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The Canadian Labour Code came into effect for all government employees. it defined the rights and responsibilities of workers and employers in federally regulated workplaces and set out federal labor law. -
A bill extending Canada's fishing limits to 22.2 km (12 nautical miles), received royal assent. -
Prime Minister Pearson and President Johnson signed the Canada-US Automotive Agreement, a conditional free trade agreement to create the single North American market for passenger cars, trucks, buses, tires, and automotive parts -
The preliminary report of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism was tabled in the House of Commons. -
About 10,000 postal workers in Ontario, Québec, and BC were struck for higher wages. They defied government policies and staged an illegal, country-wide strike. -
Hundreds of schools in Montréal and Trois-Rivières were closed when Catholic elementary and secondary teachers went on strike. The strike ended with the passage of the Québec government's controversial Bill 25 on February 17. -
The tallest building in Canada to that date, the 56-storey Toronto Dominion Centre in Toronto, was opened. It was designed by Mies van der Rohe. -
BC premier W.A.C. Bennett opened the Dr. Gordon M. Shrum Powerhouse of the $485 million Peace River hydro-electric project at Hudson's Hope, BC -
The 18-month-old rotating strikes of 70 000 Québec teachers ended when Montréal judge René Lippé was appointed mediator in the dispute. -
The Hudson's Bay Company head office moved from London, England, to Winnipeg.