See also: 1955 in Canada, other events of 1956, 1957 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
- New Books
- Literary Awards
- Music
Births
- January 6 – Peter Stoffer, politician
- January 9 – Gregory Dewar, politician
- January 28 – David Faurschou, politician
- February 7 – Murray Downing, farmer
- February 28 – Guy Maddin, filmmaker
- February 29 – Steve Ashton, politician
- February 29 – Bob Speller, politician
- April 4 – Evelyn Hart, ballet dancer
- April 10 – Thomas Graham, volleyball player
- May 7 – Jean Lapierre, politician
- May 9 – Wendy Crewson, actor
- May 15 – Ian Clyde, boxer
- May 19 – James Gosling, computer scientist (Java)
- May 29 – Claude Drouin, politician
- June 10 – Hugh McMillan, musician
- June 15 – Dan Thompson, butterfly swimmer
- June 22 – Blake Debassige, artist
- July 8 – Terry Puhl, baseball player
- July 15 – Barry Melrose, ice hockey player and commentator
- July 17 – Bryan Trottier, ice hockey player
- August 7 – Paul Williams, long-distance runner
- August 12 – Bruce Greenwood, actor
'((September 26)) – ((George Turanich)), Character
Deaths