Events from the year 2013 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
Monarch – Elizabeth II
Federal government
Governor General – David Johnston
Prime Minister – Stephen Harper
Chief Justice – Beverley McLachlin (British Columbia) Parliament – 41st
Provincial governments
Lieutenant governors
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta – Donald Ethell
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia – Judith Guichon
Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Philip S. Lee
Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Graydon Nicholas
Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – John Crosbie (until March 19) then Frank Fagan Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – John James Grant Lieutenant Governor of Ontario – David Onley Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island – Frank Lewis Lieutenant Governor of Quebec – Pierre Duchesne Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan – Vaughn Solomon Schofield
Premiers
Premier of Alberta – Alison Redford
Premier of British Columbia – Christy Clark
Premier of Manitoba – Greg Selinger
Premier of New Brunswick – David Alward
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador – Kathy Dunderdale
Premier of Nova Scotia – Darrell Dexter (until October 22) then Stephen McNeil
Premier of Ontario – Dalton McGuinty (until February 11) then Kathleen Wynne
Premier of Prince Edward Island – Robert Ghiz
Premier of Quebec – Pauline Marois
Premier of Saskatchewan – Brad Wall
Territorial governments
Commissioners
Commissioner of Yukon – Doug Phillips
Commissioner of Northwest Territories – George Tuccaro
Commissioner of Nunavut – Edna Elias
Premiers
Premier of the Northwest Territories – Bob McLeod
Premier of Nunavut – Eva Aariak (until November 15) then Peter Taptuna
Premier of Yukon – Darrell Pasloski
Events
January to March
January 1 – Quebec tax law changes from charging a 9.5% Quebec Sales Tax (QST) on a consumer sale plus the goods and services tax (GST), to a 9.975% QST on just the consumer sale, having no effect to the consumer, as the GST is 5%. January 21 – The Charbonneau Commission resumes its hearings. February 3 – The St. Albert cheese factory in eastern Ontario is ravaged by fire. There were no injuries and the Provincial Police leads to the survey. February 4 – The Royal Canadian Mint discontinues distribution of the penny. February 11 Hundreds of people demonstrated against the reform of the federal Employment Insurance in Tracadie-Sheila, New Brunswick. Kathleen Wynne is sworn in as premier of Ontario, following a leadership election, becoming Ontario's first female premier and Canada's first openly gay premier; the election was also the first time that two women had competed for the leadership of the party, and the first time in Canadian history that six provinces or territories have simultaneously had female premiers. February 14 – Pastagate an incident that happens. it starts with an inspector of the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) sent a letter of warning to an upscale restaurant, Buonanotte, for using Italian words such as "pasta", "antipasti", "calamari", etc. on its menu instead of their French equivalents. The incident led to the resignation of Louise Marchand, head of the OQLF, on 8 March. February 27 – NDP MP of Jonquière—Alma, Claude Patry crosses the floor to the Bloc Québécois. February 28 – Seasonal workers protest against reform of federal Employment Insurance in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, while Prime Minister Stephen Harper made an appearance there to talk about the reform. March 13 – Chris Hadfield became the first Canadian to be the master on board the International Space Station (ISS), to the successor to the American NASA Kevin Ford. March 14 – Following controversy over campaign donations made during the 2011 election, Peter Penashue resigns as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and as MP for Labrador to contest the seat in a by-election. March 19 – Frank Fagan becomes Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, replacing John Crosbie. March 21 – A massive pileup on Alberta Highway 2 during winter storm conditions injures approximately 100 people.