Canadians Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

legal Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. ...

historical History (derived ) is the systematic study and the documentation of the human activity. The time period of event before the History of writing#Inventions of writing, invention of writing systems is considered prehistory. "History" is an umbr ...

Canadian Museum of Civilization The Canadian Museum of History (french: Musée canadien de l’histoire) is a national museum on anthropology, Canadian history, cultural studies, and ethnology in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. The purpose of the museum is to promote the heritage of C ...

Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, wh ...

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts is a 2,071-seat theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located at the southeast corner of University Avenue and Queen Street West, across from Osgoode Hall. The land on which it is located was a gift f ...

Simon Fraser University Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located ...

Robson Square Robson Square is a landmark civic centre and public plaza, located in Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia. It is the site of the Provincial Law Courts, UBC Robson Square, government office buildings, and public space connecting the newer d ...

Embassy of Canada in Washington The Embassy of Canada in Washington, D.C. (french: Ambassade du Canada à Washington, D.C.) is Canada's main diplomatic mission to the United States. The embassy building designed by Arthur Erickson and opened in 1989 is located at 501 Pennsylva ...

David Ewart David Ewart, ISO (18 February 1841 – 6 June 1921) was a Canadian architect who served as Chief Dominion Architect from 1896 to 1914. As chief government architect he was responsible for many of the federal buildings constructed in this period ...

Royal Canadian Mint }) is the mint of Canada and a Crown corporation, operating under the ''Royal Canadian Mint Act''. The shares of the Mint are held in trust for the Crown in right of Canada. The Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufacture ...

Connaught Building The Connaught Building is a historic office building in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, owned by Public Services and Procurement Canada. It is located at 555 MacKenzie Avenue, just south of the American Embassy. To the east, the building looks out on the ...

Étienne Gaboury Étienne-Joseph Gaboury (April 24, 1930 – October 14, 2022) was a Canadian architect from Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was noted for designing key buildings in his hometown, such as the Royal Canadian Mint#Winnipeg facility, Royal Canadian Mint bu ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...

Royal Canadian Mint }) is the mint of Canada and a Crown corporation, operating under the ''Royal Canadian Mint Act''. The shares of the Mint are held in trust for the Crown in right of Canada. The Mint produces all of Canada's circulation coins, and manufacture ...

Frank Gehry Frank Owen Gehry, , FAIA (; ; born ) is a Canadian-born American architect and designer. A number of his buildings, including his private residence in Santa Monica, California, have become world-renowned attractions. His works are considered ...

Guggenheim Museum Bilbao The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry, and located in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. The museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 by King Juan Carlos I of Sp ...

Walt Disney Concert Hall The Walt Disney Concert Hall at 111 South Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles, California, is the fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center and was designed by Frank Gehry. It was opened on October 24, 2003. Bounded by Hope Street, Grand Ave ...

Art Gallery of Ontario The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO; french: Musée des beaux-arts de l'Ontario) is an art museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The museum is located in the Grange Park neighbourhood of downtown Toronto, on Dundas Street West between McCaul and Bev ...

Honest Ed's Honest Ed's was a landmark discount store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was named for its proprietor, Ed Mirvish, who opened the store in 1948 and oversaw its operations for almost 60 years until his death in 2007. The store continued to operat ...

Purdy's Wharf Purdy's Wharf is an office complex in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Built over the water at the edge of Halifax Harbour and resting on pilings, it consists of two office towers, and a smaller office structure called Purdy's Landing. The compl ...

Kitchener City Hall Kitchener City Hall is the seat of municipal government of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. It has gone through many iterations through the 20th century, culminating in the current building, which opened in 1993. History The original location of ...

New York Public Library The New York Public Library (NYPL) is a public library system in New York City. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second largest public library in the United States (behind the Library of Congress) ...

Raymond Moriyama Raymond Moriyama LL. D. (born October 11, 1929) is a Canadian architect.Ra ...

Ontario Science Centre The Ontario Science Centre, formally the Centennial Museum of Science and Technology, is a science museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is located near the Don Valley Parkway about northeast of downtown on Don Mills Road just south of ...

Canadian War Museum The Canadian War Museum (french: link=no, Musée canadien de la guerre; CWM) is a national museum on the country's military history in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The museum serves as both an educational facility on Canadian military history, in ad ...

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Univer ...

Francis Rattenbury Francis Mawson Rattenbury (11 October 1867 – 28 March 1935) was a British architect although most of his career was spent in British Columbia, Canada, where he designed the province's legislative building among other public commissions. Divorc ...

British Columbia Parliament Buildings The British Columbia Parliament Buildings are located in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, and are home to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The Speaker and the Serjeant-at-Arms are amongst those responsible for the legislative ...

National Gallery of Canada The National Gallery of Canada (french: Musée des beaux-arts du Canada), located in the capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, is Canada's national art museum. The museum's building takes up , with of space used for exhibiting art. It is one of the ...

Lotus Temple The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, India, is a Baháʼí House of Worship that was dedicated in December 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it has become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all other Bahá’í Houses of Worship, t ...

Terraces (Baháʼí) The Baháʼí Terraces, or the Hanging Gardens of Haifa, are garden terraces on Mount Carmel in Haifa, and one of the most popular tourist destinations in Israel. Completed in 2001, there are 19 terraces and more than 1,500 steps ascending the mo ...

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the cen ...

Integral House Integral House is a private residence located at 194 Roxborough Drive in the Rosedale neighbourhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The project was commissioned by mathematician James Stewart as a residence incorporating a performance space, and was ...

Bing Thom Bing Wing Thom, (Chinese: 譚秉榮; 8 December 1940 – 4 October 2016) was a Canadian architect and urban designer. Born in Hong Kong, he immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada with his family in 1950.CM

FRAIC The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is a not-for-profit, national organization that has represented architects and architecture for over 100 years, in existence since 1907. The RAIC is the leading voice for excellence in the built ...

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Ronald Thom Ronald James Thom, (May 15, 1923 – October 29, 1986) was a Canadian architect. He is well known for two works: Massey College and Trent University's riverside campus. Early years He was born in Penticton, British Columbia, the son of Ja ...

FRAIC The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) is a not-for-profit, national organization that has represented architects and architecture for over 100 years, in existence since 1907. The RAIC is the leading voice for excellence in the built ...

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Massey College Massey College is a graduate residential college at the University of Toronto that was established, built and partially endowed in 1962 by the Massey Foundation and officially opened in 1963, though women were not admitted until 1974. It was mo ...

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Trent University Trent University is a public liberal arts university in Peterborough, Ontario, with a satellite campus in Oshawa, which serves the Regional Municipality of Durham. Trent is known for its Oxbridge college system and small class sizes.

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Ryan Larkin Ryan Larkin (July 31, 1943 – February 14, 2007) was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic Oscar-nominated short ''Walking'' (1968) and the acclaimed '' Street Musique'' (1972). He was the subject of the ...

(1943–2007) – nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Film, ''

Walking Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of terrestrial locomotion among legged animals. Walking is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an ' inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults ...

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Ed Edd n Eddy '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' is a Canadian animated comedy television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network and distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television. The series revolves around three friends named Ed, Edd (called "Double D" ...

'' * Kate Beaton (born 1983) – creator of '' Hark! A Vagrant'' * Chester Brown (born 1960) – creator of '' Yummy Fur'', '' Underwater'' and ''

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

'' * John Byrne (born 1950) – influenced

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Fantastic Four The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 (cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first s ...

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Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...

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Andy Donato Andy Donato is an editorial cartoonist and former art director for the ''Toronto Sun''. Life and career Donato graduated from Danforth Collegiate and Technical Institute and worked at Eaton's as a layout artist. He joined the ''Toronto Telegram' ...

