Bishop's University is a small English-language liberal arts university in Lennoxville,a borough of Sherbrooke,Quebec,Canada. The founder of the institution was the Anglican Bishop of Quebec,George Mountain,who also served as the first principal of McGill University. It is one of three universities in the province of Quebec that teach primarily in English. It began its foundation by absorbing the Lennoxville Classical School as Bishop's College School in the 1840s. The college was formally founded in 1843 and received a royal charter from Queen Victoria in 1853.
Frederick Hans Lowy,is a Canadian medical educator and former President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University.
Michael Arthur Meighen,is a Canadian lawyer,cultural patron,and former senator. He practised as a litigation and commercial lawyer in Montreal and Toronto. He is a grandson of Arthur Meighen,the ninth Prime Minister of Canada.
Marcel Danis,is a Canadian university administrator,lawyer and former politician.
Claude Castonguay,was a Canadian politician,educator,and businessman.
Bernard Jack Shapiro,is a Canadian academic,civil servant,former Principal and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University from 1994 to 2004,and the first Ethics Commissioner of Canada between May 17,2004 and March 29,2007.
Sheldon Levy is a veteran Canadian business leader in higher education who is currently President and Vice-Chancellor of University Canada West (UCW) in Vancouver and a special advisor on the development of the forthcoming University of Niagara Falls. He previously served as president and vice-chancellor of Ryerson University (2005–2015),as Deputy Minister in the Government of Ontario (2015–17),and in many other leadership roles. He has been honoured many times for his lifelong contributions to student entrepreneurship and digital innovation in higher education.
Jacques Chagnon is a retired Canadian politician who served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1985 to 2018. A member of Quebec Liberal Party,he was appointed Minister of Education in 1994,when his party went back on to form government in 2003,he was appointed Minister of Public Security until 2005.
Judith Weisz Woodsworth is a Canadian academic and university administrator,having formerly served as President of Concordia University and Laurentian University.
Michelle Courchesne is a former Deputy Premier of Quebec. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party,she was the National Assembly Member for the riding of Fabre in Laval,Quebec. She is also the former President of the Treasury Board,Minister responsible for the Laval region,Minister of Education and Deputy Premier of Quebec. She is a former Minister of Family,Immigration,Employment and Social Solidarity.
Lajeunesse or La Jeunesse or Jeunesse or variant may refer to:
Louis Vachon is a Canadian banker,financier,and business executive. He is currently the chief executive officer of National Bank of Canada,the 6th largest bank in Canada. Louis Vachon announced his intention to retire on October 31,2021,after nearly 15 years in the role. He has been CEO since 2007,previously serving as the bank's chief operating officer. Before taking a full-time position at the bank,he was the president and CEO of National Bank Financial Group,the 4th largest investment bank in Canada.
H. Arnold Steinberg,was a Canadian businessman,philanthropist and Chancellor of McGill University.
Claude Carignan is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was leader of the Conservative Party in the Senate of Canada,first as Leader of the Government in the Senate from 2013 to 2015 and then as Senate Opposition Leader from 2015 until 2017.
Hargurdeep Saini is an Indian-Canadian scientist and university administrator. He is the President and Vice-Chancellor of McGill University in Montreal. He was previously the President and Vice-Chancellor of Dalhousie University,a Vice-Chancellor and President of University of Canberra,a vice-president of University of Toronto,and principal of the university's Mississauga campus.
L. Jacques Ménard,was President Emeritus of BMO Financial Group,Quebec. Prior to this appointment,Mr. Ménard held the position of President Quebec,BMO Financial Group and oversaw the activities of Bank of Montreal and its subsidiaries in Quebec. He also acted as the Chairman of BMO Nesbitt Burns. was the chancellor of Concordia University from 2011 to 2014.
Claude Mongeau is a Canadian railroad executive who served as the president and chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway (CNR) from January 1,2010,to July 1,2016. He succeeded Hunter Harrison. While serving as president of CN,he worked to mend strained relationships with the railway's customers and partners by establishing various service agreements. He currently serves on the board of directors at Norfolk Southern Railway.
Tom Pentefountas was vice-chair of Broadcasting of the CRTC,having taken up the post on April 4,2011 and resigning in November 2015,prior to the end of his five-year term. He served as President of the National Executive Committee of the political party Action démocratique du Québec from September 2007 to December 2008.
Benoit-Antoine Bacon is a Canadian neuropsychologist who has been serving as the 17th president of the University of British Columbia since November 2023. He previously served as the 15th president of Carleton University in Ottawa,Ontario from 2018 to 2023.
Alan Shepard is a Canadian academic and the current and 11th president and vice-chancellor of Western University in London,Ontario,effective July 2019. He previously served as the president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University in Montreal.
