List of Canadian university leaders


This list of Canadian university leaders includes the chancellors and vice-chancellors of Canadian universities. In most cases, the chancellor is an outside ceremonial head, while the vice-chancellor is the on-site academic leader. The vice-chancellor usually holds the position of president.

Universities with both a Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor

UniversityProvince/TerritoryChancellorVice-Chancellor/President
Acadia UniversityNova ScotiaNancy McCainJeff Hennessy
Algoma UniversityOntarioMario Turco Sheila Embleton
Bishop's UniversityQuebecDaniel FournierSébastien Lebel-Grenier
Brandon UniversityManitobaMary Jane McCallumChristine Bovis-Cnossen
Brock UniversityOntarioHilary PearsonLesley Rigg
Capilano UniversityBritish ColumbiaYuri FulmerLaureen Styles
Cape Breton UniversityNova ScotiaAnnette VerschurenDavid Wheeler
Carleton UniversityOntarioNik NanosWisdom Tettey
Concordia UniversityQuebecJonathan WenerGraham Carr
Concordia University of EdmontonAlbertaAlan HuehnTim Loreman
Crandall UniversityNew BrunswickDonald SimmondsBruce Fawcett
Dalhousie UniversityNova ScotiaRustum SouthwellKim Brooks
Emily Carr University of Art and DesignBritish ColumbiaCarleen ThomasTrish Kelly
Huntington UniversityOntarioBela RaviKevin McCormick
Kwantlen Polytechnic UniversityBritish ColumbiaKim BairdBruce Choy
Lakehead UniversityOntarioRita Shelton DeverellGillian Siddall
Laurentian UniversityOntarioVacant Lynn Wells
McGill UniversityQuebecPierre BoivinDeep Saini
McMaster UniversityOntarioSantee SmithDavid Farrar
Memorial University of NewfoundlandNewfoundland and LabradorEarl LudlowJanet Morrison
Mount Allison UniversityNew BrunswickLynn LoewenIan Sutherland
Mount Royal UniversityAlbertaArlene StromTimothy Rahilly
Mount Saint Vincent UniversityNova ScotiaVacant Joël Dickinson
Nipissing UniversityOntarioScott RussellKevin Wamsley
OCAD UniversityOntarioJamie WattAna Serrano
Queen's University at KingstonOntarioShelagh RogersPatrick Deane
Royal Military College of CanadaOntarioDavid McGuinty Jill Scott
Royal Roads UniversityBritish ColumbiaNelson ChanPhilip Steenkamp
St. Francis Xavier UniversityNova ScotiaMila MulroneyAndrew Haken
Saint Mary's UniversityNova ScotiaMichael DurlandMichael Khan
Simon Fraser UniversityBritish ColumbiaTamara VroomanJoy Johnson
St. Thomas UniversityNew BrunswickGraydon NicholasM. Nauman Farooqi
Thompson Rivers UniversityBritish ColumbiaDeDe DeRoseArini
Toronto Metropolitan UniversityOntarioDonette Chin-Loy ChangMohamed Lachemi
Trent UniversityOntarioStephen StohnCathy Bruce
University of AlbertaAlbertaNizar Somji Bill Flanagan
University of British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaJudy RogersBenoit-Antoine Bacon
University of CalgaryAlbertaJon CornishEd McCauley
University of the Fraser ValleyBritish ColumbiaJo-Ann ArchibaldJames Mandigo
University of GuelphOntarioMary Anne ChambersRene Van Acker
University of King's CollegeNova ScotiaDebra Deane LittleWilliam Lahey
University of LethbridgeAlbertaTerry WhiteheadDigvir Jayas
University of ManitobaManitobaDavid AngusMichael Benarroch
Université de MonctonNew BrunswickMadeleine DubéDenis Prud’homme
Université de MontréalQuebecFrantz SaintellemyDaniel Jutras
University of New BrunswickNew BrunswickWade MacLauchlanPaul Mazerolle
University of Northern British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaDarlene McIntoshBill Owen
Université de l'Ontario françaisOntarioPaul RouleauNorman Labrie
University of Ontario Institute of TechnologyOntarioMitch FrazerSteven A. Murphy
University of OttawaOntarioClaudette CommandaMarie-Eve Sylvestre
University of Prince Edward IslandPrince Edward IslandDiane Griffin Wendy Rogers
University of ReginaSaskatchewanCadmus DelormeJeff Keshen
Université Sainte-AnneNova ScotiaNoël DesprésKenneth Deveau
University of SaskatchewanSaskatchewanScott BandaPeter Stoicheff
University of TorontoOntarioWesley J. HallMelanie Woodin
University of VictoriaBritish ColumbiaMarion BullerRobina Thomas
University of WaterlooOntarioJagdeep Singh Bachher Vivek Goel
University of Western OntarioOntarioKelly MeighenAlan Shepard
University of WindsorOntarioDwight DuncanJohn-Justin McMurty
University of WinnipegManitobaBarb GameyVacant
Vancouver Island UniversityBritish ColumbiaJudith SayersDennis Johnson
Wilfrid Laurier UniversityOntarioEileen MercierDeborah MacLatchy
York UniversityOntarioKathleen TaylorRhonda Lenton

Longevity

Since the development of the university sector in Canada a small number of Vice Chancellors or Presidents or Principals have served for 20 years or more. They include:
UniversityProvinceNameYears served
McGill UniversityQuebecSir John William Dawson38 years
University of New BrunswickNew BrunswickCecil Jones34 years
Bishop's UniversityQuebecJasper Hume Nicolls33 years
University of TorontoOntarioJohn McCaul32 years
University of New BrunswickNew BrunswickEdwin Jacob31 years
Dalhousie UniversityNova ScotiaJohn Forrest26 years
Bishop's UniversityQuebecArthur McGreer26 years
Arcadia UniversityNova ScotiaArtemas Wyman Sawyer25 years
Queen's UniversityOntarioGeorge Munro Grant25 years
University of TorontoOntarioRobert Falconer25 years
University of British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaLeonard Klinck25 years
Arcadia UniversityNova ScotiaFrederic Patterson25 years
University of New BrunswickNew BrunswickWilliam Brydone Jack24 years
McGill UniversityQuebecWilliam Peterson24 years
McGill UniversityQuebecFrank Cyril James23 years
Dalhousie UniversityNova ScotiaJames Ross22 years
University of TorontoOntarioJohn Strachan21 years
University of New BrunswickNew BrunswickThomas Harrison21 years
University of ManitobaManitobaJames MacLean21 years
University of AlbertaAlbertaHenry Marshall Tory20 years
Dalhousie UniversityNova ScotiaArthur Stanley McKenzie20 years
Western UniversityOntarioWilliam Sherwood Fox20 years
Western UniversityOntarioGeorge Hall20 years