January 1st - Fort William & Port Arthur are merged to create Thunder Bay, Ontario.
January 16th - The federal government announced plans to convert the nation to the metric system.
May 22nd - Vancouver Canucks join the NHL.
June 26th - The federal voting age is lowered to 18 from 21.
The second half of the year is turbulent with the FLQ (Front de la Liberation du Quebec). Prime Minister invoked the War Measures Act