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editorial cartoonist An editorial cartoonist, also known as a political cartoonist, is an artist who draws editorial cartoons that contain some level of political or social commentary. Their cartoons are used to convey and question an aspect of daily news or curren ...

for the ''

Toronto Sun The ''Toronto Sun'' is an English-language tabloid newspaper published daily in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The newspaper is one of several ''Sun'' tabloids published by Postmedia Network. The newspaper's offices is located at Postmedia Place in ...

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Hal Foster Harold Rudolf Foster, FRSA (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip '' Prince Valiant''. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship ...

(1892–1982) – artist for ''

Tarzan Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'' comic strip, creator of ''

Prince Valiant ''Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur'', often simply called ''Prince Valiant'', is an American comic strip created by Hal Foster in 1937. It is an epic adventure that has told a continuous story during its entire history, and the full stretc ...

'' * J.D. Frazer (born 1965) (moniker: Illiad) – creator of the

webcomic Webcomics (also known as online comics or Internet comics) are comics published on a website or mobile app. While many are published exclusively on the web, others are also published in magazines, newspapers, or comic books. Webcomics can be c ...

'' User Friendly'' * Gregory Gallant (born 1962) (moniker: Seth) – creator of ''

Palookaville Palookaville may refer to: * ''Palookaville'' (film), a 1995 comedy film * ''Palookaville'' (album), a 2004 electronic album by Fatboy Slim * ''Palookaville'' (comics), an alternative comic book See also * Palooka (disambiguation) {{disa ...

'' * Lynn Johnston CM OM (born 1947) – creator of '' For Better or For Worse'' * John Kricfalusi (born 1955) (moniker: John K.) – creator of '' Ren and Stimpy'' *

Graeme MacKay Graeme MacKay (born 23 September 1968) is the '' Hamilton Spectators resident editorial cartoonist. Born in 1968, grew up in Dundas, Ontario. A graduate from Parkside High School in Dundas, Graeme attended the University of Ottawa majoring in ...

(born 1968) – editorial cartoonist * Sean Martin (1950–2020) – creator of the print and webcomic "

Doc and Raider ''Doc and Raider'' is a Canadian comic strip, created by Sean Martin. Michael Willhoite, "Review: Caught on Tape: An Anthology of Doc and Raider Cartoons". ''Lambda Book Report'', May/Jun 1995 (Vol. 4 Issue 10). p. 45. Published in newspapers an ...

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Todd McFarlane Todd McFarlane (; born March 16, 1961) is a Canadian comic book creator, artist, writer, filmmaker and entrepreneur, best known for his work as the artist on ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' and as the creator, writer, and artist on the superhero horro ...

(born 1961) – creator of ''

Spawn Spawn or spawning may refer to: * Spawn (biology), the eggs and sperm of aquatic animals Arts, entertainment, and media * Spawn (character), a fictional character in the comic series of the same name and in the associated franchise ** '' Spawn: A ...

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Win Mortimer James Winslow Mortimer (May 1, 1919 – January 11, 1998) Note: The Marvel Comics 1978 Calendar merchandise lists Mortimer's birth date as June 23 and ''Comics Buyer's Guide'' lists it as May 23 per was a Canadians, Canadian comic book and comic ...

(1919–1998) – illustrator for

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. ( doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with the ...

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Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book '' Action Comics'' #1 ( cover-dated June 1938 and pu ...

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Batman Batman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on March 30, 1939. I ...

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Terry Mosher Christopher Terry Mosher, (born 11 November 1942) is a Canadian political cartoonist for the ''Montreal Gazette''. He draws under the name Aislin, a rendition of the name of his eldest daughter Aislinn (without the second 'n'). Aislin's drawing ...

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DLitt Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: ' or ') is a terminal degree in the humanities that, depending on the country, is a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as the Doctor ...

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Montreal Gazette The ''Montreal Gazette'', formerly titled ''The Gazette'', is the only English-language daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Three other daily English-language newspapers shuttered at various times during the second half of t ...

'' newspaper * Len Norris (1919–1997) – long-time editorial columnist for the ''

Vancouver Sun The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published s ...

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Ryan North Ryan North (born October 20, 1980) is a Canadian writer and computer programmer. He is the creator and author of '' Dinosaur Comics'', and has written for the comic series of ''Adventure Time'' and Marvel Comics' ''The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl''. ...

(born 1980) – creator of the webcomic ''

Dinosaur Comics ''Dinosaur Comics'' is a constrained comics, constrained webcomic by Canadian writer Ryan North. It is also known as "Qwantz", after the site's domain name, "qwantz.com". The first comic was posted on February 1, 2003, although there were earlier ...

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Dave Sim Dave Sim (born 17 May 1956) is a Canadian cartoonist and publisher, best known for his comic book '' Cerebus'', his artistic experimentation, his advocacy of self-publishing and creators' rights, and his controversial political and philosophical ...

(born 1956) – creator of ''

Cerebus the Aardvark ''Cerebus'' (; also ''Cerebus the Aardvark'') is a comic book series created by Canadian cartoonist Dave Sim, which ran from December 1977 until March 2004. The title character of the 300-issue series is an anthropomorphic aardvark who takes on ...

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Fiona Staples Fiona Staples is a Canadian comic book artist known for her work on books such as ''North 40'', '' DV8: Gods and Monsters'', '' T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents'', ''Archie'', and ''Saga''. She has been described as one of the best artists working in the ind ...

(born 1984) – co-creator of ''

Saga is a series of science fantasy role-playing video games by Square Enix. The series originated on the Game Boy in 1989 as the creation of Akitoshi Kawazu at Square. It has since continued across multiple platforms, from the Super NES to th ...

'' * Paul Szep (born 1941) – editorial cartoonist for the ''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Gl ...

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Ben Wicks Ben Wicks, (born Alfred Wicks; October 1, 1926 – September 10, 2000) was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author. Biography Wicks was a Cockney born into a poor, working-class family in London's East End nea ...

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Roberta Bondar Roberta Lynn Bondar (; born December 4, 1945) is a Canadian astronaut, neurologist and consultant. She is Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space. After more than a decade as head of an international space medicine ...

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Marc Garneau Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Garneau was the m ...

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Chris Hadfield Chris Austin Hadfield (born August 29, 1959) is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, and musician. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also se ...

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LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

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International Space Station The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest Modular design, modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos ( ...

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Julie Payette Julie Payette (; born October 20, 1963) is a Canadian engineer, scientist and former astronaut who served from 2017 to 2021 as Governor General of Canada, the 29th since Canadian Confederation. Payette holds engineering degrees from McGill ...

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David Saint-Jacques David Saint-Jacques ( , ; born January 6, 1970) is a Canadian astronaut with the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). He is also an astrophysicist, engineer, and a physician. In December 2018, he launched to the International Space Station, as Flig ...

B.Eng., Ph.D., M.D. (born 1970) * Robert Thirsk (born 1953) – holds Canadian record for longest time spent in space *

Bjarni Tryggvason Bjarni Valdimar Tryggvason (September 21, 1945 – April 5, 2022) was an Icelandic-born Canadian engineer and a NRC/ CSA astronaut. He served as a Payload Specialist on Space Shuttle mission STS-85 in 1997, a 12-day mission to study changes i ...

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Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (25 May 1879 – 9 June 1964), generally known as Lord Beaverbrook, was a Canadian-British newspaper publisher and backstage politician who was an influential figure in British media and politics o ...

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Francesco Aquilini Francesco Weasel Aquilini (born 1969) is a Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist and is the current chairman of the Vancouver Canucks. He is a managing director of Vancouver-based Aquilini Investment Group,

(born 1969) – Chairman of the Aquilini Investment Group and owner of the

Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, and play their home games at Rogers Arena. Bruce ...

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David Asper David Asper (born November 26, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and businessman, currently serving as Acting Dean of Robson Hall, the law faculty of the University of Manitoba. Asper is the son of Canwest founder Izzy Asper, and is now the head of ...

