...

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Angélique Bernard Rose Marie Angélique Bernard (born 1972) is the current commissioner of Yukon, appointed on 12 March 2018. She is the youngest person to serve as commissioner for any of Canada's three northern territories and the first Franco-Yukonnais to serve ...

Premiers

Premier of 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 le ...

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Caroline Cochrane Caroline Cochrane (born December 5, 1960) is a Canadian politician, who is the 13th and current premier of the Northwest Territories. She is one of three currently serving female premiers in Canada and the second female premier of the Northwest ...

Premier of Nunavut The premier of Nunavut ( iu, ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑎ ᓄᓇᕗᒻᒥ; Inuinnaqtun: ''Hivuliqti Nunavunmi''; french: premier ministre du Nunavut) is the first minister for the Canadian territory of Nunavut. The premier is the territory's head of governme ...

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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 office ...

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Sandy Silver Sidney Alexander "Sandy" Silver (born October 15, 1969) is a Canadians, Canadian politician, the ninth and current premier of Yukon since 2016. He was first elected to the Yukon Legislative Assembly in the 2011 Yukon general election, 2011 electio ...

Events

January

* January 3–9 – The

2022 Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2022 Sentinel Storage Alberta Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Alberta, was held January 3 to 9 at the Bonnetts Energy Centre in Grande Prairie, Grande Prairie, Alberta. The winning Laura Walker ( ...

and 2022 Boston Pizza Cup are held in

Grande Prairie Grande Prairie is a city in northwest Alberta, Canada within the southern portion of an area known as Peace River Country. It is located at the intersection of Highway 43 (part of the CANAMEX Corridor) and Highway 40 (the Bighorn Highway), a ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...

, with Laura Walker winning the former and

Kevin Koe Kevin Koe ( ; born January 11, 1975) is a Canadian curler. Koe is a two-time World champion and four-time Canadian champion. He was the skip of the Canadian men's team at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang. Originally from Yellowknife, N ...

winning the latter. * January 5–9 – The

2022 Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2022 Viterra Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Saskatchewan, was held from January 5 to 9 at the Assiniboia Curling Club in Assiniboia, Saskatchewan. The winning Penny Barker team repre ...

is held in

Assiniboia Assiniboia District refers to two historical districts of Canada's Northwest Territories. The name is taken from the Assiniboine First Nation. Historical usage ''For more information on the history of the provisional districts, see also Distric ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

, with

Penny Barker Penny Barker (born Penny Roy on September 25, 1985) is a curler from Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. She currently skips her own team out of the Moose Jaw Ford Curling Centre in Moose Jaw. She is a two-time Saskatchewan Scotties Tournament of Hearts ...

winning the competition. * January 7 –

Conversion therapy Conversion therapy is the pseudoscientific practice of attempting to change an individual's sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression to align with heterosexual and cisgender norms. In contrast to evidence-based medicine and cli ...

becomes illegal in the country. * January 13 – An explosion kills six people in an

industrial suburb An industrial suburb is a community, near a large city, with an industrial economy. These communities may be established as tax havens or as places where zoning promotes industry, or they may be industrial towns that become suburbs by urban spra ...

Ottawa Ottawa (, ; Canadian French: ) is the capital city of Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River in the southern portion of the province of Ontario. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the core ...

, Ontario. * January 14 – Analog service is discontinued for all TV stations. * January 19 – The four members of the Patel family froze to death near

Emerson, Manitoba Emerson is an unincorporated community recognized as a local urban district in south central Manitoba, Canada, located within the Municipality of Emerson – Franklin. It has a population of 678 as of the 2016 Canada census. Location and transpor ...

. * January 22–February 23 – The

Freedom Convoy A series of protests and blockades in Canada against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions, called the Freedom Convoy (french: Convoi de la liberté, links=no) by organizers, began in early 2022. The initial convoy movement was created t ...

, a series of protests over vaccination mandates, occurs throughout the country.

February

* February 2 –

Erin O'Toole Erin Michael O'Toole (born January 22, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Durham since 2012. A member of the Conservative Party, O'Toole served as the party's leader and the leader of the Official ...

is removed as the leader of the

Conservative Party The Conservative Party is a name used by many political parties around the world. These political parties are generally right-wing though their exact ideologies can range from center-right to far-right. Political parties called The Conservative P ...

. He was ousted after losing a

leadership review In Canadian politics, a leadership review is a vote held at a political party convention in which delegates decide whether to endorse the incumbent party leader or schedule a leadership convention to elect a new leader. In most parties at present, ...

from the party's MPs.

Candice Bergen Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the title character on the CBS sitcom ''Murphy Brown'' (1988–1998, 2018). She is also know ...

is chosen as the party's interim leader. * February 5 – The

2022 British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election A British Columbia Liberal Party leadership election was held on February 5, 2022, to elect a new party leader, following the resignation of Andrew Wilkinson after the 2020 British Columbia general election. Kevin Falcon was declared the winner ...

is held.

Kevin Falcon Kevin Falcon (born 1963) is a Canadian financial executive and a provincial politician who is the leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party as of 2022, and the Leader of the Opposition as of May 2022. He is the member of the Legislative Assem ...

is declared the winner. * February 6 – The

Platinum Jubilee A platinum jubilee is a celebration held to mark an anniversary. Among monarchies, it usually refers to a 70th anniversary. The most recent monarch to celebrate a platinum jubilee is Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom and the other Co ...

's accession as

Queen of Canada The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is at the core of Canada's constitutional federal structure and Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. The monarchy is the foundat ...

occurs. * February 14 –

invokes the ''

Emergencies Act The ''Emergencies Act'' (french: Loi sur les mesures d'urgence) is a statute passed by the Parliament of Canada in 1988 which authorizes the Government of Canada to take extraordinary temporary measures to respond to public welfare emergencies, ...

'' for the first time in Canadian history, in response to the

. * February 15: **Villa de Pitanxo, a

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

fishing trawler A fishing trawler is a commercial fishing vessel designed to operate Trawling, fishing trawls. Trawling is a method of fishing that involves actively dragging or pulling a trawl through the water behind one or more trawlers. Trawls are fishing ...

, capsizes off the coast of

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

, killing 21 people. ** 2022 Athabasca provincial by-election - The

Saskatchewan Party The Saskatchewan Party is a centre-right political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Since 2007, it has been the province's governing party; both the party and the province are currently led by Premier Scott Moe. The party was esta ...

wins a seat in Northern Saskatchewan for the first time. *February 18 –

Ryan Meili Ryan Meili (born April 11, 1975) is a Canadians, Canadian physician and politician from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. He previously served as the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly, MLA for Saskatoon Meewasin from 2017 to 2022 and as leader of the Sask ...

announces his pending resignation as leader of the

Saskatchewan New Democratic Party The Saskatchewan New Democratic Party (NDP) is a social-democratic political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It currently forms the official opposition, but has been a dominant force in Saskatchewan politics since the 1940s. Th ...

. He will stay on as leader, until his successor is chosen. *February 23 – The ''Emergencies Act'' is revoked by Justin Trudeau as the Freedom Convoy movement ends.

March

* March 10 – In a data published by

Statistics Canada Statistics Canada (StatCan; french: Statistique Canada), formed in 1971, is the agency of the Government of Canada commissioned with producing statistics to help better understand Canada, its population, resources, economy, society, and cultur ...

, around 337,000 jobs have been added in February 2022, dropping the jobless rate down to 5.5 per cent, the lowest in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

since February 2020, a month prior to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identif ...

and

recession In economics, a recession is a business cycle contraction when there is a general decline in economic activity. Recessions generally occur when there is a widespread drop in spending (an adverse demand shock). This may be triggered by various ...

. * March 27 – The

Canada men's national soccer team The Canada men's national soccer team (french: Équipe du Canada de soccer masculin) represents Canada in international soccer competitions since 1924. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Cana ...

defeated Jamaica to qualify for the

2022 FIFA World Cup The 2022 FIFA World Cup is an international association football, football tournament contested by the men's national teams of FIFA's member associations. The 22nd FIFA World Cup is taking place in Qatar from 20 November to 18 December 2022 ...

, ending a 36-year drought since the first and only time Canada played in the FIFA World Cup, in

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. **Spain and Portugal ente ...

April

* April 12 – The

National Hockey League The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ...

announces that the upcoming

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference, and is owned by True North Sports & Entertainment, pl ...

game against the

Seattle Kraken The Seattle Kraken are a professional ice hockey team based in Seattle. The Kraken compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and began play during the league's 2021–22 season. ...

, originally scheduled for April 13, has been postponed to May 1 as a winter storm sweeps through the southern area of

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

May

* May 6 – After a 23-game winning streak,

Mattea Roach Mattea Roach (born October 26, 1998) is a Canadian tutor and game show contestant who held a 23-game winning streak on the game show ''Jeopardy!'' from April 5, 2022, to May 6, 2022. Roach was the most successful Canadian to play ''Jeopardy!'' a ...

, a tutor from

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, loses on ''

Jeopardy! ''Jeopardy!'' is an American game show created by Merv Griffin. The show is a quiz competition that reverses the traditional question-and-answer format of many quiz shows. Rather than being given questions, contestants are instead given genera ...

'' to Danielle Maurer. Roach won a total of $560,983 (US). , she was the most successful Canadian to play on the show and ranks 5th in all-time regular season wins. * May 14 – The

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Div ...

lose game 7, 2-1, to the

Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning (colloquially known as the Bolts) are a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. They play th ...

, extending the

Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...

championship drought to 55 years. The drought surpasses the

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The team plays its home ...

54-year drought. * May 15 – The

Juno Awards of 2022 The Juno Awards of 2022 were held on May 15, 2022 in Toronto, Ontario. The awards were presented at the Budweiser Stage, an outdoor venue, and was hosted by actor Simu Liu.David Friend"Actor Simu Liu to host first outdoor Juno Awards at Toronto� ...

are held in

Ontario Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Ca ...

