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

University	Province/Territory	Chancellor	Vice-Chancellor/President
Acadia University	Nova Scotia	Nancy McCain [1]	Jeff Hennessy [1]
Algoma University	Ontario	Mario Turco (until 2028) [2]	Sheila Embleto n (interim) [3]
Bishop's University	Quebec	Daniel Fournier [4]	Sébastien Lebel-Grenier (until 2028) [5]
Brandon University	Manitoba	Mary Jane McCallum [6]	Christine Bovis-Cnossen [7]
Brock University	Ontario	Hilary Pearson [8]	Lesley Rigg [9]
Capilano University	British Columbia	Yuri Fulmer [10]	Laureen Styles (interim) [11]
Cape Breton University	Nova Scotia	Annette Verschuren [12]	David Wheeler [13]
Carleton University	Ontario	Nik Nanos [14]	Wisdom Tettey [15]
Concordia University	Quebec	Jonathan Wener [16]	Graham Carr [17]
Concordia University of Edmonton	Alberta	Alan Huehn [18]	Tim Loreman [19]
Crandall University	New Brunswick	Donald Simmonds [20]	Bruce Fawcett [21]
Dalhousie University	Nova Scotia	Rustum Southwell [22]	Kim Brooks (until 2028) [23]
Emily Carr University of Art and Design	British Columbia	Carleen Thomas [24]	Trish Kelly [25]
Huntington University	Ontario	Bela Ravi [26]	Kevin McCormick [27]
Kwantlen Polytechnic University	British Columbia	Kim Baird [28]	Bruce Choy [29]
Lakehead University	Ontario	Rita Shelton Deverell [30]	Gillian Siddall [31]
Laurentian University	Ontario	vacant (as of December 2025) [32]	Lynn Wells [33]
McGill University	Quebec	Pierre Boivin [34]	Deep Saini [35]
McMaster University	Ontario	Santee Smith [36]	David Farrar [37]
Memorial University of Newfoundland	Newfoundland and Labrador	Earl Ludlow [38]	Janet Morrison [39]
Mount Allison University	New Brunswick	Lynn Loewen [40]	Ian Sutherland [40]
Mount Royal University	Alberta	Arlene Strom [41]	Timothy Rahilly [41]
Mount Saint Vincent University	Nova Scotia	vacant (as of May 2025) [42]	Joël Dickinson [43]
Nipissing University	Ontario	Scott Russell [44]	Kevin Wamsley [45]
OCAD University	Ontario	Jamie Watt [46]	Ana Serrano [47]
Queen's University at Kingston	Ontario	Shelagh Rogers [48]	Patrick Deane (principal) [49]
Royal Military College of Canada	Ontario	David McGuinty (ex-officio as Minister of National Defence) [50]	Jill Scott (principal) [51]
Royal Roads University	British Columbia	Nelson Chan [52]	Philip Steenkamp [53]
St. Francis Xavier University	Nova Scotia	Mila Mulroney [54]	Andrew Haken [55]
Saint Mary's University	Nova Scotia	Michael Durland [56]	Michael Khan [57]
Simon Fraser University	British Columbia	Tamara Vrooman [58]	Joy Johnson [59]
St. Thomas University	New Brunswick	Graydon Nicholas [60]	M. Nauman Farooqi [60]
Thompson Rivers University	British Columbia	DeDe DeRose [61]	Arini [62]
Toronto Metropolitan University	Ontario	Donette Chin-Loy Chang [63]	Mohamed Lachemi [64]
Trent University	Ontario	Stephen Stohn [65]	Cathy Bruce [66]
University of Alberta	Alberta	Nizar Somji (until 2028) [67]	Bill Flanagan [68]
University of British Columbia	British Columbia	Judy Rogers [69]	Benoit-Antoine Bacon [70]
University of Calgary	Alberta	Jon Cornish [71]	Ed McCauley [72]
University of the Fraser Valley	British Columbia	Jo-Ann Archibald [73]	James Mandigo [74]
University of Guelph	Ontario	Mary Anne Chambers [75]	Rene Van Acker [76]
University of King's College	Nova Scotia	Debra Deane Little [77]	William Lahey [78]
University of Lethbridge	Alberta	Terry Whitehead [79]	Digvir Jayas [80]
University of Manitoba	Manitoba	David Angus [81]	Michael Benarroch [82]
Université de Moncton	New Brunswick	Madeleine Dubé [83]	Denis Prud’homme [84]
Université de Montréal	Quebec	Frantz Saintellemy [85]	Daniel Jutras [86]
University of New Brunswick	New Brunswick	Wade MacLauchlan [87]	Paul Mazerolle [88]
University of Northern British Columbia	British Columbia	Darlene McIntosh [89]	Bill Owen (interim) [90]
Université de l'Ontario français	Ontario	Paul Rouleau [91]	Norman Labrie [92]
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	Ontario	Mitch Frazer [93]	Steven A. Murphy [94]
University of Ottawa	Ontario	Claudette Commanda [95]	Marie-Eve Sylvestre [96]
University of Prince Edward Island	Prince Edward Island	Diane Griffin (until June 30, 2027) [97]	Wendy Rogers [98]
University of Regina	Saskatchewan	Cadmus Delorme [99]	Jeff Keshen [100]
Université Sainte-Anne	Nova Scotia	Noël Després [101]	Kenneth Deveau [102]
University of Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan	Scott Banda [103]	Peter Stoicheff [104]
University of Toronto	Ontario	Wesley J. Hall [105]	Melanie Woodin [106]
University of Victoria	British Columbia	Marion Buller [107]	Robina Thomas (acting) [108]
University of Waterloo	Ontario	Jagdeep Singh Bachher (until June 2027) [109]	Vivek Goel [110]
University of Western Ontario	Ontario	Kelly Meighen [111]	Alan Shepard [112]
University of Windsor	Ontario	Dwight Duncan [113]	John-Justin McMurty [114]
University of Winnipeg	Manitoba	Barb Gamey [115]	vacant [116]
Vancouver Island University	British Columbia	Judith Sayers [117]	Dennis Johnson (interim) [118]
Wilfrid Laurier University	Ontario	Eileen Mercier [119]	Deborah MacLatchy [120]
York University	Ontario	Kathleen Taylor [121]	Rhonda Lenton [122]

