January • January 1 –
Barbara Chilcott, actress (b. 1922) • January 2 –
John Efford, politician (b. 1944) • January 4 –
Darwin Semotiuk, football coach and professor of kinesiology at the
University of Western Ontario (b. 1945) • January 6 •
Larry Haylor, football coach (b. 1946) •
Jo Manning, etcher, painter, and author (b. 1923) •
Murray Peden, Air Force pilot, lawyer, and author (b. 1923) • January 7 •
Amanda Asay, baseball and ice hockey player (b. 1988) •
Harpdog Brown, vocalist and harmonica player (b. 1962) •
Tom Corston, Anglican bishop (b. 1949) •
Raymond Malenfant, businessman (b. 1930) •
Eberhard Zeidler, German-born architect (b. 1926) • January 8 –
Frank Hasenfratz, Hungarian-born businessman who founded and owned the car parts maker
Linamar (b. 1935) • January 10 –
Ian Greenberg, businessman and media pioneer (b. 1942) • January 11 •
Vince Fontaine, musician (b. 1962 or 1963) •
Phil Samis, ice hockey player (b. 1927) • January 12 –
William Hogan, politician (b. 1937) • January 14 •
Sean Rice, figure skater (b. 1972) •
Edward Roberts, politician (b. 1940) • January 15 •
Jean-Claude Lord, film director and screenwriter (b. 1943) •
Alexa McDonough, politician (b. 1944) • January 16 –
Michael Brecher, political scientist and teacher (b. 1925) • January 17 –
Karim Ouellet, Senegalese-born singer-songwriter (b. 1984) • January 19 •
Sonya Biddle, actress and politician (b. 1957) •
Randy Boyd, ice hockey player (b. 1962) • January 21 –
Clark Gillies, ice hockey player (b. 1954) • January 23 –
Guy Saint-Pierre, politician and businessman (b. 1934) • January 25 –
Jean-Claude Corbeil, linguist and lexicographer (b. 1932) • January 29 •
Jean-Paul Bordeleau, politician (b. 1943) •
Ralph Mellanby, sportscaster and television producer (b. 1934) • January 30 –
Jeffrey A. Hutchings, fisheries scientist (b. 1958) • January 31 –
Mike Nykoluk, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1934)
February • February 1 –
Remi De Roo, Catholic bishop (b. 1924) • February 3 •
Donny Gerrard, singer (b. 1946) •
Erna Paris, non-fiction author (b. 1938) •
Bob Proctor, self-help author and lecturer (b. 1934) • February 4 •
Kerry Chater, musician (b. 1945) •
Don Johnston, lawyer, writer and politician (b. 1936) • February 5 •
Wayne Hankey, religious philosopher (b. 1944) •
John Honderich, businessman, journalist, and editor (b. 1946) • February 7 –
Bruce Owen, lawyer and politician (b. 1931) • February 8 –
Ricky Hunter, wrestler (b. 1936) • February 9 •
David Botwinik, Lithuanian-born composer and music teacher (b. 1920) •
Harold R. Johnson, lawyer and writer (b. c. 1957) • February 11 –
Jean-Marc Piotte, philosopher and sociologist (b. 1940) • February 12 –
Ivan Reitman, Slovak-born film director and producer (b. 1946) • February 14 –
Elliott Leyton, social-anthropologist, educator, and author (b. 1939) • February 15 –
Charles Juravinski, businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929) • February 17 •
Marc Hamilton, singer (b. 1944) •
François Ricard, writer and academic (b. 1947) •
John Scott, multimedia painter, sculptor, and installation artist (b. 1950) • February 18 •
Danic Champoux, documentary filmmaker (b. 1976) •
Steve Fonyo, runner (b. 1965) • February 19 •
Emile Francis, ice hockey player, coach, and general manager (b. 1926) •
Latjor Tuel, South Sudanese immigrant to Canada (b. 1980 or 1981) • February 20 –
Robert Silverman, cycling activist (b. 1933) • February 23 –
Bernard Langer, surgeon and educator (b. 1932) • February 25 –
Gérard-Joseph Deschamps, Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1929) • February 27 –
Brian Fawcett, writer and cultural analyst (b. 1944)
March • March 2 –
Evérard Daigle, politician (b. 1925) • March 3 •
John Duffy, political strategist and writer (b. 1963) •
Clément Richard, lawyer, businessman, and politician (b. 1939) • March 4 •
Iwan Edwards, Welsh-born choral conductor (b. 1937) •
Jean-Guy Guilbault, businessman and politician (b. 1931) •
Bill Phipps, ordained minister of the
United Church of Canada, lawyer, and social activist (b. 1942) • March 9 –
Ron Hansen, politician (b. 1943) • March 10 –
Gerry Goyer, ice hockey player (b. 1936) • March 14 –
