Events from the year 2012 in Canada.

Incumbents

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 ...

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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David Johnston David Lloyd Johnston (born June 28, 1941) is a Canadian academic, author, and statesman who served from 2010 to 2017 as Governor General of Canada, the 28th since Canadian Confederation. He is the commissioner of the Leaders' Debates Commis ...

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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Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...

* Chief Justice –

Beverley McLachlin Beverley Marian McLachlin (born September 7, 1943) is a Canadian jurist and author who served as the 17th chief justice of Canada from 2000 to 2017. She is the longest-serving chief justice in Canadian history and the first woman to hold the p ...

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British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...

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Parliament In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: Representation (politics), representing the Election#Suffrage, electorate, making laws, and overseeing ...

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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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Donald Ethell Donald Stewart Ethell (born July 23, 1937) is a retired Canadian Army colonel and was the 17th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 2010 to 2015. Career Ethell was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1937, the son of a nurse and a navy chie ...

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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Steven Point Steven Lewis Point, (''Xwĕ lī qwĕl tĕl'') (born July 28, 1951) is a Canadian jurist and current chancellor of the University of British Columbia. He served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2007 to 2012. He also served ...

(until November 2) then

Judith Guichon Judith Isabel Guichon, , (born 1947) is a Canadian rancher and organizer who served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, serving from 2012 to 2018. She was the List of viceregal representatives of Elizabeth II#Canada, vicerega ...

* Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba –

Philip S. Lee Philip Siu Lun Lee Retrieved August 31, 2011. (born May 5, 1944; Chinese: 李紹麟) was the 24th lieutenant governor of Manitoba. He was made a Member of the Order of Canada in 1999 and received the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002. ...

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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Graydon Nicholas Graydon Nicholas (born 1946) is a Canadian attorney, judge, and politician who served as the appointed List of lieutenant governors of New Brunswick#Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick, 1867-present, 30th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick ( ...

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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John Crosbie John Carnell Crosbie, (January 30, 1931 – January 10, 2020) was a Canadian provincial and federal politician who served as the 12th lieutenant governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Prior to being lieutenant governor, he served as a pr ...

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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Mayann Francis Mayann Elizabeth Francis, (born February 18, 1946) was the List of lieutenant governors of Nova Scotia#Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia, 1867-present, 31st Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, Lieutenant Governor of the Canadian provinces and ...

(until April 12) then

John James Grant John James "Jim" Grant (born January 17, 1936) is a Canadian politician and soldier who served as the 32nd Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia. Early life and education Born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Grant attended Mount Allison University, g ...

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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David Onley David Charles Onley (born June 12, 1950) is a former Canadian journalist who served as the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

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 ...

– Frank Lewis *

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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Pierre Duchesne Pierre Duchesne (born February 27, 1940) was the 28th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former secretary general of the National Assembly of Quebec. As lieutenant governor he was the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II of Canada in ...

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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Gordon Barnhart Gordon Leslie Barnhart (born January 22, 1945) is a former Clerk of the Senate of Canada and the Saskatchewan Legislature, as well as former Secretary of the University of Saskatchewan. He was the 20th Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan fr ...

(until March 22) then

Vaughn Solomon Schofield Vaughn Solomon Schofield, (born October 25, 1943) was the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, from 2012 to 2018. Her appointment as Lieutenant Governor was made by Governor General of Canada David Lloyd Johnston on the Constitutional ...

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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Alison Redford Alison Merrilla Redford (born March 7, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician. She was the 14th premier of Alberta, having served in this capacity from October 7, 2011, to March 23, 2014. Redford was born in Kitimat, British Columbia ...

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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Christy Clark Christina Joan Clark (born October 29, 1965) is a former Canadian politician who was the 35th premier of British Columbia (BC), from 2011 to 2017. Clark was the second woman to be premier of BC, after Rita Johnston in 1991, and the first female ...

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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Greg Selinger Gregory Francis Selinger (born February 16, 1951) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 21st premier of Manitoba from 2009 until 2016, leading an NDP government. From 1999 to 2009 he was the Minister of Finance in the government of ...

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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David Alward David Nathan Alward (born December 2, 1959) is a Canadian politician, who served as the 32nd premier of New Brunswick, 2010 to 2014. Alward has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick since 1999 and has been the leader of the P ...

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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Kathy Dunderdale Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale (née Warren; born February 1952) is a politician and former MHA who served as the tenth premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from December 3, 2010, to January 24, 2014. Dunderdale was born and raised in ...

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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Darrell Dexter Darrell Elvin Dexter (born 1957) is a Canadian lawyer, journalist and former naval officer who served as the 27th premier of Nova Scotia from 2009 to 2013. A member of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, he served as party leader from 2001 to ...

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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Dalton McGuinty Dalton James Patrick McGuinty Jr. (born July 19, 1955) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Ontario from 2003 to 2013. He was the first Liberal leader to win two majority governments since Mitchell Hepburn nearl ...

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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Robert Ghiz Robert Watson Joseph Ghiz (born January 21, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the 31st premier of Prince Edward Island from 2007 to 2015. He is the son of the 27th premier, Joe Ghiz. On November 13, 2014 Ghiz announced he would be res ...

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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Jean Charest John James "Jean" Charest (; born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012 and the fifth deputy prime minister of Canada in 1993. Charest was elected to the House of ...

(until September 19) then

Pauline Marois Pauline Marois (; born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québ� ...

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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Brad Wall Bradley John Wall (born November 24, 1965), is a Canadian former politician who served as the 14th premier of Saskatchewan from November 21, 2007 until February 2, 2018. He is the fourth longest-tenured premier in the province's history. His so ...

Territorial governments

Commissioners

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 ...

– Doug Phillips *

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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George Tuccaro George Tuccaro (born May 12, 1950) was the commissioner of the Northwest Territories. He served in that position from May 12, 2010 until May 10, 2016. Biography George Tuccaro was born on May 12, 1950, in northern Alberta. A member of the Mikise ...

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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Edna Elias Edna Agnes Ekhivalak Elias (born c. 1955) is a Canadian politician from Kugluktuk, Nunavut. On 12 May 2010 she was appointed as the fourth commissioner of Nunavut by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Her term ended on 11 May 2015. Elias, who was i ...

Premiers

Premier of the Northwest Territories The premier of the Northwest Territories is the Premier (Canada), first minister and head of government for the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian territory of the Northwest Territories. The premier is the territory's head of government ...

– Bob McLeod *

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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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 ...

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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Darrell Pasloski Darrell Thomas Pasloski (born December 2, 1960) is a territorial politician from Yukon, Canada, who was leader of the Yukon Party, and served as the eighth premier of Yukon from 2011 to 2016. His party was defeated in the general election of No ...

Events

January to March

* January 1 – The Quebec Sales Tax (QST) rises one percentage point to 9.5%. * January 10 – MP for

Saint-Maurice—Champlain Saint-Maurice–Champlain is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 2004. It consists of: * the City of Shawinigan; * the Regional County Municipality of Le Haut-Saint-M ...