(born 1958) – chairman, Canwest Global Communications *

Izzy Asper Israel Harold "Izzy" Asper (August 11, 1932– October 7, 2003) was a Canadian tax lawyer and media magnate. He was the founder and owner of the now-defunct TV and media company CanWest Global Communications Corp and father to its former CEO and ...

OC QC OM (1932–2003) – chairman, Canwest Global Communications * Jeannine Bailliu – economist, policy advisor at the Bank of Canada *

Conrad Black Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, businessman, and writer. His father was businessman George Montegu Black II, who had significant holdings in Canad ...

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LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

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Willard Boyle Willard Sterling Boyle, (August 19, 1924May 7, 2011) was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he h ...

(1924–2011) – invented

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Edgar Bronfman, Sr. Edgar Miles Bronfman (born June 20, 1929 – December 21, 2013) was a Canadian-American businessman. He worked for his family's distilled beverage firm, Seagram, eventually becoming president, treasurer and CEO. As president of the World Jewish ...

(1929–2013) – head of

Seagram The Seagram Company Ltd. (which traded as Seagram's) was a Canadian multinational conglomerate formerly headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Originally a distiller of Canadian whisky based in Waterloo, Ontario, it was once (in the 1990s) the ...

's and long-time president of the

World Jewish Congress The World Jewish Congress (WJC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in August 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations. According to its mission statement, the World Jewish Congress' main purpose is to act as ...

* Samuel Bronfman CC (1889–1971) – founder of

Seagram The Seagram Company Ltd. (which traded as Seagram's) was a Canadian multinational conglomerate formerly headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Originally a distiller of Canadian whisky based in Waterloo, Ontario, it was once (in the 1990s) the ...

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Robert Campeau Robert Joseph Antoine Campeau (August 3, 1923 June 12, 2017) was a Canadian financier and real estate developer. Starting from a single house constructed in 1940 in the Alta Vista neighbourhood of Ottawa, Ontario, Campeau built a large land dev ...

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Jack Kent Cooke Jack Kent Cooke (October 25, 1912 – April 6, 1997) was a Canadian-American businessman in broadcasting and professional sports. Starting in sales, Cooke was very successful, eventually becoming a partner in a network of radio stations and news ...

(1912–1997) – owner of the

Los Angeles Lakers The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Lakers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Lakers play their ...

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Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles. The team competes in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division in the Western Conference and was founded on June 5, 1967, after Jack Kent ...

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Washington Redskins The Washington Commanders are a professional American football team based in the Washington metropolitan area. The Commanders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) ...

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Chrysler Building The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. At , it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel fra ...

* James Alexander Cowan (1901–1978) – public relations consultant and founder of

Stratford Shakespeare Festival The Stratford Festival is a theatre festival which runs from April to October in the city of Stratford, Ontario, Canada. Founded by local journalist Tom Patterson in 1952, the festival was formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival ...

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Samuel Cunard Sir Samuel Cunard, 1st Baronet (21 November 1787 – 28 April 1865), was a British-Canadian shipping magnate, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who founded the Cunard Line, establishing the first scheduled steamship connection with North America. H ...

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Cunard Line Cunard () is a British shipping and cruise line based at Carnival House at Southampton, England, operated by Carnival Corporation & plc#Carnival United Kingdom, Carnival UK and owned by Carnival Corporation & plc. Since 2011, Cunard and its ...

* William Davidson (1740–1790) – lumberman, shipbuilder, merchant *

Christine M. Day Christine M. Day (born 1962) is a Canadian retail executive. She has been the CEO of the Vancouver-based food company Luvo Inc. since January 2014. From 2008 through December 2013, she was the CEO of the Canadian clothing company Lululemon Athleti ...

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Michael DeGroote Michael George DeGroote (August 13, 1933 – September 12, 2022) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist from Hamilton, Ontario, who resided in Bermuda. Aside from his business career, he was best known as a major private donor to local ...

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Paul Desmarais Paul Desmarais Sr. (January 4, 1927 – October 8, 2013) was a Canadian financier and philanthropist, based in Montreal. With an estimated family net worth of US$4.5 billion (as of March 2012), Desmarais was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the fou ...

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Craig Dobbin Craig Lawrence Dobbin, (12 September 1935 – 7 October 2006) was an industrialist and chairman and chief executive officer of CHC Helicopter Corporation, a public company traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the New York Stock Exchange ...

OC (1935–2006) – founder, chairman and CEO of CHC Helicopter Corporation * Denzil Doyle (born 1932/1933) – founding President of

Digital Equipment Corporation Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC ), using the trademark Digital, was a major American company in the computer industry from the 1960s to the 1990s. The company was co-founded by Ken Olsen and Harlan Anderson in 1957. Olsen was president un ...

's Canadian subsidiary * James Hamet Dunn Bt (1874–1956) – financier, steel magnate * Timothy Eaton (1834–1907) – founder of

Eaton's The T. Eaton Company Limited, later known as Eaton's, was a Canadian department store chain that was once the largest in the country. It was founded in 1869 in Toronto by Timothy Eaton, an immigrant from what is now Northern Ireland. Eaton's grew ...

department store A department store is a retail establishment offering a wide range of consumer goods in different areas of the store, each area ("department") specializing in a product category. In modern major cities, the department store made a dramatic appe ...

s *

Bernie Ebbers Bernard John Ebbers (August 27, 1941 – February 2, 2020) was a Canadian businessman, the co-founder and CEO of WorldCom and a convicted fraudster. Under his management, WorldCom grew rapidly but collapsed in 2002 amid revelations of accounting ...

(1941–2020) – former CEO of

WorldCom MCI, Inc. (subsequently Worldcom and MCI WorldCom) was a telecommunications company. For a time, it was the second largest long-distance telephone company in the United States, after AT&T. Worldcom grew largely by acquiring other telecommunic ...

* Alfred Fuller (1885–1973) – Fuller Brush Company * Arcadi Gaydamak (born 1952) – owner of Beitar Jerusalem *

Percy Girouard Sir Édouard Percy Cranwill Girouard, (26 January 1867 – 26 September 1932) was a Canadian railway builder, High Commissioner of Northern Nigeria and the East Africa Protectorate. Education Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Désiré ...

KSMG KSMG (105.3 FM, "Magic 105.3") is a Hot AC formatted radio station serving the San Antonio area, licensed to Seguin. The Cox Media Group outlet operates at 105.3 MHz with an ERP of 97.5 kW from a transmitter near Elmendorf in far northweste ...

(1867–1932) – railway builder, governor *

Angèle Grenier Angèle Grenier is a Canadian maple syrup producer from Quebec who attracted international media attention for her legal battles against the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (FPAQ). After breaking FPAQ regulations for the sale of her p ...

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maple syrup Maple syrup is a syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring. Maple tr ...

producer known for her legal battles with the

Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers The Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (french: Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec, FPAQ) is a government-sanctioned private organization that regulates the production and marketing of maple syrup in Quebec. As of 2011, t ...

* Charles Guillimin (1676–1739) – shipbuilder, merchant and moneylender * Zabeen Hirji (born 1960) – Chief Human Resources Officer,

Royal Bank of Canada Royal Bank of Canada (RBC; french: Banque royale du Canada) is a Canadian multinational financial services company and the largest bank in Canada by market capitalization. The bank serves over 17 million clients and has more than 89,000 ...

* Janet Holder – business executive, head of

Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines The Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipelines were a project to build a twin pipeline from Bruderheim, Alberta to Kitimat, British Columbia. The eastbound pipeline would have imported natural gas condensate and the westbound pipeline would have export ...

* Robin Ingle – CEO and Chairman of the Ingle Group of Companies *

K. C. Irving Kenneth Colin Irving, (March 14, 1899 – December 13, 1992) was a Canadian businessman whose business began with a family sawmill in Bouctouche, N.B., in 1882. In 1989, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. Biography Early life Bor ...

OC ONB (1899–1992) – industrialist *

Suresh Joachim Suresh Joachim Arulanantham (born August 17, 1968) is a Canadian film actor, producer, and multiple-Guinness World Record holder who has broken more than 60 world records. World records Farthest distance run, whilst carrying a 4.5 kg bric ...

