2017 in Canada

• Monarch – Elizabeth II{{Cite web|url=http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444997714981|title=Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II|website=Government of Canada|date=14 January 2016 |access-date=2017-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513052956/http://canada.pch.gc.ca/eng/1444997714981|archive-date=2016-05-13 }}

• Governor General – David Johnston{{Cite web|url=http://www.gg.ca/document.aspx?id=13874&lan=eng|title=The Governor General of Canada|last=General|first=The Office of the Secretary to the Governor|language=en|access-date=2017-01-06}} (until October 2), then Julie Payette
• Prime Minister – Justin Trudeau{{Cite web|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng?|title=Prime Minister of Canada|last=Toolkit|first=Web Experience|website=Prime Minister of Canada|access-date=2016-12-03}}
• Parliament – 42nd

• Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Lois Mitchell{{Cite web|url=https://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/about-the-lieutenant-governor/her-honour-the-honourable-lois-e-mitchell-cm-aoe-lld/|title=Her Honour, the Honourable Lois E. Mitchell, CM, AOE, LLD - LG|website=www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-date=2019-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191030134013/https://www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca/about-the-lieutenant-governor/her-honour-the-honourable-lois-e-mitchell-cm-aoe-lld/|url-status=dead}}
• Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Judith Guichon{{Cite web|url=http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/lg/biography/default.html|title=Project Name|last=site.|first=Who made this|website=www.ltgov.bc.ca|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170119200913/http://www.ltgov.bc.ca/lg/biography/default.html|archive-date=2017-01-19|url-status=dead}}
• Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Janice Filmon{{Cite web|url=http://manitobalg.ca/|title=Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba|website=Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Jocelyne Roy-Vienneau{{Cite web|url=http://www.gnb.ca/lg/bio-e.asp|title=Lieutenant Governor New Brunswick|website=www.gnb.ca|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502082109/http://www.gnb.ca/lg/bio-e.asp|archive-date=2012-05-02|url-status=dead}}
• Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Frank Fagan{{Cite web|url=http://www.govhouse.nl.ca/lieutenantgovernor/index.html|title=Lieutenant Governor - The Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland|website=www.govhouse.nl.ca|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161129000843/http://www.govhouse.nl.ca/lieutenantgovernor/index.html|archive-date=2016-11-29|url-status=dead}}
• Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John James Grant (until June 28), then Arthur LeBlanc{{Cite news|url=http://lt.gov.ns.ca/lieutenant-governor|title=His Honour's Biography|last=mm_devs|date=2014-07-17|newspaper=Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia|access-date=2017-01-05}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/trudeau-names-judge-arthur-leblancto-be-nova-scotia-lieutenant-governor-1.20590784|title=Trudeau names judge Arthur LeBlanc to be Nova Scotia lieutenant governor|date=June 14, 2017|work=Times Colonist|access-date=June 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614223724/http://www.timescolonist.com/trudeau-names-judge-arthur-leblancto-be-nova-scotia-lieutenant-governor-1.20590784|archive-date=2017-06-14|url-status=dead}}
• Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Elizabeth Dowdeswell{{Cite web|url=http://www.lgontario.ca/en/biographies/pages/her-honour.aspx|title=Her Honour|last=Ontario|first=Central Agencies Cluster, Government of|website=The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208071606/http://www.lgontario.ca/en/biographies/pages/her-honour.aspx|archive-date=2016-12-08|url-status=dead}}
• Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Frank Lewis{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.pe.ca/olg/index.php?number=1022316&lang=E|title=Office of Lieutenant Governor: Biography|last=Canada|first=Province of Prince Edward Island|website=www.gov.pe.ca|access-date=2017-01-05}} (until October 20), then Antoinette Perry
• Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – J. Michel Doyon{{Cite web|url=https://www.lieutenant-gouverneur.qc.ca/honorable-j-michel-doyon/biographie.asp|title=Biographie|website=www.lieutenant-gouverneur.qc.ca|publisher=Bureau du Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Vaughn Solomon Schofield{{Cite web|url=http://ltgov.sk.ca/the-lieutenant-governor/lieutenant-governor-vaughn-solomon-schofield|title=Lieutenant Governor Vaughn Solomon Schofield " Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan|website=ltgov.sk.ca|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-date=2018-02-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180218045346/http://ltgov.sk.ca/the-lieutenant-governor/lieutenant-governor-vaughn-solomon-schofield|url-status=dead}}

• Premier of Alberta – Rachel Notley{{Cite web|url=https://www.alberta.ca/premier-biography.aspx|title=Biography|website=www.alberta.ca|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Premier of British Columbia – Christy Clark{{Cite web|url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/office-of-the-premier/biography|title=Christy Clark {{!}} BC Gov News|website=news.gov.bc.ca|access-date=2017-01-05}} (until July 18), then John Horgan{{Cite news|url=https://www.biv.com/article/2017/7/john-horgan-and-cabinet-be-sworn-july-18/|title=John Horgan and cabinet to be sworn in July 18|last=Smart|first=Amy|date=July 6, 2017|work=Business In Vancouver|access-date=July 13, 2017|language=en}}
• Premier of Manitoba – Brian Pallister{{Cite news|url=https://www.gov.mb.ca/minister/premier/biography.html|title=Province of Manitoba {{!}} Office of the Premier|newspaper=Province of Manitoba|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Premier of New Brunswick – Brian Gallant{{Cite web|url=http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/premier.html|title=Office of the Premier - New Brunswick|last=Canada|first=Government of New Brunswick|website=www2.gnb.ca|date=3 May 2010 |language=en|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Dwight Ball{{Cite web|url=http://www.premier.gov.nl.ca/premier/|title=Office of the Premier {{!}} Government of Newfoundland and Labrador|website=www.premier.gov.nl.ca|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Premier of Nova Scotia – Stephen McNeil{{Cite web|url=http://premier.novascotia.ca/|title=Premier of Nova Scotia|last=Scotia|first=Premier of Nova|website=premier.novascotia.ca|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Premier of Ontario – Kathleen Wynne{{Cite web|url=https://www.ontario.ca/page/premier|title=Premier of Ontario, Kathleen Wynne|website=www.ontario.ca|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Premier of Prince Edward Island – Wade MacLauchlan{{Cite web|url=https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/employee/maclauchlan-h-wade|title=MacLauchlan|last=Toolkit|first=Web Experience|website=www.princeedwardisland.ca|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-date=2017-01-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107102118/https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/employee/maclauchlan-h-wade|url-status=dead}}
• Premier of Quebec – Philippe Couillard{{Cite web|url=https://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/premier-ministre/biographie-en.asp|title=Biography of the Premier|date=2012-09-18|website=www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca|publisher=Gouvernement du Québec|access-date=2017-01-05}}
• Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall{{Cite web|url=http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/cabinet/honourable-brad-wall|title=Honourable Brad Wall {{!}} Government of Saskatchewan Cabinet {{!}} Government of Saskatchewan|website=Government of Saskatchewan|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170104023841/http://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/government-structure/cabinet/honourable-brad-wall|archive-date=2017-01-04|url-status=dead}}