, the NDP's

Lise St-Denis Lise St-Denis (born April 18, 1940) is a Canadian former politician. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2011 election and served a single term. She was elected in the electoral district of Saint-Maurice—Champlain as a ...

crosses the floor In parliamentary systems, politicians are said to cross the floor if they formally change their political affiliation to a different political party than which they were initially elected under (as is the case in Canada and the United Kingdom). ...

to join the Liberal caucus. * January 29 – A guilty verdict in the trial of the

Shafia family murders The Shafia family murders took place on June 30, 2009, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Shafia sisters Zainab, 19, Sahar, 17, and Geeti, 13, along with their father's wife Rona Muhammad Omar, 52 (all of Afghan origin), were found dead inside a car ...

is returned. * February 4 ** The Syrian Embassy in Ottawa is vandalized as it was sprayed with

red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a secondar ...

paint. ** An

imam Imam (; ar, إمام '; plural: ') is an Islamic leadership position. For Sunni Muslims, Imam is most commonly used as the title of a worship leader of a mosque. In this context, imams may lead Islamic worship services, lead prayers, ser ...

issues a condemning

honour killings An honor killing (American English), honour killing (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), or shame killing is the murder of an individual, either an outsider or a member of a family, by someone seeking to protect wha ...

and

domestic violence Domestic violence (also known as domestic abuse or family violence) is violence or other abuse that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage or cohabitation. ''Domestic violence'' is often used as a synonym for ''intimate partner ...

, in reaction to the

Shafia family murder The Shafia family murders took place on June 30, 2009, in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Shafia sisters Zainab, 19, Sahar, 17, and Geeti, 13, along with their father's wife Rona Muhammad Omar, 52 (all of Afghan origin), were found dead inside a car ...

guilty verdict. * February 6 –

Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II The year 2012 marked the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II being the 60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The only diamond jubilee celebration for any of Elizabeth's predecessors was in 1897, for the 60th an ...

'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 ...

* February 7 ** Eleven people, including 10

migrant worker A migrant worker is a person who Human migration, migrates within a home country or outside it to pursue work. Migrant workers usually do not have the intention to stay permanently in the country or region in which they work. Migrant worker ...

s from

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

, die when a passenger van crashes into a flatbed truck near

Stratford, Ontario Stratford is a city on the Avon River within Perth County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, with a 2016 population of 31,465 in a land area of . Stratford is the seat of Perth County, which was settled by English, Irish, Scottish and German im ...

. ** Prime Minister Stephen Harper begins a four-day visit to

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

. * February 10 – A Red Arrow bus skids out of control and flips on its side near

Redwater, Alberta Redwater is a town in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by Sturgeon County. It is located on Highway 38, approximately north of Edmonton. Its population was 2,053 in the 2016 census, while the town's municipa ...

. At least 28 people were injured in the incident. * February 26 – Three

Via Rail Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...

employees die when a train derails near

Burlington, Ontario Burlington is a city in the Regional Municipality of Halton at the northwestern end of Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada. Along with Milton to the north, it forms the western end of the Greater Toronto Area and is also part of the Hamilton met ...

. * March 3 – Near

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

, a charter bus crashes killing two people and injuring 48 others. * March 5 – The federal government announces they are closing the Canadian embassy in

Damascus )), is an adjective which means "spacious". , motto = , image_flag = Flag of Damascus.svg , image_seal = Emblem of Damascus.svg , seal_type = Seal , map_caption = , ...

amid the continuing violence in

Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc ...

. * March 19 – NDP candidate Craig Scott wins a federal by-election in

Toronto—Danforth Toronto—Danforth (formerly Broadview—Greenwood) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1979. It lies to the east of Downtown Toronto. Its best-known MP was New ...

. * March 22 –

becomes

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 ...

, replacing

. * March 23 – In

Perth-Andover Perth-Andover (2016 population: 1,590) is a village in Victoria County, New Brunswick, Victoria County, New Brunswick, Canada. Geography The village is divided by the Saint John River (New Brunswick), Saint John River with Perth on the east ba ...

, a high spring freshet coupled with an ice jam causes a rise in water levels surpassing those in the 1987 flood. A mandatory evacuation order was issued. About 500 people were affected. * March 24 –

Thomas Mulcair Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

is elected leader of the New Democratic Party. * March 29 ** Finance Minister

Jim Flaherty James Michael Flaherty (December 30, 1949 – April 10, 2014) was a Canadian politician who served as the federal minister of finance from 2006 to 2014 under Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper. First elected to the Legislative Assembly ...

announces the 2012 budget which includes cuts to the

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both radio and television. It is a federal Crown corporation that receives funding from the government. ...

, the reduction of over 19,000 federal jobs, and the discontinuation of the

penny A penny is a coin ( pennies) or a unit of currency (pl. pence) in various countries. Borrowed from the Carolingian denarius (hence its former abbreviation d.), it is usually the smallest denomination within a currency system. Presently, it is t ...

by the

Royal Canadian Mint }) is the mint of Canada and a Crown corporation, operating under the ''Royal Canadian Mint Act''. The shares of the Mint are held in trust for the Crown in right of Canada. The Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufactures ...

. ** The federal government announces they will gradually raise the age of eligibility for

Old Age Security The Old Age Security (OAS) (SV; french: Sécurité de la vieillesse) program is a universal retirement pension available to most residents and citizens of Canada who have reached 65 years old. This pension is supplemented by the Guaranteed Income ...

from 65 to 67 starting in 2023.

April to June

* April 1 –

Juno Awards The Juno Awards, more popularly known as the JUNOS, are awards presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music. New members of the Canadian Music Hall of ...

in Ottawa, Ontario * April 12 –

becomes

, replacing

. * April 15 – 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' * April 19 ** The federal government announced they will close

Kingston Penitentiary Kingston Penitentiary (known locally as KP and Kingston Pen) is a former maximum security prison located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, between King Street West and Lake Ontario. History Constructed from 1833 to 1834, and opened on June 1, 1 ...

, which has housed convicted killers such as

Paul Bernardo Paul Kenneth Bernardo (born August 27, 1964), also known as The Scarborough Rapist and The Schoolgirl Killer, is a Canadian serial killer and serial rapist. He is known for initially committing a series of rapes in Scarborough, Ontario, a subu ...

and Russell Williams. ** One hundred and fifty students are arrested in

Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in western Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, immediately across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region and is part of Canada's N ...

after violent protests against Quebec's proposed tuition hikes. * April 20 –

Allyson McConnell Allyson McConnell (née Meagher, November 1978 – September 2013) was an Australian resident in Millet, Alberta, Canada who, in 2010, killed her sons by drowning them in a bathtub. She was convicted of manslaughter and deported to Australia. An ap ...

is convicted of manslaughter after drowning her two sons in the bath as revenge against their father. She is sentenced to six years in prison but serves only 15 months. * April 23 ** The

Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta (often referred to colloquially as Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta) was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta that existed from 1905 to 2020. The party f ...

wins a

majority government A majority government is a government by one or more governing parties that hold an absolute majority of seats in a legislature. This is as opposed to a minority government, where the largest party in a legislature only has a plurality of seats. ...

of 61 seats in the 2012 Alberta election. The

Wildrose Party The Wildrose Party (legally Wildrose Political Association, formerly the ''Wildrose Alliance Political Association'') was a conservative provincial political party in Alberta, Canada. The party was formed by the merger in early 2008 of the Albe ...

wins 17 seats to become the

Official Opposition Parliamentary opposition is a form of political opposition to a designated government, particularly in a Westminster-based parliamentary system. This article uses the term ''government'' as it is used in Parliamentary systems, i.e. meaning ''th ...

for the first time. 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 ...

wins five seats and

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 ...

four. **

Thunder Bay—Superior North Thunder Bay—Superior North (french: Thunder Bay—Supérieur-Nord; formerly known as Thunder Bay—Nipigon) is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1976. It is i ...