. * May 17–19 –

Charles, Prince of Wales Charles III (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is King of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms. He was the longest-serving heir apparent and Prince of Wales and, at age 73, became the oldest person to ...

and

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Camilla (born Camilla Rosemary Shand, later Parker Bowles, 17 July 1947) is Queen Consort of the United Kingdom and the 14 other Commonwealth realms as the wife of King Charles III. She became queen consort on 8 September 2022, upon the acc ...

tour the country. The tour mainly focuses on reconciliation with Indigenous people. * May 19 – The first case of

monkeypox Monkeypox (also called mpox by the WHO) is an infectious viral disease that can occur in humans and some other animals. Symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes, and a rash that forms blisters and then crusts over. The time from exposure to ...

was confirmed in Toronto. * May 21 – An extreme derecho formed in

Sarnia, Ontario Sarnia is a city in Lambton County, Ontario, Canada. It had a 2021 population of 72,047, and is the largest city on Lake Huron. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the Upper and Lower Great Lakes where Lake Huron flo ...

and continued through the

Quebec City-Windsor corridor Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen p ...

, causing widespread power outages and damage, affecting 900,000 people, and killing 11. * May 24 – Quebec's French Language

Bill 96 The ''Charter of the French Language'' (french: link=no, La charte de la langue française), also known in English as Bill 101, Law 101 (''french: link=no, Loi 101''), or Quebec French Preference Law, is a law in the Provinces and territories of ...

is adopted, with 78 MNAs in favour (from the CAQ and

Québec solidaire Québec solidaire (QS; ) is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec, Canada. The party and media outlets in Canada usually use the name "Québec solidaire" in both French and English, but the party's name is sometimes ...

) and 29 against (from the

Liberal Party The Liberal Party is any of many political parties around the world. The meaning of ''liberal'' varies around the world, ranging from liberal conservatism on the right to social liberalism on the left. __TOC__ Active liberal parties This is a li ...

and

Parti Québécois The Parti Québécois (; ; PQ) is a sovereignist and social democratic provincial political party in Quebec, Canada. The PQ advocates national sovereignty for Quebec involving independence of the province of Quebec from Canada and establishin ...

June

* June 2 – The

2022 Ontario general election The 2022 Ontario general election will be held on or before June 2, 2022, to elect Members of Provincial Parliament to serve in the 43rd Parliament of Ontario. As of December 2016, Ontario elections are held on the first Thursday in June in th ...

is held, with the Progressive Conservative Party winning a majority government.

Andrea Horwath Andrea Horwath (; born October 24, 1962) is a Canadian politician who has been the 58th mayor of Hamilton since 2022. Horwath previously served as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Hamilton Centre from 2004 to 2022, as leader of t ...

announces her pending resignation as the leader of the

New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; french: Nouveau Parti démocratique, NPD) is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,The party is widely described as social democratic: * * * * * * * * * * * * t ...

Steven Del Duca Steven Alfonso Del Duca (born July 7, 1973) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 5th mayor of Vaughan since 2022. Del Duca previously served as the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022 and was an Ontario cabin ...

also announces his pending resignation as the leader of the

. * June 13 – Alek Minassian, the perpetrator of the

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, is sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 25 years. * June 14 – Canada and

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

end their competing claims for

Hans Island Hans Island ( Inuktitut and kl, Tartupaluk, ; Inuktitut syllabics: ; da, Hans Ø; french: Île Hans) is an island in the very centre of the Kennedy Channel of Nares Strait in the high Arctic region, split between the Canadian territory of ...

by dividing the island roughly in half ending what was referred to as the

Whisky War The Whisky War, also known as the Liquor Wars, was a pseudo-confrontation and border dispute between Denmark and Canada over Hans Island. From 1978 to 2022, Hans Island was in the middle of a disagreement between the two nations. Canadian news ...

. * June 16 – Two Canadian venues –

BC Place BC Place is a multi-purpose stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Located at the north side of False Creek, it is owned and operated by the BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo), a crown corporation of the province. The venue is currently ...

Vancouver Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the ...

and

BMO Field BMO Field is an outdoor stadium located at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is home to Toronto FC of Major League Soccer and the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Constructed on the site of the former Exhibit ...

– were announced by

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

as two of the sixteen venues for the

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. * June 28 – A shootout occurs between two suspects and responding police officers following a botched

robbery Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take anything of value by force, threat of force, or by use of fear. According to common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the perso ...

of a

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branch in Saanich, British Columbia. Both suspects are killed by police, while six officers are injured.

July

* July 8 – Telecom provider

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Telecommunications in Canada, Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of mobile phone operator, wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet access, Intern ...

experiences a major service outage, affecting more than 12 million users. * July 24–29 –

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

visits the country, stopping at

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, and

Iqaluit Iqaluit ( ; , ; ) is the capital of the Canadian territory of Nunavut, its largest community, and its only city. It was known as Frobisher Bay from 1942 to 1987, after the large bay on the coast on which the city is situated. In 1987, its t ...

Nunavut Nunavut ( , ; iu, ᓄᓇᕗᑦ , ; ) is the largest and northernmost Provinces and territories of Canada#Territories, territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999, via the ''Nunavut Act'' ...

. * July 25 – Multiple shootings occur in Langley, British Columbia. Three people were killed, including the perpetrator, while two others were injured.

August

*August 6 –

Susan Holt Susan Holt is a Canadian politician, who has been the leader of the New Brunswick Liberal Association since August 6, 2022, leader of the Opposition since May 9, 2023, and MLA for Bathurst East-Nepisiguit-Saint-Isidore since April 24, 2023. Holt ...

wins the 2022 New Brunswick Liberal Association leadership election.

September

*September 4 – A stabbing spree occurs in

, killing 11 people and injuring 18 others. *September 8–18 – The

2022 Toronto International Film Festival The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the 47th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 18, 2022. Festival organizers have indicated that the 2022 festival will be staged primar ...

is held. *September 8 –

becomes

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following the

death Death is the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. For organisms with a brain, death can also be defined as the irreversible cessation of functioning of the whole brain, including brainstem, and brain ...

of Queen

. *September 10 – Charles III is officially proclaimed King of Canada at a ceremony at

Rideau Hall Rideau Hall (officially Government House) is the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and their representative, the governor general of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main b ...

. *September 10 –

Pierre Poilievre Pierre Marcel Poilievre ( ; born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. Poilievre has served as a member of Parliament (MP) ...

wins the

2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election The 2022 Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was a leadership election held by the Conservative Party of Canada to elect the successor to Erin O'Toole. He was removed on February 2, 2022, as leader by the party's caucus in the ...

, becoming the leader of the

and the leader of the Official Opposition. *September 19 – A national day of mourning occurs in Canada for the late Queen Elizabeth II with a federal holiday and a National Commemorative Service in Ottawa. *September 19 – Canadian representatives attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London. *September 26 –

Nathaniel Teed Nathaniel Teed is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in a by-election on September 26, 2022. He represents the district of Saskatoon Meewasin as a member of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party c ...

wins the

2022 Saskatoon Meewasin provincial by-election The 2022 Saskatoon Meewasin provincial by-election was held on September 26, 2022. Background Ryan Meili was elected in the 2017 Saskatoon Meewasin provincial by-election. He resigned in June 2022. Candidates Five parties registered candida ...

October

* October 3 – The

Coalition Avenir Québec The Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ; , ) is a Quebec nationalist, autonomist and conservative2022 Quebec general election The 2022 Quebec general election was held on October 3, 2022, to elect the members of the National Assembly of Quebec. Under the province's fixed election date law, passed in 2013, "the general election following the end of a Legislature shall b ...

. * October 13: ** Bill Hogan becomes Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development in the

Executive Council of New Brunswick The Executive Council of New Brunswick (french: Conseil exécutif du Nouveau-Brunswick), informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of New Brunswick (french: Cabinet du Nouveau-Brunswick), is the cabinet of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. ...

, replacing

Dominic Cardy Dominic William Cardy (born 25 July 1970) is a Canadian politician and Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. From the 2018 New Brunswick general election until his expulsion from the caucus in October 2022, Cardy represented th ...

who resigned. **The

2022 British Columbia municipal elections The 2022 British Columbia municipal elections were held on 15 October 2022. Municipal elections took place in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas in the Canadian province of British Columbia to elect mayors, school board t ...

are held. *October 20 – Travis Patron, former leader of the

Canadian Nationalist Party The Canadian Nationalist Party (french: Parti Nationaliste Canadien) was a far-right, white nationalist political party in Canada. It was registered with Elections Canada from 2019 to 2022. History The Canadian Nationalist Party (CNP) was f ...

, is sentenced to one year in jail for wilfully promoting hatred against Jewish people and ordered to refrain from posting about them for a year after the sentence ends. *October 24 – The

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are held.

November

* November 19 –

Elizabeth May Elizabeth Evans May (born June 9, 1954) is a Canadian politician, environmentalist, author, activist, and lawyer who is serving as the leader of the Green Party of Canada since 2022, and previously served as the leader from 2006 to 2019. S ...

wins the

2022 Green Party of Canada leadership election The 2022 Green Party of Canada leadership election took place from November 12 to November 19, 2022. It elected a new leader to replace Annamie Paul, who had announced her resignation following the 2021 Canadian federal election. That election ...

, becoming the leader of the

Green Party A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as social justice, environmentalism and nonviolence. Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...

again since resigning in 2019. * November 20 – The

109th Grey Cup The 109th Grey Cup decided the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship for the 2022 season. The game was played on November 20, at Mosaic Stadium in Regina, Saskatchewan. It marked the fourth Grey Cup game to be held in Regina, and the first ...

Game in

Regina, Saskatchewan Regina () is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province, after Saskatoon, and is a commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. As of the 2021 C ...

, was won by the

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, 24–23, against two-time defending champion

Winnipeg Blue Bombers The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a professional Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Blue Bombers compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West division. They play their home games at IG Fiel ...

December

* December 6 – The Coalition Avenir Québec led by

government tables a bill that would make Oath of Allegiance to the King optional for MNAs. * December 8 – The ''

Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act The ''Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act'', commonly known as the ''Alberta Sovereignty Act'', is an act introduced on November 29, 2022, the first day of the fall sitting of the 4th Session of the 30th Alberta Legislature by the Prem ...

