1992 in Canada - Definition

See also: 1991 in Canada, other events of 1992, 1993 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history.

Incumbents

• Prime Minister - Brian Mulroney
• Governor General - Ray Hnatyshyn

• Premier of Alberta - Don Getty then Ralph Klein
• Premier of British Columbia - Mike Harcourt
• Premier of Manitoba - Gary Filmon
• Premier of New Brunswick - Frank McKenna
• Premier of Newfoundland - Clyde Wells
• Premier of Nova Scotia - Donald Cameron
• Premier of Ontario - Bob Rae
• Premier of Prince Edward Island - Joe Ghiz
• Premier of Quebec - Robert Bourassa
• Premier of Saskatchewan - Roy Romanow

See also: 1992 Canadian incumbents

Events

• January 22 - Dr. Roberta Bondar becomes the first Canadian woman in space.
• February 8 - February 23 - 1992 Winter Olympics are held in Albertville, France. Canada finishes ninth in the medal count.
• May - GSC expedition sets official elevation of Mount Logan to 5,959m.
• May 9 - 26 miners are killed in the Westray Mine Disaster
• July 1 - The Vandoos launch a successful operation to secure control of Sarajevo's airport
• July 2 - a two-year shutdown of the cod fishery is announced
• July 25 - August 9 - Canada competes in the 1992 Summer Olympics
• August 12 - the details of NAFTA are released
• August 22 - the final draft of the Charlottetown Accord, a proposed package of constitutional amendments, is released
• August 24 - Mechanical Engineering Professor Valery Fabrikant opens fire at Concordia University in Montreal killing four people
• October 24 - the Toronto Blue Jays become the first non-US team to win the World Series
• October 26 - the Charlottetown Accord is rejected in a nationwide referendum
• October - The ban on homosexuals in the Canadian military is lifted, following a legal challenge by Michelle Douglas.
• November 7 - John Ostashek becomes government leader of the Yukon, replacing Tony Penikett
• November 12 - a referendum endorsing the creation of Nunavut is successful in the Northwest Territories
• December 15 - the first members of the Canadian Airborne Regiment arrive in Somalia on an ill-fated humanitarian mission
• December 16 - Ralph Klein succeeds Don Getty as Premier of Alberta
• December 17 - Prime Minister Brian Mulroney signs the NAFTA deal
• Grey Cup: Calgary Stampeders win 24-10 over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Vanier Cup: Queen's Golden Gaels win 31-0 over the St. Mary's Huskies
• Rudolph A. Marcus wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry
• Agriculture Canada introduces a national BSE prevention program
• Delwin Vriend, an Alberta teacher, wins a court case against the Alberta Human Rights Commission regarding the status of LGBT persons under the province's human rights legislation. The case was appealed to the Alberta Court of Appeal; see 1994 in Canada.

Arts and literature

New Books

• The English Patient - Michael Ondaatje
• Tales from Firozsha Baag - Rohinton Mistry
• Inkorrect thots - Bill Bissett
• Mother, not mother - Di Brandt

Awards

• Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient wins the prestigious Booker Prize, the first Canadian to do so
• See 1992 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
• Books in Canada First Novel Award: Rohinton Mistry, Such a Long Journey
• Gerald Lampert Award: Joanne Arnott, Wiles of Girlhood
• Pat Lowther Award: Kate Braid, Covering Rough Ground
• Marian Engel Award: Joan Barfoot
• Stephen Leacock Award: Roch Carrier, Prayers of a Very Wise Child
• Trillium Book Award: Michael Ondaatje, The English Patient
• Vicky Metcalf Award: Kevin Major

Music

• Sloan releases Peppermint
• Sarah McLachlan releases Live

Births

• September 14 - Holly Jones, murder victim

Deaths

• Joe Shuster - artist
• Greg Curnoe - artist
• Paul Joseph James Martin - politician