1953 in Canada

Crown • Monarch – Elizabeth II Federal government • Governor General – Vincent Massey • Prime Minister – Louis St. Laurent • Chief Justice – Thibaudeau Rinfret (Quebec) • Parliament – 21st (until 13 June) then 22nd (from 12 November) Provincial governments Lieutenant governors • Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – John J. Bowlen • Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Clarence Wallace • Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Roland Fairbairn McWilliams (until August 1) then John Stewart McDiarmid • Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – David Laurence MacLaren • Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland – Leonard Outerbridge • Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Alistair Fraser • Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Louis Orville Breithaupt • Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Thomas William Lemuel Prowse • Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Gaspard Fauteux • Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – William John Patterson Premiers • Premier of Alberta – Ernest Manning • Premier of British Columbia – W.A.C. Bennett • Premier of Manitoba – Douglas Campbell • Premier of New Brunswick – Hugh John Flemming • Premier of Newfoundland – Joey Smallwood • Premier of Nova Scotia – Angus Macdonald • Premier of Ontario – Leslie Frost • Premier of Prince Edward Island – J. Walter Jones (until May 25) then Alex Matheson • Premier of Quebec – Maurice Duplessis • Premier of Saskatchewan – Tommy Douglas Territorial governments Commissioners • Commissioner of Yukon – Wilfred George Brown • Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Hugh Andrew Young (until November 15) then Robert Gordon Robertson ==Events==

• January 1 – The National Library of Canada is founded. • January 9 – Marguerite Pitre becomes the thirteenth, and last, woman hanged in Canada when she is executed in Montréal. • January 27 – The Canadian Dental Association approves the use of fluoride in drinking water • May 25 – Alex Matheson becomes premier of Prince Edward Island, replacing J. Walter Jones • June 2 – Elizabeth II is crowned Queen of Canada. In Korea the Canadian Army celebrates the coronation by firing red, white, and blue smoke shells at the enemy. • July 13 – The Stratford Festival of Canada opens • July 27 – The Korean War ends. In total 314 Canadians were killed and 1211 wounded. • August 10 – Federal election: Louis Saint Laurent's Liberals win a fifth consecutive majority. • October 12 – Wilfrid Laurier Memorial unveiled • October 15 – The Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline is completed • October 25 – Canada's first privately owned television station, CKSO, broadcasts in Sudbury. • The federal Immigration Act is amended to prohibit homosexuals entry into Canada. This amendment was repealed in 1977. ==Arts and literature==

Awards • See 1953 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards. • Stephen Leacock Award: Lawrence Earl, The Battle of Baltinglass == Sport ==

• April 16 – The Montreal Canadiens win their seventh Stanley Cup by defeating the Boston Bruins 4 games to 1. The deciding Game 5 was played at the Montreal Forum • May 6 – The Ontario Hockey Association's Barrie Flyers win their second Memorial Cup by defeating the Manitoba Junior Hockey League's St. Boniface Canadiens 4 games to 1. The deciding Game 5 was played at Wheat City Arena in Brandon, Manitoba • November 28 – The Hamilton Tiger-Cats win their first Grey Cup by defeating the Winnipeg Blue Bombers 12–6 in the 41st Grey Cup played at Toronto's Varsity Stadium ==Births==

January to June • January 7 • Dionne Brand, poet, novelist and non-fiction writer • Morris Titanic, ice hockey player and coach • January 19 – Richard Legendre, tennis player and politician • January 29 – Pierre Jacob, politician • February 5 – Eric Robinson, politician • February 15 • David Chomiak, politician • Gerald Keddy, politician • February 16 – Lanny McDonald, ice hockey player • February 17 – Borys Chambul, discus thrower • February 18 – Robbie Bachman, drummer (d. 2023) • February 20 – Gaëtan Dugas, early AIDS patient who was incorrectly identified as the "Patient Zero" who brought the epidemic to the United States (d.1984) • March 10 – Debbie Brill, high jumper • March 13 – Stephanie Berto, track and field athlete • March 17 – Lewis Camden, politician • April 2 – Janet Nutter, diver • April 17 – Dany Laferrière, novelist and journalist • April 18 – Rick Moranis, comedian, actor and musician • May 11 – Celine Lomez, actress and singer • May 14 – Tom Cochrane, singer-songwriter and musician • May 21 - Kathleen Wynne, 25th premier of Ontario • June 23 • Raymonde April, photographer • Albina Guarnieri, politician and Minister July to September • July 3 – Dave Lewis, ice hockey player and coach • July 9 – Margie Gillis, dancer and choreographer • July 15 • Richard Margison, operatic tenor • Mila Mulroney, wife of the 18th Prime Minister of Canada, Brian Mulroney • July 22 – Paul Quarrington, novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker and musician • July 25 – Barbara Haworth-Attard, children's author • July 29 – Geddy Lee, singer, bassist and keyboardist • August 11 – Greg Duhaime, middle-distance runner • August 17 – Robert Thirsk, engineer and astronaut • August 27 – Alex Lifeson, guitarist • September 16 – Nancy Huston, novelist and essayist • September 29 - Jean-Claude Lauzon, Quebec filmmaker (d. 1997) • September 30 – S. M. Stirling, science fiction and fantasy author October to December • October 7 – Linda Griffiths, actress and playwright (d.2014) • October 12 – Daniel Louis, film producer • October 14 – Debbie Nightingale, film and television producer • October 24 • Charles Colbourn, computer scientist and mathematician • Jim Pettie, ice hockey player (d.2019) • October 29 – Denis Potvin, ice hockey player • November 7 – Lynne Naylor, designer, animator, director, and producer • November 26 – Pam Barrett, politician (d.2008) • November 28 – John Majhor, radio and television host (d.2007) • December 7 – Carmen Rinke, boxer • December 13 – Bob Gainey, ice hockey player and coach • December 18 – Daniel Poliquin, novelist and translator • December 23 – Holly Dale, film and television director and film producer ==Deaths==

• January 2 – Gordon Daniel Conant, lawyer, politician and 12th Premier of Ontario (b.1885) • January 5 – Mitchell Hepburn, politician and 11th Premier of Ontario (b.1896) • February 16 – Norman Hipel, politician and Minister (b.1890) • March 20 – John Livingstone Brown, politician (b.1867) • May 4 – James Tompkins, priest and educator (b.1870) • September 19 – Gordon Graydon, politician (b.1897) • November 29 – Sam De Grasse, actor (b.1875) • December 26 – David Milne, painter, printmaker and writer (b.1882) ==See also==