Events from the year 2001 in Canada.
Incumbents
Estimated Canadian population: 31,110,565
Crown
Monarch – Elizabeth II
Federal government
Governor General – Adrienne Clarkson
Prime Minister – Jean Chrétien
Chief Justice – Beverley McLachlin (British Columbia) Parliament – 37th (from January 29)
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Lois Hole
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Garde Gardom (until September 25) then Iona Campagnolo Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Peter Liba Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Marilyn Trenholme Counsell Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Arthur Maxwell House Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Myra Freeman Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – Hilary Weston Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Gilbert Clements (until May 28) then Léonce Bernard Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Lise Thibault Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Lynda Haverstock
Premiers
Premier of Alberta – Ralph Klein
Premier of British Columbia – Ujjal Dosanjh (until June 5) then Gordon Campbell
Premier of Manitoba – Gary Doer
Premier of New Brunswick – Bernard Lord
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Beaton Tulk (until February 13) then Roger Grimes Premier of Nova Scotia – John Hamm Premier of Ontario – Mike Harris Premier of Prince Edward Island – Pat Binns Premier of Quebec – Lucien Bouchard (until March 8) then Bernard Landry Premier of Saskatchewan – Roy Romanow (until February 8) then Lorne Calvert
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Commissioner of Yukon – Jack Cable
Commissioner of Northwest Territories – Glenna Hansen
Commissioner of Nunavut – Peter Irniq
Premiers
Premier of the Northwest Territories – Stephen Kakfwi
Premier of Nunavut – Paul Okalik
Premier of Yukon – Pat Duncan
Events
January to March
January 1 – The Ontario cities of Ottawa, Hamilton and Sudbury have their surrounding suburbs merged into their municipalities. Sudbury is the only one of the three to change its name (to Greater Sudbury). Toronto had been similarly merged in 1998. January 17 – The Bank of Canada unveils a new $10 bill with enhanced security features. January 18 – MafiaBoy pleads guilty to 56 of 66 mischief charges in a Montreal courtroom. The other 10 charges were withdrawn. January 27 – Lorne Calvert becomes the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party after winning the fourth ballot at the party's 2001 leadership convention. January 29 – Peter Milliken is elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons after five rounds of voting. January 29 – The Toronto Stock Exchange allows stocks greater than $5 in value to trade at 1¢ increments instead of at 5¢ increments. January 30 – Governor General Adrienne Clarkson reads the Speech from the Throne at the beginning of the 37th Canadian parliament. January 30 – An envelope mailed to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Elinor Caplan containing a mysterious blue powder caused the Immigration Canada building to be sealed off. A Winnipeg laboratory on February 1 said the powder posed no health risk. February 2 – Canada begins banning imports of beef and beef products from Brazil due to concerns of mad cow disease. February 2 – Ontario Minister of Finance Ernie Eves quits to become vice-chair and senior adviser at Credit Suisse First Boston Canada. February 3 – Roger Grimes becomes leader of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador after winning the second ballot at the party's leadership convention. February 5 – Prime Minister Jean Chrétien becomes the first foreign leader to visit the newly elected President of the United States, George W. Bush, in Washington, D.C. February 8 – Lorne Calvert becomes premier of Saskatchewan, replacing Roy Romanow. February 13 – Roger Grimes becomes premier of Newfoundland, replacing Beaton Tulk. March 8 – Bernard Landry becomes premier of Quebec, replacing Lucien Bouchard. March 12 – 2001 Alberta general election: Ralph Klein's PCs win a ninth consecutive majority.