Bruce Hyer Bruce Tolhurst Hyer (born August 6, 1946) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and ecologist. He is the former deputy leader of the Green Party of Canada and the former Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Superior North. Hyer was elected i ...

leaves the NDP caucus after being disciplined for voting against the NDP's position on the

gun registry A gun registry is a government record of firearms and their owners. Not all jurisdictions require gun registration. United States In the United States, there is currently no national gun registry, but some states, such as Hawaii, have provided the ...

. * April 24 – A sawmill in

Prince George, British Columbia Prince George is the largest city in northern British Columbia, Canada, with a population of 74,004 in the metropolitan area. It is often called the province's "northern capital" or sometimes the "spruce capital" because it is the hub city for ...

, explodes, killing two workers. * April 24–25 – Saskatchewan 3.0 Summit takes place. * April 28 – Seven killed in an

Alberta Highway 63 Alberta Provincial Highway No. 63, commonly referred to as Highway 63, is a highway in northern Alberta, Canada that connects the Athabasca oil sands and Fort McMurray to Edmonton via Highway 28. It begins as a two-lane road ...

crash near

Fort McMurray Fort McMurray ( ) is an urban service area in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Alberta, Canada. It is located in northeast Alberta, in the middle of the Athabasca oil sands, surrounded by boreal forest. It has played a significant ...

* May 12 – Two private planes collide in midair near St. Brieux, Saskatchewan, killing five people. * May 18 ** An Ontario Superior Court judge declares the 2011 federal election results in the riding of Etobicoke Centre to be "null and void", potentially triggering a by-election. ** The Quebec government passes

Bill 78 Bill 78, officially titled An Act to enable students to receive instruction from the postsecondary institutions they attend, led to an emergency law passed on 18 May 2012 by the National Assembly of Quebec. The law was passed in response to a s ...

which places restrictions on the ongoing protests over the forthcoming tuition hikes in the province. * May 20 –

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 ...

, arrive in

Fredericton Fredericton (; ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The city is situated in the west-central portion of the province along the Saint John River, which flows west to east as it bisects the city. The river is the do ...

beginning a four-day

royal tour A state visit is a formal visit by a head of state to a foreign country, at the invitation of the head of state of that foreign country, with the latter also acting as the official host for the duration of the state visit. Speaking for the host ...

across the country. * May 24 – Nearly 700 people are held in two Quebec cities in the biggest single night of mass arrests since student protests over fees began in February. * May 24/25 – International student Jun Lin is murdered in

by Luka Magnotta. A video of Lin's killing and dismemberment featuring necrophilia is uploaded to the internet, Magnotta also mails his victim's hands and feet to Canadian elementary schools and federal political party offices. * May 28 – Jason Godin, at 19 years old, becomes the youngest mayor in the history of

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

and Canada. * May 30 – Lee Richardson resigns as MP for

Calgary Centre Calgary Centre (french: Calgary-Centre; formerly known as Calgary South Centre) is a federal electoral district in Alberta, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968. The riding consists of many young adul ...

, to accept a job as

principal secretary The Principal Secretary is a senior government official in various Commonwealth countries. * Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Pakistan * Principal Secretary to the President of Pakistan * Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister of Ind ...

to Alberta Premier

. * June 2 – A shooting at the

Toronto Eaton Centre The Toronto Eaton Centre (corporately styled as the CF Toronto Eaton Centre since September 2015, and commonly referred to simply as the Eaton Centre) is a shopping mall and office complex in the downtown core of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is ...

leaves one dead and seven others injured. * June 15 – A shooting at 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 ...

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 ...

leaves three dead. * June 16 – A stage collapses before a

Radiohead Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, in 1985. The band consists of Thom Yorke (vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards); brothers Jonny Greenwood (lead guitar, keyboards, other instruments) and Colin Greenwood (bass) ...

concert in

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 ...

, killing one person and injuring three more. * June 18 – 200th anniversary of the start of

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...

. * June 23 – A partial roof collapse at the

Algo Centre Mall The Algo Centre Mall (legally Eastwood Mall since 2005 but almost never referred to as such) was a mall and hotel located on Highway 108 in Elliot Lake, Ontario, Canada. It was the largest commercial complex in the area. When the community was hi ...

Elliot Lake Elliot Lake is a city in Algoma District, Ontario, Canada. It is north of Lake Huron, midway between the cities of Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie in the Northern Ontario region. Once dubbed the "uranium capital of the world," Elliot Lake has since ...

, Ontario, injures dozens and kills two. * June 25 – Floods across the

British Columbia Interior , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Interior" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivi ...

cause hundreds of people to evacuate. One man was killed.

July to September

* July 1 – Celebrations of the 145th anniversary of

Confederation A confederation (also known as a confederacy or league) is a union of sovereign groups or states united for purposes of common action. Usually created by a treaty, confederations of states tend to be established for dealing with critical issu ...

. * July 12 –

Johnsons Landing, British Columbia Johnsons Landing is an unincorporated community in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. The former steamboat landing comprises scattered rural properties adjacent to the mouth of Gar Creek. To the north is Gardner Creek and ...

, is hit by a landslide. Four people were missing. * July 16 – ** The

Danzig Street shooting The Danzig Street shooting, or Danzig shooting, was a gang-related shooting that occurred on the evening of 16July 2012 at a block party on Danzig Street in the West Hill, Toronto, West Hill neighbourhood of Toronto, Canada. Rival gang members ...

at a suburban block party leaves 2 dead and 24 injured in Toronto's worst mass shooting. **

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically i ...

bombs. * July 31 –

Bev Oda Beverley Joan "Bev" Oda (born July 27, 1944) is a retired Canadian politician. She was a member of the House of Commons of Canada, as well as the first Japanese-Canadian MP and List of Visible Minority Canadian Cabinet Ministers, cabinet minist ...

resigns as Minister for International Co-operation and as MP for

Durham Durham most commonly refers to: *Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham *County Durham, an English county *Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States *Durham, North Carolina, a city in No ...

. * August 31 – Citing health,

Denise Savoie Denise Savoie (; born November 21, 1943) is a Canadian politician, who served as the federal Member of Parliament for Victoria (electoral district), Victoria from 2006 until 2012 representing the New Democratic Party. She was elected to the Hous ...

resigns as MP for

Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada * Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory * Victoria, Seychelle ...

. * September 4 – **The

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 ...

win a

minority government A minority government, minority cabinet, minority administration, or a minority parliament is a government and Cabinet (government), cabinet formed in a parliamentary system when a political party or Coalition government, coalition of parties do ...

in the

2012 Quebec general election The 2012 Quebec general election took place in the Canadian province of Quebec on September 4, 2012. Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne dissolved the National Assembly on August 1, 2012, following Premier Jean Charest's request. The Parti Québ ...

, with the

Quebec Liberal Party The Quebec Liberal Party (QLP; french: Parti libéral du Québec, PLQ) is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red; e ...

coming in a close second. ** A shooting takes place during Premier-Designate

's victory speech at the

rally, killing one man and injuring another. * September 6 – 60th anniversary of

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

. * September 7 – The government, saying Iran is a "threat to global peace", closes the

Canadian embassy This is a list of diplomatic missions of Canada. Canada has an extensive diplomatic network maintained by Global Affairs Canada. Overview As a Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth country, Canada's diplomatic missions in the capitals of other C ...

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

and gives Iranian diplomats five days to leave Canada. * September 19 –

is sworn in as

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 ...

, following a

general election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ...