• Commissioner of Yukon – Doug Phillips{{Cite web|url=http://www.commissioner.gov.yk.ca/douglasphillips/index.html|title=Hon. Doug Phillips - Commissioner of Yukon|last=eco1|first=Government of Yukon|website=www.commissioner.gov.yk.ca|access-date=2017-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161016152529/http://www.commissioner.gov.yk.ca/douglasphillips/index.html|archive-date=2016-10-16|url-status=dead}}
• Commissioner of Northwest Territories – vacant (until June 26; Gerald W. Kisoun [acting]), then Margaret Thom{{Cite news|url=http://pm.gc.ca/eng/news/2017/06/14/prime-minister-announces-new-lieutenant-governor-and-new-territorial-commissioner|title=Prime Minister announces new Lieutenant Governor and new Territorial Commissioner|date=June 14, 2017|work=Prime Minister of Canada|access-date=June 14, 2017|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.commissioner.gov.nt.ca/|title=GNWT - Commissioner -|website=www.commissioner.gov.nt.ca|access-date=2017-01-06}}After the retirement of George Tuccaro on May 10, 2016, the position has been vacant. The responsibilities of the Commissioner are being undertaken by Deputy Commissioner Gerald W. Kisoun.
• Commissioner of Nunavut – Nellie Kusugak{{Cite web|url=http://www.commissioner.gov.nt.ca/|title=Office of the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories|website=www.commissioner.gov.nu.ca|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051125091431/http://www.commissioner.gov.nt.ca/|archive-date=2005-11-25|url-status=dead|access-date=2017-01-05}}

• Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod{{Cite web|url=http://www.gov.nt.ca/premier|title=Meet the Premier|last=Erin_Mohr|website=www.gov.nt.ca|access-date=2017-01-06}}
• Premier of Nunavut – Peter Taptuna{{Cite web|url=http://www.premier.gov.nu.ca/en|title=Peter Taptuna, Premier of Nunavut|website=www.premier.gov.nu.ca|access-date=2017-01-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109223305/http://www.premier.gov.nu.ca/en|archive-date=2016-11-09|url-status=dead}} (until November 21), then Paul Quassa
• Premier of Yukon – Sandy Silver{{Cite web|url=http://www.yukonpremier.ca/about_the_premier.html|title=About the Premier - Government of Yukon- Government of Yukon|last=eco1|first=Government of Yukon, Unknown|website=www.yukonpremier.ca|access-date=2017-01-06}}

• January 26 – A farmer's market in Calgary was destroyed in a fire. 32 vendors were affected.{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/fire-crews-battling-two-alarm-fire-at-symons-valley-ranch-market|title='Just devastating': Fire destroys Symons Valley Ranch market|last=Cole|first=Yolande|date=January 26, 2017|access-date=January 31, 2017|language=en|newspaper=Calgary Herald}}
• File:Vigile Montréal Parc.jpg in Montreal.]]January 29 – A Quebec City mosque was the subject of a mass shooting. There were six deaths and numerous others injured.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-city-mosque-gun-shots-1.3957686|title=Only 1 suspect in deadly Quebec mosque shooting, police say|date=January 29, 2017|access-date=January 30, 2017|language=en|newspaper=CBC News}}

• February 6 – Sapphire Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Canada

• March 5 – Marked the start of a major blizzard that affected most of western and northern Manitoba and eastern Saskatchewan.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4010636|title='High impact' winter storm headed for Saskatchewan Monday|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-03-09|language=en}} A number of schools were shut down for the first time in thirty years.{{Cite web|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/storm-so-bad-the-pas-closes-schools-for-first-time-in-30-years-415584454.html|title=Storm so bad, The Pas closes schools for first time in 30 years|last=Prest|first=Ashley|date=March 7, 2017|website=Winnipeg Free Press|access-date=March 9, 2017}} It was caused by a cyclone-intense Colorado Low.
• March 12 – Daylight saving time goes into effect
• March 18 – Jason Kenney is elected as leader of the Alberta PC Party.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/03/18/jason-kenney-picked-as-new-leader-of-alberta-progressive-conservatives.html|title=Jason Kenney picked as new leader of Alberta Progressive Conservatives {{!}} Toronto Star|date=2017-03-19|website=thestar.com|access-date=2017-03-22}}

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• April 5 – end of May – Floods hit Eastern Canada, with Quebec the hardest hit. Two people are killed and 2,720 are forced from their homes.{{cite web|url=http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/quebec-hardest-hit-as-battle-against-floods-continues-in-central-eastern-canada-and-british-columbia|title=Quebec hardest hit as battle against floods continues in communities across Canada|date=May 8, 2017|work=National Post|access-date=2017-05-08}} Montreal declared a state of emergency.{{cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/05/07/canadians-in-desperate-struggle-with-floods-across-the-country.html|title=Montreal declares state of emergency as flooding continues|date=2017-05-07|work=Giuseppe Valiante|publisher=The Toronto Star|access-date=2017-05-08}}
• April 22 – 19 year old Serena McKay is beaten to death by two female classmates in Sagkeeng First Nation, Manitoba. The case provoked outrage, with the videos of the murder being posted online.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/sagkeeng-first-nations-facebook-video-attack-1.4086169|title=Attackers threaten to kill victim in video linked to Serena McKay homicide - CBC News}}

