Events from the year 1951 in Canada.
Provincial governments
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Lieutenant governors
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Territorial governments
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Arts and literature
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- January 3 – Claude Bachand, politician
- January 17 – Carol Marguerite Anderson, choreographer
- January 21 – Yvon Dumont, politician
- January 25 - Bob McDonald, science journalist
- February 16 – Greg Selinger, 21st premier of Manitoba
- February 22 – Elaine Tanner, swimmer
- March 12 – Susan Musgrave, poet and children's writer
- March 16 – Kate Nelligan, actress
- March 21 – Lesley Choyce, novelist, poet and children's writer
- March 25 – Ethel Blondin-Andrew, politician
- March 28 – Karen Kain, ballet dancer
- March 31 – Lawrence D. O'Brien, politician (d. 2004)
- April 5
- April 15 – Paul Snider, killer of Dorothy Stratten (d. 1980)
- April 18 – Pierre Pettigrew, politician
- May 2 – Andrew Barron, ice speed skater
- May 3 – Dianne Whalen, MHA for Conception Bay East – Bell Island (2003–2010) (d. 2010)
- May 7 – Janina Fialkowska, pianist
- May 9 – Christopher Dewdney, poet, author and professor
- May 11
- May 20 – Christie Blatchford, newspaper columnist, journalist and broadcaster (d. 2020)[3]
- June 2
- June 7 – Terry O'Reilly, ice hockey player and coach
- June 19 – Bill Blaikie, politician (d. 2022)
- July 2 – Elisabeth Brooks, actress (d. 1997)
- July 4 – Beverly Boys, diver
- July 5 – Penny Werthner, track and field athlete
- July 20 – Paulette Bourgeois, children's writer
- July 26 – Rick Martin, ice hockey player (d. 2011)
- July 27 – Shawn Murphy, politician
- August 3 – Marcel Dionne, ice hockey player
- August 10 – Judy Wasylycia-Leis, politician
- August 17 – Robert Joy, actor
- September 9 – Jerry Doucette, guitarist and singer-songwriter (d. 2022)
- September 14 – Elizabeth Carruthers, diver
- September 19 – Daniel Lanois, record producer, guitarist and singer-songwriter
- September 20 – Guy Lafleur, ice hockey player (d. 2022)
- September 28 – Rick Gibson, artist
October to December
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- October 8 – Bruce McArthur, serial killer
- October 9 – Joe Tascona, lawyer and politician
- October 11 – Jim Carr, politician (d. 2022)
- October 16 – Brenda Eisler, long jumper
- October 26 – Willie P. Bennett, folk music singer-songwriter (d. 2008)
- October 27 – Roger Fortin, boxer
- October 29
- October 31 – Doug Bennett, singer, musician and music video director (d. 2004)
- November 10 – Marlene Jennings, politician
- November 13 – Robert Hilles, poet and novelist
- December 6 – Tomson Highway, playwright, novelist and children's author
- December 7 - Richard Darbois, actor
- December 22 – Charles de Lint, fantasy author and Celtic folk musician
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