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See also: 1951 in Canada, other events of 1952, 1953 in Canada and the list of 'years in Canada'.
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Incumbents
- Monarchy in Canada: King George VI then Queen Elizabeth II
- Governor General: Earl Alexander of Tunis then Vincent Massey
- Prime Minister: Louis Saint Laurent
- Premier of Alberta: Ernest Manning
- Premier of British Columbia: Byron Johnson then W.A.C. Bennett
- Premier of Manitoba: Douglas Campbell
- Premier of New Brunswick: John McNair then Hugh John Flemming
- Premier of Newfoundland: Joey Smallwood
- Premier of Nova Scotia: Angus Macdonald
- Premier of Ontario: Leslie Frost
- Premier of Prince Edward Island: J. Walter Jones
- Premier of Quebec: Maurice Duplessis
- Premier of Saskatchewan: Tommy Douglas
Events
- January 24: Vincent Massey appointed first Canada-born Governor-General of Canada
- February 6: Elizabeth II becomes Queen of Canada upon the death of her father George VI.
- February 14–February 25: Winter Olympics in Oslo, Canada wins men's hockey gold
- February 24: At the 1952 Winter Olympics the Canadian hockey team wins gold
- June 11: Saskatchewan election: Tommy Douglas's Co-operative Commonwealth Federation wins a third consecutive majority
- May 25: Korean War: Canadian troops are dispatched to the troubled Koje-Do POW facility
- August 1: W.A.C. Bennett becomes premier of British Columbia, replacing Byron Johnson
- August 5: Alberta election: Ernest Manning's Social Credit Party wins a fifth consecutive majority
- Fighting in the Korean War drags on as the factions attempt to negotiate an armistice.
- September 6: The first CBC Television station, CBFT, goes on the air in Montreal, Quebec
- September 8: CBLT (CBC Toronto) goes on air
- September 16: The Boyd Gang is captured
- October 8: Hugh John Flemming becomes premier of New Brunswick, replacing John McNair
- October 14: Lester B. Pearson is elected President of the United Nations General Assembly
- The pension system is reformed with the introduction of the Old Age Security Act.
- The Detroit Red Wings sweep the Montreal Canadiens to win the Stanley Cup
- Roy Thomson acquires The Scotsman and emigrates to Britain
- Painters Eleven founded
- Atomic Energy Canada founded
Arts and culture
- New books
- Thomas B. Costain: The Silver Chalice
- Literary awards
- See 1952 Governor General's Awards for a complete list of winners and finalists for those awards.
- Stephen Leacock Award: Jan Hilliard, The Salt Box
Births
- February 3: Wayne Erdman, judoka
- February 18: Bernard Valcourt, politician
- February 27: Maureen McTeer, wife of Joe Clark
- March 4: Svend Robinson, politician
- May 13: Mary Walsh, politician
- May 17: Howard Hampton, Ontario politician
- June 2: Ferron, musician
- June 22: Graham Greene, actor
- June 29: David Dingwall, politician
- July 1: Dan Aykroyd, actor
- July 1: Deborah Grey, politician
- July 3: Rohinton Mistry, author
- July 6: George Athans, water skier
- July 25: Nancy Allan, Manitoba politician
- August 9: Gary Kowalski, Manitoba politician
- September 8: Sue Barnes, politician
- September 10: Vic Toews, politician
- September 12: Neil Peart, musician
- October 2: Marie Deschamps, jurist
- October 22: Peggy Baker, dancer
- November 10: Jim Maloway. Manitoba politician
- November 16: Candas Dorsey, poet and novelist
- November 27: Sheila Copps, politician
- December 12: Herb Dhaliwal, cabinet minister
- Di Brandt, poet
- David Macfarlane, journalist and novelist
Deaths
- August 30: Henri Bourassa, Quebec politician