• May 9 – The British Columbia general election{{Cite web|url=http://elections.bc.ca/2017-general-election/key-dates/|title=Key Dates {{!}} Elections BC|website=elections.bc.ca|access-date=2017-04-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170415012823/http://elections.bc.ca/2017-general-election/key-dates/|archive-date=2017-04-15|url-status=dead}} resulted in no single party winning a majority.
• May 27 – The Conservative Party of Canada leadership election was won by Andrew Scheer, replacing interim leader Rona Ambrose.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/conservative-leadership-race-winner-1.4134575|title=Scheer surprise: Ex-House Speaker wins Conservative leadership race|last=Harris|first=Kathleen|date=2017-05-27|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-05-31|language=en-CA}}
• May 29 – The Green Party of British Columbia announced that they would support the British Columbia New Democratic Party in the Legislative Assembly. This would result in a minority government and NDP leader John Horgan becoming the 36th Premier of British Columbia.{{Cite web|url=https://nationalpost.com/m/wp/news/canada/canadian-politics/blog.html?b=news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/b-c-election-finally-ends-with-a-deal-the-b-c-ndp-and-greens-will-govern-for-four-years|title=B.C. election could be over as NDP and Greens announce 'difficult' deal to form government|last=Shaw|first=Rob|date=2017-05-29|website=www.nationalpost.com|access-date=2017-05-29}}
• May 30 – The Nova Scotia general election resulted in a majority government and re-election for the Liberal Party, led by Premier Stephen McNeil.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nova-scotia-election-liberals-re-elected-with-slim-majority-1.3435131|title=Nova Scotia election: Liberals re-elected with slim majority|last=Dehaas|first=Josh|date=2017-05-30|work=CTVNews|access-date=2017-05-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531175739/http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/nova-scotia-election-liberals-re-elected-with-slim-majority-1.3435131|archive-date=2017-05-31|url-status=dead|language=en-CA}}

• June 13 – A Twitter account known as "CanadaCreep" is reported to police. The account was shut down, dozens of terabytes of data were seized by police and a Calgary man faced voyeurism charges.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-canadacreep-arrest-made-charges-pending-1.4160817|title=Calgary man arrested in CanadaCreep Twitter case had years worth of surreptitious photos on his devices|date=2017-06-14|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-06-14|language=en-CA}}
• June 19 – An amendment is made to the Canadian Human Rights Act and Criminal Code to add a prohibition against discrimination of transgender individuals.

• File:Canada 150 Celebrations on Ottawa's Rideau Street.jpgJuly 1 – Canada celebrates the sesquicentennial anniversary of Canadian Confederation.
• File:Ashcroft Reserve wildfire - Look Lake, BC.jpg, British Columbia.]]July 6 – September 20 – Wildfires in British Columbia result in the evacuation of 39,000 people, the burning of 1,212,336 hectares and the destruction of at least 305 buildings.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/18/canada-wildfires-evacuated-british-columbia-state-of-emergency|title=Canada wildfires: almost 40,000 evacuated in British Columbia amid state of emergency|date=July 18, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=October 7, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}{{Cite web|url=http://bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca/hprScripts/WildfireNews/Statistics.asp|title=Current Statistics|website=bcfireinfo.for.gov.bc.ca|language=en-CA|access-date=October 7, 2017}}
• July 18 – Ratification of the Agreement on the Cree Nation Governance between the Cree people of Eeyou Istchee and the government of Canada.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/quebec-cree-governance-funding-agreement-1.4211388|title='Reconciliation in action': Quebec Cree leaders sign governance, funding agreement with Ottawa|last1=Wapachee|first1=Celina|date=July 18, 2017|work=CBC News|access-date=December 1, 2017|last2=Bell|first2=Susan|language=en-CA}}
• July 18 – Former nurse and serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer is sentenced to eight concurrent life terms in prison, after pleading guilty to eight murders and four counts of attempted murder. All her victims had been elderly patients under her care, whom she had injected with large doses of insulin.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40412080|title=Ex-nurse given life term over murders|work=BBC News |date=26 June 2017}}
• July 28 – Opening ceremony of the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.{{Cite news|url=http://www.2017canadagames.ca/en/content/winnipeg-2017|title=Winnipeg 2017|date=July 29, 2015|newspaper=2017 Canada Games|access-date=December 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114212248/http://www.2017canadagames.ca/en/content/winnipeg-2017|archive-date=November 14, 2016}}

• August 10 – Premier of Saskatchewan, Brad Wall, announces his pending retirement from politics.{{Cite news|url=https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/brad-wall-is-making-a-special-announcement-today-on-facebook-live|title=Premier Brad Wall has announced he is stepping down and retiring from politics|date=August 10, 2017|work=Regina Leader-Post|access-date=August 10, 2017|language=en}}
• August 21 A partial solar eclipse takes place across Canada
• August 31 Ontario teachers and education workers contracts expires and the new contracts take effect

• September 30 – 2017 Edmonton attack; A suspected terrorist vehicle ramming attack occurs in Edmonton.{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/jasper-downtown-edmonton-pedestrians-struck-1.4315545|title=Edmonton police investigate 'acts of terrorism' after officer stabbed, pedestrians run down|last=Zabjek|first=Alexandra|date=October 1, 2017|work=CBC News|access-date=October 1, 2017|language=en-CA}} Five people are injured and the suspect is taken into police custody.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/01/edmonton-police-investigate-acts-of-terrorism-after-cop-stabbed-and-van-hits-pedestrians.html|title=Trudeau calls cop stabbing and van hitting pedestrians in Edmonton a 'terrorist attack'|last1=Drinkwater|first1=Rob|date=October 1, 2017|work=The Toronto Star|access-date=October 1, 2017|last2=Purdy|first2=Chris|language=en-CA|issn=0319-0781|last3=Cotter|first3=John}}

• October 1 – Jagmeet Singh wins the 2017 NDP leadership election, becoming the first visible minority and first Sikh to lead a major federal political party in Canada.{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/jagmeet-singh-wins-ndp-leadership-race|title=A 'game-changer': Jagmeet Singh 'kicks the door open' and wins NDP leadership|newspaper=National Post |date=2 October 2017|last1=Forrest |first1=Maura }}

• November 6 – Abbotsford Police Department officer John Davidson is shot and killed while responding to a stolen car incident.{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/abbotsford+police+officer+shot+death+identified+const+john/15563273/story.html|title=Alberta man charged with murder of 'hero' Abbotsford Const. John Davidson|last=Saltman|first=Jennifer|date=November 7, 2017|work=Calgary Herald|access-date=November 7, 2017|language=en-CA}}{{dead link|date=August 2018|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}
• October 16 to November 20 – Ontario college strike

