1992 in Canada

See also: 1991 in Canada, other events of 1992, 1993 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.

Table of contents

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature

3.1 New Books

3.1.1 Awards

3.2 Music

4 Births
5 Deaths

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 9 - 29 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
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
November - The ban on homosexuals in the Canadian military is lifted
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

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