, becoming Quebec's first female premier, and the first time in Canada that five provinces or territories have simultaneously had female premiers (until February 2013). * September 21 – A

state funeral A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony, observing the strict rules of Etiquette, protocol, held to honour people of national significance. State funerals usually include much pomp and ceremony as well as religious overtones and distinctive ...

is held for former

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 ...

Peter Lougheed Edgar Peter Lougheed ( ; July 26, 1928 – September 13, 2012) was a Canadian lawyer and Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, Progressive Conservative politician who served as the tenth premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985, presiding ...

, at the

Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium The Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium is a performing arts, culture and community facility located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The auditorium was built in 1955 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Alberta. It is owned and operated by the Gove ...

in Calgary. * September 24 – An outbreak of ''

E. coli ''Escherichia coli'' (),Wells, J. C. (2000) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. Harlow ngland Pearson Education Ltd. also known as ''E. coli'' (), is a Gram-negative, facultative anaerobic, rod-shaped, coliform bacterium of the genus ''Escher ...

'' causes at least four illnesses in

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 ...

, a massive beef recall, and the temporary shutdown of

XL Foods XL Foods Inc. is a Canadian meat packing company. The company is a subsidiary of Nilsson Brothers Inc. based in Edmonton, Alberta. From 2009 until 2013, XL Foods' Lakeside Packers Division was located just west of Brooks, Alberta, in Newell County. ...

Brooks, Alberta Brooks is a city in southeast Alberta, Canada that is surrounded by the County of Newell. It is located on Highway 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) and the Canadian Pacific Railway, approximately southeast of Calgary, and northwest of Medicine Hat. Th ...

. * September 26 – A controversial

motion In physics, motion is the phenomenon in which an object changes its position with respect to time. Motion is mathematically described in terms of displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, speed and frame of reference to an observer and mea ...

(M-312) to re-open the

abortion debate The abortion debate is a longstanding, ongoing controversy that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. In English-speaking countries, the debate most visibly polarizes around adherents of the self-describ ...

is defeated in the House of Commons, with members voting 203–91 against it.

October to December

* October 2 – A wildfire strikes

Vita, Manitoba Vita (; uk, Вайта, translit=Vaita) is a local urban district in southeast Manitoba settled by Ukrainian immigrants in the late 1890s. It is roughly by road from Steinbach (via PTH 12 and Provincial Road 302) in the Rural Municipality of ...

, destroying at least four houses and one bridge. * October 10 –

Suicide of Amanda Todd Amanda Michelle Todd (November 27, 1996 – October 10, 2012) was a 15-year-old Canadian student and victim of cyberbullying who hanged herself at her home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Before her death, Todd posted a video on YouTube ...

. * October 18 – The

Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC; french: Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes, links=) is a public organization in Canada with mandate as a regulatory agency for broadcasti ...

rejects BCE's bid to take over

Astral Media Astral Media Inc. was a Canadian media conglomerate. It was Canada's largest radio broadcaster, with 84 radio stations in eight provinces. Astral was also a major player in premium and specialty television in Canada, with 23 specialty channels ...

, citing that the deal would have given the company too much market power. * October 25 ** Eight children are injured when a van crashes into a classroom in St. Paul, Alberta. One of the children died in hospital the next day. **

Wawa, Ontario Wawa is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario in the Algoma District. Formerly known as the Township of Michipicoten, named after a nearby river of that name, the township was officially renamed in 2007 for its largest and best-known com ...

, is forced to declare a

state of emergency A state of emergency is a situation in which a government is empowered to be able to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. A government can declare such a state du ...

after severe flooding washes out several roadways in the municipality, including sections of both Highway 17 (the main route of the

Trans-Canada Highway The Trans-Canada Highway ( French: ; abbreviated as the TCH or T-Can) is a transcontinental federal–provincial highway system that travels through all ten provinces of Canada, from the Pacific Ocean on the west coast to the Atlantic Ocean o ...

) and

Highway 101 Highway 101 was an American country music band founded in 1986 in Los Angeles, California. The initial lineup consisted of Paulette Carlson (lead vocals), Jack Daniels (guitar), Curtis Stone (bass guitar, vocals), and Scott "Cactus" Moser (drums) ...

. ** The Supreme Court upholds the election result in Etobicoke Centre, with Conservative MP

Ted Opitz Ted J. Opitz, CD (born August 25, 1961) is a former Canadian politician and a retired Canadian Forces Lieutenant-Colonel who represented the Toronto riding of Etobicoke Centre as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of C ...

keeping his seat. * October 26 – 20th anniversary of the referendum of

Charlottetown Accord The Charlottetown Accord (french: Accord de Charlottetown) was a package of proposed amendments to the Constitution of Canada, proposed by the Canadian federal and provincial governments in 1992. It was submitted to a public referendum on October ...

. * October 27 – A 7.7-magnitude earthquake strikes off the coast of

Moresby Island Moresby Island ( hai, Gwaii Haanas) is a large island () that forms part of the Haida Gwaii archipelago (formerly known as Queen Charlotte Islands) in British Columbia, Canada, located at . It is separated by the narrow Skidegate Channel from ...

. A small

tsunami A tsunami ( ; from ja, 津波, lit=harbour wave, ) is a series of waves in a water body caused by the displacement of a large volume of water, generally in an ocean or a large lake. Earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and other underwater explo ...

occurred not long after the quake. * November 2 –

becomes

, replacing

. * November 5 –

Gérald Tremblay Gérald Tremblay (born September 20, 1942) is a former Canadian politician and businessman who served as mayor of Montreal from 2002 until his resignation in 2012. He also served as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community. Before b ...

resigns as mayor of

, following allegations of corruption within the city government at the provincial

Charbonneau commission The Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry (french: Commission d'enquête sur l'octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l'industrie de la construction, also known as the Charbonn ...

. * November 8 – An explosion in

Sherbrooke Sherbrooke ( ; ) is a city in southern Quebec, Canada. It is at the confluence of the Saint-François and Magog rivers in the heart of the Estrie administrative region. Sherbrooke is also the name of a territory equivalent to a regional count ...

kills two people and injures almost 20 more. * November 9 –

Gilles Vaillancourt Gilles Vaillancourt (born January 9, 1941) is a former Canadians, Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Laval, Quebec, Laval, Quebec, from June 8, 1989 until November 9, 2012, when he was charged, and ultimately found guilty, with corru ...

, the mayor of

Laval, Quebec Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in C ...

, since 1989, resigns following allegations of corruption within Laval's city government at the provincial Charbonneau commission. * November 16 –

Michael Applebaum Michael Mark Applebaum (born February 10, 1963) is a Canadian former politician who served as interim Mayor of Montreal between his appointment by the city council on November 16, 2012, and his resignation on June 18, 2013. He was the first angl ...

is selected as the new

Mayor of Montreal The mayor of Montreal is head of the executive branch of the Montreal City Council. The current mayor is Valérie Plante, who was elected into office on November 5, 2017, and sworn in on November 16. The office of the mayor administers all c ...

in a council vote, winning 31 votes to 29 for challenger Richard Deschamps."Michael Applebaum elected mayor of Montreal"

CTV News CTV News is the news division of the CTV Television Network in Canada. The name ''CTV News'' is also applied as the title of local and regional newscasts on the network's owned-and-operated stations (O&Os), which are closely tied to the national ...

