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| 1959, June 26 |
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| Pres. Eisenhower and Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the St. Lawrence Seaway, linking the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. | 1 |
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| 1961, Jan. 17 |
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| U.S. president Eisenhower and Prime Minister Diefenbaker signed a treaty in Washington, D.C., for the joint development of the Columbia River Basin. | 2 |
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| May 2 |
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| The government announced that Canada and Communist China had negotiated a grain sale agreement. | 3 |
| The National Indian Council was formed to promote better Indian–non-Indian relations. | 4 |
| George Woodcock founded Canadian Literature, the first review devoted solely to Canadian writers. | 5 |
| Marie-Claire Blais published her novel La Belle Bête, which launched her prolific career as a writer. | 6 |
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