'', which grants the

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the ability to nullify national laws, passes the

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by a party line vote of 27–7, following significant opposition by the

Alberta New Democratic Party The Alberta New Democratic Party (french: Nouveau Parti démocratique de l'Alberta), commonly shortened to Alberta's NDP, is a social-democratic political party in Alberta, Canada. It is the provincial Alberta affiliate of the federal New Democr ...

and Indigenous chiefs. * December 9 – The Coalition Avenir Québec government bill that would make the Oath of Allegiance optional for MNAs passes unanimously. * December 18 **A

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occurs in a condominium tower in

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, Ontario. Six people are killed, including the perpetrator. **Eight teenage girls fatally stab one man in Toronto. * December 20 –

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are banned from being manufactured or imported in the country.

Unspecified date

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Deaths

January

* January 1 –

Barbara Chilcott Barbara Chilcott Davis (September 10, 1922 – January 1, 2022) was a Canadian actress. Career After the war she studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, making her West End debut in 1949. On her return to Canada in 1950, she ...

, actress (b. 1922) * January 2 –

John Efford Ruben John Efford (January 6, 1944 – January 2, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He first served as a member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly (MHA) from 1985 to 2001, representing Port de Grave electoral district and also se ...

, politician (b. 1944) * January 4 – Darwin Semotiuk, football coach and professor of kinesiology at the

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a Public university, public research university in London, Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by resident ...

(b. 1945) * January 6 **

Larry Haylor Larry Haylor (September 29, 1945 – 6 January 2022) was a Canadian college football coach. Career Haylor was born in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and attended the University of Saskatchewan where he played on the football team. He was also an ...

, football coach (b. 1946) **

Jo Manning Joanne Elizabeth Manning (December 10, 1923 – January 6, 2022) was a Canadian etcher, painter and author. Early life Manning was born in Sidney, British Columbia, on December 10, 1923. She spent her early childhood on Vancouver Island, then m ...

, etcher, painter, and author (b. 1923) **

Murray Peden Flight Lieutenant David Murray Peden (19 October 1923 – 6 January 2022) was a Canadian air force officer, lawyer, and author. From 1941 to 1945 Peden served in the Royal Canadian Air Force as a bomber pilot and completed the majority of his ...

, Air Force pilot, lawyer, and author (b. 1923) * January 7 **

Amanda Asay Amanda Karlene Asay (May 16, 1988 – January 7, 2022) was a Canadian baseball and ice hockey player. She played on the Canada women's national baseball team from 2005 to 2021, and was its longest-serving member at the time of her death. She b ...

, baseball and ice hockey player (b. 1988) ** Harpdog Brown, vocalist and harmonica player (b. 1962) ** Tom Corston, Anglican bishop (b. 1949) **

Raymond Malenfant Raymond Malenfant (6 October 1930 – 7 January 2022) was a Canadian businessman. Biography He found most of his success in the hotel business, reaching his peak in the late 1980s with a fortune of approximately $400 million. He was known for h ...

, businessman (b. 1930) **

Eberhard Zeidler Eberhard Zeidler may refer to: * Eberhard Zeidler (architect), Eberhard Heinrich Zeidler (1926–2022), German-Canadian architect * Eberhard Zeidler (mathematician), Eberhard Hermann Erich Zeidler (1940–2016), German mathematician {{hndis, Zeidl ...

, German-born architect (b. 1926) * January 8 –

Frank Hasenfratz Frank Hasenfratz (1935 – January 8, 2022) was a Hungarian-born Canadian billionaire businessman, the founder and owner of Linamar, Canada's second largest auto parts manufacturer, with 26,000 employees at the time of his death. Early life Has ...

, Hungarian-born businessman who founded and owned the car parts maker

Linamar Linamar Corporation (TSX:LNR) is an advanced manufacturing company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles, motion, work and lives for the future. The Company i ...

(b. 1935) * January 10 –

Ian Greenberg Ian Greenberg (15 June 1942 – 10 January 2022) was a Canadian businessman and media pioneer. He was the co-founder of Astral Media Inc. and served as its president and chief executive officer from 1996 until 2013. Early life Greenberg was born ...

, businessman and media pioneer (b. 1942) * January 11 ** Vince Fontaine, musician (b. 1962 or 1963) **

Phil Samis Philip Lawrence Samis (December 28, 1927 – January 11, 2022) was an ice hockey Defenceman (ice hockey), defenceman. He played two regular season games in the National Hockey League during the 1949–50 NHL season, 1949–50 season and five play ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1927) * January 12 – William Hogan, politician (b. 1937) * January 14 **

Sean Rice Sean Rice (July 20, 1972 – January 14, 2022) was a Canadian pair skater who also competed in the fours discipline. With Jodeyne Higgins, he was the 1995 Skate Canada International bronze medalist, the 1992 Nebelhorn Trophy bronze medalist, a ...

, figure skater (b. 1972) ** Edward Roberts, politician (b. 1940) * January 15 **

Jean-Claude Lord Jean-Claude Lord (6 June 1943 – 15 January 2022) was a Canadian film director and screenwriter. He was one of the most commercial of the Québécois directors in the 1970s, aiming his feature films at a mass audience and dealing with political ...

, film director and screenwriter (b. 1943) **

Alexa McDonough Alexa Ann McDonough ( Shaw; August 11, 1944 – January 15, 2022) was a Canadian politician who became the first woman to lead a major, recognized political party in Nova Scotia, when she was elected the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party's (NSN ...

, politician (b. 1944) * January 16 –

Michael Brecher Michael Brecher (14 March 1925 – 16 January 2022) was a Canadian political scientist and teacher in Quebec. Life and career Brecher was born on 14 March 1925. He obtained his PhD in International Relations from Yale University in 1953, and j ...

, political scientist and teacher (b. 1925) * January 17 –

Karim Ouellet Karim Ouellet (December 8, 1984 – November 15, 2021) was a Senegalese-born Canadian pop singer-songwriter. He released three albums between 2011 and 2016; his second album ''Fox'' won a Juno Award in 2014. Early life Ouellet was born in Daka ...

, Senegalese-born singer-songwriter (b. 1984) * January 19 ** Sonya Biddle, actress and politician (b. 1957) ** Randy Boyd, ice hockey player (b. 1962) * January 21 –

Clark Gillies Clark Gillies (April 7, 1954 – January 21, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League between 1974 and 1988. Gillies served as captain of the Island ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1954) * January 23 –

Guy Saint-Pierre Guy Saint-Pierre, (born August 3, 1934 – January 23, 2022) was a Canadian entrepreneur, business executive, politician and philanthropist. He is best known for having orchestrated the merger of SNC and Lavalin to create SNC Lavalin, the larg ...

, politician and businessman (b. 1934) * January 25 – Jean-Claude Corbeil, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1932) * January 29 ** Jean-Paul Bordeleau, politician (b. 1943) **

Ralph Mellanby Ralph Mellanby (August 22, 1934 – January 29, 2022) was a Canadian sportscaster and television producer, who was the executive producer of ''Hockey Night in Canada'' broadcasts from 1966 to 1985 and on the production team for various Olympic G ...

, sportscaster and television producer (b. 1934) * January 30 –

Jeffrey A. Hutchings Jeffrey Alexander Hutchings FRSC (September 11, 1958 – January 30, 2022) was a Canadian fisheries scientist. He was a professor of biology, and the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Chair in Fish, Fisheries, and Oceans at Dalhousie University. E ...

, fisheries scientist (b. 1958) * January 31 –

Mike Nykoluk Michael Andrew Nykoluk (December 11, 1934 – January 31, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player and coach. He played 32 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1956–57. The rest of his playing ...

, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1934)

February

* February 1 –

Remi De Roo Remi Joseph De Roo (February 24, 1924 – February 1, 2022) was a Canadian bishop of the Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Victoria from 1962 to 1999 and the longest-serving Catholic bishop in Canada at the time of his retirement. He was al ...

, Catholic bishop (b. 1924) * February 3 **

Donny Gerrard Donald Bradford Gerrard (March 19, 1946 – February 3, 2022), known professionally as Donny Gerrard was a Canadian singer. He was a member of the band Skylark in the early 1970s, and in later years performed and recorded as a baritone backup si ...

, singer (b. 1946) **

Erna Paris Erna Paris (6 May 1938 – 3 February 2022) was a Canadian non-fiction author. Biography Paris was born in Toronto to an essentially secular Jewish family. She was the niece of classical pianist Beth Lipkin. After earning a Bachelor of Arts de ...

, non-fiction author (b. 1938) ** Bob Proctor, self-help author and lecturer (b. 1934) * February 4 **

Kerry Chater Kerry Michael Chater (August 7, 1945 – February 4, 2022) was a Canadian musician and songwriter who was best known as a member of Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, but he was a successful Nashville songwriter for many years. Musician Chater was ...

, musician (b. 1945) **

Don Johnston Donald James Johnston, (June 26, 1936 – February 4, 2022) was a Canadian lawyer, writer and politician who was Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) from 1996 to 2006. He was the first non-Euro ...

, lawyer, writer and politician (b. 1936) * February 5 **

Wayne Hankey Wayne John Hankey (November 7, 1944 – February 5, 2022) was a Canadian religious philosopher. Hankey had a lengthy career in academia, holding the title of professor emeritus in the Classics department at Dalhousie University until charged wi ...

, religious philosopher (b. 1944) **

John Honderich John Allen Honderich, (July 6, 1946 – February 5, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, journalist, and editor who was publisher of the ''Toronto Star'' from 1994 to 2004. He previously served as its editor from 1988, the same year his father, B ...

, businessman, journalist, and editor (b. 1946) * February 7 –

Bruce Owen Bruce Owen (May 24, 1931 – February 7, 2022) was a Canadian lawyer and politician in Ontario. He served as a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1987 to 1990, representing Simcoe Centre for the ...

, lawyer and politician (b. 1931) * February 8 –

Ricky Hunter Charles B. Sprott (March 1, 1936 – February 8, 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, ring names Ricky Hunter and the Wrestling mask, masked wrestler The Gladiator. He was best known for his title-winning suc ...

