Events from the year 1957 in Canada .
Incumbents
Crown
Federal government
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Premiers
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Events
Sport
Arts and literature
New works
Awards
Television
Births
January to June January 8 - Wendy Mesley , broadcast journalist January 22 – Mike Bossy , ice hockey player (d. 2022) January 28 – Michael Baker , politician (d. 2009) February 17 – Loreena McKennitt , singer, composer, harpist and pianist March 10 – Shannon Tweed , actress March 24 - Olivia Chow , politician and widow of Jack Layton April 20 – Bryan Illerbrun , football player (d. 2013) April 29 – Leona Dombrowsky , politician May 4 – Kathy Kreiner , alpine skier and Olympic gold medallist May 14 – Gilles Bisson , politician May 17 – Todd Hardy , leader of the Yukon New Democratic Party from 2002 to 2009 (d. 2010) June 12 June 28 – Lance Nethery , ice hockey player
July to September Bret Hart Darrell Dexter July 2 – Bret Hart , wrestler and actor July 6 – Ron Duguay , Canadian ice hockey player and coach July 9 – George Nagy , swimmer July 15 – Craig Martin , soccer player and coach July 22 - Michèle Dionne , wife of Jean Charest , 29th Prime Minister of Quebec July 26 – Mark Paré , National Hockey League linesman August 6 – Francesca Gagnon , singer August 11 – Tony Valeri , politician August 15 – David L. Anderson , politician August 15 - Richard Ayres, Business owner, Mechanic, Carpenter, Great Father August 16 – Mark Evans , rower and Olympic gold medallist August 16 – J. Michael Evans , rower and Olympic gold medallist August 20 – Cindy Nicholas , athlete and politician August 23 – Georges Farrah , politician August 26 – Rick Hansen , paraplegic athlete and activist for people with spinal cord injuries September 10 – Darrell Dexter , politician and 27th Premier of Nova Scotia September 23 – Sylvie Garant , model
October to December October 9 – Art Boileau , long-distance runner October 26 – Glen Murray , politician October 30 – Joseph Cordiano , politician and Minister November 12 – Andrée A. Michaud , writer November 16 – Ferg Hawke , ultra-distance runner November 18 – Kim Rudd , politician and businesswoman (d. 2024) November 20 – Sophie Lorain , actress, director and producer November 22 – Glen Clark , politician and 31st Premier of British Columbia November 30 – Colin Mochrie , comedian and actor December 4 – Rob Shick , ice hockey referee December 5 – Paul Steele , rower and Olympic gold medallist December 6 – Louis Jani , judoka December 12 – Robert Lepage , playwright, actor and film director December 31 – Sonya Biddle , actress and politician (d. 2022)
Full date unknown
Deaths
See also
References ^ "Queen Elizabeth II | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca . Retrieved 4 December 2022 . ^ Lentz, Harris M. (4 February 2014). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. p. 142. ISBN 978-1-134-26490-2 . ^ Long, Tania (15 October 1957). "Queen in Coronation Gown Opens Ottawa Parliament; Ermine and Television QUEEN IS RADIANT AT OTTAWA RITES Chamber Long Filled Duke in Uniform Heat Becomes Oppressive". The New York Times . Page 1, columns 2-5. Retrieved 29 May 2023 .