This is a list of Canadians, people who are identified with Canada through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.
Ramon John Hnatyshyn was a Canadian lawyer and statesman who served as governor general of Canada, the 24th since Canadian Confederation.
University of Toronto Schools (UTS) is an independent secondary day school affiliated with the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The school follows a specialized academic curriculum, and admission is determined by a written examination and Multiple Mini-Interviews. Two Nobel Prize laureates attended UTS.
The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university, founded on March 19, 1907, and located on the east side of the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. An "Act to establish and incorporate a University for the Province of Saskatchewan" was passed by the provincial legislature in 1907. It established the provincial university on March 19, 1907 "for the purpose of providing facilities for higher education in all its branches and enabling all persons without regard to race, creed or religion to take the fullest advantage". The University of Saskatchewan is the largest education institution in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The University of Saskatchewan is one of Canada's top research universities and is a member of the U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities.
Iona Victoria Campagnolo was a Canadian politician who served as the 27th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia from 2001 to 2007; Campagnolo was the first woman to hold that office. Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, she was a Cabinet member in the Liberal government of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.
The Schulich School of Law is the law school of Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Founded in 1883 as Dalhousie Law School, it is the oldest university-based common law school in Canada. It adopted its current name in October 2009 after receiving a $20-million endowment from Canadian businessman and philanthropist Seymour Schulich.
Daniel Phillip Hays is a Canadian politician born in Calgary, Alberta. He was Speaker of the Senate of Canada from 2001 to 2006, when he became Leader of the Government (Liberal) in the Senate. Hays was the Leader of the Opposition in the 39th Canadian Parliament (2006-2007), and chair of numerous Senate committees.
The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as l'Ordre national du Québec, and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Governor Jean-Pierre Côté granted royal assent to the Loi sur l'Ordre national du Québec, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Quebec residents for conspicuous achievements in any field, being thus described as the highest honour in Quebec. In 1986, the order was expanded to include honorary membership for people outside Quebec.
Lynda Maureen Haverstock is the former leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party, was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, and served as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan from 2000 until July 2006. In 2007, she was named President/CEO of Tourism Saskatchewan.
Otto Emil Lang is a Canadian lawyer and former politician.
The Saskatchewan Order of Merit is a civilian honour for merit in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Instituted in 1985 by Lieutenant Governor Frederick Johnson, on the advice of the Cabinet under Premier Grant Devine, the order is administered by the Governor-in-Council and is intended to honour current or former Saskatchewan residents for conspicuous achievements in any field, being thus described in law as the highest honour amongst all others conferred by the Saskatchewan Crown. The Saskatchewan Order of Merit has been criticized for not fairly considering researchers in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and geology.
Gordon Leslie Barnhart is a former Clerk of the Senate of Canada and the Saskatchewan Legislature, as well as former Secretary of the University of Saskatchewan. He was the 20th Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan from 2006 until 2012. He was the interim President of the University of Saskatchewan as from May 21, 2014 until October 24, 2015.
R. Peter MacKinnon, is a Canadian lawyer and legal academic. MacKinnon served as the president of the University of Saskatchewan from 1999 to 2012. On 1 July 2014, he was named as the interim president of Athabasca University.