, November 16, 2012. * November 23 –

Alexandre Duplessis Alexandre Duplessis (born 1970) is a Canadian politician. He served as the mayor of Laval, Quebec, from November 23, 2012 until June 28, 2013. He was selected as the new mayor of Laval, Quebec following the resignation of Gilles Vaillancourt,

is selected as the new mayor of

, in a council vote, winning 15 to three over challenger Jacques St-Jean."Alexandre Duplessis elected new interim mayor of Laval"
''

The Gazette The Gazette (stylized as the GazettE), formerly known as , is a Japanese visual kei Rock music, rock band, formed in Kanagawa Prefecture, Kanagawa in early 2002.''Shoxx'' Vol 106 June 2007 pg 40-45 The band is currently signed to Sony Music Recor ...

'', November 23, 2012. * November 26 – Three federal by-elections. The

Conservatives Conservatism is a cultural, social, and political philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, practices, and values. The central tenets of conservatism may vary in relation to the culture and civilization in ...

won

(Alberta) and

(Ontario), and the New Democratics won in

(British Columbia). * December 3 –

Health Canada Health Canada (HC; french: Santé Canada, SC)Health Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of Health (). is the Structure of the Canadian federal government#Departments, with subsidiary unit ...

suspended the licence of Chemi Pharmaceutical Inc., after finding falsified test results, during a

health Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

inspection An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity. ...

Arts and literature

Art

* May 29 –

Jim Unger Jim Unger (21 January 1937 – 26 May 2012) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, best known for his syndicated comic strip ''Herman'' which ran for 18 years in 600 newspapers in 25 countries. Early life Unger was born in London, England, to L ...

, creator of the widely syndicated ''

Herman Herman may refer to: People * Herman (name), list of people with this name * Saint Herman (disambiguation) * Peter Noone (born 1947), known by the mononym Herman Places in the United States * Herman, Arkansas * Herman, Michigan * Herman, Min ...

'', dies at home in Saanich.

Film

Music

Television

New channels launched were Sportsnews,

ABC Spark ABC Spark is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel was launched on March 26, 2012, replacing the declining channel Dusk. ABC Spark is based on the U.S. subscription channel Freeform (previously ...

Explora Explora can refer to: * Ici Explora, Canadian French-language television channel * Explora (Albuquerque, New Mexico), science center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA * Parque Explora, science museum in Medellín, Colombia * Explora-Museum, science m ...

, and

Nat Geo Wild National Geographic Wild (shortened as Nat Geo Wild and abbreviated NGW) is a global pay television network owned by National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%). T ...

; leaving the air waves were

Dusk Dusk occurs at the darkest stage of twilight, or at the very end of astronomical twilight after sunset and just before nightfall.''The Random House College Dictionary'', "dusk". At predusk, during early to intermediate stages of twilight, enou ...

, and

Fox Sports World Canada Fox Sports World Canada was a Canadian subscription television channel. The channel's programming primarily featured soccer and covered other world sports such as rugby. Although its original Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commis ...

. Scheduled to launch are

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...

and a regional news channel operated by

Global BC CHAN-DT (channel 8), branded on-air as Global BC (formerly British Columbia Television or BCTV), is a television station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, serving as the West Coast flagship of the Global Television Network. Owned and ope ...

. New series include '' Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' (January 5), ''

Mr. D ''Mr. D'' is a Canadian television series starring comedian Gerry Dee. The series follows the misadventures of an underqualified schoolteacher named Gerry Duncan, nicknamed Mr. D. It debuted on CBC on January 9, 2012 and concluded after eight s ...

'' (January 9), ''

Arctic Air ''Arctic Air'' is a Canadian drama television series that began airing on CBC Television on January 10, 2012. The series was canceled on March 17, 2014, due to government budgetary cuts. Synopsis ''Arctic Air'' is about a Yellowknife-based mav ...

'' (January 10), ''

The L.A. Complex ''The L.A. Complex'' (originally ''Highland Gardens'') is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on CTV on January 10, 2012, subsequently airing on MuchMusic. It also began airing in the United States on April 24, 2012, on The CW. Th ...

'' (January 10), ''

Les Bleus de Ramville ''Les Bleus de Ramville'' (The Blues of Ramville) is a Canadian television series, which premiered on TFO in January 2012. Set in the fictional town of Ramville near North Bay, Ontario, the series focuses on Gordie, Julie, Maureen and Christian, ...

'' (January 19), ''

Undercover Boss Canada ''Undercover Boss Canada'' is a Canadian reality television series, based on the British series of the same name. Each episode depicts a person who has a high management position at a major Canadian business, deciding to become undercover as an ...

'' (February 2), ''

Canada's Got Talent ''Canada's Got Talent'' is a Canadian television reality talent show, which debuted on the Citytv network on March 4, 2012. It is part of the global ''Got Talent'' franchise. As with other series in the franchise, the show is a competition i ...

'' (March 4), ''

Saving Hope ''Saving Hope'' is a Canadian supernatural medical drama television series set in Toronto in the fictional hospital Hope Zion. The series stars Erica Durance and Michael Shanks. The show's premise originated with Malcolm MacRury and Morwyn Brebn ...

'' (June 7), '' Over the Rainbow'' (September 16), ''

The Bachelor Canada ''The Bachelor Canada'' is a Canadian reality television series that first premiered on October 3, 2012, and is based on the American television series ''The Bachelor''. Seasons 1 and 2 aired on the City television network, after which point the f ...

'' (October 3).

Literature

Will Ferguson William Stener Ferguson (born October 12, 1964) is a Canadian travel writer and novelist who won the Scotiabank Giller Prize for his novel ''419''. Ferguson was born fourth of six children in the former fur trading post of Fort Vermilion, Albert ...

wins the

Scotiabank Giller Prize The Giller Prize (sponsored as the Scotiabank Giller Prize), is a literary award given to a Canadian author of a novel or short story collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition be ...

for '' 419''.

Sport

* January 2–5:

2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships The 2012 IIHF U20 World Championship (commonly known as the 2012 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships) was the 36th edition of the Ice Hockey World Junior Championship. It was hosted in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It began on Decemb ...

relegation round and finals – Calgary, Alberta * January 16–22:

2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships The 2012 Canadian Figure Skating Championships was held from January 16 to 22, 2012 at the Moncton Coliseum in Moncton, New Brunswick. The event determined the national champions of Canada and was organized by Skate Canada, the nation's figure ...

– Moncton, New Brunswick * February 1–5:

2012 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship The 2012 Molson Canadian Men's Provincial Curling Championship was held from February 1 to 5 at the Thistle St. Andrew Curling Club in Saint John, New Brunswick. The winning team of Terry Odishaw, will represent New Brunswick at the 2012 Tim Hort ...

– Saint John, New Brunswick * February 19–26:

2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts The 2012 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from Saturday, February 18 to Sunday, February 26 at the ENMAX Centrium in Red Deer, Alberta. This Tournament of Hearts marked the second time tha ...

– Red Deer, Alberta * March 3–11:

2012 Tim Hortons Brier The 2012 Tim Hortons Brier, the Canadian men's national curling championship, was held from March 3 to March 11 at the Credit Union Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This Brier marked the sixth time that Saskatoon hosted the Brier; the last time ...

– Saskatoon, Saskatchewan * May 27: The

Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruin ...

win their first

Memorial Cup The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between t ...

by defeating the

London Knights The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League. The Knights started out in 1965 as the London Nationals but changed to their cu ...

2 to 1. The tournament was played at

Centre Bionest The Centre Gervais Auto is a 4,125-seat multi-purpose arena in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada that opened on December 27, 2008 and has been the home of the Shawinigan Cataractes since 2008. When the Shawinigan Cataractes played their first-ever game ...

