Editing 2002 in Canada (section)

== Deaths ==

===January to March===
*January 4 – [[Douglas Jung]], politician and first [[Chinese Canadian]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]] in the [[House of Commons of Canada]] (born [[1924 in Canada|1924]])
*January 5 – [[Christie Harris]], children's author (born [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*January 13 – [[Frank Shuster]], comedian (born [[1916 in Canada|1916]])
*January 24 – [[Peter Gzowski]], broadcaster, writer and reporter (born [[1933 in Canada|1933]])
*February 3 – [[Lucien Rivard]], criminal and prison escapee (born [[1914 in Canada|1914]])
*February 14 – [[Bud Olson]], politician, Minister and Senator (born [[1925 in Canada|1925]])
*February 26 – [[Harry Rankin]], lawyer and politician (born [[1920 in Canada|1920]])
*March 12 – [[Jean-Paul Riopelle]], painter and sculptor (born [[1923 in Canada|1923]])
*March 18
**[[Dalton Camp]], journalist, politician, political strategist and commentator (born [[1920 in Canada|1920]])
**[[Johnny Lombardi]], [[CHIN Radio/TV International|CHIN]]-TV television personality (born [[1915 in Canada|1915]])

===April to June===
*April 14 – [[Gustave Blouin]], politician (born [[1912 in Canada|1912]])
*April 17 – [[Richard Green (soldier)|Richard Green]], soldier killed in Afghanistan (born [[1980 in Canada|1980]])
*April 19 – [[Ross Whicher]], politician and businessman (born [[1918 in Canada|1918]])
*May 9 – [[Robert Layton (politician)|Robert Layton]], politician (born [[1925 in Canada|1925]])
*May 17 – [[Edwin Alonzo Boyd]], criminal and leader of the [[Boyd Gang]] (born [[1914 in Canada|1914]])
*June 21 – [[Timothy Findley]], novelist and playwright (born [[1930 in Canada|1930]])

===July to December===
*July 8 – [[Sidney Spivak]], politician and Minister (born [[1928 in Canada|1928]])
*July 13 – [[Yousuf Karsh]], photographer (born [[1908 in Canada|1908]])
*September 13 – [[George Stanley]], historian, author, soldier, teacher, public servant and designer of the current [[Canadian flag]] (born [[1907 in Canada|1907]])
*November 24 – [[Harry Gunning]], scientist and administrator (born [[1916 in Canada|1916]])
*November 30 – [[Death of Jeffrey Baldwin|Jeffrey Baldwin]], murder victim (born [[1997 in Canada|1997]])
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*December 5 – [[Prosper Boulanger]], politician and businessman (born [[1918 in Canada|1918]])
*December 10 – [[Les Costello]], ice hockey player and [[Roman Catholicism|Catholic]] priest (born [[1928 in Canada|1928]])
*December 13 – [[Zal Yanovsky]], rock musician (born [[1944 in Canada|1944]])
*December 16 – [[Bill Hunter (ice hockey)|Bill Hunter]], ice hockey player, general manager and coach (born [[1920 in Canada|1920]])
*December 18 – [[Ray Hnatyshyn]], politician and 24th [[Governor General of Canada]] (born [[1934 in Canada|1934]])