• December 16 - The NHL 100 Classic to celebrate the National Hockey League's 100th anniversary is held at Ottawa's Lansdowne Park in Canada.https://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/nhl-100-classic-photos-canadiens-senators-battle-cold/https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/ottawa-senators-montreal-canadiens-nhl-100-classic-1.4452931https://www.nhl.com/news/montreal-canadiens-ottawa-senators-game-recap-294101520
• December 17 – an extension to Line 1 Yonge–University on the Toronto subway opens
• Late December – January 2018 – A cold wave brings record low temperatures to much of the country.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/canada/environment-canada-issues-extreme-cold-weather-warnings-for-much-of-the-country-1.3735451|title=Environment Canada issues extreme cold weather warnings for much of the country|date=December 26, 2017|work=CTVNews|access-date=January 6, 2017|language=en-CA}}

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• July 9 – The Canada men's national under-19 basketball team wins the 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup for the first time.{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/basketball/canadas-under-19-basketball-team-returns-home-to-cheers-after-world-cup-win/article35652555/|title=Canada's under-19 basketball team returns home to cheers after World Cup win|last=Couto|first=Melissa|date=July 10, 2017|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=January 6, 2018}}
• September 23 to September 30 – The 2017 Invictus Games are held in Toronto
• November 4 – Georges St-Pierre becomes 1st Canadian UFC Middleweight Champion by defeating Michael Bisping at UFC 217.{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/2017/11/05/gsp-wins-ufc-middleweight-belt-after-four-year-layoff.html|title=GSP wins UFC middleweight belt after four-year layoff|last=Gelston|first=Dan|date=November 5, 2017|work=The Toronto Star|access-date=January 6, 2017|language=en-CA|issn=0319-0781}}
• File:Tfcorig.jpg on November 29 at BMO Field in Toronto.]]December 9 – Toronto FC becomes the first team in Major League Soccer history to win the domestic treble and the first Canadian team to win MLS Cup.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/12/09/toronto-fc-win-first-domestic-treble-mls-history|title=Toronto FC win first domestic treble in MLS history|last=Rodriguez|first=Alicia|date=2017-12-09|work=MLSsoccer.com|access-date=2018-01-06|language=en}} (see also: 2017 Toronto FC season)

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• January 1 –
• Yvon Dupuis, politician{{Cite news|url=http://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mobile/former-federal-cabinet-minister-yvon-dupuis-dead-at-90-1.3232129|title=Former federal cabinet minister Yvon Dupuis dead at 90|newspaper=Montreal|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-02-04}}
• Stuart Hamilton, musician and broadcaster (b. 1929){{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/stuart-hamilton-dead-at-87-1.3918362|title=Opera community mourns loss of Canadian vocal coach Stuart Hamilton|publisher=CBC News|access-date=2017-01-03}}
• Bill Marshall, film producer, co-founder of the Toronto International Film Festival, Toronto political campaign manager (b. 1939){{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/01/01/tiff-co-founder-bill-marshall-77-remembered-as-pioneer-of-canadian-film.html|title=TIFF co-founder Bill Marshall, 77, remembered as pioneer of Canadian film|website=Toronto Star|date=January 2017 |access-date=2017-01-03}}
• January 2 – Tom Harpur, classicist, theologian, priest, and journalist{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/01/06/former-star-religion-editor-and-columnist-tom-harpur-dead-at-87.html|title=Former Star religion editor and columnist Tom Harpur dead at 87 {{!}} Toronto Star|website=thestar.com|date=6 January 2017 |access-date=2017-02-04}}
• January 3 –
• Mike Buchanan, ice hockey player{{Cite news|url=https://deadobituary.com/mike-buchanan-canadian-ice-hockey-player-died-at-84/|title=Mike Buchanan, Canadian ice hockey player, Died at 84|date=2017-01-13|newspaper=Dead Obituary|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205100037/https://deadobituary.com/mike-buchanan-canadian-ice-hockey-player-died-at-84/|archive-date=2017-02-05|url-status=usurped}}
• Peter Pollen, mayor of Victoria, British Columbia (1971–1975, 1981–1985){{Cite news|url=http://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/mobile/former-four-term-victoria-mayor-peter-pollen-dies-peacefully-at-home-1.3227595|title=Former four-term Victoria mayor Peter Pollen dies peacefully at home|newspaper=Vancouver Island|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-02-04}}
• January 25 – Marcel Prud'homme, MP (1964–1993) and Senator (1993–2009){{Cite news|url=http://sec.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-senator-and-quebec-mp-marcel-prudhomme-dead-at-82/article33766579/|title=Former senator and Quebec MP Marcel Prud'homme dead at 82|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|language=en-ca|access-date=2017-02-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170206021904/https://sec.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/former-senator-and-quebec-mp-marcel-prudhomme-dead-at-82/article33766579/|archive-date=2017-02-06|url-status=dead}}
• January 26 – Raynald Guay, former MP (1963–1980){{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=raynald-guay&pid=183883348|title=Raynald Guay's Obituary on Ottawa Citizen|website=Ottawa Citizen|access-date=2017-02-04}}
• January 28 – Sang Chul Lee, Moderator of the United Church of Canada (1988–1990){{Cite web|url=http://www.vicu.utoronto.ca/news/Victoria_University_News/In_Memoriam__Sang_Chul_Lee.htm|title=In Memoriam: Sang Chul Lee|website=www.vicu.utoronto.ca|language=en|access-date=2017-02-04}}
• January 31 – Rob Stewart, film director and conservationist[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rob-stewart-found-dead-1.3965360 "Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart reportedly found dead, U.S. Coast Guard says"]. CBC News, February 3, 2017.

