See also:
1953 in Canada,
other events of 1954,
1955 in Canada and the
Timeline of Canadian history.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and Literature
- New Books
- Literary Awards
Births
- February 3 - Tiger Williams, hockey player
- March 4 - Catherine O'Hara, actress
- April 13 - Gulzar Singh Cheema, politician
- April 17 - Roderick Toombs, wrestler
- April 18 - Rick Moranis, actor
- May 10 - Eleni Bakopanos, politician
- May 14 - Danny Gare, hockey player
- May 16 - Dafydd Williams, astronaut
- May 26 - Aritha van Herk, author
- May 28 - John Tory, politician
- July 6 - Brian Pallister, politician
- August 16 - James Cameron, film director
- September 3 - Avis Gray, Manitoba politician
- November 24 - Stuart Murray, Manitoba politician
- December 14 - Steven MacLean, astronaut
- December 24 - Lorne Calvert, Premier of Saskatchewan
- Alan Kane, author
- David Milgaard, wrongfully accused of murder
- Guy Gavriel Kay, author
- Brian Tobin, politician
Deaths