Shawinigan, Quebec Shawinigan () is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,349 as of the 2016 Canadian census. Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and ...

* June 10:

2012 Canadian Grand Prix The 2012 Canadian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2012) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 10 June 2012 at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The 70-lap race was the seventh round of th ...

– Montreal, Quebec * July 22: 2012 Edmonton Indy – Edmonton, Alberta * July 27–August 12:

Canada at the 2012 Summer Olympics 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 total ...

in London, UK * August 19–September 9:

Canada at the 2012 Summer Paralympics Canada competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012. A total of 145 athletes were sent by the Canadian Paralympic Committee to compete in 15 sports. The country won 31 medals in total and fin ...

in London, UK * September 16: Members of the

National Hockey League Players' Association NHLPA (french: AJLNH) is the trade union, labour union for the group of professional List of NHL players, hockey players who are under Standard Player Contracts to the 32 member clubs in the National Hockey League (NHL) located in the United Stat ...

are

locked out Lock(s) may refer to: Common meanings *Lock and key, a mechanical device used to secure items of importance *Lock (water navigation), a device for boats to transit between different levels of water, as in a canal Arts and entertainment * ''Lock ...

by the owners of the league's franchises *November 23: The

Laval Rouge et Or The Laval Rouge et Or (, ''Red and Gold'') are the athletic teams that represent Université Laval, located in Quebec City, Quebec. Home games are all held in the PEPS indoor and outdoor sports facilities. Varsity teams Laval Rouge et Or teams c ...

win their seventh

Vanier Cup The Vanier Cup (french: Coupe Vanier) is the championship of Canadian university football. It is organized by U Sports football and is currently played between the winners of the Uteck Bowl and the Mitchell Bowl. It is named after Georges Vanier, ...

by defeating the

McMaster Marauders The McMaster Marauders are the athletic teams that represent McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Athletics at McMaster is currently managed by the university's student affairs, under their athletics & recreation department. The unive ...

37 to 14 in the

48th Vanier Cup The 2012 Vanier Cup, the 48th edition of the Canadian university football championship, took place on Friday, November 23, 2012 at Rogers Centre in Toronto. The game featured a rematch of the previous year's Vanier Cup game as the McMaster Marau ...

played at

Rogers Centre Rogers Centre (originally SkyDome) is a multi-purpose retractable roof stadium in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated at the base of the CN Tower near the northern shore of Lake Ontario. Opened in 1989 on the former Railway Lands, it ...

in Toronto * November 25: The

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

win their 16th

Grey Cup The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...

by defeating 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 ...

in the

100th Grey Cup The 100th Grey Cup was a Canadian football game between the East Division champion Toronto Argonauts and the West Division champion Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League to decide the Grey Cup champions of the 2012 season. The ga ...

played at Rogers Centre in Toronto.

Courtice, Ontario Courtice () is a community in Ontario, Canada, about east of Toronto, within the Municipality of Clarington. Adjacent to Oshawa, it is west of Bowmanville, which is also part of Clarington. Courtice Road (Durham Road 34) connects with Highway ...

Ricky Foley Ricky Foley (born June 9, 1982) is a professional Canadian football defensive end who is currently a free agent, having most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Lions in the first round of ...

was named the game's

Most Outstanding Canadian The Most Outstanding Canadian Award is annually awarded to the best Canadian player in the Canadian Football League. The two nominees for the award are the Lew Hayman Trophy winner from the East Division, and the Dr. Beattie Martin Trophy winner ...

Deaths in 2012 This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 ...

January January is the first month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and is also the first of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The first day of the month is known as New Year's Day. It is, on average, the coldest month of the ...

* January 2 - **

Ian Bargh Ian Martin Bargh (8 January 1935 – 2 January 2012) was a Scottish born Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Early life Born in Prestwick, Scotland, Bargh established himself by the age of 17 as a classical pianist that played with jazz ensembl ...

, British-born jazz pianist **

Gordon Hirabayashi was an American sociologist, best known for his principled resistance to the Japanese American internment during World War II, and the court case which bears his name, ''Hirabayashi v. United States''. Early life Hirabayashi was born in Seattl ...

, American-born civil rights activist (''

Hirabayashi v. United States ''Hirabayashi v. United States'', 320 U.S. 81 (1943), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court held that the application of curfews against members of a minority group were constitutional when the nati ...

''). * January 3 –

Josef Škvorecký Josef Škvorecký (; September 27, 1924 – January 3, 2012) was a Czech-Canadian writer and publisher. He spent half of his life in Canada, publishing and supporting banned Czech literature during the communist era. Škvorecký was awarded the ...

, Czech-born writer and publisher, cancer * January 4 –

Rod Robbie Roderick "Rod" George Robbie, (September 15, 1928 – January 4, 2012) was a British-born Canadian architect and planner. He was known for his design of the Canadian Pavilion at Expo 67 and Toronto's Rogers Centre (SkyDome). Biography and ...

, architect * January 5 –

Thelma Forbes Thelma Bessie Forbes (September 26, 1910 – January 5, 2012) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1959 to 1969, and served as a cabinet minister in t ...

, former Manitoba MLA * January 9 – ** Louis Boekhout, Dutch-born painter **

Ron Caron Ronald Caron (December 19, 1929 – January 9, 2012) was a Canadian executive in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Montreal Canadiens and St. Louis Blues. Early life Caron was born in Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec), on December 19 ...

, sports administrator **

Larry Solway Lawrence S. "Larry" Solway (13 August 1928 – 9 January 2012) was a Canadian actor and broadcaster. Career During the 1960s he hosted radio programmes at CHUM in Toronto such as the early Canadian talk show ''Speak Your Mind''. He left th ...

, actor and radio broadcaster * January 10 –

Jean Pigott Jean Elizabeth Morrison Pigott, OC (May 20, 1924 – January 10, 2012) was a Canadian politician and businesswoman. The daughter of Ottawa businessman George Morrison, her family has lived in the Ottawa Valley for four generations. She ma ...

, former Member of Parliament * January 11 – Edgar Kaiser, businessman * January 15 –

Richard Bader Richard F. W. Bader (October 15, 1931 – January 15, 2012) was a Canadian quantum chemist, noted for his work on the Atoms in molecules theory. This theory attempts to establish a physical basis for many of the working concepts of chemistry, ...

, chemist * January 17 –

Colin Campbell Colin may refer to: * Colin (given name) * Colin (surname) * ''Colin'' (film), a 2008 Cannes film festival zombie movie * Colin (horse) (1905–1932), thoroughbred racehorse * Colin (humpback whale), a humpback whale calf abandoned north of Sydney, ...

, Roman Catholic bishop of Antigonish * January 18 –

Theo Dimson Theo is a given name and a hypocorism. Greek origin Many names beginning with the root "Theo-" derive from the Ancient Greek word ''theos'' (''θεός''), which means god, for example: *Feminine names: Thea, Theodora, Theodosia, Theophania, ...

, artist (born

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be ...

) * January 19 –

Sarah Burke Sarah Jean Burke (September 3, 1982 – January 19, 2012) was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event. She was a five-time Winter X Games gold medallist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005. She su ...

, freestyle skier * January 20 –

Margaret Renwick Margaret Renwick, (February 1, 1923 – January 20, 2012) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. She was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1967 to 1971 who represented the riding of Scarborough Centre. Backgro ...

, former Ontario MPP * January 21 –

John D. Lowry John D. Lowry (June 2, 1932 – January 21, 2012) was a Canadian film restoration expert and innovator who founded Lowry Digital Images in 1988. His film restoration company, headquartered in Burbank, California, has been credited with restoring, ...