• February 19 – Bob White, trade unionist{{Cite news|url=https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/former-canadian-labour-leader-bob-white-dies-at-81|title=Bob White, 'trailblazing' labour leader who led founding of CAW, dead at 81|last=Thomson|first=Chris|date=February 21, 2017|work=Windsor Star|access-date=July 17, 2017|language=en}}
• February 22 –
• Gordon Gray Currie, politician and sports coach{{Cite news|url=https://leaderpost.com/news/local-news/gordon-currie-namesake-of-currie-field-dead-at-93|title=Gordon Currie, namesake of Currie Field, dead at 93|last=Vanstone|first=Rob|date=February 23, 2017|work=Regina Leader-Post|access-date=July 17, 2017}}
• John McCormack, ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/news/honouring-john-mccormack/c-287048976|title=Honouring John McCormack|last=Ferriman|first=Mike|date=February 23, 2017|website=MapleLeafs.com|language=en|access-date=July 17, 2017}}
• February 23 –
• Don Cousens, politician{{Cite news|url=https://www.yorkregion.com/news-story/7157632-former-markham-mayor-ontario-cabinet-minister-don-cousens-dies/|title=Former Markham mayor, Ontario cabinet minister Don Cousens dies|last=Joseph|first=Simone|date=February 24, 2017|work=YorkRegion.com|access-date=July 16, 2017|language=en-CA}}
• Bernie Custis, football player and coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/2017/02/23/trailblazing-black-quarterback-bernie-custis-dead-at-88.html|title=Trailblazing black quarterback Bernie Custis dead at 88|last=Ralph|first=Dan|date=February 23, 2017|website=Toronto Star|access-date=July 16, 2017}}
• February 28 – Pierre Pascau, journalist and radio host{{Cite web|url=http://www.journaldemontreal.com/2017/02/28/un-grand-de-la-radio-seteint-a-lage-de-78-ans|title=Un grand de la radio s'éteint à l'âge de 78 ans|last=Lapointe|first=Bruno|date=February 28, 2017|website=Le Journal de Montréal|language=fr-CA|access-date=July 16, 2017}}

• March 3 – Aquinas Ryan, politician and educator{{Cite news|url=http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/3/9/aquinas-ryan-remembered-as-man-heavily-involved-in-p-e-i--commun.html|title=Aquinas Ryan remembered as man heavily involved in P.E.I. community|last=Stewart|first=Dave|date=March 9, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 16, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170309181124/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/news/local/2017/3/9/aquinas-ryan-remembered-as-man-heavily-involved-in-p-e-i--commun.html|archive-date=March 9, 2017|url-status=dead}}
• March 4 –
• Bonnie Burnard, short story writer and novelist{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bonnie-burnard|title=Bonnie Burnard|last=Boyd|first=Colin|date=April 2, 2008|work=The Canadian Encyclopedia|access-date=July 16, 2017|edition=March 6, 2017|language=en|archive-date=August 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828190230/http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/en/article/bonnie-burnard/|url-status=live}}
• Edna Rose Ritchings, symbolic maintainer of the International Peace Mission movement{{Cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/Mother-Divine-leader-of-the-International-Peace-Mission.html|title=Mother Divine, leader of the International Peace Mission, dies at 92|last=Whelan|first=Aubrey|date=March 6, 2017|work=Philly.com|access-date=July 16, 2017}}
• March 8 – Margaret Mitchell, politician{{Cite web|url=http://www.news1130.com/2017/03/09/ndp-stalwart-social-activist-margaret-mitchell-dies-vancouver-92/|title=NDP stalwart, social activist Margaret Mitchell dies in Vancouver at 92|date=2017-03-09|website=NEWS 1130|access-date=2017-03-12}}
• March 11 – Richard Wagamese, writer{{Cite news|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/award-winning-ojibway-author-richard-wagamese-dies-at-age-61-1.3320999|title=Award-winning Ojibway author Richard Wagamese dies at age 61|last=Karstens-Smith|first=Gemma|date=2017-03-11|work=CTVNews|access-date=2017-03-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170311210948/http://www.ctvnews.ca/mobile/entertainment/award-winning-ojibway-author-richard-wagamese-dies-at-age-61-1.3320999|archive-date=2017-03-11|url-status=dead|language=en-CA}}
• March 12 – Harvey Smith, politician{{Cite web|url=https://cupe.mb.ca/2017/03/12/advisory-former-city-councillor-harvey-smith-passes-away/|title=Advisory: Former City Councillor Harvey Smith Passes Away|date=March 12, 2017|website=CUPE Manitoba|access-date=July 16, 2017}}
• March 13 – Ed Whitlock, long-distance runner{{Cite news|url=http://runningmagazine.ca/ed-whitlock-dies-at-86/|title=Canadian running icon Ed Whitlock dies at 86|last=Huebsch|first=Tim|date=March 13, 2017|work=Canadian Running Magazine|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en|archive-date=March 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308185326/https://runningmagazine.ca/ed-whitlock-dies-at-86/|url-status=dead}}
• March 14 – Arleene Johnson, baseball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/star-infielder-arleene-noga-shone-bright-during-wartime/article34646890/|title=Star infielder Arleene Noga shone bright during wartime|last=Hawthorn|first=Tom|date=April 9, 2017|website=The Globe and Mail|language=en|access-date=July 15, 2017}}
• March 15 – Laurent Laplante, journalist, essayist and detective writer{{Cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/arts/medias/201703/16/01-5079334-deces-du-journaliste-et-essayiste-laurent-laplante.php|title=Décès du journaliste et essayiste Laurent Laplante|date=March 16, 2017|work=La Presse|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=fr-CA}}
• March 19 –
• Bob Robertson, comedian (Double Exposure)[http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bob-robertson-dead-1.4033337 Veteran Canadian comedian Bob Robertson dead at 71]. CBC News, March 20, 2017.
• Len Mitzel, politician{{Cite news|url=http://chatnewstoday.ca/article/505029/former-mla-len-mitzel-passes-away|title=Former MLA Len Mitzel passes away|last=Lefebvre|first=Charles|date=March 20, 2017|work=CHAT News Today!|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en}}
• March 20 –
• Betty Kennedy, broadcaster, journalist, author, and Senator{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/7201852-update-betty-kennedy-one-of-milton-s-first-walk-of-fame-inductees-dies/|title=UPDATE: Betty Kennedy, one of Milton's first Walk of Fame inductees, dies|date=March 21, 2017|work=InsideHalton.com|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en-CA}}
• Terence Finlay, Anglican bishop{{Cite web|url=http://www.anglicanjournal.com/articles/terence-finlay-79-joyful-and-deeply-faithful|title=Terence Finlay, 79, 'joyful…and deeply faithful'|last=Folkins|first=Tali|date=March 20, 2017|website=Anglican Journal|access-date=July 15, 2017}}
• March 21 – Bill Rompkey, politician{{Cite web|url=http://vocm.com/news/former-senator-and-mp-bill-rompkey-passes-away-at-80/|title=VOCM - Former Senator and MP, Bill Rompkey Passes Away at 80|date=2017-03-22|website=VOCM|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-04-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327083517/http://vocm.com/news/former-senator-and-mp-bill-rompkey-passes-away-at-80/|archive-date=2017-03-27|url-status=dead}}
• March 23 – Denis McGrath, screenwriter and producer{{Cite news|url=http://www.tv-eh.com/2017/03/24/the-legacy-of-denis-mcgrath/|title=The legacy of Denis McGrath|last=Wild|first=Diane|date=March 24, 2017|work=TV, eh?|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en}}
• March 25 – Gary Doak, ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bruins/bruins_insider/2017/03/former_bruins_defenseman_gary_doak_dead_at_age_71|title=Former Bruins defenseman Gary Doak dead at age 71|last=Conroy|first=Steve|date=March 25, 2017|website=Boston Herald|access-date=July 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805013426/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/bruins/bruins_insider/2017/03/former_bruins_defenseman_gary_doak_dead_at_age_71|archive-date=August 5, 2017|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
• March 27 – Beau Dick, Northwest coast artist{{Cite news|url=https://www.straight.com/news/887321/beau-dick-celebrated-bc-indigenous-carver-dead-61|title=Beau Dick, celebrated B.C. indigenous carver, dead at 61|last=Dunphy|first=Martin|date=March 28, 2017|work=Georgia Straight Vancouver's News & Entertainment Weekly|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en}}
• March 28 – Janine Sutto, actress and comedian{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/janine-sutto-obituary-1.4043571|title=Beloved Quebec actress Janine Sutto dead at 95|date=2017-03-28|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-05-16|language=en-CA}}