(born 1968) – co-founder of WBBAS, No Poverty No Disease No War, World Peace Marathon and Suresh Joachim International Group Of Companies * F. Ross Johnson (1931–2016) – former CEO of RJR Nabisco *

Ron Joyce Ronald Vaughan Joyce, (October 19, 1930 – January 31, 2019) was a Canadian entrepreneur and billionaire. He co-founded the Tim Hortons doughnut chain as Tim Horton's partner and first franchisee in 1964. After the death of Tim Horton, Ron Joyce ...

CM (1930–2019) – original partner with Horton in

Tim Hortons Tim Hortons Inc., commonly nicknamed Tim's, or Timmie's is a Canadian multinational coffeehouse and restaurant chain. Based in Toronto, Tim Hortons serves coffee, doughnuts, and other fast-food items. It is Canada's largest quick-service res ...

, primary builder of the chain *

Moez Kassam Moez Kassam (born August 27, 1980 Toronto, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian alternative Asset management, asset manager. He is a founder and principal of Anson Funds, which manages a collection of long-short equity funds - most notably, Anson In ...

(born 1980) – hedge fund manager, founder of Anson Group *

Izaak Walton Killam Izaak Walton Killam (July 23, 1885 – August 5, 1955) was a Canadian financier. Early life Born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, he was the son of William Dudman Killam and Arabella Hunter (Belle) Cann. Business ventures As a young banker with the ...

(1885–1955) – major financier *

James L. Kraft James Lewis Kraft (December 11, 1874 – February 16, 1953) was a Canadian-American entrepreneur and inventor. Kraft was the first to patent processed cheese. Life and career J. L. Kraft was born on December 11, 1874, near Stevensville, Ontario ...

(1874–1953) – entrepreneur and inventor, founder of L. Kraft & Bros. Company, which later became

Kraft Foods Inc Kraft Foods Inc. was a multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It marketed many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earned more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell Ho ...

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Guy Laliberté Guy Laliberté, (born 2 September 1959) is a Canadian billionaire businessman, and poker player. Along with Gilles Ste-Croix, he is the co-founder of Cirque du Soleil. In January 2018, Laliberté was ranked by ''Forbes'' as the 11th wealthiest ...

OC CQ (born 1959) – founder and owner of the

Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil (, ; "Circus of the Sun" or "Sun Circus") is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 ...

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Bernard Lamarre Bernard Lamarre, (6 August 1931 – 30 March 2016) was a Canadian engineer and businessman. Born in Chicoutimi, Quebec in 1931, Lamarre received a Bachelor of Applied Sciences in Civil Engineering from the École Polytechnique de Montréal, an af ...

(1931–2016) – Chairman & C.E.O., Lavalin Group, 1972–1991; senior advisor, SNC-Lavalin Inc., 1991–2016 * Cindy Lee – founder of

T & T Supermarket T&T Supermarket () is a Canadian supermarket chain that sells primarily Asian foods. The company is headquartered in Richmond, British Columbia. In 1993, the first T&T was opened in Burnaby's Metropolis at Metrotown, a shopping centre in the ...

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Michael Lee-Chin Michael Lee-Chin, (born 3 January 1951) is a Jamaican-Canadian billionaire businessman, and philanthropist and the chairman and CEO of Portland Holdings Inc, a privately held investment company in Ontario, Canada. Lee-Chin was appointed to t ...

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (born 1951) – CEO of AIC Diversified Canada Split Corp. and the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica *

Li Ka-shing Sir Ka-shing Li (; born 13 June 1928) is a Hong Kong billionaire business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. As of June 2019, Li is the 31st richest person in the world, with an estimated net wealth of US$33.4 billion. He is the senior ad ...

(born 1928) – Chairman of the Board of Cheung Kong Holdings and

Hutchison Whampoa Hutchison Whampoa Limited (HWL) was an investment holding company based in Hong Kong. It was a Fortune Global 500 company and one of the largest companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. HWL was an international corporation with a di ...

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Victor Li Victor Li Tzar-kuoi is a Hong Kong businessman, the chair of the board and group co-managing director of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited and the chairman of the board and managing director of CK Asset Holdings Limited and the Chairman of CK I ...

(born 1964) – deputy chairman of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited * William Secondo Lombardo (1930–2009) – owner of Lombardo Construction and CEO of Peerless-Cascade Plastics * Pete Luckett (born 1953) – owner of Pete's Frootique and host of ''The Food Hunter'' * William Christopher Macdonald (1831–1917) – tobacco manufacturer, education philanthropist *

Terry Matthews Sir Terence Hedley Matthews (born 6 June 1943) is a Welsh-Canadian business magnate, serial high-tech entrepreneur, and Wales' first billionaire. He was the richest man in Wales until 2012, when he was surpassed by Sir Michael Moritz. He has ...

OC

FREng Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) is an award and Scholarship, fellowship for engineers who are recognised by the Royal Academy of Engineering as being the best and brightest engineers, inventors and technologists in the UK a ...

(born 1943) – entrepreneur, chairman of

Mitel Mitel Networks Corporation is a Canadian telecommunications company. The company previously produced TDM PBX systems and applications, but after a change in ownership in 2001, now focuses almost entirely on Voice-over-IP (VoIP) products. Mitel ...

and

Wesley Clover Sir Terence Hedley Matthews (born 6 June 1943) is a Welsh-Canadian business magnate, serial high-tech entrepreneur, and Wales' first billionaire. He was the richest man in Wales until 2012, when he was surpassed by Sir Michael Moritz. He has ...

* Louis B. Mayer (1885–1957) – co-founder of

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc., also known as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures and abbreviated as MGM, is an American film, television production, distribution and media company owned by amazon (company), Amazon through MGM Holdings, founded o ...

(MGM) Studios * Harrison McCain CC ONB (1927–2004) – New Brunswick potato magnate * Colonel Samuel McLaughlin CC CD ED (1871–1972) – Buick automobile manufacturer * Simon McTavish (1750–1804) – fur trader * Hartland Molson OC GOQ OBE (1907–2002) –

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

, President of

Molson The Molson Brewery is a Canadian based brewery company based in Montreal which was established in 1786 by the Molson family. In 2005, Molson merged with the Adolph Coors Company to become Molson Coors. Molson Coors maintains some of its C ...

Breweries * John Molson (1763–1836) – founder of Molson Breweries *

Peter Munk Peter Munk (November 8, 1927 – March 28, 2018) was a Hungarian-Canadian businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the founder and chief executive officer of a number of high-profile business ventures, including the hi-fi electronics co ...

OC (1927–2018) – founder of

Barrick Gold Barrick Gold Corporation is a mining company that produces gold and copper with 16 operating sites in 13 countries. It is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It has mining operations in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Côte d'Ivoire, Democra ...

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Jim Pattison James Allen Pattison (born October 1, 1928) is a Canadian business magnate, investor, and philanthropist. He is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he holds the position of chief executive officer, chairman and sole owner of the Jim Pa ...

CM OBC (born 1928) – chairman, president, CEO, and owner of the

Jim Pattison Group The Jim Pattison Group is a Canadian conglomerate based in Vancouver. In a recent survey by the Financial Post, the firm was ranked as Canada's 62nd largest company. Jim Pattison, a Vancouver-based entrepreneur, is the chairman, CEO, and sole ...

* Pierre Péladeau CM OQ (1925–1997) – founder of

Quebecor Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving Québec based in Montreal. It was spelled Quebecor in both English and French until May 2012, when shareholders voted to add the acute accent, Québecor, in F ...

Inc. *

Pierre Karl Péladeau Pierre Karl Péladeau (born 16 October 1961), also known by his initials PKP, is a Canadian businessman, billionaire and former politician. He was also the MNA for Saint-Jérôme. Péladeau is the president and CEO of Quebecor Inc. He used to o ...