, wrestler (b. 1936) * February 9 **

David Botwinik David Botwinik ( yi, דוד באָטװיניק; 12 December 1920 – 9 February 2022) was a Lithuanian-born Canadian composer of Yiddish music and music teacher. Born in Vilna, Central Lithuania, he began his studies at the Yiddish music conse ...

, Lithuanian-born composer and music teacher (b. 1920) ** Harold R. Johnson, lawyer and writer (b. c. 1957) * February 11 – Jean-Marc Piotte, philosopher and sociologist (b. 1940) * February 12 –

Ivan Reitman Ivan Reitman (; October 27, 1946February 12, 2022) was a Czechoslovak-born Canadian filmmaker. He was best known for his comedy work, especially in the 1980s and 1990s. He was the owner of The Montecito Picture Company, founded in 1998. Film ...

, Czechoslovakian-born film director and producer (b. 1946) * February 14 –

Elliott Leyton Elliott Leyton (August 21, 1939 – February 14, 2022) was a Canadian social-anthropologist, educator and author who, according to the CTV television news network, was amongst the most widely consulted experts on serial homicide worldwide. Bi ...

, social-anthropologist, educator, and author (b. 1939) * February 15 –

Charles Juravinski Charles Juravinski (November 1, 1929February 15, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was principally known as the founder and owner of the Flamboro Downs racetrack and the co-benefactor, along with his wife Margaret, of the J ...

, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929) * February 17 **

Marc Hamilton Marc Hamilton (2 February 1944 – 17 February 2022) was a Canadian singer best known for his 1970 single "Comme j'ai toujours envie d'aimer". Beginnings In 1963, at the age of 19, and the height of The Beatles' success of the sixties, and the ...

, singer (b. 1944) **

François Ricard François Ricard (4 June 1947 – 17 February 2022) was a Canadian writer and academic from Quebec.John Scott John Scott may refer to: Academics * John Scott (1639–1695), English clergyman and devotional writer * John Witherspoon Scott (1800–1892), American minister, college president, and father of First Lady Caroline Harrison * John Work Scott (180 ...

, multimedia painter, sculptor, and installation artist (b. 1950) * February 18 ** Danic Champoux, documentary filmmaker (b. 1976) **

Steve Fonyo Stephen Charles Fonyo Jr. (June 29, 1965 – February 18, 2022) was a Canadian runner with an artificial leg who was a nationally renowned fundraiser for cancer research and treatment, and a former Member of the Order of Canada. Journey for Live ...

, runner (b. 1965) * February 19 **

Emile Francis Emile Percival Francis (September 13, 1926 – February 19, 2022), nicknamed "The Cat", was a Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Chicago Black Hawks and New York Rangers f ...

, ice hockey player, coach, and general manager (b. 1926) ** Latjor Tuel, South Sudanese immigrant to Canada (b. 1980 or 1981) * February 20 –

Robert Silverman Robert Herschel Silverman, Order of Canada, CM, born May 25, 1938 in Montreal is a noted Canadian pianist and piano pedagogue.Bernard Langer Bernhard Langer (; born 27 August 1957) is a German professional golfer. He is a two-time Masters champion and was one of the world's leading golfers throughout the 1980s and 1990s. In 1986, he became the sport's first official number one ran ...

, surgeon and educator (b. 1932) * February 25 –

Gérard-Joseph Deschamps Gérard-Joseph Deschamps (4 July 1929 – 25 February 2022) was a Canadian Roman Catholic prelate. Deschamps was born in Eastview, Frontenac County, Ontario on 4 July 1929 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He was Bishop of Daru in Pap ...

, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1929) * February 27 –

Brian Fawcett Brian Fawcett (May 13, 1944 – February 27, 2022) was a Canadian writer and cultural analyst. He was awarded the Pearson Writers' Trust Non-Fiction Prize in 2003 for his book ''Virtual Clearcut, or The Way Things Are in My Hometown''. He wa ...

, writer and cultural analyst (b. 1944)

March

*March 2 – Evérard Daigle, politician (b. 1925) *March 3 ** John Duffy, political strategist and writer (b. 1963) **

Clément Richard Clément Richard (17 February 1939 – 3 March 2022) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician in Quebec. He represented Montmorency in the Quebec National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1976 to 1985. He was born in Q ...

, lawyer, businessman, and politician (b. 1939) *March 4 **

Iwan Edwards Iwan Edwards (October 5, 1937 – March 4, 2022) was a Welsh-born Canadian choral conductor. Over a forty-year span he founded and conducted several choirs. He was appointed Member of the Order of Canada in 1995.Jean-Guy Guilbault Jean-Guy Guilbault (14 March 1931 – 4 March 2022) was a Canadian businessman and politician who was a member of the House of Commons of Canada. Guilbault attended schools in Drummondville and Montreal. In federal politics, he represented the ...

, businessman and politician (b. 1931) **

Bill Phipps William Frederick Allen Phipps (May 4, 1942 – March 4, 2022) was a Canadian ordained minister of the United Church of Canada, lawyer and social activist. He served as the 36th Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1997 to 2000, and eng ...

, ordained minister of the

United Church of Canada The United Church of Canada (french: link=no, Église unie du Canada) is a mainline Protestant denomination that is the largest Protestant Christian denomination in Canada and the second largest Canadian Christian denomination after the Catholi ...

, lawyer, and social activist (b. 1942) *March 9 – Ron Hansen, politician (b. 1943) *March 10 –

Gerry Goyer Gerald Francis Goyer (October 20, 1936 – March 10, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played 40 games in the National Hockey League with the Chicago Black Hawks during the 1967–68 season. The rest of his career, which la ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1936) *March 14 –

Eric Mercury Eric Alexander Mercury (28 June 1944 – 14 March 2022) was a Canadian singer who was a member of soul group The Soul Searchers during the 1960s. He later made waves in 1969 with his ''Electric Black Man'' album. He had two hits, the first on ...

, musician, singer, and composer (b. 1944) *March 15 ** Joan Langdon, American-born competitive swimmer and breaststroker (b. 1922) **

Jean Potvin Jean René Potvin (March 25, 1949 – March 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played eleven seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders, ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1949) *March 18 ** Lenard Gustafson, politician (b. 1933) **

Pepper Martin Johnny Leonard Roosevelt "Pepper" Martin (February 29, 1904 – March 5, 1965) was an American professional baseball player and minor league manager. He was known as the "Wild Horse of the Osage" because of his daring, aggressive baserunning ab ...

, Canadian-American actor and professional wrestler (b. 1936) *March 21 –

Lawrence Dane Lawrence Joseph Zahab (April 3, 1937 – March 21, 2022), known professionally as Lawrence Dane, was a Canadian actor and film producer, best known for his role as Lt. Preston in ''Bride of Chucky''. Life and career Born in Masson, Quebec, Dane ...

, actor (b. 1937) *March 23 – James Downey, academic (b. 1939) *March 24 ** Johnny Fripp, skier and football player (b. 1921) ** Marty Martinello, football player (b. 1931) *March 26 –

Claudette Bradshaw Claudette Bradshaw, (April 8, 1949 – March 26, 2022) was a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, New Brunswick. She was first elected on June 2, 1997, and served until the ...

, politician (b. 1949) *March 28 –

Eugene Melnyk Eugene Melnyk (May 27, 1959 – March 28, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, philanthropist, and owner, governor, and chairman of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Ottawa Senators and the AHL's Belleville Senators. He was the founder, chairman, ...

, businessman, philanthropist, owner of the

Ottawa Senators The Ottawa Senators (french: Sénateurs d'Ottawa), officially the Ottawa Senators Hockey Club and colloquially known as the Sens, are a professional ice hockey team based in Ottawa. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a membe ...

, and founder of

Biovail Biovail Corporation was a Canadian Pharmacology, pharmaceutical company (law), company, operating internationally in all aspects of pharmaceutical products. Its major production facility was located in Steinbach, Manitoba. It merged with Valeant ...

(b. 1959) *March 29 –

Joyce Fairbairn Joyce Fairbairn (November 6, 1939 – March 29, 2022) was a Canadian senator and was the first woman to serve as the leader of the Government in the Senate. Early life and education Born in Lethbridge, Alberta on November 6, 1939, Fairbairn w ...

, politician and senator (b. 1939) *March 30 ** Fred Markus, cyclist (b. 1937) **

John Zaritsky John Zaritsky (13 July 1943 – 30 March 2022) was a Canadian documentarian/filmmaker. His work has been broadcast in 35 countries and screened at more than 40 film festivals around the world; in 1983, his film ''Just Another Missing Kid'' w ...

, documentary filmmaker (b. 1943)

April

*April 1 – Neil Stevens, sportswriter (b. 1947) *April 5 **

Sidney Altman Sidney Altman (May 7, 1939 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian-American molecular biologist, who was the Sterling Professor of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology and Chemistry at Yale University. In 1989, he shared the Nobel Prize in ...

, Canadian-American molecular biologist (b. 1939) **

Boris Brott Boris Brott, (March 14, 1944 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian conductor and motivational speaker. He was one of the most internationally recognized Canadian conductors, having conducted on stages around the world, including Carnegie Hall and ...

, conductor and motivational speaker (b. 1944) **

David Kilgour David William Kilgour (February 18, 1941 – April 5, 2022) was a Canadian human rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician. He was also a Senior Fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. Kilgour graduated from the Universi ...

, human rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician (b. 1941) **

Bjarni Tryggvason Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945 – April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a 12-day mission to study changes in ...

, Icelandic-born engineer and astronaut (b. 1945) *April 9 – Lawrence Poitras, judge (b. 1931) *April 13 –

Tom McCarthy Thomas McCarthy (also Tom and Tommy) may refer to: Academia *Thomas A. McCarthy (born 1940), American professor of philosophy *Thomas J. McCarthy (born 1956), American professor of polymer chemistry at the University of Massachusetts *J. Thomas Mc ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1960) *April 15 **

David G. Barber David George Barber, (28 November 1960 – 15 April 2022) was a Canadian environmental scientist and academic known for his contributions to Arctic science, in particular the study of Arctic sea ice processes. He held the Canada Research Chair ...