• April 2 – André Drouin, Hérouxville city councillor and author of the Hérouxville Standards{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/author-of-herouxville-code-for-immigrants-andre-drouin-dies-at-70|title=Author of Herouxville 'code' for immigrants, André Drouin, dies at 70|date=2017-04-04|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2017-05-14|language=en-US}}
• April 6 – Peter Savaryn, lawyer and former Chancellor of the University of Alberta{{Cite web|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/news-and-events/newsarticles/2017/april/former-chancellor-devoted-himself-to-the-right-to-be-different|title=Former chancellor Peter Savaryn devoted himself to 'the right to be different' - University of Alberta|last=Brown|first=Michael|date=2017-04-10|website=www.ualberta.ca|language=en-CA|access-date=2017-05-14|archive-date=2017-04-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423220137/https://www.ualberta.ca/news-and-events/newsarticles/2017/april/former-chancellor-devoted-himself-to-the-right-to-be-different|url-status=dead}}
• April 9 – Bill Sutherland, ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/news/flyers-mourn-the-passing-of-bill-sutherland--philadelphia-flyers/c-288663386|title=Flyers mourn the passing of Bill Sutherland|last=Meltzer|first=Bill|date=2017-04-10|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-14}}
• April 11 – Mark Wainberg, HIV/AIDS researcher and activist{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/14/world/americas/dr-mark-wainberg-microbiologist-aids-awareness-dead.html?nytmobile=0|title=Dr. Mark Wainberg, Who Identified a Key AIDS Drug, Dies at 71|last=Sandomir|first=Richard|date=2017-04-14|website=New York Times|access-date=2017-05-14}}
• April 18 – Ron Moeser, Toronto city councillor{{Cite news|url=https://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/7261606-obituary-ron-moeser-a-real-gentleman-fought-for-the-rouge-park/|title=Obituary: Ron Moeser, a 'real gentleman,' fought for the Rouge Park {{!}} InsideToronto.com|last=Adler|first=Mike|date=2017-04-25|work=InsideToronto.com|access-date=2017-05-09|language=en-CA}}
• April 20 – Paul Hébert, actor and director{{Cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/quebec-theatre-icon-paul-hebert-dies-at-age-92|title=Quebec theatre icon Paul Hébert dies at age 92|date=2017-04-21|work=Montreal Gazette|access-date=2017-05-08|language=en-CA}}
• April 23 – Charles Foster, writer{{Cite web|url=http://www.cobbsfuneralhome.ca/obituaries/115762|title=Charles Foster - Cobb's Funeral Home|website=Cobb's Funeral Home|access-date=2017-05-09}}
• April 25 – Sasha Lakovic, ice hockey player{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/sasha-pit-bull-lakovic-dead-at-age-45-1.4085205|title=Hockey tough guy Sasha Lakovic dead at age 45|last=Larsen|first=Karin|date=2017-04-25|work=CBC News|access-date=2017-05-08|language=en-CA}}
• April 27 – Peter George, 6th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University{{Cite news|url=http://globalnews.ca/news/3410212/former-mcmaster-university-president-peter-george-dies-at-age-75/|title=Former McMaster University President Peter George dies at age 75|last=Mann|first=Ken|date=2017-04-27|work=900 CHML|access-date=2017-05-08|language=en-CA}}