(born 1961) – President, CEO of

Quebecor Inc. Quebecor Inc. is a Canadian diversified media and telecommunications company serving Québec based in Montreal. It was spelled Quebecor in both English and French until May 2012, when shareholders voted to add the acute accent, Québecor, in F ...

, Québecor Média Inc. and Sun Media Corporation * Marie Penny (died 1970) – owner and operator of one of the largest 20th-century frozen fish companies in

Newfoundland Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

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John Draper Perrin John Draper Perrin (August 26, 1890 – September 19, 1967) was a Canadian entrepreneur, mining executive and civic leader.Staff report (19 September 1967). J. D. Perrin dies at his home. ''Winnipeg Free Press''Edited by Greene, B. M. (1948). Perri ...

(1890–1967) – entrepreneur, financier, mining executive * Richard Porritt OC (1901–1985) – mining industry executive * Jean Pouliot (1923–2004) – founder of CFCF et Télévision Quatre Saisons *

John Redpath John Redpath (1796 – March 5, 1869) was a Scots-Quebecer businessman and philanthropist who helped pioneer the industrial movement that made Montreal, Quebec the largest and most prosperous city in Canada. Early years In 1796, John Redpa ...

(1796–1869) – canal builder, sugar refinery founder *

Paul Reichmann Paul (Moshe Yosef) Reichmann ( he, משה יוסף רייכמן‎; 27 September 1930 – 25 October 2013) was a Canadian businessman and member of the Reichmann family. He is best known for his leadership of the Olympia & York real estate ...

(1930–2013) – developer of

Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central Lon ...

* Edward Samuel Rogers OC (1933–2008) – president and CEO of

Rogers Communications Rogers Communications Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company operating primarily in the fields of wireless communications, cable television, telephony and Internet, with significant additional telecommunications and mass media ass ...

* John Roth (born 1942) – former CEO of Nortel Networks *

Lino Saputo Emanuele "Lino" Saputo, (; born June 10, 1937) is an Italian-Canadian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of the Canadian cheese manufacturer Saputo Inc. According to ''Forbes'', he has an estimated net worth of US$4.7 billion as ...

(born 1937) – founder of Saputo *

Isadore Sharp Isadore "Issy" Sharp, (born October 8, 1931) is a Canadian hotelier and writer. He is founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. Early life and education Sharp was born in Toronto, the son of Polish Jewish immigrants. His father, ...

OC (born 1931) – founder of the

Four Seasons Hotel Four Seasons Hotels Limited, trading as Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, is an international luxury hotel and resort company headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Four Seasons currently operates more than 100 hotels and resorts worldwide.D ...

chain *

E.D. Smith Ernest D'Israeli Smith (December 8, 1853 – October 15, 1948) was a Canadian businessman and politician who founded a food company that bears his name. Life He was born in the hamlet of Winona, part of Saltfleet Township (which became Sto ...

(1858–1943) – founder of E.D. Smith & Sons Ltd *

Levy Solomons Lucius Levy Solomons (born 1730 in England – died May 18, 1792 at Montreal) was a Jewish Canadian merchant and fur trade The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal fur. Since the establishment of ...

(1730–1792) – merchant and fur trader * John F. Stairs (1848–1904) – entrepreneur, statesman *

Frank Stronach Frank Stronach (born 6 September 1932) is an Austrian and Canadian businessman and politician. He is the founder of Magna International, an international automotive parts company based in Aurora, Ontario, Canada, Granite Real Estate, and The ...

CM (born 1932) – entrepreneur, founder of Magna International *

E. P. Taylor Edward Plunket Taylor, CMG (January 29, 1901 – May 14, 1989) was a Canadian business tycoon, investor and philanthropist. He was a famous breeder of Thoroughbred race horses, and a major force behind the evolution of the Canadian horse-racin ...

(1901–1989) – entrepreneur, thoroughbred horse breeder * Nat Taylor (1906–2004) – originator of

Cineplex Entertainment Cineplex Inc. (formerly Cineplex Galaxy) is a Canadian movie theatre and family entertainment centre chain headquartered in Toronto. The company was formed in 2003 via the acquisition of Loews Cineplex's Canadian operations (which included t ...

* Kenneth Thomson, Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006) * Roy Thomson, Baron Thomson of Fleet GBE (1894–1976) – entrepreneur, publisher *

William Cornelius Van Horne Sir William Cornelius Van Horne, (February 3, 1843September 11, 1915) is most famous for overseeing the construction of the first Canadian transcontinental railway, a project that was completed in 1885, in under half the projected time. He succe ...

KCMG (1843–1915) – constructed the

Canadian Pacific Railway The Canadian Pacific Railway (french: Chemin de fer Canadien Pacifique) , also known simply as CPR or Canadian Pacific and formerly as CP Rail (1968–1996), is a Canadian Class I railway incorporated in 1881. The railway is owned by Canad ...

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Jack L. Warner Jack Leonard Warner (born Jacob Warner; August 2, 1892 – September 9, 1978) was a Canadian-American film executive, who was the president and driving force behind the Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. Warner's career spanned some ...

(1892–1978) – founder of Warner Bros. Studios * Galen Weston OC OOnt (1940–2021) – owner of Loblaws,

Holt Renfrew Holt, Renfrew & Co., Limited (doing business as Holt Renfrew and known colloquially as Holt's) is a Canadian luxury department store chain founded in 1837 by William S. Henderson. It has been owned by the Weston family since 1986, and was previo ...

, and

Selfridges Selfridges, also known as Selfridges & Co., is a chain of high-end department stores in the United Kingdom that is operated by Selfridges Retail Limited, part of the Selfridges Group of department stores. It was founded by Harry Gordon Selfridg ...

* Chip Wilson (born 1956) – founder of

Lululemon Athletica lululemon athletica inc. (; styled in all lowercase) is a Canadian multinational athletic apparel retailer headquartered in British Columbia and incorporated in Delaware, United States. It was founded in 1998 as a retailer of yoga pants and oth ...

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Walter Wolf Walter Wolf (born 5 October 1939) is a Canadian oil-drilling equipment supplier who in the early 1970s made a fortune from the North Sea oil business and decided to join the world of Formula One (F1) motor racing. Life and career Wolf was bo ...

(born 1939) – oil drilling equipment supplier and Formula 1 team owner * Bob Young (born 1953/1954) – self-publishing website, owner of CFL Hamilton Tiger Cats

Criminals and suspects

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Marie-Joseph Angélique Marie-Josèphe dite Angélique (died June 21, 1734) was the name given to a Portuguese-born black slave in New France (later the province of Quebec in Canada) by her last owners. She was tried and convicted of setting fire to her owner's home, bu ...

(1710–1734) – executed for setting the city of Montreal on fire *

Johnson Aziga Johnson Aziga (born 1956) is a Ugandan-born Canadian man formerly residing in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, notable as the first person to be charged and convicted of first-degree murder in Canada for spreading HIV, after two women whom he had infecte ...

(born 1956) – first person to be charged with first-degree murder in Canada for spreading HIV * Paul Bernardo (born 1964) – serial killer, serial rapist * John Hamilton (1899–1934) – bank robbery, killer * Richard Blass (1945–1975) – multiple murderer *

Edwin Alonzo Boyd Edwin Alonzo Boyd (April 2, 1914 – May 17, 2002) was a Canadian bank robber and leader of the Boyd Gang. His career made him a notorious Canadian folk hero. Early life Edwin Alonzo Boyd was born on April 2, 1914, four months before the Bri ...

(1914–2002) – bank robber *

Alfonso Caruana Alfonso Caruana (; born January 1, 1946) is an Italian-Canadian crime boss and member of the Sicilian Mafia and was the head of the Sicilian Cuntrera-Caruana Mafia clan's branch in Canada. In 1997, he was sentenced ''in absentia'' in Italy, on s ...