Eric Mercury, musician, singer, and composer (b. 1944) • March 15 •
Joan Langdon, American-born competitive swimmer and breaststroker (b. 1922) •
Jean Potvin, ice hockey player (b. 1949) • March 18 •
Lenard Gustafson, politician (b. 1933) •
Pepper Martin, Canadian-American actor and professional wrestler (b. 1936) • March 21 –
Lawrence Dane, actor (b. 1937) • March 23 –
James Downey, academic (b. 1939) • March 24 •
Johnny Fripp, skier and football player (b. 1921) •
Marty Martinello, football player (b. 1931) • March 26 –
Claudette Bradshaw, politician (b. 1949) • March 28 –
Eugene Melnyk, businessman, philanthropist, owner of the
Ottawa Senators, and founder of
Biovail (b. 1959) • March 29 –
Joyce Fairbairn, politician and senator (b. 1939) • March 30 •
Fred Markus, cyclist (b. 1937) •
John Zaritsky, documentary filmmaker (b. 1943)
April • April 1 –
Neil Stevens, sportswriter (b. 1947) • April 5 •
Sidney Altman, Canadian-American molecular biologist (b. 1939) •
Boris Brott, conductor and motivational speaker (b. 1944) •
David Kilgour, human rights activist, author, lawyer, and politician (b. 1941) •
Bjarni Tryggvason, Icelandic-born engineer and astronaut (b. 1945) • April 9 –
Lawrence Poitras, judge (b. 1931) • April 13 –
Tom McCarthy, ice hockey player (b. 1960) • April 15 •
David G. Barber, environmental scientist and academic (b. 1960) •
Mike Bossy, ice hockey player (b. 1957) • April 16 –
Bill Bourne, musician (b. 1954) • April 18 –
Jerry Doucette, musician (b. 1952) • April 19 •
Steven Heighton, fiction writer, poet, and singer-songwriter (b. 1961) •
John McKay, British-Canadian mathematician (b. 1939) • April 22 •
Guy Lafleur, ice hockey player (b. 1951) •
Marcus Leatherdale, photographer (b. 1952) • April 25 •
Susan Jacks, musician and record producer (b. 1948) •
Shane Yellowbird, musician (b. 1979) • April 28 –
John Bosley, politician (b. 1947) • April 29 –
Walter Rossi, Italian-Canadian musician (b. 1947)
May • May 5 •
Mario Roy, journalist and editorialist (b. 1951) •
Kenneth Welsh, actor (b. 1942) • May 8 •
André Arthur, radio host and politician (b. 1943) •
Michel Gervais, rector of
Université Laval (b. 1944) • May 9 –
Gerald Hannon, journalist (b. 1944) • May 13 –
Jim Lyall, politician and Inuit advocate (b. 1945) • May 14 •
François Blais, writer (b. 1973) •
James Francis Edwards, fighter pilot during
World War II (b. 1921) • May 15 •
David Milgaard, man who was wrongfully convicted for the rape and murder of a nursing student (b. 1952) •
Sean Shanahan, ice hockey player (b. 1951) • May 17 –
Robert Bertrand, politician (b. 1953) • May 18 –
Paul Plimley, musician (b. 1953) • May 21 –
Jane Haist, discus thrower and shot putter (b. 1949) • May 26 –
Ann Johnston, figure skater (b. 1936) • May 29 –
Ronnie Hawkins, American-Canadian musician (b. 1935)
June • June 3 •
Larry Hillman, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1937) •
Dorothy E. Smith, British-born ethnographer, feminist studies scholar, sociologist, and writer (b. 1926) •
Jack Weisgerber, politician and businessman (b. 1940) • June 4 •
Eric Nesterenko, ice hockey player (b. 1933) •
Tony Pajaczkowski, football player (b. 1936) • June 5 •
Peter Ascherl, German-Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1953) •
Christopher Pratt, painter and printmaker (b. 1935) •
Eldon Rasmussen, racing driver (b. 1936) • June 8 –
Myron Kowalsky, politician and teacher (b. 1941) • June 9 –
Matt Zimmerman, actor (b. 1934) • June 11 –
Loretta Rogers, English-born philanthropist and director of
Rogers Communications (b. 1939) • June 14 –
Bearcat Murray, athletic trainer for the
Calgary Flames (b. 1933) • June 16 –
Big Rude Jake, musician (b. 1963) • June 25 –
John Leefe, author, educator, and politician (b. 1942) • June 27 •
Jack Gordon, ice hockey manager, coach, and player (b. 1928) •
Nick Nemeroff, stand-up comedian (b. 1989) • June 29 –
Jim Pappin, ice hockey player (b. 1939) • June 30 –
Jean-Guy Gendron, ice hockey player (b. 1934)
July • July 2 •
David Blackwood, artist (b. 1941) •
Laurent Noël, prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church (b. 1920) • July 3 –
Irving Abella, historian who served as a professor at
York University (b. 1940) • July 4 –
