See also: 1977 in Canada, other events of 1978, 1979 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
- New Works
- Awards
Births
- January 3: Daryn Jones, actor
- February 26: Kyle Hamilton, Olympic rower
- March 9: Chris Phillips, ice hockey player
- April 6: Thomas Herschmiller, Olympic rower
- April 26: Tyler Labine, actor
- May 12: Amy Sloan, actress
- May 15: Dwayne De Rosario, soccer player
- May 15: Caroline Dhavernas, actress
- June 2: Shane Niemi, track and field athlete
- June 13: Matt Bradley, ice hockey player
- June 14: Steve Bégin, ice hockey player
- July 4: Marie Luc Arpin, water polo player
- July 22: A. J. Cook, actor
- June 28: Simon Larose, tennis player
- September 1: Joe Stankevicius, Olympic rower
- September 5: Laura Bertram, actor
- September 6: Amy Agulay, field hockey international
- September 7: Matt Cooke, ice hockey player
- September 7: Devon Sawa, actor
- September 20: Jason Bay, baseball player
- September 21: Paulo Costanzo, actor
- September 22: Steve Moore, ice hockey player
- December 2: Nelly Furtado, singer
- December 23: Esthero, musician
- Rebecca Blaikie, politician
Deaths
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