Events
- January 16 – Louis St. Laurent is replaced by Lester B. Pearson as leader of the Liberal Party
- February 19–20 – Rt Hon Ellen Fairclough assumes the role of Prime Minister for a day.
- March 25 – The Avro Arrow flies for the first time
- March 31 – John Diefenbaker leads the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada to a massive election victory.
- April 5 – The Seymour Narrows is made more easily passable after Ripple Rock was destroyed in one of the largest planned non-nuclear explosions
- May 12 – The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) agreement is signed between the United States and Canada.
- June 17 – The Second Narrows Bridge in Vancouver collapses killing 18.
- July 1 – Canada-wide television broadcasting starts
- July 1 – The Lost Villages in Ontario are permanently flooded as part of the St. Lawrence Seaway construction project.
- July 16 – Duff Roblin sworn in as premier of Manitoba
- October 22 – Canada appoints, Margaret Meagher, the country's first female ambassador, to Israel.
- October 23 – The third Springhill Mining Disaster occurs killing 74.
- Department of Physical Education started at the University of Saskatchewan
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