Patrick Watson, broadcaster, writer, and producer (b. 1929) • July 6 –
Bryan Marchment, ice hockey player (b. 1969) • July 7 •
Peter Burwash, tennis player and coach (b. 1945) •
Max Eisen, Slovak-Canadian author and
Holocaust survivor (b. 1929) •
Rod Zaine, ice hockey player (b. 1946) • July 8 –
Alan Pope, Scottish-born politician (b. 1945) • July 10 –
Maurice Boucher, murderer, outlaw biker, and president of the
Hells Angels' Montreal chapter (b. 1953) • July 11 –
Terence Macartney-Filgate, British-Canadian filmmaker (b. 1924) • July 13 –
Pat John, actor (b. 1953) • July 16 –
Paul Hannam, physician and sailor (b. 1971) • July 18 •
Larry Jeffrey, ice hockey player (b. 1940) •
Françoise Riopelle, dancer and choreographer (b. 1927) • July 20 •
Rex Crawford, American-born politician and farmer (b. 1932) •
Henry Janzen, football player and coach (b. 1940) •
Douglas Mitchell, football player and
CFL commissioner (b. 1939) • July 26 •
Lukas Lundin, Swedish-Canadian businessman (b. 1958) •
Alfred Moses, politician (b. 1977) • July 27 •
Gisèle Lalonde, politician, community activist, and Mayor of
Vanier, Ontario (b. 1933) •
Burt Metcalfe, Canadian-American film and television producer, director, screenwriter, and actor (b. 1935) • July 28 •
Gil Hayes, professional wrestler (b. 1939) •
Jason Di Tullio, soccer player and coach (b. 1984) • July 31 –
A. Jean de Grandpré, president and chief executive officer of
Bell Canada Enterprises Inc. (b. 1921)
August • August 2 •
Stan Dragland, novelist, poet, and literary critic (b. 1942) •
Clayton Ruby, lawyer and activist (b. 1942) • August 3 –
Terry Caffery, ice hockey player (b. 1949) • August 6 –
Bob Skelly, politician (b. 1943) • August 7 •
Ned Goodman, businessman and chancellor of
Brock University (b. 1937) •
Bill Graham, lawyer, academic, and politician (b. 1939) •
Gord Lewis, founding guitarist of Teenage Head (b. 1957) • August 8 –
Tom Hedderson, politician (b. 1954) • August 10 –
Julian Klymkiw, ice hockey player (b. 1933) • August 12 –
Lyle Bradley, ice hockey player (b. 1943) • August 16 –
Alex Polowin, Lithuanian-born
World War II veteran (b. 1924) • August 17 –
Mabel DeWare, politician, curler, and senator (b. 1926) • August 18 –
Ellen Leonard, systematic theologian and Roman Catholic
religious sister (b. 1933) • August 19 –
Harrison Gray, ice hockey player (b. 1941) • August 24 –
Paul Knox, ice hockey player (b. 1933) • August 25 •
John Mercer Reid, politician and
Information Commissioner of Canada (b. 1937) •
Orval Tessier, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1933) • August 27 –
Dave Bailey, track and field athlete (b. 1945) • August 29 •
Sam Glucksberg, professor (b. 1933) •
Pat McGeer, physician, professor, medical researcher, and basketball player (b. 1927) • August 30 –
Bob Russell, American-born politician (b. 1930) • August 31 –
Normand Chaurette, playwright (b. 1954)
September • September 2 –
Denis Berthiaume, academic and researcher (b. 1969) • September 3 –
Scott Campbell, ice hockey player (b. 1957) • September 4 –
John Till, musician (b. 1945) • September 8 –
Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada (b. 1926) • September 9 –
Clive Tanner, English-born politician (b. 1934) • September 11 –
Elias Theodorou, mixed martial artist (b. 1988) • September 12 –
Michael DeGroote, Belgian-born businessman and philanthropist (b. 1933) • September 15 –
Jeanne Renaud, dancer, choreographer, and artistic director (b. 1928) • September 18 –
Diane Guérin, actress and singer (b. 1948) • September 19 –
Harry Langford, football player (b. 1929) • September 21 –
Tom Benner, sculptor, painter, and installation artist (b. 1950) • September 22 –
Dave Barrow, Mayor of
Richmond Hill, Ontario (b. 1947) • September 24 •
Tim Ball, British-born professor at the
University of Winnipeg, public speaker, and writer (b. 1938) •
Bill Blaikie, politician (b. 1951) • September 25 •
Jonathan Beaulieu-Richard, football player (b. 1988) •
Robert Steckle, Olympic wrestler (b. 1930) • September 28 –
Andre Payette, ice hockey player (b. 1976) • September 29 –
Gilles Loiselle, politician (b. 1929)
October • October 1 •
Marguerite Andersen, German-born writer and teacher (b. 1924) •