, environmental scientist and academic (b. 1960) **

Mike Bossy Michael Dean Bossy (January 22, 1957April 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player with the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League. He spent his entire NHL career, which lasted from 1977 to 1987, with the Islanders, and ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1957) *April 16 –

Bill Bourne William Sigurd Bourne (28 March 1954 – 16 April 2022) was a Canadian musician. He won three Canadian Juno Awards, and was an eight-time nominee. Bourne's music incorporates musical elements from around the world, including aboriginal, African ...

, musician (b. 1954) *April 18 –

Jerry Doucette Jerry Victor Doucette (9 September 1951 – 18 April 2022) was a Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter. He was noted for his hit single "Mama Let Him Play", which made the ''Billboard'' Top 100. His band, Doucette, won the Juno Award for ...

, musician (b. 1952) *April 19 **

Steven Heighton Steven Heighton (August 14, 1961 – April 19, 2022) was a Canadian fiction writer, poet, and singer-songwriter. He is the author of eighteen books, including three short story collections, four novels, and seven poetry collections.

, fiction writer, poet, and singer-songwriter (b. 1961) ** John McKay, British-Canadian mathematician (b. 1939) *April 22 **

Guy Lafleur Guy Damien Lafleur (September 20, 1951 – April 22, 2022), nicknamed "the Flower" and "Le Démon Blond", was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was the first player in National Hockey League (NHL) history to score 50 goals in six c ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1951) **

Marcus Leatherdale Marcus Leatherdale (18 September 1952 – 22 April 2022 in Montreal) was a Canadian portrait photographer. Biography Early life and education Marcus Andrew Leatherdale was born on 18 September 1952, in Montreal, Canada, to Jack Leatherdale ...

, photographer (b. 1952) *April 25 **

Susan Jacks Susan Jacks ( Pesklevits; 19 August 1948 – 25 April 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer. Career Susan Pesklevits was born on 19 August 1948 to a family of eight children in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Her family moved to ...

, musician and record producer (b. 1948) **

Shane Yellowbird Shane Yellowbird (July 7, 1979April 25, 2022) was a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from Hobbema, Alberta. A Cree, in 2007, he was named the Aboriginal Entertainer of the Year at the Aboriginal People's Choice Music Awards, Chevy Trucks ...

, musician (b. 1979) *April 28 – John Bosley, politician (b. 1947) *April 29 –

Walter Rossi Walter Rossi (July 12, 1894 – February 12, 1978) was a sound editor who won 1 Academy Award and was nominated for 2 more Academy Awards. Oscar nominations * 1957 Academy Awards-Award for '' The Enemy Below'' in the category of Best Special ...

, Italian-Canadian musician (b. 1947)

May

*May 5 ** Mario Roy, journalist and editorialist (b. 1951) **

Kenneth Welsh Kenneth Welsh, (March 30, 1942 – May 5, 2022) was a Canadian film and television actor. He was best known as the multi-faceted villain Windom Earle in ''Twin Peaks'', for his roles in the films ''The Day After Tomorrow'', '' Adoration'', ''Su ...

, actor (b. 1942) *May 8 **

André Arthur André Arthur (December 21, 1943 – May 8, 2022) was a Canadian radio host and politician. He was the independent Member of Parliament for the riding of Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier from 2006 to 2011. He is known for his outspoken style and anti-s ...

, radio host and politician (b. 1943) ** Michel Gervais, rector of

Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...

(b. 1944) *May 9 –

Gerald Hannon Gerald Hannon (July 10, 1944 – May 9, 2022) was a Canadian journalist whose work appeared in major Canadian magazines and newspapers.Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon, eds., ''Who's Who in Contemporary Gay and Lesbian History''. Routledge, 2 ...

, journalist (b. 1944) *May 13 – Jim Lyall, politician and Inuit advocate (b. 1945) *May 14 ** François Blais, writer (b. 1973) **

James Francis Edwards James Francis Edwards, CM, DFC & Bar, DFM, CD (5 June 1921 – 14 May 2022), later known as Stocky Edwards, was a Canadian fighter pilot during World War II. With 19 confirmed aerial victories, Edwards is Canada's highest scoring ace in th ...

, fighter pilot during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...

(b. 1921) *May 15 **

David Milgaard David Milgaard (July 7, 1952 – May 15, 2022) was a Canadian man who was wrongfully convicted for the 1969 rape and murder of nursing student Gail Miller in Saskatoon and imprisoned for 23 years. He was eventually released and exonerated. Up u ...

, man who was wrongfully convicted for the rape and murder of a nursing student (b. 1952) **

Sean Shanahan Sean Bryan Shanahan (February 8, 1951 – May 15, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger. Biography Shanahan was drafted by the Houston Aeros in the ninth round, 110th overall, of the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft. He caused some co ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1951) *May 17 –

Robert Bertrand Robert "Bob" Bertrand (April 4, 1953 – May 17, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He was born in Fort-Coulonge, Quebec. Bertrand was a federal member of Parliament for the riding of Pontiac—Gatineau—Labelle. He ran and won in the 1993, 1 ...

, politician (b. 1953) *May 18 –

Paul Plimley Paul Horace Plimley (16 March 1953 – 18 May 2022) was a free jazz pianist and vibraphonist. He was one of the doyens of the Canadian jazz avant-garde, a co-founder of the New Orchestra Workshop Society and frequent collaborator with the bassis ...

, musician (b. 1953) *May 21 –

Jane Haist Jane Haist (March 1, 1949 – May 21, 2022) was a Canadian discus thrower and shot putter, who competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. She is best known for winning two gold medals for Canada at the 1974 Commonwealth Games in the wome ...

, discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1949) *May 26 – Ann Johnston, figure skater (b. 1936) *May 29 –

Ronnie Hawkins Ronald Cornett Hawkins (January 10, 1935 – May 29, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, long based in Canada, whose career spanned more than half a century. His career began in Arkansas, United States, where he was born and raised. He ...

, American-Canadian musician (b. 1935)

June

*June 3 **

Larry Hillman Lawrence Morley Hillman (February 5, 1937 – May 31, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and coach. One of the most travelled players in hockey history, he played for 15 different teams in his 22 professional seasons. He pl ...

, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937) **

Dorothy E. Smith Dorothy Edith Smith (née Place; 6 July 1926 – 3 June 2022) was a British-born Canadian ethnographer, feminist studies scholar, sociologist, and writer with research interests in a variety of disciplines, including women's studies, feminist t ...

, British-born ethnographer, feminist studies scholar, sociologist, and writer (b. 1926) **

Jack Weisgerber John Sylvester Weisgerber (June 12, 1940 – June 3, 2022) was a Canadian politician and businessman. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly in British Columbia. During his political career he was briefly the leader of the British Columbia ...

, politician and businessman (b. 1940) *June 4 **

Eric Nesterenko Eric Paul Nesterenko (October 31, 1933 – June 4, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1951 until 1956 and for the Chicago Black Hawks from 1956 until ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1933) ** Tony Pajaczkowski, football player (b. 1936) *June 5 **

Peter Ascherl Peter Ascherl (7 June 1953 – 5 June 2022) was a German-Canadian ice hockey player. He played as a forward in the Eishockey-Bundesliga for Mannheimer ERC, Kölner EC, Eintracht Frankfurt, and Düsseldorfer EG. Biography Ascherl began his care ...

, German-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1953) **

Christopher Pratt John Christopher Pratt (December 9, 1935 – June 5, 2022) was a Canadian painter and printmaker.Eldon Rasmussen Eldon Rasmussen (7 July 1936 – 5 June 2022) was a Canadian driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1971 and 1973–1979 seasons, with 23 career starts, including the 1975, 1977, and 1979 Indianapolis 500. Career Rasmussen w ...

, racing driver (b. 1936) *June 8 –

Myron Kowalsky Peter Myron Kowalsky (July 11, 1941 – June 8, 2022) was a Canadian politician, teacher, and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. Biography Born in North Battleford, Saskatchewan in 1941, he attended high school in North Batt ...

, politician and teacher (b. 1941) *June 9 – Matt Zimmerman, actor (b. 1934) *June 11 – Loretta Rogers, English-born philanthropist and director of

(b. 1939) *June 14 –

Bearcat Murray James "Bearcat" Murray (January 2, 1933 – June 14, 2022) was the athletic trainer for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame by the Professional Hockey Athletic Trainers Society and the ...

, athletic trainer for the

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

(b. 1933) *June 16 –

Big Rude Jake Andrew Jacob Hiebert (1 March 1963 – 16 June 2022), known professionally as Big Rude Jake, was a Canadian songwriter, singer, musician, and bandleader based in Toronto. The original "Swing Punk", he was associated with the neo-swing trend of t ...

, musician (b. 1963) *June 25 –

John Leefe John Gordon Leefe (March 21, 1942 – June 25, 2022) was a Canadian author, educator and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queens in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1978 to 1999 as a Progressive Conservative member ...

, author, educator, and politician (b. 1942) *June 27 ** Jack Gordon, ice hockey manager, coach, and player (b. 1928) ** Nick Nemeroff, stand-up comedian (b. 1989) *June 29 –

Jim Pappin James Joseph Pappin (September 10, 1939 – June 29, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks, California G ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1939) *June 30 –

Jean-Guy Gendron Joseph Eudore Jean-Guy "Smitty" Gendron (August 30, 1934 – June 30, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played 863 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1934)

July

*July 2 **

David Blackwood David Lloyd Blackwood (November 7, 1941 – July 2, 2022) was a Canadian artist known chiefly for his intaglio prints, often depicting dramatic historical scenes of Newfoundland outport life and industry, such as shipwrecks, seal hunting, ic ...

, artist (b. 1941) ** Laurent Noël, prelate of the

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

(b. 1920) *July 3 –

Irving Abella Irving Martin Abella (July 2, 1940 – July 3, 2022) was a Canadian historian who served as a professor at York University from 1968 to 2013. He specialized in the history of the Jews in Canada and the Canadian labour movement. Early life Abe ...