Universities with only a Vice-Chancellor

University	Province/Territory	Vice-Chancellor/President
Alberta University of the Arts	Alberta	Janis Goldie [123]
Atlantic School of Theology	Nova Scotia	Heather McCance [124]
Athabasca University	Alberta	Alex Clark [125]
Canadian Mennonite University	Manitoba	Cheryl Pauls [126]
MacEwan University	Alberta	Annette Trimbee [127]
Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University	Nova Scotia	David B. Smith (interim) [128]
St. Stephen's University	New Brunswick	Bradley Jersak (principal) [129] Andrew Phillip Klager (vice-chancellor) [129]
Trinity Western University	British Columbia	Toddy Martin [130]
University Canada West	British Columbia	Bashir Makhoul [131]
University of Fredericton	New Brunswick	Don Roy
Université Laval	Quebec	Sophie D'Amours [132] (rector)
Université de Saint-Boniface	Manitoba	Sophia Bouffard [133]
Yorkville University	New Brunswick	Julia Christensen Hughes [134]

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:

University	Province	Name	Years served
McGill University	Quebec	Sir John William Dawson	38 years (1855–1893)
University of New Brunswick	New Brunswick	Cecil Jones	34 years (1906–1940)
Bishop's University	Quebec	Jasper Hume Nicolls	33 years (1845–1878)
University of Toronto	Ontario	John McCaul	32 years (1848–1880)
University of New Brunswick	New Brunswick	Edwin Jacob	31 years (1829–1860)
Dalhousie University	Nova Scotia	John Forrest	26 years (1885–1911)
Bishop's University	Quebec	Arthur McGreer	26 years (1922–1948)
Arcadia University	Nova Scotia	Artemas Wyman Sawyer	25 years (1869–1896)
Queen's University	Ontario	George Munro Grant	25 years (1877–1902)
University of Toronto	Ontario	Robert Falconer	25 years (1907–1932)
University of British Columbia	British Columbia	Leonard Klinck	25 years (1919–1944)
Arcadia University	Nova Scotia	Frederic Patterson	25 years (1923–1948)
University of New Brunswick	New Brunswick	William Brydone Jack	24 years (1861–1885)
McGill University	Quebec	William Peterson	24 years (1885–1919)
McGill University	Quebec	Frank Cyril James	23 years (1939–1962)
Dalhousie University	Nova Scotia	James Ross	22 years (1863–1885)
University of Toronto	Ontario	John Strachan	21 years (1827–1848)
University of New Brunswick	New Brunswick	Thomas Harrison	21 years (1885–1906)
University of Manitoba	Manitoba	James MacLean	21 years (1913–1934)
University of Alberta	Alberta	Henry Marshall Tory	20 years (1908–1928)
Dalhousie University	Nova Scotia	Arthur Stanley McKenzie	20 years (1911–1931)
Western University	Ontario	William Sherwood Fox	20 years (1927–1947)
Western University	Ontario	George Hall	20 years (1947–1967)

See also

• Lists of university leaders
• List of universities in Canada

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