(born 1946) – mobster * Paul Joseph Cini (born 1941) – Canada's first skyjacker, sentenced to life imprisonment *

Jacques Cossette-Trudel ''Jacques Cossette-Trudel (born 1947 in Shawinigan, Quebec) is a Canadian who kidnapped British diplomat James Cross in the October Crisis of 1970 in Canada. Cossette-Trudel was a member of a cell of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) th ...

(born 1947) – FLQ terrorist * Louise Cossette-Trudel (born 1947) – FLQ terrorist * Vincenzo Cotroni (1911–1984) – mobster *

Frank Cotroni Frank Cotroni (born Francesco Cotrone; ; 1931 – 17 August 2004) was an Italian-Canadian crime boss of the Cotroni crime family in Montreal, Quebec. Cotroni was born in 1931, in Montreal. His family, including his brother Vincenzo, had immigr ...

(1931–2004) – mobster * John Martin Crawford (1962–2020) – serial killer *

Raynald Desjardins Raynald Desjardins (born October 2, 1953) is a prominent organized crime figure in Montreal, and a former associate of the Rizzuto crime family. In 2010, he was part of a violent effort to take control of the Rizzutos' operations. He is currently ...

(born 1953) – mobster *

Evelyn Dick Evelyn Dick ( MacLean, born October 13, 1920) was a Canadian woman convicted of murder until her pardon in 1985. Her trials remain among the most sensationalized events in Canadian criminal history. Background and case Dick was born in Beamsvi ...

(born 1920) – convicted of infanticide; convicted and acquitted of having murdered her husband *

Terry Driver Terry Driver (25 January 1965 – 23 August 2021) was a Canadian murderer who attacked two teenage girls with a baseball bat, killed one, then taunted police in Abbotsford, British Columbia with letters and phone calls. Crimes and investigation ...

(1965–2021) – murderer * Larry Fisher (1949–2015) – convicted of the murder for which David Milgaard (see "Wrongfully convicted", below) was originally convicted and subsequently exonerated *

Charles Guité J. Charles (Chuck) Guité (born 1943 or 1944 in Dugas, Quebec, on the Gaspé peninsula), raised in Campbellton, New Brunswick, is a former Canadian civil servant, appointed by Brian Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government. He held his ...

(born c. 1943) – fraud * Karla Homolka (born 1970) – serial killer * Bindy Johal (1971–1998) – Vancouver gangster * Jacques Lanctôt (born 1945) – FLQ terrorist * Yves Langlois (born 1947) – FLQ terrorist * Robert Latimer (born 1953) – convicted of second-degree murder *

Allan Legere Allan Joseph Legere (born February 13, 1948), also known as the Monster of the Miramichi, is a Canadian rapist, arsonist, and serial killer. Early life Allan Joseph Legere was born in Chatham Head, New Brunswick. First murder On the evening ...

(born 1948) – serial killer * Blake Leibel (born 1981) – murderer *

Marc Lépine Marc Lépine (; born October 26, 1964 – December 6, 1989) was a Canadian antifeminist mass murderer from Montreal, Quebec, who, in 1989, murdered fourteen women, and wounded ten women and four menNote: Many sources state thirteen were wounded ...

(1964–1989) – mass murderer *

Denis Lortie Denis Lortie (born March 10, 1959) is a former Canadian Forces corporal. In 1984, he stormed into the Parliament Building in Quebec City and opened fire with several firearms, killing three government employees and wounding 13 others. The Natio ...

(born 1959) – murderer * Luka Rocco Magnotta (born 1982) – murderer * Grace Marks (c. 1828–after c. 1873) – convicted of murder in 1843 * Bruce McArthur (born 1951) – serial killer * Allan McLean (1855–1881) – son of

Fort Kamloops Kamloops ( ) is a city in south-central British Columbia, Canada, at the confluence of the South flowing North Thompson River and the West flowing Thompson River, east of Kamloops Lake. It is located in the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, ...

Chief Trader and leader and eldest of the group known as the Wild McLean Boys, who went on a killing spree with his brothers and accomplice Alex Hare in the

British Columbia Interior , settlement_type = Region of British Columbia , image_skyline = , nickname = "The Interior" , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivi ...

in 1876 *

Paddy Mitchell Patrick Michael "Paddy" Mitchell (June 26, 1942 – January 14, 2007) of Ottawa, Ontario, was leader of the notorious " Stopwatch Gang" of bank robbers. Mitchell was on the Federal Bureau of Investigation's most wanted list for the Stopwatch Gan ...

(1942–2007) – bank robber, leader of The Stopwatch Gang * Kenneth Murdock (born 1963) – hitman *

Clifford Olson Clifford Robert Olson Jr. (January 1, 1940 – September 30, 2011) was a convicted Canadian serial killer who confessed to murdering 11 children and teenagers between the ages of 9 and 18 in the early 1980s. Murders Christine Weller, 12, fro ...

(1940–2011) – serial child murderer * Johnny Papalia (1924–1997) – mobster * Rocco Perri (1887–c. 1944) – gangster, bootlegger * Robert Pickton (born 1949) – serial murderer * Monica Proietti (1940–1967) – bank robber *

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

(1844–1885) – executed for treason *

Lucien Rivard Lucien Rivard (June 16, 1914 – February 3, 2002) was a Quebec criminal known for a sensational prison escape in 1965. Background Rivard had been engaged in robbery and smuggling drugs since the 1940s. He has been described as a "petty crook" in ...

(c. 1915–2002) – narcotics smuggler * Nicolo Rizzuto (1924–2010) – mobster *

Vito Rizzuto Vito Rizzuto (; February 21, 1946 – December 23, 2013), also known as "Montreal's Teflon Don", was an Italian-Canadian crime boss alleged to be the leader of the Sicilian Mafia in Canada. He headed the notorious Rizzuto crime family based ...

(1946–2013) – mobster * Paul Rose (1943–2013) – FLQ terrorist *

Frank "Dunie" Ryan Frank Peter "Dunie" Ryan Jr. (10 June 1942 – 13 November 1984) was a Canadian gangster and the leader of the West End Gang, a Montreal-based criminal organization. Criminal career Hoodlum Ryan was born of Irish descent in a poor neighborhood ...

(1942–1984) – gangster *

Pietro Scarcella Pietro "Peter" Scarcella (; born 12 July 1950) is an Italian-Canadian mobster based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, linked to the Sicilian Rizzuto crime family of Montreal, Quebec. In the 1970s, Scarcella became the driver of Toronto mobster, Pau ...

(born 1950) – mobster *

Jeffrey Shuman Jeffrey Shuman (born 1962) is an American-French bank robber, dubbed "The Vaulter", considered to be one of Canada's most prolific bank robbers. In 1994, he pleaded guilty to robbing 14 banks in the United States, receiving a 12-year sentence, but ...

(born 1962) – bank robber *

Francis Simard Francis Simard, (June 2, 1946 – January 10, 2015) was a Quebec nationalist and convicted murderer. Simard was a member of the Chenier Cell of the Front de libération du Québec (FLQ), a group dedicated to the creation of an independent Marx ...

(1946–2015) – FLQ terrorist * Slumach (died 1891) – Katzie man convicted and hung for the murder of Louis Bee, a Kanaka (Hawaiian) half-breed *

Cathy Smith Catherine Evelyn Smith (25 April 1947 – 16 August 2020) was a Canadian occasional backup singer, rock groupie, drug dealer, and legal secretary. Smith served 15 months in the California state prison system for injecting original ''Satur ...

(1947–2020) – convicted of manslaughter in death of

John Belushi John Adam Belushi (January 24, 1949 – March 5, 1982) was an American comedian, actor, and musician, best known for being one of the seven original cast members of the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''). Throughout his c ...

* Stanley James Tippett - kidnapper and rapist *

Colin Thatcher Wilbert Colin Thatcher (born August 25, 1938) is a Canadian politician who was convicted for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson. Early life Colin Thatcher was born in Toronto, Ontario, on August 25, 1938. His father, Saskatchewan-born Ros ...

