1980 in Canada

See also: 1979 in Canada, other events of 1980, 1981 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and Literature
4 Births
5 Deaths

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Incumbents

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Events

January 21 - Three Soviet embassy workers are expelled after they are accused of spying
January 28 - Canadian ambassador to Iran, Ken Taylor, organizes the escape of American citizens from Iran
February 18 - Federal election: Pierre Trudeau's Liberals win a majority, defeating Joe Clark's PCs
February 29 - Jeanne Sauvé becomes first woman Speaker of the House of Commons
March 3 - Pierre Trudeau becomes prime minister for the second time, replacing Joe Clark
April 12 - Terry Fox begins his run across Canada in support of cancer research
April 14 - The National Film Board wins an Oscar for its animated films
April 22 - Canada announces it will join the boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics due to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
April 30 - Hockey player Gordie Howe finally retires
May 20 - Quebec votes against separation in the 1980 Quebec referendum
June 16 - George Braden becomes government leader of the Northwest Territories, as responsible government is reinstituted for the first time since 1905
July 1 - "O Canada" becomes the official national anthem
July 30 - Queen Elizabeth II augments the Coat of Arms of Alberta with a crest and supporters
September 1 - Due to a return of his cancer Terry Fox curtails his run
September 1 - Saskatchewan and Alberta celebrate the 75th anniversaries of their establishment as provinces, culminating a summer full of festivals and special events
October 6 - The Quebec and Newfoundland governments sign the Churchill Falls hydro agreement.
October 6 - Trudeau announces his plan to patriate the Canadian constitution unilaterally
October 28 - The National Energy Program is introduced
November 17 - Clifford Olson rapes and kills his first victim