, historian who served as a professor at

York University York University (french: Université York), also known as YorkU or simply YU, is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's fourth-largest university, and it has approximately 55,700 students, 7,0 ...

(b. 1940) *July 4 – Patrick Watson, broadcaster, writer, and producer (b. 1929) *July 6 –

Bryan Marchment Bryan William Marchment (May 1, 1969 – July 6, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey defenceman. He played in the National Hockey League for the Winnipeg Jets (1972–96), Winnipeg Jets, Chicago Blackhawks, Hartford Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, Tampa ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1969) *July 7 **

Peter Burwash Peter Burwash (10 February 1945 – 7 July 2022) was a Canadian No. 1 tennis player and coach. He was a right-handed player in the 1960s and 1970s, winning the 1971 Canadian National Championships singles (closed) and the 1971 Quebec Open sing ...

, tennis player and coach (b. 1945) ** Max Eisen, Slovak-Canadian author and

Holocaust The Holocaust, also known as the Shoah, was the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Between 1941 and 1945, Nazi Germany and its collaborators systematically murdered some six million Jews across German-occupied Europe; a ...

survivor (b. 1929) **

Rod Zaine Rodney Carl Zaine (May 18, 1946 – July 7, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player who played two seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres from 1970 to 1972. He later pla ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1946) *July 8 –

Alan Pope Alan William Pope (August 2, 1945 – July 8, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He was a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1977 to 1990, and served as a cabinet ...

, Scottish-born politician (b. 1945) *July 10 –

Maurice Boucher Maurice Boucher (21 June 1953 – 10 July 2022) was a Canadian gangster, convicted murderer, reputed drug trafficker, and outlaw biker—once president of the Hells Angels' Quebec Nomads chapter. Boucher led Montreal's Hells Angels against the ...

, murderer, outlaw biker, and president of the

Hells Angels The Hells Angels Motorcycle Club (HAMC) is a worldwide outlaw motorcycle club whose members typically ride Harley-Davidson motorcycles. In the United States and Canada, the Hells Angels are incorporated as the Hells Angels Motorcycle Corporatio ...

' Montreal chapter (b. 1953) *July 11 –

Terence Macartney-Filgate Terence Macartney-Filgate (6 August 1924 – 11 July 2022) was a British-Canadian film director who directed, wrote, produced or shot more than 100 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. Early life Born in England, Macartney-Filgate l ...

, British-Canadian filmmaker (b. 1924) *July 13 – Pat John, actor (b. 1953) *July 16 –

Paul Hannam Paul Hannam (7 October 1971 – 16 July 2022) was a Canadian physician and sailor. He competed in the men's 470 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. He died aged 50 while running. Education Hannam was a 1999 graduate in medicine from the Univ ...

, physician and sailor (b. 1971) *July 18 **

Larry Jeffrey Lawrence Joseph Jeffrey (October 12, 1940 – July 18, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player, who played forward. He played for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs, and New York Rangers of the National Hockey League from 19 ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1940) **

Françoise Riopelle Françoise Riopelle (; 18 June 1927 – 18 July 2022) was a Canadian dancer and choreographer from Montreal. She is considered one of the pioneers of modern dance in Quebec. Riopelle was also a dedicated activist, associated with the Automatis ...

, dancer and choreographer (b. 1927) *July 20 **

Rex Crawford Rex Crawford (25 February 1932 – 20 July 2022) was a Canadian politician who was a member of the House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. By career, he was a farmer. Born in Detroit, Michigan, he first campaigned for a seat in Canadian Parliament ...

, American-born politician and farmer (b. 1932) ** Henry Janzen, football player and coach (b. 1940) **

Douglas Mitchell Douglas Harding Mitchell, (February 19, 1939 – July 20, 2022) was a Canadian Football player, executive, and commissioner. A graduate of Colorado College and the University of British Columbia (UBC), Mitchell played three games for the BC ...

, football player and

CFL The Canadian Football League (CFL; french: Ligue canadienne de football—LCF) is a professional sports league in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football. The league consists of nine teams, each located in a ci ...

commissioner (b. 1939) *July 26 **

Lukas Lundin Lukas Henrik Lundin (3 July 1958 – 26 July 2022) was a Swedish-Canadian businessman, based in Geneva, Switzerland. He was the chairman of Lundin Mining, Denison Mines, Lucara Diamond, NGEx Resources Inc, Lundin Gold Inc, the Lundin Foundation ...

, Swedish-Canadian businessman (b. 1958) ** Alfred Moses, politician (b. 1977) *July 27 **

Gisèle Lalonde Gisèle Lalonde, (; June 28, 1933 – July 26 or 27, 2022) was a Canadian politician and community activist, who served as the mayor of Vanier, Ontario from 1985 to 1991. Biography She was born in Eastview (later renamed Vanier in 1969). S ...

, politician, community activist, and Mayor of

Vanier, Ontario Vanier, formerly Eastview, is a neighbourhood in the Rideau-Vanier Ward of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada's east end. Historically francophone and working class, the neighbourhood was a separate city until being amalgamated into Ottawa in 2001. It no lon ...

(b. 1933) **

Burt Metcalfe Burton Denis Metcalfe (March 19, 1935 – July 27, 2022) was a Canadian-American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor. Biography Burton Denis Metcalfe was born in Saskatoon, but grew up in Montreal and latterly in Lo ...

, Canadian-American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1935) *July 28 **

Gil Hayes Gilbert Lee Hayes (October 20, 1939 – July 28, 2022) was a Canadian professional wrestler who competed in North American promotions during the 1960s and 1970s including All-Star Wrestling and Stampede Wrestling where he remained a mainstay fo ...

, professional wrestler (b. 1939) ** Jason Di Tullio, soccer player and coach (b. 1984) *July 31 – A. Jean de Grandpré, president and chief executive officer of Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (b. 1921)

August

*August 2 **

Stan Dragland Stanley Louis Dragland (December 2, 1942 – August 2, 2022) was a Canadian novelist, poet and literary critic.Clayton Ruby Clayton Charles Ruby (6 February 1942 – 2 August 2022) was a Canadian lawyer and activist, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights. Early life and education Ruby was born in Toronto, Ontario, to Marie (Bochner) and ...

, lawyer and activist (b. 1942) *August 3 –

Terry Caffery Terrance Michael Caffery (April 1, 1949 – August 3, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played for the New England Whalers and the Calgary Cowboys of the World Hockey Association, as well as for the Chicago Black Hawks and ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1949) *August 6 –

Bob Skelly Robert Evan Skelly (14 April 1943 – 6 August 2022) was a Canadian politician from British Columbia. Skelly was born 14 April 1943, at New Westminster, British Columbia. The son of Robert Daniel Skelly and Dorothy Graham, he was educated a ...

, politician (b. 1943) *August 7 **

Ned Goodman Ned Goodman (1937 – 7 August 2022) was a Canadian billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and a chancellor of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. Goodman was the founder of Dundee Corporation. He graduated from McGill Univ ...

, businessman and chancellor of

Brock University Brock University is a public research university in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It is the only university in Canada in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, at the centre of Canada's Niagara Peninsula on the Niagara Escarpment. The university bear ...

(b. 1937) ** Bill Graham, lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1939) ** Gord Lewis, founding guitarist of Teenage Head (b. 1957) *August 8 –

Tom Hedderson Thomas J. Hedderson (May 7, 1954 – August 8, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Newfoundland and Labrador. He was a cabinet minister and served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Kathy Dunderdale. H ...

, politician (b. 1954) *August 10 –

Julian Klymkiw Julian Gregory Klymkiw (July 16, 1933 – August 10, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1958–59 NHL season. Klymkiw was working as the De ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1933) *August 12 –

Lyle Bradley Walter Lyle Bradley (July 31, 1943 – August 12, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey centre. He played 6 games in the National Hockey League with the California Golden Seals and Cleveland Barons between 1974 and 1977: four games in 1974 with Califor ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1943) *August 16 –

Alex Polowin Alexander Polowin (15 April 1924 – 16 August 2022) was a Lithuanian-born Canadian Second World War veteran. Born in Lithuania, Polowin immigrated to Canada at age 3. He decided to enlist in the Royal Canadian Navy at 17 because of the experie ...

, Lithuanian-born

veteran (b. 1924) *August 17 –

Mabel DeWare Mabel Margaret DeWare ( Keiver; 9 August 1926 – 17 August 2022) was a Canadian politician, senator, and curler. DeWare was born in Moncton, New Brunswick, to parents Mary and Hugh Keiver. She skipped her team to a New Brunswick and Cana ...

, politician, curler, and senator (b. 1926) *August 18 – Ellen Leonard, systematic theologian and Roman Catholic

religious sister A religious sister (abbreviated ''Sr.'' or Sist.) in the Catholic Church is a woman who has taken public vows in a religious institute dedicated to apostolic works, as distinguished from a nun who lives a cloistered monastic life dedicated to pr ...

(b. 1933) *August 19 –

Harrison Gray Harrison Leroy Gray (September 5, 1941 – August 19, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1963–64 season. The rest of his career, which lasted ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1941) *August 24 – Paul Knox, ice hockey player (b. 1933) *August 25 **

John Mercer Reid John Mercer Reid, (8 February 1937 – 25 August 2022) was a Canadian politician and an Information Commissioner of Canada who served as president of the Canadian Nuclear Association. History He was first elected to the House of Commons of C ...

, politician and

Information Commissioner of Canada The Information Commissioner of Canada is an independent ombudsman and an officer of parliament of Canada who reports directly to the House of Commons of Canada and the Senate of Canada. The commissioner's work is supported by the Office of the ...

(b. 1937) **

Orval Tessier Orval Roy Tessier (June 30, 1933 – August 25, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey centre and coach who played parts of three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins between 1954 and 1960, appe ...

, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933) *August 27 – Dave Bailey, track and field athlete (b. 1945) *August 29 **

Sam Glucksberg Sam Glucksberg (February 6, 1933 – August 29, 2022) was a Canadian professor in the Psychology Department at Princeton University in New Jersey, known for his works on figurative language: metaphors, irony, sarcasm, and idioms. He is particul ...