John Boxtel, Dutch-Canadian sculptor and art teacher (b. 1930) • October 4 •
Dave Dryden, ice hockey player (b. 1941) •
Gordon Beattie Martin, sportscaster and politician (b. 1932) •
Peter Robinson, British-born crime writer (b. 1950) • October 7 –
Brenda MacGibbon, mathematician, statistician, decision scientist, and professor at the
Université du Québec à Montréal (b. 1944) • October 8 –
André Chagnon, businessman, philanthropist, and founder of
Vidéotron (b. 1928) • October 11 •
Marion Boyd, politician (b. 1946) •
André Brassard, stage director, filmmaker, and actor (b. 1946) •
Joe Crozier, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1929) • October 13 –
Jeff Barnaby, filmmaker (b. 1976) • October 14 •
Étienne Gaboury, architect (b. 1930) •
André Spénard, politician (b. 1950) • October 15 –
Simon Roy, author and professor at the
Collège Lionel-Groulx (b. 1968) • October 16 •
Doris Margaret Anderson, nutritionist and politician (b. 1922) •
Robert McKinley, politician (b. 1928) • October 20 •
Jacques Brault, poet, translator, and professor at the
Université de Montréal (b. 1933) •
Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, British-born architect, city planner, and educator (b. 1923) • October 21 –
Cynthia Lai, Chinese-Canadian politician (b. 1954) • October 22 –
Rodney Graham, artist and musician (b. 1949) • October 23 –
Michael Kopsa, actor (b. 1956) • October 24 –
Myer Horowitz, academic and president of the
University of Alberta (b. 1932) • October 26 –
Mike Birch, navigator (b. 1931) • October 28 –
Larry South, politician (b. 1925) • October 30 –
Andrew Dawes, violinist (b. 1940)
November • November 1 –
Brent Pope, ice hockey player (b. 1973) • November 4 –
Alvin Segal, American-born businessman and philanthropist (b. 1933) • November 5 •
Val Delory, ice hockey player (b. 1927) •
Ivan Eyre, artist (b. 1935) • November 10 –
Alan Park, comedian and political satirist (b. 1962) • November 12 –
Pierre Fournier, comic book writer, artist, editor, promoter, and publisher (b. 1949) • November 15 –
Gudrun Parker, filmmaker (b. 1920) • November 18 •
Myriam Cliche, poet, illustrator, artisan, and linguist (b. 1961) •
Jean Lapointe, actor, comedian, singer, and politician (b. 1935) • November 21 •
Josef Svoboda, Czechoslovak-born Arctic tundra scientist and botanist (b. 1929) •
Peter Trynchy, businessman, farmer, and politician (b. 1931) • November 25 –
Al Mair (b. 1940), founder of
Attic Records • November 26 •
Al Falle, politician (b. 1943) •
Marcel Lefebvre, screenwriter, composer, author, and artist (b. 1941) •
Monique Nemni, Italian-born linguist and writer (b. 1935 or 1936) • November 27 –
Murray Waxman, Olympic basketball player (b. 1925) • November 28 –
Rob Armitage, curler (b. 1957)
December • December 2 •
Phil Edmonston, American-born consumer advocate, writer, journalist, and politician (b. 1944) •
Doreen Hamilton, politician (b. 1951) •
Louis Negin, British-born actor (b. 1929) • December 4 •
Barry Fraser, ice hockey executive (b. 1940) •
Patrick Peacock, lawyer, national president of the
Canadian Bar Association, and president of the
Calgary Stampeders (b. 1943) • December 5 •
John Beckwith, composer, writer, pianist, teacher, and administrator (b. 1927) •
Sam Wakim, lawyer and politician (b. 1937) • December 8 •
Gary Fox, politician (b. 1943) •
Jackie McLeod, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1930) •
Kevin Schamehorn, ice hockey player (b. 1956) • December 9 –
Pedro Miguel Arce, Nicaraguan-born actor (b. 1976) • December 12 •
Jim Carr, politician, journalist, and professional oboist (b. 1951) •
Maurice Desnoyers, architect (b. 1927) • December 15 •
Shirley Eikhard, musician (b. 1955) •
Michael Reed, cinematographer (b. 1929) • December 16 •
Doreen Brownstone, British-born actress (b. 1922) •
Barry Cullen, ice hockey player (b. 1935) • December 17 –
Albert Reichmann, Austrian-born businessman (b. 1929) • December 18 •
Don McKenney, ice hockey player and coach (b. 1934) •
Carol Teichrob, politician (b. 1939) • December 24 –
Jean Paré, caterer and author (b. 1927) • December 27 –
Maximilien Polak, Dutch-born judge and politician (b. 1930) • December 29 –
Ian Tyson, musician (b. 1933) == See also ==