, film restorer * January 22 – Clarence Tillenius, artist and conservationist * January 25 –

Andrew MacNaughtan Andrew Neil MacNaughtan (25 February 196425 January 2012) was a Canadian photographer and music video director. Work MacNaughtan won four Juno Awards for his work as a photographer, director and album art designer, including three wins for CD ...

, photographer and music video director * January 27 – Tom Campbell, former mayor of

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 ...

* January 28 –

Don Starkell Don Starkell (December 7, 1932 – January 28, 2012) was a Canadian adventurer, diarist and author, perhaps best known for his achievements in canoeing. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he had a difficult childhood including an abusive father, four ...

, writer * January 30 – **

Don Blenkarn Donald Alex Blenkarn (June 17, 1930 – January 30, 2012) was a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament. Blenkarn was born in Toronto. A lawyer and businessman by profession, he was elected in 1972 to represent the riding o ...

, former Member of Parliament **

Klaus Goldschlag Klaus Goldschlag, (March 23, 1922 – January 30, 2012) was a Canadian ambassador. Born in Berlin, Germany, he was a Jewish orphan living in Nazi Germany adopted by Alan Coatsworth, a Toronto fire-insurance broker. After earning his master's ...

, ambassador

February February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the ''leap day''. It is the first of five months not to have 31 days (th ...

* February 2 –

Joyce Barkhouse Joyce Carman Barkhouse (May 3, 1913 – February 2, 2012) was a Canadian children's writer best known for writing historical fiction. She is the aunt of Margaret Atwood, with whom she co-wrote the children's book ''Anna's Pet''. Barkhouse achi ...

, writer * February 5 – Blaine MacDonald, editorial cartoonist * February 6 - **

Peter Breck Joseph Peter Breck (March 13, 1929 – February 6, 2012) was an American character actor. The rugged, dark-haired Breck played the gambler and gunfighter Doc Holliday on the ABC/Warner Bros. Television series ''Maverick'' as well as Victoria Bark ...

, American-born actor. (born

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

) ** Colleen Thibaudeau, poet and short-story writer (born

1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...

) ** David A. Winter, David Winter, academic. (born

) * February 8 - ** Laurent Desjardins, politician (born 1923 in Canada, 1923) ** Gunther Plaut, rabbi (born 1912 in Germany, 1912) * February 9 – Fred Dickson, lawyer and Senate of Canada, Senator * February 10 – Ed Harrison (ice hockey), Ed Harrison, ice hockey player (New York Rangers, Boston Bruins). (born 1927 in Canada, 1927) * February 11 – ** Trent Frayne, sportswriter ** John Sperry, Anglican Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Arctic, Arctic (1974–1990). (born 1924 in Canada, 1924) * February 15 – Doug McNichol, Canadian Football League player * February 16 – ** Gary Carter, American baseball player (Montreal Expos). (born 1954 in the United States, 1954) ** Warren Hudson, Canadian Football League player. (born 1962 in Canada, 1962) ** Ethel Stark, violinist and conductor. (born 1910 in Canada, 1910) * February 18 – Cal Murphy, CFL manager and coach * February 21 – Pierre Juneau, film and broadcast executive. * February 24 – István Anhalt, Hungarian-born composer. (born 1919) * February 28 – Jim Green (councilman), Jim Green, American-born politician and activist. (born 1943 in the United States, 1943)

Deaths in March 2012, March

* March 7 – Dave Hrechkosy, hockey player (California Golden Seals, St. Louis Blues) * March 9 – Herb Carnegie, hockey player * March 10 - **Tony Silipo, politician, Ministry of Education (Ontario), Ontario Minister of Education (1991–1993) and Legislative Assembly of Ontario, MPP for Dovercourt (electoral district), Dovercourt (1990–1999) **Nik Zoricic, ski cross racer, * March 11 – Tom Manastersky, football player (Montreal Alouettes) and hockey player (Montreal Canadiens) * March 12 – Madeleine Parent, union leader and women's rights activist * March 16 – Ray Gariepy, ice hockey player. (born 1928 in Canada, 1928) * March 17 – René Fontaine, politician, Minister of Northern Development (1987–1990). (born 1933 in Canada, 1933) * March 22 - ** Joe Blanchard, American-born player of Canadian football (Edmonton Eskimos), professional wrestler and promoter ** Ron Stewart, hockey player (Toronto Maple Leafs, New York Rangers, Boston Bruins) * March 25 – Bob DeCourcy, hockey player * March 27 – Marc Gervais, Jesuit, writer, and film professor. (born 1929 in Canada, 1929) * March 28 - ** Leonard Braithwaite, lawyer and politician. (born 1923 in Canada, 1923) ** William Sampson (author), William Sampson, author. (born 1959 in Canada, 1959) * March 30 – Janet Anderson Perkin, baseball player and curler. (born 1921 in Canada, 1921)

Deaths in April 2012, April

* April 3 - ** Lorne Benson, football player (Winnipeg Blue Bombers). (born

) ** Michael Bzdel, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Catholic hierarch, Metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Winnipeg, Winnipeg (1992–2006). (born

) * April 7 – Harold Robert Steacy, mineralogist. (born 1923 in Canada, 1923) * April 9 - ** Wiebo Ludwig, environmental activist. (born 1941 in Canada, 1941) ** Barry Cahill (actor), Barry Cahill, actor (''Grand Theft Auto (film), Grand Theft Auto, Sweet Bird of Youth''). (born 1921 in Canada, 1921) * April 11 – Roger Caron, author, prison escape artist, and bank robber, infection. (born 1938 in Canada, 1938) * April 12 – Robert Kennedy (publisher), Robert Kennedy, publisher. (born 1938 in Germany, 1938) * April 13 – Irving Barber, forester and philanthropist. (born 1923 in Canada, 1923) * April 14 - ** Emile Bouchard, hockey player (Montreal Canadiens). (born 1919 in Canada, 1919) ** Tom Farrell (politician), Tom Farrell, politician. (born 1924 in Canada, 1924) ** C. Miller Fisher, neurologist. (born 1913 in Canada, 1913) ** Jonathan Frid, actor. (born 1924 in Canada, 1924) * April 16 – Randy Starkman, sports journalist. (born 1960 in Canada, 1960) * April 18 – René Lépine, real estate developer. (born 1929 in Canada, 1929) * April 19 – Jacques Martin (athlete), Jacques Martin, Paralympian, gold medalist (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996). (born 1959 in Canada, 1959) * April 21 – Jerry Toppazzini, ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings). (born 1931 in Canada, 1931) * April 23 - ** Billy Bryans, musician and record producer. (born 1947 in Canada, 1947) ** Raymond Thorsteinsson, geologist. (born 1921 in Canada, 1921) ** Flo Whyard, politician, Mayor of Whitehorse, Yukon, Whitehorse (1981–1983), Yukon territorial minister (1975–1978), editor of the ''Whitehorse Star''. (born 1917 in Canada, 1917) * April 26 – Ted Newall, businessman. (born 1935 in Canada, 1935) * April 27 – Allen Tough, scientist, complications of multiple system atrophy. (born 1936 in Canada, 1936) * April 28 – Al Ecuyer, American-born football player (Edmonton Eskimos). (born 1937 in Canada, 1937)