, professor (b. 1933) **

Pat McGeer Patrick Lucey McGeer (June 29, 1927 – August 29, 2022) was a Canadian physician, professor and medical researcher. He was regarded as a leading authority on the causes and prevention of Alzheimer's disease and was the principal author of the i ...

, physician, professor, medical researcher, and basketball player (b. 1927) *August 30 – Bob Russell, American-born politician (b. 1930) *August 31 –

Normand Chaurette Normand Chaurette (July 9, 1954 – August 31, 2022) was a Canadian playwright, best known as one of the first prominent writers of LGBT-themed plays in Quebec and Canada. Life and career Chaurette's career began in 1976 with ''Rêve d'une nuit ...

, playwright (b. 1954)

September

*September 2 – Denis Berthiaume, academic and researcher (b. 1969) *September 3 – Scott Campbell, ice hockey player (b. 1957) *September 4 – John Till, musician (b. 1945) *September 8 –

, Queen of Canada (b. 1926) *September 9 –

Clive Tanner Clive Tanner (January 7, 1934 – September 9, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1996, as a British Columbia Liberal Party member for the constituency of Saanich North and t ...

, English-born politician (b. 1934) *September 11 –

Elias Theodorou Elias Michael TheodorouMixed Martial Arts Show ...

, mixed martial artist (b. 1988) *September 12 –

Michael DeGroote Michael George DeGroote (August 13, 1933 – September 12, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist from Hamilton, Ontario, who resided in Bermuda. Aside from his business career, he was best known as a major private donor to local ...

, Belgian-born businessman and philanthropist (b. 1933) *September 15 –

Jeanne Renaud Jeanne Renaud (August 27, 1928 – September 15, 2022) was a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and artistic director, considered to be one of the founders of modern dance in Quebec. Born in Montreal, Renaud studied music at the École de musique V ...

, dancer, choreographer, and artistic director (b. 1928) *September 18 – Diane Guérin, actress and singer (b. 1948) *September 19 –

Harry Langford Harry Langford (December 6, 1929 – September 19, 2022) was a Canadian football lineman who played for the Calgary Stampeders. He was noted for playing 135 consecutive games for the franchise from 1950 to 1958. Early life Langford was born ...

, football player (b. 1929) *September 21 –

Tom Benner Thomas Earl Benner (January 5, 1950September 21, 2022) was a Canadian sculptor of large sculptures, a painter and an installation artist who explored such themes as the environment, history and nature. His work was widely exhibited in Canada and ...

, sculptor, painter, and installation artist (b. 1950) *September 22 –

Dave Barrow David Charles Barrow (May 7, 1947 – September 22, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He was the mayor of Richmond Hill, Ontario, from 2006 to 2021 and earlier served on its city council. Early life Barrow was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario ...

, Mayor of

Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population: 202,022) is a city in south-central Regional Municipality of York, York Region, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is the York Region's third most populous municipality and th ...

(b. 1947) *September 24 **

Tim Ball Timothy Francis Ball (November 5, 1938 – September 24, 2022) was a British-born Canadian public speaker and writer who was a professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Winnipeg from 1971 until his retirement in 1996. Ball th ...

, British-born professor at the

University of Winnipeg The University of Winnipeg (UWinnipeg, UW) is a public research university in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, that offers undergraduate faculties of art, business and economics, education, science and kinesiology and applied health as well as gr ...

, public speaker, and writer (b. 1938) **

Bill Blaikie William Alexander Blaikie (June 19, 1951 – September 24, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of Parliament (Canada), member of Parliament (MP) from 1979 to 2008, representing Elmwood—Transcona and its antecedent ridings i ...

, politician (b. 1951) *September 25 ** Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard, football player (b. 1988) ** Robert Steckle, Olympic wrestler (b. 1930) *September 28 – Andre Payette, ice hockey player (b. 1976) *September 29 –

Gilles Loiselle Gilles Loiselle, (20 May 1929 – 29 September 2022) was a Canadian politician. Loiselle was born in Ville-Marie, Quebec on 20 May 1929. He worked as the correspondent for CBC News in Paris for a decade before being appointed the government of ...

, politician (b. 1929)

October

*October 1 ** Marguerite Andersen, German-born writer and teacher (b. 1924) **

John Boxtel John Boxtel (21 June 1930 – 1 October 2022) was a Dutch-Canadian sculptor and art teacher. His works include sculpture, woodcarving, architectural drafting, design, and building. Biography Born in Goirle, Netherlands, Boxtel studied archit ...

, Dutch-Canadian sculptor and art teacher (b. 1930) *October 4 **

Dave Dryden David Murray Dryden (September 5, 1941 – October 4, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who created and first used the modern goaltending mask, consisting of fibreglass and a cage. From 1962 to 1980, he played nine season ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1941) **

Gordon Beattie Martin Gordon Beattie Martin (March 10, 1932 – October 4, 2022) was a Canadian CBC sportscaster and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Regina Wascana from 1986 to 1991 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Progressive Cons ...

, sportscaster and politician (b. 1932) **

Peter Robinson Peter Robinson may refer to: Entertainment * Peter Robinson (sideshow artist) (1873–1947), American actor and sideshow performer, known for his appearance in film ''Freaks'' (1932) * J. Peter Robinson (born 1945), British musician and film score ...

, British-born crime writer (b. 1950) *October 7 –

Brenda MacGibbon Kathryn Brenda MacGibbon-Taylor (July 31, 1944 – October 7, 2022) was a Canadian mathematician, statistician, and decision scientist. She was a professor of mathematics at the Université du Québec à Montréal and was affiliated with the G ...

, mathematician, statistician, decision scientist, and professor at the

Université du Québec à Montréal The Université du Québec à Montréal (English: University of Quebec in Montreal), also known as UQAM, is a French-language public university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québe ...

(b. 1944) *October 8 –

André Chagnon André Chagnon (March 17, 1928 – October 8, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was noted for being the founder of telecommunications company Vidéotron. Early life Chagnon was born in the Ahuntsic neighbourhood of Montr ...

, businessman, philanthropist, and founder of

Vidéotron Vidéotron is a Canadian integrated telecommunications company active in cable television, interactive multimedia development, video on demand, cable telephony, wireless communication and Internet access services. Owned by Quebecor, it primarily s ...

(b. 1928) *October 11 **

Marion Boyd Phyllis Marion Boyd ( Watt; March 26, 1946 – October 11, 2022) was a Canadian politician in Ontario. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1990 to 1999 who represented the riding of London Centre. She ...

, politician (b. 1946) **

André Brassard André Brassard (28 August 1946 – 11 October 2022) was a Canadian stage director, filmmaker and actor, best known for staging the vast majority of Michel Tremblay's plays. He was the director of the French section of the National Arts Center ...

, stage director, filmmaker, and actor (b. 1946) **

Joe Crozier Joseph Richard Crozier (February 19, 1929 – October 11, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and head coach who played and coached primarily in the minor leagues. After playing the better part of 12 seasons in the minor lea ...

, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929) *October 13 –

Jeff Barnaby Jeff Barnaby (1976 – 13 October 2022) was a Canadian film director, writer, composer, and film editor. He is known for his horror films ''Rhymes for Young Ghouls'' and ''Blood Quantum''. Early life Barnaby was born on a Mi'kmaq reserve in Li ...

, filmmaker (b. 1976) *October 14 **

Étienne Gaboury Étienne-Joseph Gaboury (April 24, 1930 – October 14, 2022) was a Canadian architect from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was noted for designing key buildings in his hometown, such as the Royal Canadian Mint building, Esplanade Riel, Saint Boniface ...

, architect (b. 1930) ** André Spénard, politician (b. 1950) *October 15 – Simon Roy, author and professor at the

Collège Lionel-Groulx Collège Lionel-Groulx is a general and vocational college (CEGEP) located in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, Canada. The college has about 5,200 full-time students and 2,000 continuing education students. History The college traces its origins to ...

(b. 1968) *October 16 **

Doris Margaret Anderson Doris Margaret Anderson (July 5, 1922 – October 16, 2022) was a Canadian nutritionist and politician who served as a senator. Anderson was born at St. Peters Bay, Prince Edward Island, the daughter of William W. and Florence () Anderson. She ...

, nutritionist and politician (b. 1922) ** Robert McKinley, politician (b. 1928) *October 20 **

Jacques Brault Jacques Brault (29 March 1933 – 20 October 2022) was a French Canadian poet and translator who lived in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada. He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the ...

, poet, translator, and professor at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...

(b. 1933) **

Blanche Lemco van Ginkel Blanche Lemco van Ginkel (14 December 1923 – 20 October 2022) was a British-born Canadian architect, city planner, and educator who worked mostly in Montreal and Toronto. She is known for her Modernist designs, as well as for planning Expo 67 ...

, British-born architect, city planner, and educator (b. 1923) *October 21 –

Cynthia Lai Cynthia Lai ( ; ; October 19, 1954 – October 21, 2022) was a Canadian politician who represented Ward 23 Scarborough North on the Toronto City Council from 2018 to 2022. Background Lai immigrated from Hong Kong and moved to Canada in 1972. ...

, Chinese-Canadian politician (b. 1954) *October 22 –

Rodney Graham William Rodney Graham (January 16, 1949 – October 22, 2022) was a Canadian visual artist and musician. He was closely associated with the Vancouver School. Early life Graham was born in Abbotsford, British Columbia, on January 16, 1949. ...

, artist and musician (b. 1949) *October 23 –

Michael Kopsa Michael Kopsa (January 22, 1956 – October 23, 2022) was a Canadian actor. Kopsa was best known for his role as Char Aznable in the English dub of ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and for his role as Commander Volcott O'Huey in ''Galaxy Angel''. He als ...

, actor (b. 1956) *October 24 –

Myer Horowitz Myer Horowitz (December 27, 1932 – October 24, 2022) was a Canadian academic who served as the ninth president of the University of Alberta from 1979 to 1989. Early life and education Horowitz was born in Montreal, Quebec on December 27, 19 ...

, academic and president of the

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexander Cameron Rutherfor ...

