André Bessette, C.S.C., commonly known as Brother André, and since his canonization as Saint André of Montreal, was a lay brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a significant figure of the Catholic Church among French-Canadians, credited with thousands of reported miraculous oil healings associated with his pious devotion to Saint Joseph.
The Congregation of St. Basil, also called the Basilians, is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men. It is an apostolic community whose members profess simple vows. The Basilians seek the glory of God, especially in the works of education and evangelization. The congregation was founded in 1822 in the aftermath of the French Revolution. In the early 19th century the Basilian Fathers' educational and pastoral work brought them to a variety of locations in Canada and the United States. In the 1960s, the priests began to minister in Mexico, and in Colombia in the 1980s.
Donald Alexander Macdonald was a Canadian politician.
John Strachan was a notable figure in Upper Canada, an "elite member" of the Family Compact, and the first Anglican Bishop of Toronto. He is best known as a political bishop who held many government positions and promoted education from common schools to helping to found the University of Toronto.
St. Paul's Cathedral in London, Ontario, Canada, is the seat of the Diocese of Huron of the Anglican Church of Canada. It was designed in the Gothic revival style by William Thomas and built between 1844 and 1846, replacing the previous church, which was built in 1834 and burned down in 1844. It is the oldest church in the city. Sculptors John Cochrane and Brothers undertook the work on the cathedral's interior.
Charles Paschal Telesphore Chiniquy was a Canadian socio-political activist and former Catholic priest who left the Catholic Church and converted to Protestant Christianity, becoming a Presbyterian Evangelical minister. He rode the lecture circuit in the United States denouncing the Catholic Church. His themes were that Catholicism was Pagan, that Catholics worshipped the Virgin Mary, and that its theology was anti-Christian.
Casavant Frères is a Canadian organ building company in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec, which has been building pipe organs since 1879. As of 2014, the company has produced more than 3,900 organs.
Joseph-Octave Plessis was a Canadian Roman Catholic clergyman from Quebec. He was the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quebec after the diocese was elevated to the status of an archdiocese.
Patrick Phelan, was a Canadian Roman Catholic priest, Sulpician, and Bishop of Kingston briefly in 1857.
Fergus Patrick McEvay was a Canadian prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of London (1899–1908) and later Archbishop of Toronto (1908–1911).
Maurice Scollard Baldwin was a Canadian Anglican Bishop from Toronto, Upper Canada.
Arthur Sweatman (1834–1909) was a Canadian Anglican bishop and the third Primate of the Anglican Church of Canada.
John Travers Lewis was a Church of England clergyman, archbishop, and author. He was the Archbishop of Ontario, third Metropolitan of (Eastern) Canada, and the first Bishop of Ontario (Kingston).
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
John McMartin was a businessman, mining executive and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Glengarry and Stormont in the House of Commons of Canada from 1917 until his death in 1918, as a Unionist Party member.
James Fielding Sweeny (1857–1940) was an Anglican bishop. He was the 4th Bishop of Toronto and Archbishop of Ontario.
Edward Sullivan was a Canadian Anglican priest.
Louis-Philippe Hébert (1850–1917) was a Canadian sculptor. He is considered one of the best sculptors of his generation.
Albert Carman was a Canadian Methodist minister and teacher who became head of the Methodist Church in Canada.
Rémi-Joseph Tellier (1796-1866) was a French Jesuit priest. After postings in France and Italy, in 1842 Tellier emigrated to Canada with several other Jesuits determined to establish the order there. He remained in Canada for ten years before moving to the US, where he became the first prefect of Studies and Discipline at the College of St. Francis Xavier, New York, then rector of St John's College, New York. Later in his life, Tellier returned to Canada. He died in Montreal.