(born 1938) – murderer *

Mark Twitchell Mark Andrew Twitchell (born July 4, 1979) is a Canadian filmmaker convicted of first-degree murder in April 2011 for the murder of John Brian Altinger. His trial attracted particular media attention because Twitchell had allegedly been inspired ...

(born 1979) – murderer *

Paolo Violi Paolo Violi (; 6 February 1931 – 22 January 1978) was an Italian-Canadian mobster and ''capodecina'' in the Cotroni crime family of Montreal. Violi was born in Sinopoli, Calabria, Italy, in 1931; his father Domenico was the boss of the Violi c ...

(1931–1978) – mobster * Paul Volpe (1927–1983) – mobster * Elizabeth Wettlaufer (born 1955) – serial killer * Russell Williams (born 1963) – former RCAF military pilot and wing commander; convicted murderer, rank and decorations revoked upon conviction * Gabriel Wortman (1968–2020) – mass murderer * Rocco Zito (1928–2016) – mobster

Wrongfully convicted or lynched

* Robert Baltovich (born 1965) – wrongfully convicted of murder * Donald Marshall, Jr. (1953–2009) – wrongfully convicted of murder *

David Milgaard David Milgaard (July 7, 1952 – May 15, 2022) was a Canadian man who was wrongfully convicted for the 1969 rape and murder of nursing student Gail Miller in Saskatoon and imprisoned for 23 years. He was eventually released and exonerated. Up ...

(1952–2022) – wrongfully convicted of murder * Guy Paul Morin (born 1961) – wrongfully convicted of murder * Louie Sam (c. 1870–1884) – wrongfully accused of murder and hanged by lynch mob in Whatcom County, Washington *

Steven Truscott Steven Murray Truscott (born January 18, 1945) is a Canadian man who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death in 1959 for the rape and murder of classmate Lynne Harper. Truscott had been the last known person to see her alive. He was schedule ...

(born 1945) – wrongfully convicted of murder

Directors

Educators

* J. Willis Ambrose (1911–1974) – Professor at the

Queen's University at Kingston Queen's University at Kingston, commonly known as Queen's University or simply Queen's, is a public university, public research university in Kingston, Ontario, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Queen's holds more than of land throughout Ontario and ...

*

Richard Lee Armstrong Richard Lee Armstrong (August 4, 1937 – August 9, 1991) was an American/Canadian scientist who was an expert in the fields of radiogenic isotope geochemistry and geochronology, geochemical evolution of the earth, geology of the American Co ...

FRSC (1937–1991) –

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thr ...

professor, geochemist * Martha Black – art historian, curator and author * Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620–1700) – founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal * Stephen E. Calvert FRSC (born 1935) –

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thr ...

emeritus professor, geologist, oceanographer * Petr Cerny (1934–2018) ScD ('' hc'') FRSC –

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Henry C. Gunning ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (1901–1991) – University of British Columbia professor, geologist *

Aleksis Dreimanis Aleksis Dreimanis (August 13, 1914 – July 8, 2011) was a Latvian Canadian Quaternary geologist. He was born in Valmiera, Latvia. Biography He first studied geology at the Institute of Palaeontology at the University of Latvia in Riga. In 1939, ...

(1914–2011) –

University of Western Ontario The University of Western Ontario (UWO), also known as Western University or Western, is a public research university in London, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is located on of land, surrounded by residential neighbourhoods and the Thames R ...

emeritus professor, quaternary geologist * James E. Gill (1901–1980) –

McGill University McGill University (french: link=no, Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1821 by royal charter granted by King George IV,Frost, Stanley Brice. ''McGill Univer ...

professor, geologist * James Edwin Hawley (1897–1965) – Professor at Queen's, geologist ( Hawleyite) * Frank Hawthorne OC FRSC (born 1946) –

University of Manitoba The University of Manitoba (U of M, UManitoba, or UM) is a Canadian public research university in the province of Manitoba.Adelaide Hoodless Adelaide Sophia Hoodless (née Addie Hunter; February 27, 1858 – February 26, 1910) was a Canadian educational reformer who founded the international women's organization known as the Women's Institute. She was the second president of the Hamil ...

(1858–1910) – education and women's activist *

Michael Ignatieff Michael Grant Ignatieff (; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a histo ...

(born 1947) –

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

,

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

,

University of Oxford , mottoeng = The Lord is my light , established = , endowment = £6.1 billion (including colleges) (2019) , budget = £2.145 billion (2019–20) , chancellor ...

and

University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , established = , other_name = The Chancellor, Masters and Schola ...

professor, political science *

Sue Johanson Susan Johanson (née Powell; born March 13, 1930) is a Canadian sex educator, public speaker, and registered nurse. Biography Early life and career Johanson was born Susan Powell in Toronto, Ontario, to Wilfrid Powell, a decorated British war ...

CM (born 1930) –

sex educator Sex education, also known as sexual education, sexuality education or sex ed, is the instruction of issues relating to human sexuality, including emotional relations and responsibilities, human sexual anatomy, sexual activity, sexual reproduc ...

* Michael John Keen (1935–1991) –

Dalhousie University Dalhousie University (commonly known as Dal) is a large public research university in Nova Scotia, Canada, with three campuses in Halifax, a fourth in Bible Hill, and a second medical school campus in Saint John, New Brunswick. Dalhousie offer ...

professor, marine geoscientist * Sean Kelly (born 1940) –

Pratt Institute Pratt Institute is a private university with its main campus in Brooklyn, New York. It has a satellite campus in Manhattan and an extension campus in Utica, New York at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. The school was founded in 1887 ...

, NYC, Humanities & Media Studies, writer * J. Ross Mackay OC FRSC (1915–2014) –

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thr ...

professor, geologist * Eric W. Mountjoy FRSC (1931–2010) – McGill University professor, geologist * Gerard V. Middleton FRSC (1931–2021) –

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...

professor, geologist * Anthony J. Naldrett FRSC (1933–2020) –

University of Toronto The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution ...

emeritus professor, geologist * Santa J. Ono FCAHS (born c. 1962) –

University of British Columbia The University of British Columbia (UBC) is a public research university with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna, British Columbia. Established in 1908, it is British Columbia's oldest university. The university ranks among the top thr ...

15th President & Vice-Chancellor, professor, medical scientist * William Richard Peltier ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (born c. 1942) – University of Toronto professor, physicist *

Jordan Peterson Jordan Bernt Peterson (born 12 June 1962) is a Canadian media personality, clinical psychologist, author, and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto. He began to receive widespread attention as a public intellectual in the late 201 ...

(born 1962) – Canadian clinical psychologist and professor of psychology at the University of Toronto. * Paula Rochon – Chair in Geriatric Medicine at the University of Toronto in 2022. *

Egerton Ryerson Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (24 March 1803 – 19 February 1882) was a Canadian educator, author, editor, and Methodist minister who was a prominent contributor to the design of the Canadian public school system. A renowned advocate against Chris ...

(1803–1882) –

public education State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary educational institution, schools that educate all students without charge. They are ...

advocate *

Dora Sakayan Dora Sakayan (classical Armenian orthography: ; reformed: ; born January 24, 1931), Professor of German Studies (retired), McGill University. Specializing initially as a Germanist, today she is also known for her work in various areas of Applie ...

(born 1931) – full professor, Department of German Studies, McGill University; Armenology, Contrastive Linguistics, Language Acquisition, Translation, Genocide Studies * Colin Simpson (born c. 1965) –

George Brown College George Brown College is a public, fully accredited college of applied arts and technology with three campuses in downtown Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Like many other colleges in Ontario, GBC was chartered in 1966 by the government of Ontario and ...