(b. 1932) *October 26 –

Mike Birch Mike Birch (1 November 1931 – 26 October 2022) was a Canadian navigator. Biography Birch began sailing later in his life, but gained notoriety in the 1976 OSTAR where he came in second on a 30' trimaran "The Third Turtle" beating the 236' "CL ...

, navigator (b. 1931) *October 28 – Larry South, politician (b. 1925) *October 30 –

Andrew Dawes Andrew Dawes (February 7, 1940 – October 30, 2022) was a Canadian violinist. He was known for his performances with the Orford String Quartet. Early life and education Dawes was born in High River, Alberta.Curtin Call: A Photographer's Candi ...

, violinist (b. 1940)

November

*November 1 – Brent Pope, ice hockey player (b. 1973) *November 4 –

Alvin Segal Alvin Cramer Segal (September 19, 1933 – November 4, 2022), previously Alvin Cramer, was an American-born Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was chairman and chief executive officer of Peerless Clothing, a men's Suit (clothing), suit ...

, American-born businessman and philanthropist (b. 1933) *November 5 **

Val Delory Valentine Arthur Delory (February 14, 1927 – November 5, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in one National Hockey League game for the New York Rangers during the 1948–49 NHL season. Delory served with the ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1927) **

Ivan Eyre Ivan Kenneth Eyre (15 April 1935 – 5 November 2022) was a Canadian artist best known for his prairie landscapes and compositionally abstract, figurative paintings. In addition, Eyre was a Professor Emeritus of painting and drawing at the Uni ...

, artist (b. 1935) *November 10 –

Alan Park Alan John Park (November 5, 1962 – November 10, 2022) was a Canadian comedian and political satire, political satirist best known for his appearances on the ''Royal Canadian Air Farce'' where he gave humorous commentary on current events. Thou ...

, comedian and political satirist (b. 1962) *November 12 –

Pierre Fournier Pierre Léon Marie Fournier (24 June 19068 January 1986) was a French cellist who was called the "aristocrat of cellists" on account of his elegant musicianship and majestic sound. Biography He was born in Paris, the son of a French Army gen ...

, comic book writer, artist, editor, promoter, and publisher (b. 1949) *November 15 –

Gudrun Parker Gudrun Johanna Bjerring Parker (March 16, 1920 – November 15, 2022) was a Canadian filmmaker, writer, and producer. She worked on films with the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) during the Second World War and in the early 1950s. Parker wr ...

, filmmaker (b. 1920) *November 18 ** Myriam Cliche, poet, illustrator, artisan, and linguist (b. 1961) **

Jean Lapointe Jean Lapointe, (December 6, 1935 – November 18, 2022) was a Canadian actor, comedian and singer as well as a Senate of Canada, Canadian Senator. Lapointe began his stage career as part of the duo ''Les Jérolas'' with Jérôme Lemay, perf ...

, actor, comedian, singer, and politician (b. 1935) *November 21 **

Josef Svoboda Josef Svoboda (10 May 1920 – 8 April 2002) was a Czech artist and scenic designer. He was a production designer and director, known for Amadey (1984), Laterna Magika: Puzzles (1996) and Laterna Magika: Trap (1999). Education Svoboda was ...

, Czechoslovakian-born Arctic tundra scientist and botanist (b. 1929) **

Peter Trynchy Peter Trynchy (August 22, 1931 – November 21, 2022) was a Canadian businessman, farmer and long serving municipal and provincial level politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1971 until 2001. ...

, businessman, farmer, and politician (b. 1931) *November 26 **

Al Falle Al Falle (1943 – November 26, 2022) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Hootalinqua (electoral district), Hootalinqua in the Yukon Legislative Assembly from 1978 to 1985.Marcel Lefebvre Marcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre (; 29 November 1905 – 25 March 1991) was a French Catholic archbishop who greatly influenced modern traditional Catholicism. In 1970, he founded the Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), a community to train ...

, screenwriter, composer, author, and artist (b. 1941) **

Monique Nemni Monique Esther Nemni (March 27, 1936 – 2 November 2022) was an Egyptian-born Canadian linguist and writer, best known for a series of biographies of former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau which she cowrote with her husband Max Nemni.< ...

, Italian-born linguist and writer (b. 1935 or 1936) *November 27 – Murray Waxman, Olympic basketball player (b. 1925) *November 28 – Rob Armitage, curler (b. 1957)

December

*December 2 **

Phil Edmonston Louis-Phillip Edmonston (26 May 1944 – 2 December 2022) was a Canadian consumer advocate, writer, journalist, and politician. Along with Andrew Scheer, he was one of the few politicians with dual American and Canadian citizenship to be electe ...

, American-born consumer advocate, writer, journalist, and politician (b. 1944) ** Doreen Hamilton, politician (b. 1951) **

Louis Negin Louis Negin (20 October 1929 – 2 December 2022) was a British-born Canadian actor, best known for his roles in the films of Guy Maddin."Enchantment". ''In Toronto'', September 2011. Career Born in London, England, and raised in Toronto, Ontari ...

, British-born actor (b. 1929) *December 4 **

Barry Fraser Barry Fraser (February 10, 1940 – December 4, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey executive who was the Director of Scouting for the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League from 1979 to 2000. Career Born in Kirkland Lake, Ontario, Fraser att ...

, ice hockey executive (b. 1940) ** Patrick Peacock, lawyer, national president of the

Canadian Bar Association The Canadian Bar Association (CBA), or Association du barreau canadien (ABC) in Canadian French, French, represents over 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers and law students from across Canada. History The Association's first Annu ...

, and president of the

Calgary Stampeders The Calgary Stampeders are a professional Canadian football team based in Calgary, Alberta. The Stampeders compete in the West Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The club plays its home games at McMahon Stadium and are the third-old ...

(b. 1943) *December 5 ** John Beckwith, composer, writer, pianist, teacher, and administrator (b. 1927) **

Sam Wakim Arthur Samuel Wakim (13 February 1937 – 4 December 2022) was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative party member of the House of Commons of Canada. A member of the Queen's Counsel, he practised law in Toronto, Ontario. Born in Saint ...

, lawyer and politician (b. 1937) *December 8 ** Gary Fox, politician (b. 1943) **

Jackie McLeod Robert John McLeod (April 30, 1930 – December 8, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey player and coach. He played professionally for the New York Rangers for parts of six seasons from 1949 to 1954, and played eight seasons of senior hockey betwee ...

, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930) **

Kevin Schamehorn Kevin Dean Schamehorn (July 28, 1956 – December 8, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He played in 10 National Hockey League games with the Detroit Red Wings and the Los Angeles Kings between 1976 and 1980. The rest of h ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1956) *December 9 –

Pedro Miguel Arce Pedro Miguel Arce (17 June 1976 – 9 December 2022) was a Nicaraguan film and television actor based in Canada. He was known for his roles in ''Land of the Dead'' and ''Get Rich or Die Tryin' (film), Get Rich or Die Tryin, as well as televi ...

, Nicaraguan-born actor (b. 1976) *December 12 **

Jim Carr James Gordon Carr (October 11, 1951 – December 12, 2022) was a Canadian politician, cabinet minister, journalist, and professional oboist. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as the member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre from 20 ...

, politician, journalist, and professional oboist (b. 1951) **

Maurice Desnoyers Maurice Desnoyers (1927 – 12 December 2022) was a French-Canadian architect and winner of the OAQ Medal of Merit and the Massey Medal. His projects include the Autostade, Musée de la civilization de Québec, and portions of the Montreal Museum ...

, architect (b. 1927) *December 15 **

Shirley Eikhard Shirley Rose Eikhard (7 November 1955 – 15 December 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter. Although moderately successful in Canada as a performer in her own right, she had her greatest Canadian and international success as a songwriter for ...

, musician (b. 1955) ** Michael Reed, cinematographer (b. 1929) *December 16 **

Doreen Brownstone Doreen Brownstone OM ( Stein; 28 September 1922 – 16 December 2022) was a British-born Canadian actress, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Biography Brownstone was born on 28 September 1922, and was a mainstay of the Winnipeg theatre and televisio ...

, British-born actress (b. 1922) **

Barry Cullen Charles Francis "Barry" Cullen (June 16, 1935 – December 16, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey right winger who played five seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Detroit Red Wings from 1955 to 1960. Cullen played a ...

, ice hockey player (b. 1935) *December 17 –

Albert Reichmann Albert Reichmann ( he, אלברט רייכמן; January 18, 1929 – December 17, 2022) was a Canadian businessman. He was one of five brothers who controlled the Reichmann business empire. Together with his wife Egosah they had four children, P ...

, Austrian-born businessman (b. 1929) *December 18 **

Don McKenney Donald Hamilton McKenney (April 30, 1934 – December 19, 2022) was a Canadian ice hockey forward and coach. He played in the National Hockey League between 1954 and 1968 with five teams, mostly with the Boston Bruins. After retiring he worked a ...

, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1934) **

Carol Teichrob Carol Teichrob (née Sproxton; August 27, 1939 – December 18, 2022) was a Saskatchewan politician, member of the legislative assembly (MLA) for eight years. She was an agricultural producer for 35 years, and also served as councillor and reeve ...

, politician (b. 1939) *December 24 –

Jean Paré Jean Paré, CM (December 7, 1927 – December 24, 2022) was a Canadian caterer, author of the '' Company's Coming'' cookbook series, and founder of Company's Coming Publishing Limited. She was one of the top-selling cookbook authors in t ...

, caterer and author (b. 1927) *December 27 –

Maximilien Polak Maximilien Polak (December 5, 1930 – December 27, 2022) was a Dutch-born Canadian judge and politician in the province of Quebec. Dutch-born and raised, Polak arrived in Canada in 1952, where he attended the Université de Montréal, earning ...

, Dutch-born judge and politician (b. 1930) *December 29 –

Ian Tyson Ian Dawson Tyson (September 25, 1933 – December 29, 2022) was a Canadian singer-songwriter who wrote several folk songs, including "Four Strong Winds" and " Someday Soon", and performed with partner Sylvia Tyson as the duo Ian & Sylvia. Ear ...

, musician (b. 1933)

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