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Revision as of 23:51, 18 June 2007
| Years in Canada: | 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
| Decades: | 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Years: | 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 |
Incumbents
Executive:
- Monarch - Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General - Michaëlle Jean
- Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta - Norman Kwong
- Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia - Iona Campagnolo
- Lieutenant-Governor of Manitoba - John Harvard
- Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick - Herménégilde Chiasson
- Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador - Edward Roberts
- Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia - Mayann E. Francis
- Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario - James K. Bartleman
- Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island - Barbara Hagerman
- Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec - Lise Thibault then Pierre Duchesne
- Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan - Gordon Barnhart
Legislative:
- Prime Minister - Stephen Harper
- Premier of Alberta - Ed Stelmach
- Premier of British Columbia - Gordon Campbell
- Premier of Manitoba - Gary Doer
- Premier of New Brunswick - Shawn Graham
- Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador - Danny Williams
- Premier of Nova Scotia - Rodney MacDonald
- Premier of Ontario - Dalton McGuinty
- Premier of Prince Edward Island - Pat Binns
- Premier of Quebec - Jean Charest
- Premier of Saskatchewan - Lorne Calvert
- Premier of the Northwest Territories - Joe Handley
- Premier of Nunavut - Paul Okalik
- Premier of Yukon - Dennis Fentie
Events
January
February
- February 3: At a Calgary Flames game, young Cree singer Akina Shirt becomes the first person ever to perform "O Canada" in an Aboriginal language at a major league sporting event.
- February 8: Ontario provincial by-election in Burlington; Markham; and York South–Weston electoral districts.
- February 19: During a live interview on CKRS in Saguenay, Quebec, talk radio host Louis Champagne asks openly gay Parti Québécois electoral candidate Sylvain Gaudreault, "In Jonquière, when you show up with another homosexual, listen, aren’t you going to face the question, `Is the Parti Québécois a club of fags?'"
- February 20: The Canadian government, along with American billionaire Bill Gates, announce the Canadian HIV Vaccine Initiative, a $139 million dollar plan to fight the AIDS virus.
March
- March 13: Canada 2006 Census data is released; the population of Canada in 2006 was 31,612,897. Notably, the census also indicates that for the first time in Canadian history, the three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut) have a combined population of over 100,000.
- March 26: Quebec general election.
- March 30: Final concert by influential Canadian rock band Rheostatics.
April
- April 3 - the federal government enacts the Veterans' Bill of Rights.
- April 30 - Prince Andrew, fourth in line to the Canadian Throne arrives in Canada to undertake duties in Halifax, Toronto and Cambridge
May
- May 3: Fixed election dates introduced. The Prime Minister can no longer advise the Governor General to call an election unless a non-confidence motion is passed.
- May 18: Pierre Duchesne appointed by Governor General Michaëlle Jean as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
- May 22: General election in Manitoba.
- May 23: Jordan Manners is the first Torontonian killed in a school shooting.
- May 28: Prince Edward Island election.
June
- June 2 - Prince Henry, third in line to the Canadian Throne, arrives at CFB Suffield to train for a possible deployment to Afghanistan
- June 2 - Princess Anne arrives in Saskatchewan to undertake various official duties
July
August
September
October
November
December
Unknown dates
Arts and literature
- Heather O'Neill's 2006 novel Lullabies for Little Criminals wins the 2007 edition of Canada Reads
Books
- Don Hannah, Ragged Islands
- Nalo Hopkinson, The New Moon's Arms
- Michael Ondaatje, Divisadero
Music
- Apostle of Hustle, National Anthem of Nowhere
- Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
- Jann Arden, Uncover Me
- Daniel Bélanger, L'échec du matériel
- The Besnard Lakes, The Besnard Lakes Are the Dark Horse
- Basia Bulat, Oh, My Darling
- Cowboy Junkies, At the End of Paths Taken
- Do Make Say Think, You, You're a History in Rust
- Feist, The Reminder
- Immaculate Machine, Immaculate Machine's Fables
- John Mann, December Looms
- The New Pornographers, Challengers
- Joel Plaskett Emergency, Ashtray Rock
- Andrew Rodriguez, Here Comes the Light
- Stars, In Our Bedroom After the War
- Various Artists, Friends in Bellwoods
- Various Artists, The Secret Sessions (Rheostatics tribute album)
- The Weakerthans, Reunion Tour (tentative title)
- Royal Wood, A Good Enough Day
- Wooden Stars, People Are Different
- You Say Party! We Say Die!, Lose All Time
Sports
Births
Deaths
January
- January 16 - Percy Saltzman, national CBC Television meteorologist in the 1950s and 1960s
- January 19 - Denny Doherty, a singer with the 1960s pop group, The Mamas and Papas
- January 23 - John Majhor, radio and television personality
February
- February 14 - Ryan Larkin, animator
- February 17- Dermot O'Reilly, singer and member of the group Ryan's Fancy
- February 19 - Celia Franca, ballet dancer and founder of the National Ballet of Canada
March
April
- April 14 - June Callwood, journalist and social activist
- April 28 - Bertha Wilson, first female Supreme Court judge
May
- May 23 - Jordan Manners, school shooting victim