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Communities and organizations across Canada were encouraged to engage in "Centennial projects" to celebrate the anniversary. The projects ranged from special one-time events to local improvement projects such as the construction of municipal arenas and parks.

Children born in 1967 were declared "Centennial babies". The first baby born on July 1, 1967, future model and actress Pamela Anderson was the national "Centennial baby".

In Toronto, the Caribana parade and festival was launched as a celebration of Caribbean culture and became an annual fixture of city life.

In November the Confederation of Tomorrow conference was held at the newly built Toronto-Dominion Centre. Called by Ontario Premier John Robarts the summit of provincial premiers led to a new round of federal-provincial negotiations to amend the Canadian Constitution.

Expo 67 in particular was a signifier of the nation's mood of extreme opitmism and confidence on heading into its second century. In retrospect, the centennial is seen by many as a high point of Canadian aspirations prior to the anxious decade of the 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. Januarys that saw the nation divided over the issue of Quebec separatism with traumatic events such as the October crisis. Popular Canadian historian Pierre BertonPierre Berton (born July 12, 1920) is a noted author of non-fiction, especially Canadiana and Canadian history, and is a well-known television personality and journalist in Canada. Berton is one of Canada's most prolific and popular authors and an accompl has referred to the centennial as "the last good year" in his book of the same name.

See also: 1967 in CanadaSee also 1966 in Canada, other events of 1967, 1968 in Canada and the Timeline of Canadian history. 1967 is remembered as one of the most notable years in Canada. It was Canada's centennary and celebrations were held throughout the nation. The most promin

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