• May 2 –
• Paul MacEwan, politician{{Cite news|url=http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/5/3/former-cape-breton-mla-paul-macewan-dies-at-74.html|title=Former Cape Breton MLA Paul MacEwan dies at 74|date=2017-05-03|work=Cape Breton Post|access-date=2017-05-08|language=en-CA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503224102/http://www.capebretonpost.com/news/local/2017/5/3/former-cape-breton-mla-paul-macewan-dies-at-74.html|archive-date=2017-05-03|url-status=dead}}
• Gerry Martiniuk, politician{{Cite news|url=http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/mobile/gerry-martiniuk-former-cambridge-mpp-dies-at-age-78-1.3395071|title=Gerry Martiniuk, former Cambridge MPP, dies at age 78|date=2017-05-02|work=CTVNews|access-date=2017-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828191423/http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/mobile/gerry-martiniuk-former-cambridge-mpp-dies-at-age-78-1.3395071|archive-date=2017-08-28|url-status=dead|language=en-CA}}
• May 3 – Georgie Collins, film, stage, and television actress{{Cite news|url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/theatre/georgie-collins-remembered-as-giant-of-local-theatre|title=Georgie Collins remembered as giant of Calgary's theatre and film community|last=Hobson|first=Louis B.|date=2017-05-10|work=Calgary Herald|access-date=2017-05-16|language=en-Ca}}
• May 8 – John David Molson, businessman and former president of the Montreal Canadiens{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/canadiens-longtime-owner-john-david-molson-dies/c-289342712|title=John David Molson, former Canadiens owner, dies|date=2017-05-08|website=NHL.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-05-16}}
• May 9 – Ron Atkey, lawyer, law professor and politician{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/politician-ron-atkey-opened-canadas-doors-to-boat-people/article35108399/|title=Politician Ron Atkey opened Canada's doors to boat people|last=Csillag|first=Ron|date=May 24, 2017|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=July 15, 2017|language=en-ca}}
• May 10 – Ted Hibberd, ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-hibberd&pid=185377943&fhid=5973|title=Thomas HIBBERD Obituary|date=May 13, 2017|website=Ottawa Citizen|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711133209/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ottawacitizen/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-hibberd&pid=185377943&fhid=5973|archive-date=2017-07-11|url-status=dead|access-date=July 15, 2017}}
• May 13 – Marcel Pelletier, ice hockey player and management official{{Cite news|url=http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/sports/flyers/flyers-mourn-passing-of-former-personnel-director-marcel-pelletier/article_7ffb1ee6-39c6-11e7-af47-4f1d5c25dd82.html|title=Flyers mourn passing of former personnel director Marcel Pelletier|last=Fish|first=Wayne|date=2017-05-15|work=Burlington County Times|access-date=2017-05-16|language=en|archive-date=2017-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703143758/http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/sports/flyers/flyers-mourn-passing-of-former-personnel-director-marcel-pelletier/article_7ffb1ee6-39c6-11e7-af47-4f1d5c25dd82.html|url-status=dead}}
• May 15 – Stan Kaluznick, football player{{Cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2017/05/19/stampeders-mourn-death-stan-kaluznick/|title=Stampeders Mourn Death of Stan Kaluznick|date=May 19, 2017|website=Calgary Stampeders|access-date=July 15, 2017}}
• May 17 – Michael Bliss, historian and author{{Cite web|url=https://www.utoronto.ca/news/memoriam-university-professor-emeritus-michael-bliss|title=In memoriam: University Professor Emeritus Michael Bliss|last=James|first=Hannah|date=May 18, 2017|website=University of Toronto|language=en|access-date=July 15, 2017}}
• May 20 – Roger Tassé, lawyer and civil servant{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelawyersdaily.ca/constitutional/articles/3848/roger-tass-charter-pioneer-dies-at-85|title=Roger Tassé, Charter pioneer, dies at 85|last=Kulig|first=Paula|date=May 30, 2017|website=The Lawyers Daily|publisher=LexisNexis Canada|language=en|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• May 21 – Bill White, ice hockey player.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/bill-white-canadian-nhler-obit-1.4126801|title=Bill White, member of Summit Series team, dead at 77|date=2017-05-22|work=CBC Sports|access-date=2017-05-29|language=en}}
• May 24 – Grace McCarthy, politician{{Cite web|url=http://vancouver.24hrs.ca/2017/05/25/grace-mccarthy-the-first-lady-of-bcs-social-credit-dies-at-89|title=Grace McCarthy dies at 89|last=Ward|first=Doug|date=May 25, 2017|website=Vancouver 24 hrs|language=en-CA|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• May 25 – Saucy Sylvia, comedian, pianist, singer and radio personality{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenewportbuzz.com/rip-saucy-sylvia/12086|title=RIP Saucy Sylvia|last=Winthrop|first=Christian|date=May 27, 2017|work=Newport Buzz|access-date=July 14, 2017|language=en-US}}
• May 31 – Diane Torr, dancer and performing artist{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2017/jun/29/diane-torr-obituary|title=Diane Torr obituary|last=Bottoms|first=Stephen|date=June 29, 2017|work=The Guardian|access-date=July 14, 2017|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}

• June 4 – Avie Bennett, businessman and philanthropist{{Cite web|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2017/06/03/publisher-altruist-real-estate-developer-avie-bennett-dead-at-89.html|title=Publisher, philanthropist, real estate developer Avie Bennett dead at 89|last=Hasham|first=Alyshah|date=June 3, 2017|website=Toronto Star|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• June 5 – Marilyn Hall, television and theatre producer{{Cite news|url=https://www.aol.com/article/entertainment/2017/06/06/marilyn-hall-wife-of-monty-hall-dead/22129318/|title=Former 'Let's Make A Deal' host Monty Hall's wife, Marilyn, dies at 90|last=Reid|first=Nakamura|date=June 6, 2017|work=AOL.com|access-date=July 14, 2017|language=en}}
• June 8 – Sam Panopoulos, cook and businessman{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/sam-panopoulos-whose-hawaiian-pizza-became-a-canadian-treasure-dies-at-83/2017/06/12/463d3612-4f74-11e7-91eb-9611861a988f_story.html|title=Sam Panopoulos, whose Hawaiian pizza became a Canadian treasure, dies at 83|last=Smith|first=Harrison|date=June 12, 2017|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• June 14 – Don Matthews, football player and coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/2017/06/14/cfl-mourns-loss-hall-fame-coach-don-matthews/|title=CFL mourns the loss of Hall of Fame coach Don Matthews|last=Rubinoff|first=Jonathan|date=June 14, 2017|website=CFL.ca|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• June 18 – Tim Hauge, mixed martial artist and boxer{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/more-sports/boxer-tim-hague-dead-after-knockout-in-edmonton-event-family-says/article35353959/|title=Boxer Tim Hague, in critical condition since Edmonton fight, is dead: family|date=June 18, 2017|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=July 14, 2017|language=en-ca}}
• June 22 – Hervé Filion, harness racing driver{{Cite web|url=http://www.harnessracingupdate.com/2017/06/23/herve-filion-1940-2017/|title=Herve Filion - 1940-2017|last=Little|first=Dave|date=June 23, 2017|website=Harness Racing Update|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• June 27 – Ric Suggitt, rugby union player and coach{{Cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/7394681-canadian-rugby-coach-ric-suggitt-dies-suddenly-at-age-of-58/|title=Canadian rugby coach Ric Suggitt dies suddenly at age of 58|date=June 27, 2017|website=Hamilton Spectator|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• June 29 – Dave Semenko, ice hockey player.{{Cite news|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/hockey/nhl/edmonton-oilers/former-oilers-enforcer-dave-semenko-dies-at-age-59|title=Former Oilers enforcer Dave Semenko dies at age 59|date=2017-06-29|work=Edmonton Journal|access-date=2017-07-05|language=en-US}}

