The 16th Canadian Film Awards were held on May 8, 1964 to honour achievements in Canadian film.

This year saw 148 films entered, including five features, and the fact that a French-language film won Film of the Year was a tremendous boost for Francophone film production. The awards' international reputation was also cemented, as the gala was attended by 500 people from all over North America, including a large number of international journalists.

The ceremony was moved back to Toronto; its hosts were comedians Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster.^[1]

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• Film of the Year: Pour la suite du monde — National Film Board of Canada, Fernand Dansereau producer, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault directors^[2][3]
• Feature Film: À tout prendre (aka All Things Considered aka Take it All) — Les Films Cassiopée, Orion Films, Claude Jutra and Robert Hershorn producers, Claude Jutra director
• Theatrical Short: Anniversary — National Film Board of Canada, William Weintraub producer and director^[4]
• Arts and Experimental: Not awarded
• TV Information: Cardiac Team — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Doug Gillingham producer
• TV Entertainment: The Education of Phyllistine — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Philip Keatley producer and director
• Films for Children: The Origins of Weather — National Film Board of Canada, Tom Daly producer, Joe Koenig director^[5]
• Travel and Recreation: Rogers Pass — Pageant Productions, Peter J. Elkington producer and director^[6]

Stanley Cup Finals 1963 — Chetwynd Films, Arthur Chetwynd producer

• General Information: Fields of Sacrifice — National Film Board of Canada, Donald Brittain producer and director^[7]
• Public Relations: Brampton Builds a Car — Crawley Films, James Turpie producer and director^[8]
• Sales Promotion: Land on the Move — Westminster Films, Don Haldane producer and director
• Training and Instruction: Mrs. Reynolds Needs a Nurse — Robert Anderson Associates, Robert Anderson producer and director^[9]
• Filmed Commercial, Company or Product: Kiln — Williams Drege & Hill, Colin Y. Smith director

Molson Export, Wheels — Film Assistance Productions, A. J. Chesterman producer

• Filmed Commercial, Public Service: What Shall I Be? — Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Warren Collins producer
• Amateur: House of Toys — London Film Society, Donald Carter director^[10]

Certificate of Merit: The Day of the Beginning — John P. FitzGerald director^[11]

Certificate of Merit: Fête de nuit — Claude Savard director^[12]

Certificate of Merit: Perspective — Derek A. Davy director^[13]

Certificate of Merit: Summer's Come to the City — Howard F. Pole director^[14]

• Black and White Cinematography: John Spotton, The Hutterites (NFB)^[15]
• Colour Cinematography: Stan Brede, Brampton Builds a Car (Crawley Films)^[16]

• Pour la suite du monde, National Film Board of Canada, Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault — "in recognition of its visual qualities, perceptions and artistry, which involve the audience in a revival of earlier traditions at Île-aux-Coudres".