Events from the year 2012 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 – Steven Point (until November 2) then Judith Guichon Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba – Philip S. Lee Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick – Graydon Nicholas Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – John Crosbie Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia – Mayann Francis (until April 12) then 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 – Gordon Barnhart (until March 22) then 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
Premier of Ontario – Dalton McGuinty
Premier of Prince Edward Island – Robert Ghiz
Premier of Quebec – Jean Charest (until September 19) then 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
Premier of Yukon – Darrell Pasloski
Events
January to March
January 1 – The Quebec Sales Tax (QST) rises one percentage point to 9.5%. January 10 – MP for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, the NDP's Lise St-Denis, crosses the floor to join the Liberal caucus. January 29 – A guilty verdict in the trial of the Shafia family murders is returned. February 4 The Syrian Embassy in Ottawa is vandalized as it was sprayed with red paint. An imam issues a condemning honour killings and domestic violence, in reaction to the Shafia family murder guilty verdict. February 6 – Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II's accession as Queen of Canada February 7 Eleven people, including 10 migrant workers from Peru, die when a passenger van crashes into a flatbed truck near Stratford, Ontario. Prime Minister Stephen Harper begins a four-day visit to China. February 10 – A Red Arrow bus skids out of control and flips on its side near Redwater, Alberta. At least 28 people were injured in the incident. February 26 – Three Via Rail employees die when a train derails near Burlington, Ontario. March 3 – Near Montreal, a charter bus crashes killing two people and injuring 48 others. March 5 – The federal government announces they are closing the Canadian embassy in Damascus amid the continuing violence in Syria. March 19 – NDP candidate Craig Scott wins a federal by-election in Toronto—Danforth. March 22 – Vaughn Solomon Schofield becomes lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan, replacing Gordon Barnhart. March 23 – In Perth-Andover, a high spring freshet coupled with an ice jam causes a rise in water levels surpassing those in the 1987 flood. A mandatory evacuation order was issued. About 500 people were affected. March 24 – Thomas Mulcair is elected leader of the New Democratic Party. March 29 Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announces the 2012 budget which includes cuts to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the reduction of over 19,000 federal jobs, and the discontinuation of the penny by the Royal Canadian Mint. The federal government announces they will gradually raise the age of eligibility for Old Age Security from 65 to 67 starting in 2023.