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• July 2 – Smith Hart, professional wrestler{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2719548-bret-harts-brother-smith-dies-at-age-68|title=Bret Hart's Brother, Smith, Dies at Age 68|last=Goldberg|first=Rob|date=July 2, 2017|work=Bleacher Report|access-date=July 14, 2017|language=en-US}}
• July 5 – John Rodriguez, former Member of parliament and mayor of Greater Sudbury, Ontario[http://www.thesudburystar.com/2017/07/05/former-mayor-john-rodriguez-dies-at-80 "Former MP, mayor John Rodriguez dies at 80"]. Sudbury Star, July 5, 2017.
• July 12 – Tod Sloan, ice hockey player{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/former-maple-leaf-tod-sloan-obituary/c-290387946|title=Tod Sloan remembered by Dave Keon as key part of 1951 Maple Leafs Cup win|last=Stubbs|first=Dave|date=July 13, 2017|website=NHL.com|language=en|access-date=July 14, 2017}}
• July 16 – George A. Romero, American-born horror film director{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/16/movies/george-romero-dead.html|title=George Romero, Father of the Zombie Movie, Dies at 77|last=Salam|first=Maya|newspaper=The New York Times|date=July 16, 2017|access-date=July 16, 2017}}
• July 17 – Harvey Atkin, actor and voice actor{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/harvey-atkin-dead-dies-cagney-and-lacey-meatballs-1202498945/|title=Harvey Atkin, 'Cagney & Lacey' and 'Meatballs' Actor, Dies at 74|last=Rubin|first=Rebecca|date=July 18, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=August 1, 2017|language=en-US}}
• July 28 – Maurice Filion, ice hockey coach and general manager{{Cite news|url=http://www.lapresse.ca/sports/hockey/201707/29/01-5120384-lancien-dg-des-nordiques-maurice-filion-seteint-a-85-ans.php|title=L'ancien DG des Nordiques Maurice Filion s'éteint à 85 ans|last=Lauzon|first=Gaétan|date=July 29, 2017|work=La Presse|access-date=August 1, 2017|language=fr-CA}}

• August 12 – Bryan Murray, ice hockey executive and coach{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/former-sens-coach-and-gm-murray-dead-at-74-1.828675|title=Former Sens coach and GM Murray dead at 74|date=August 12, 2017|work=TSN|access-date=August 12, 2017}}
• August 21 – Boris Spremo, photojournalist and Order of Canada recipient{{Cite news|url=http://www.timescolonist.com/obituary-photographer-boris-spremo-remembered-for-charm-skill-chutzpah-1.22090440|title=Obituary: Photographer Boris Spremo remembered for charm, skill, chutzpah|last=Szklarski|first=Cassandra|date=August 22, 2017|work=Times Colonist|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823001814/http://www.timescolonist.com/obituary-photographer-boris-spremo-remembered-for-charm-skill-chutzpah-1.22090440|archive-date=2017-08-23|url-status=dead}}
• August 30 – Skip Prokop, drummer and band leader for rock bands The Paupers and Lighthouse{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7949898/skip-prokop-dead-lighthouse|title=Skip Prokop, Co-Founder of Canadian Jazz-Rock Group Lighthouse, Dies at 73|last=Bliss|first=Karen|date=August 31, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 28, 2017}}

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• September 9 – Pierre Pilote, ice hockey player{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehockeynews.com/news/article/remembering-hall-of-famer-and-three-time-norris-trophy-winner-pierre-pilote|title=Remembering Hall of Famer and three-time Norris Trophy winner Pierre Pilote|last=Campbell|first=Ken|date=September 11, 2017|work=The Hockey News|access-date=October 28, 2017|language=en-CA}}
• September 12 – Allan MacEachen, politician and first Deputy Prime Minister of Canada{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/19/international-home/allan-j-maceachen-a-force-in-bringing-public-health-care-to-canada-dies-at-96.html|title=Allan J. MacEachen, a Force in Bringing Public Health Care to Canada, Dies at 96|last=Austen|first=Ian|date=September 19, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 28, 2017|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
• September 14 – Arnold Chan, lawyer and politician, Member of Parliament{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/arnold-chan-death-1.4289409|title=Liberal MP Arnold Chan dies after battle with cancer|date=September 14, 2017|last=Wherry|first=Aaron|website=CBC News|access-date=September 14, 2017}}
• September 30 – Monty Hall, game show host, producer and philanthropist{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/09/lets-make-a-deal-host-monty-hall-dies-1202179970/|title=Monty Hall Dies; 'Let's Make A Deal' Host Was 96|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=September 30, 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=October 19, 2017|language=en-US}}

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• October 16 – John Dunsworth, actor best known for his role in Trailer Park Boys{{Cite news|url=https://beta.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/john-dunsworth-was-beloved-for-his-portrayal-of-jim-lahey-on-trailer-park-boys/article36657896/?ref=https://www.theglobeandmail.com&|title=John Dunsworth was beloved for his portrayal of Jim Lahey on Trailer Park Boys|last=Wheeler|first=Brad|date=October 18, 2017|work=The Globe and Mail|access-date=October 21, 2017|language=en-CA}}
• October 17 – Gord Downie, lead singer of rock band The Tragically Hip{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/gord-downie-obit-1.4359906|title=Tragically Hip's Gord Downie dead at 53|last=Mazerolle|first=John|date=October 18, 2017|work=CBC News|access-date=October 18, 2017|language=en-CA}}
• October 29 – Richard Hambleton, artist known for his street art{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/richard-hambleton-the-life-and-death-of-a-downtown-art-star|title=Richard Hambleton: The Life and Death of a Downtown Art Star|last=Haden-Guest|first=Anthony|date=November 4, 2017|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=November 5, 2017}}

• December 5 – August Ames, pornographic actress{{cite web|url=http://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/porn-star-august-ames-dies-after-backlash-to-controversial-tweet/news-story/02f6071201d946c52c18372401a4239b|title='F*** you guys attacking me'}}
• December 13 – Barry Sherman, businessman and philanthropist{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/family-sherman-deaths-police-probe-1.5896496|title=Sherman son hires ex-Toronto police inspector for ongoing probe into billionaire couple's deaths}}

• 2017 in Canadian television
• List of Canadian films of 2017

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