1950 in Canada - Definition

See also: 1949 in Canada, other events of 1950, 1951 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Louis Saint Laurent
• Governor General - Earl Alexander of Tunis

• Premier of Alberta - Ernest Manning
• Premier of British Columbia - Byron Johnson
• Premier of Manitoba - Douglas Campbell
• Premier of New Brunswick - John McNair
• Premier of Newfoundland - Joey Smallwood
• Premier of Nova Scotia - Angus Macdonald
• Premier of Ontario - Leslie Frost
• Premier of Prince Edward Island - Walter Jones
• Premier of Quebec - Maurice Duplessis
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Tommy Douglas

Events

• Canada joins a United Nations force to fight in Korean War
• January 14 - The first non-stop trans-Canada flight is made
• Early May - Flooding of the Red River causes immesne damage and one death in Winnipeg
• May 29 - The St. Roch becomes the first vessel to circumnavigate North America
• August 22 - August 30 - A rail workers strike shuts down much of the Canadian economy
• October 31 - The oil pipeline linking Edmonton to Sarnia is completed
• November 28 - Canada joins on to the Colombo Plan
• December 18 - Korean War: First Canadian troops arrive in Korea
• Cité libre magazine is first published

Arts and Culture

Literary Awards

• See 1950 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Stephen Leacock Award: Earle Binney, Turvey

Births

• January 5 - John Manley, politician
• January 13 - Joe Fontana, politician
• January 18 - Gilles Villeneuve, automobile racing driver
• February 8 - Keith Milligan, politician
• February 12 - Michael Ironside, actor
• March 23 - Jerry Storie, Manitoba politician
• March 23 - Ralph Eichler, Manitoba politician
• March 24 - Robert L.J. Zenik, poet
• March 26 - Martin Short, actor
• April 18 - Jane Coop, pianist
• April 19 - Gérard Asselin, politician
• May 7 - Deepak Obhrai, politician
• May 27 - Brent St. Denis, politician
• June 1 - Perrin Beatty, politician
• June 21 - Anne Carson, poet
• July 6 - Hélène Scherrer, politician
• July 7 - Leon Benoit, politician
• July 11 - Liona Boyd, musician
• July 12 - Barbara Astman, photographer
• August 6 - Carole Pope, musician
• August 15 - Ron Lemieux, Manitoba politician
• August 16 - Stockwell Day, politician
• August 31 - Anne McLellan, politician
• September 16 - Sheila Fraser, auditor
• September 18 - Darryl Sittler, hockey player
• October 31 - John Candy, comedian and actor
• November 2 - Daryl Reid, Manitoba politician
• November 5 - Susan Nattrass, athlete
• November 29 - Marie Laberge
• December 20 - Carolyn Bennett, politician
• December 21 - Lap-Chee Tsui, scientist
• Roger Grimes, premier of Newfoundland and Labrador

Deaths