Deaths in May 2012, May

* May 1 – James Kinley, engineer and industrialist,

(1994–2000). (born

) * May 2 – James Marker, American-born businessman and inventor of Cheezies. (born 1922 in the United States, 1922) * May 8 – William Aquin Carew, Roman Catholic prelate, Apostolic Nuncio to Japan (1983–1997). (born 1922 in Canada, 1922) * May 12 - ** Paul Cyr, ice hockey player (Buffalo Sabres, New York Rangers, Hartford Whalers). (born 1963 in Canada, 1963) ** Neil McKenty, radio talk-show host and author. (born 1924 in Canada, 1924) * May 18 – Paul O'Sullivan (actor), Paul O'Sullivan, comedian and actor. (born 1964 in Canada, 1964)"Paul O’Sullivan, Canadian comedic actor, dies in car accident"
''The Globe and Mail'', May 20, 2012. * May 26 – Hans Schmidt (wrestler), Hans Schmidt, professional wrestler. (born

) * May 27 – Jan de Vries (soldier), Jan de Vries, army veteran. (born 1924 in Canada, 1924) * May 28 –

, English-born cartoonist (''

''). (born 1937 in the United Kingdom, 1937)

Deaths in June 2012, June

* June 4 – Bernard Jean (politician), Bernard Jean, lawyer and politician, member (1960–1970) and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Speaker (1963–1966) of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. (born

) * June 8 – Pat Mahoney, businessman, politician, and judge, MP for Calgary South (1968–1972), General Manager of the

(1965). (born 1929 in Canada, 1929) * June 11 – Ann Rutherford, actress (''Gone with the Wind (film), Gone with the Wind, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947 film), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''). (born 1917 in Canada, 1917) * June 17 – Nathan Divinsky, mathematician, author, and chess master. (born

) * June 22 – Fernie Flaman, ice hockey player (Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs) and Hockey Hall of Fame, Hall of Fame member. (born 1927 in Canada, 1927) * June 25 – Lucella MacLean, baseball player (All-American Girls Professional Baseball League). (born 1921 in Canada, 1921)

Deaths in July 2012, July

* July 6 - ** Bill Norrie, politician and educator, List of mayors of Winnipeg, Mayor of Winnipeg (1979–1992), Chancellor of the University of Manitoba (2001–2009), respiratory failure. (born 1929 in Canada, 1929) ** Anthony Sedlak, chef, and the host of Food Network (Canada), Food Network Canada's ''The Main''. (born 1983 in Canada, 1983) * July 7 – Ralph Raymond Loffmark, politician. (born 1920 in Canada, 1920) * July 8 – Dick Fowler (politician), Dick Fowler, Mayor of St. Albert, MLA. (born 1932 in Canada, 1932)

Deaths in August 2012, August

Deaths in September 2012, September

* September 13 –

, former Premier of Alberta, (born 1928 in Canada, 1928) * September 23 – Sam Sniderman, founder of the Sam the Record Man chain (born 1920 in Canada, 1920)"Sam the Record Man funeral today"
CBC News, September 25, 2012. * September 24 – Bruno Bobak, artist (born 1923 in Canada, 1923) * September 26 – Sylvia Fedoruk, scientist, curler and

(born 1927 in Canada, 1927) * September 30 – Barbara Ann Scott, figure skater and Olympic gold medalist (born 1928 in Canada, 1928)

Deaths in October 2012, October

* October 10 – Suicide of Amanda Todd, Amanda Todd, cyberbullying victim (born 1996 in Canada, 1996) * October 12 – James Elliott Coyne, James Coyne, Governor Bank of Canada (born 1910 in Canada, 1910) * October 19 ** Lincoln Alexander, politician, MP for Hamilton West (electoral district), Hamilton West (1968–1980), Minister of Labour (Canada), Minister of Labour (1979–1980), and the first black

(1985–1991) (born 1922 in Canada, 1922) ** Raymond Dumais, Roman Catholic ex-prelate, Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaspé, Gaspé (1993–2001) (born 1950 in Canada, 1950) *October 25 – Aude (writer), Aude, writer

Deaths in November 2012, November

* November 3 – Henri Audet, founder of Cogeco media and communications company, originally a cable system * November 4 – Errol Black, academic and politician (born 1939 in Canada, 1939) * November 5 – Bob Kaplan, politician, oversaw creation of Canadian Security Intelligence Service, CSIS, Solicitor General of Canada, Solicitor General (1980–1984), MP for Don Valley (electoral district), Don Valley (1968–1972) and York Centre (1974–1993) (born 1936 in Canada, 1936) * November 9 ** Helen Mussallem, nurse (born 1915 in Canada, 1915) ** Jim Sinclair (politician), Jim Sinclair, non-status Indian aboriginal activist and politician (born 1933 in Canada, 1933) * November 12 – Michel Hrynchyshyn, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, Ukrainian Catholic hierarch, Apostolic Exarchate in France, Benelux and Switzerland for the Ukrainians, Apostolic Exarch in France, Benelux and Switzerland (1982–2012) (born 1929 in Canada, 1929) * November 14 – Lucien Laferte, ski jumper (born 1919 in Canada, 1919) * November 17 – Arnaud Maggs, artist and photographer (born 1926 in Canada, 1926) * November 21 – Nick Discepola, Italian-born politician, MP for Vaudreuil (electoral district), Vaudreuil (1993–1997) and Vaudreuil-Soulanges (electoral district), Vaudreuil-Soulanges (1997–2004) (born 1949 in Italy, 1949) * November 23 – John Kemeny (film producer), John Kemeny, Hungarian-born film producer (''The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (film), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz'', ''Atlantic City (1980 film), Atlantic City'') (born 1925 in Hungary, 1925) * November 24 – Shawn Little, politician (born 1924 in Canada, 1924) * November 27 ** Gilbert Clements,

(1995–2001) (born 1928 in Canada, 1928) ** Pat Connolly (announcer), Pat Connolly, sports broadcaster (born 1928 in Canada, 1928)

Deaths in December 2012, December

* December 2 – Tom Hendry, playwright, founder of Manitoba Theatre Centre (born 1929 in Canada, 1929) * December 14 – Hazel McIsaac, politician, Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly member for St. George's (1975–1982) (born 1933 in Canada, 1933) * December 16 – Laurier LaPierre, broadcaster and politician, Senate of Canada, Senator from List of Ontario senators, Ontario (2001–2004) (born 1929 in Canada, 1929) * December 18 – Camil Samson, politician, National Assembly of Quebec, MNA for Rouyn-Noranda (electoral district), Rouyn-Noranda (1970–1981) (born 1935 in Canada, 1935) * December 19 – Douglas Leiterman, producer and journalist (''This Hour Has Seven Days'') (born 1927 in Canada, 1927) * December 20 ** Eagle Keys, American-born CFL football player (Montreal Alouettes, Edmonton Eskimos) and coach (Saskatchewan Roughriders) (born 1923 in the United States, 1923) ** Albert Renaud (ice hockey), Albert Renaud, ice hockey player (born 1920 in Canada, 1920) * December 22 – Willy Blok Hanson, Javanese-born dancer (born 1914 in Java, 1914) * December 25 – Lynn Watters, Olympic sailor (born 1916 in Canada, 1916) * December 26 – Rebecca Tarbotton, environmental activist, director of Rainforest Action Network (born 1973 in Canada, 1973) * December 31 **Jovette Marchessault, writer and artist (born 1938 in Canada, 1938)"Jovette Marchessault, écrivaine et artiste, est décédée à l'âge de 74 ans"
''Le Devoir'', January 2, 2013. **John Sheardown, diplomat (born 1924 in Canada, 1924)

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