The Manitoba order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Manitoba. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
- The King of Canada
- Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba
- President of the Executive Council, otherwise known as the Premier of Manitoba
- Chief Justice of Manitoba
- Former Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba in order of seniority of taking office
- Pearl McGonigal, (1981–1986)
- Yvon Dumont, (1993–1999)
- Philip S. Lee, (2009–2015)
- Janice Filmon, (2015–2022)
- Former Presidents of the Executive Council of Manitoba in order of seniority in taking office
- Edward Schreyer, (1969–1977)
- Gary Filmon, (1988–1999)
- Gary Doer, (1999–2009)
- Greg Selinger, (2009–2016)
- Brian Pallister, (2016–2021)
- Kelvin Goertzen, (2021)
- Heather Stefanson, (2021–2023)
- Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada residing in Manitoba by order of seniority of taking the Oath of Office
- Otto Lang, (1968)
- Jake Epp, (1979)
- Lloyd Axworthy, (1980)
- Jack Murta, (1984)
- Charles Mayer, (1984)
- Jon Gerrard, (1993)
- Rey Pagtakhan, (2001)
- Raymond Simard, (2004)
- Vic Toews, (2006)
- Steven Fletcher, (2008)
- Shelly Glover, (2013)
- Candice Bergen, (2013)
- Members of the Executive Council of Manitoba in relative order of seniority of appointment
- Steve Ashton, (1999)
- Dave Chomiak, (1999)
- Gord Mackintosh, (1999)
- Eric Robinson, (1999)
- Ron Lemieux, (1999)
- Stan Struthers, (1999)
- Peter Bjornson, (2003)
- Theresa Oswald, (2004)
- Kerri Irvin-Ross, (2006)
- Andrew Swan, (2008)
- Jennifer Howard, (2009)
- Flor Marcelino, (2009)
- Erin Selby, (2011)
- Kevin Chief, (2012)
- Ron Kostyshyn, (2012)
- Sharon Blady, (2013)
- Erna Braun, (2013)
- James Allum, (2013)
- Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
- Puisne Judges of the Court of Appeal and of the Court of King's Bench in relative order of seniority of appointment
- Robert Carr
- Michel Monnin (1984)
- Kenneth R. Hanssen
- Kris Stefanson
- Rodney Mykle
- Gerry Mercier,
- Robyn Diamond
- Jeffrey Oliphant
- Albert Clearwater
- Alan MacInnes
- Holly C. Beard (1992)
- Perry Schulman,
- Barbara Hamilton, (1995)
- Freda Steel (1995)
- Brenda Keyser (1995)
- John A. Menzies (1996)
- Marc M. Monnin (1997)
- Deborah McCawley, (1997)
- Donald Little, (1998)
- Morris Kaufman
- Laurie Allen, (1998)
- Douglas Yard, (1998)
- Donald Bryk, (1999)
- Frank Aquila (2000)
- Robert B. Doyle (2000)
- Murray Sinclair (2001)
- Joan McKelvey (2001)
- Martin Freedman, (2002)
- Colleen Suche, (2002)
- Marilyn Goldberg, (2002)
- Shawn Greenberg (2003)
- Karen Simonsen (2004)
- Marianne Rivoalen (2005)
- Lori Spivak (2005)
- Lori Douglas (2005)
- A. Catherine Everett (2006)
- Michael Thomson (2007)
- Douglas Abra, (2007)
- Brian Midwinter, (2008)
- Robert G. Cummings (2008)
- Joan MacPhail, (2009)
- Chris W. Martin (2009)
- William Johnston (2009)
- William J. Burnett, (2009)
- Robert A. Dewar, (2009)
- Rick Saull (2010)
- Gerald L. Chartier (2010)
- Diana M. Cameron (2011)
- Shane Perlmutter (2011)
- Herbert Rempel (2011)
- Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly
- Archbishop of St. Boniface
- Bishop of Rupert's Land
- Archbishop of Winnipeg
- Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church
- Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Church
- Chairman of the Manitoba Conference of the United Church of Canada
- Chairman of the Manitoba Conference of the Presbyterian Church in Canada
- Chairman or other representative persons of the following denominations as indicated below and whose person will be signified to the Clerk of the Executive Council from time to time:
- Lutheran Church
- Jewish Rabbi
- The Mennonite faith
- The Baptist Church
- The Salvation Army
- The Pastors Evangelical Fellowship
- Members of the House of Commons residing in Manitoba by order of seniority in taking office
- James Bezan, (2004)
- Niki Ashton, (2008)
- Kevin Lamoureux, (2010)
- Ted Falk, (2013)
- Larry Maguire, (2013)
- Members of the Legislative Assembly
- Jon Gerrard,
- Ron Schuler,
- Ralph Eichler,
- Leanne Rowat,
- Cliff Cullen,
- Blaine Pedersen,
- Matt Wiebe,
- Wayne Ewasko,
- Cameron Friesen,
- Reg Helwer,
- Jim Maloway,
- Dennis Smook,
- Ian Wishart,
- Shannon Martin,
- County Court Judges in relative order of seniority of appointment
- Magistrates in relative order of seniority of appointment
- Members of the local consular corps in relative order of seniority of appointment
- Mayors, Reeves and local government administrators in relative order of date of taking office
The Saskatchewan order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
Women work in the legal profession and related occupations throughout Canada, as lawyers, prosecutors, judges, legal scholars, law professors and law school deans. In Canada, while 37.1% of lawyers are women, "50% ...said they felt their [law] firms were doing "poorly" or "very poorly" in their provision of flexible work arrangements". It was also reported that, in 2006 in Ontario, "racialized women accounted for 16% of all lawyers under 30" and that only 1% of lawyers were Aboriginal.
The College of Engineering is a faculty at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