, best-selling author * Charles R. Stelck OC ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (1917–2016) –

University of Alberta The University of Alberta, also known as U of A or UAlberta, is a Public university, public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford,"A Gentleman of Strathcona – Alexande ...

professor, petroleum geologist, paleontologist, stratigrapher * David Strangway OC ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (1934–2016) – geophysicist and university administrator *

Thomas Symons Thomas Henry Bull Symons (30 May 1929 – 1 January 2021) was a Canadian professor and author in the field of Canadian studies. Biography Born in Toronto, Ontario, he was the son of writer Harry Lutz Symons and Dorothy Sarah Bull, and the brot ...

CC OOnt (1929–2021) – Founding President of Trent University, Professor of Canadian Studies *

Claude Vivier Claude Vivier ( ; baptised as Claude Roger; 14 April 19487 March 1983) was a Canadian contemporary composer, pianist, poet and ethnomusicologist of Québécois origin. After studying with Karlheinz Stockhausen in Cologne, Vivier became an in ...

(1948–1983) –

organ Organ may refer to: Biology * Organ (biology), a part of an organism Musical instruments * Organ (music), a family of keyboard musical instruments characterized by sustained tone ** Electronic organ, an electronic keyboard instrument ** Hammond ...

pedagogue and professor at

Collège Montmorency Collège Montmorency is a public college in Chomedey, Laval, Quebec, Canada, near the Montmorency Metro station. As of 2015, there were over 7,000 full-time students enrolled. History In 1967, several institutions were merged and became public ...

* Roger G. Walker FRSC – McMaster University emeritus professor * William Winegard PC OC (1924–2019) – educator, engineer, scientist and former Member of Parliament

Environmentalists

''See

Canadian environmentalists Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source o ...

''.

Fashion

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Jeanne Beker Jeanne Beker, (; born 19 March 1952) is a Canadian television personality, fashion editor, and author. Family Jeanne Beker was born in Toronto, Ontario to father Joseph Beker and mother Bronia Beker, two Jewish Holocaust survivors born in Ko ...

(born 1952) – reporter * Sahar Biniaz (born November 17, 1985) – model * Dean and Dan Caten (born 1965) – designers known as Dsquared *

Keshia Chanté Keshia Chanté Harper (born June 16, 1988) is a Canadian singer, television host, actress, songwriter and philanthropist. As a teenager, Chanté gained recognition with the release of her singles "Unpredictable", "Bad Boy" and "Does He Love Me" " ...

(born 1988) – model and singer * Steven Cojocaru (born 1970) (known as Cojo) – critic and correspondent on ''

Entertainment Tonight ''Entertainment Tonight'' (or simply ''ET'') is an American first-run syndicated news broadcasting newsmagazine program that is distributed by CBS Media Ventures throughout the United States and owned by Paramount Streaming. ET also airs in Aus ...

'' * Taryn Davidson (born 1991) – model *

Linda Evangelista Linda Evangelista (; born May 10, 1965) is a Canadian fashion model. She is regarded as one of the most accomplished and influential models of all time, and has been featured on over 700 magazine covers. Evangelista is primarily known for being ...

(born 1965) – model * Shalom Harlow (born 1973) – model and actress * Winnie Harlow (born 1994) – model *

Irina Lazareanu Irina (Cyrillic: Ирина) is a feminine given name of Ancient Greek origin, commonly borne by followers of the Eastern Orthodox Church. It is derived from Eirene ( Ancient Greek: Εἰρήνη), an ancient Greek goddess, personification of p ...

(born 1982) – model * Jay Manuel (born 1972) – expert on ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' and ''

Canada's Next Top Model ''Canada's Next Top Model'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''CNTM'') is a Canadian reality show in which female contestants compete for the title "Canada's Next Top Model" and a chance to start their career in the modeling industry. The winner recei ...

'' *

Heather Marks Heather Marks (born July 25, 1988) is a Canadian model known in the fashion world for her big eyes and "doll-like" or elven features. Her high fashion looks have booked her many campaigns, and her career has followed those of other doll-like model ...

(born 1988) – model *

Kenneth G. Mills Kenneth George Mills (January 25, 1923 – October 8, 2004) was a Canadian metaphysical/philosophical speaker and author. An exponent of the oral tradition, he gave spontaneous lectures and poetry for over 37 years. At the same time, he became not ...

(1923–2004) – designer *

Peter Nygard Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

(born 1941) – designer *

Lana Ogilvie Lana Ogilvie is a Canadian fashion model. She was the first model of colour to be given a contract with the CoverGirl cosmetics brand, frequently being paired with Rachel Hunter. She appeared in the 1994 ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' ...

(born 1968) – model *

Coco Rocha Mikhaila "Coco" Rocha (born September 10, 1988) is a Canadian fashion model. She is known as one of the first "digital" supermodels, and is known for her advocacy for younger models. As an author, she collaborated on the 2014 book ''Study of Pos ...

(born 1988) – model *

Monika Schnarre Monika Schnarre (born May 27, 1971) is a Canadian model, actress and television host. She is reportedly 185.4 cm (6′1″) tall. In 1986, at age 14, Schnarre won the Ford Models "Supermodel of the World" contest, becoming the youngest m ...

(born 1971) – model *

Jessica Stam Jessica Elizabeth Stam (born 23 April 1986) is a Canadian model. She is considered to be part of the crop of models described as "doll faces". In 2007, ''Forbes'' named her fifteenth in the list of the World's 15 Top-Earning Supermodels, earnin ...

(born 1986) – model * Ty States (born 1991) – model *

Daria Werbowy Daria Werbowy (born 19 November 1983) is a Canadian retired fashion model born in Poland. She became a spokesmodel for the French beauty brand Lancôme in 2005. According to '' Forbes'', Werbowy has appeared on over 50 international ''Vogue'' ...

(born 1983) – Polish-born Canadian model *

Jason Wu Jason Wu (; born September 27, 1982) is a Taiwanese-Canadian artist and fashion designer based in New York City. Born in Taiwan and raised in Vancouver, he studied fashion design at Parsons School of Design, and trained under Narciso Rodriguez ...

(born 1982) – fashion designer, dolls artist

Humanitarians

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Louise Arbour Louise Bernice Arbour (born February 10, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist. Arbour was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former ...

(born 1947) – former

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, commonly known as the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) or the United Nations Human Rights Office, is a department of the Secretariat of the United Nati ...

, former justice of the

Supreme Court of Canada The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC; french: Cour suprême du Canada, CSC) is the Supreme court, highest court in the Court system of Canada, judicial system of Canada. It comprises List of Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, nine justices, wh ...

, former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and

Rwanda Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...

* J. Esmonde Barry (1923–2007) – healthcare activist and political commentator in

New Brunswick New Brunswick (french: Nouveau-Brunswick, , locally ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. It is the only province with both English and ...

* Norman Bethune (1890–1939) – physician and medical innovator * Richard Maurice Bucke FRSC (1837–1902) – psychiatrist, philosopher, early author on human development and human potentials *

Steve Fonyo Stephen Charles Fonyo Jr. (June 29, 1965 – February 18, 2022) was a Canadian runner with an artificial leg who was a nationally renowned fundraiser for cancer research and treatment, and a former Member of the Order of Canada. Journey for Live ...

OC Rescinded 2010 (born 1966) – retraced and completed Terry Fox's cross country cancer research fundraising marathon *

Terry Fox Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money ...

CC OD (1958–1981) – attempted one-legged cross country run for cancer research *

Marc Kielburger Marc Kielburger (born 1977) is a Canadian author, social entrepreneur, columnist, humanitarian and activist for children's rights. He is the co-founder, along with his brother Craig, of the We Movement, which consists of the WE Charity, an ...

(born 1977) – author, social entrepreneur, columnist, humanitarian and activist for children's rights. co-founder, with his brother Craig, of the We Movement * Grey Owl (1888–1938) (real name Archibald Stanfield Belaney) – conservationist who falsely presented himself as an Aboriginal person and worked to save the

beaver Beavers are large, semiaquatic rodents in the genus ''Castor'' native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. There are two extant species: the North American beaver (''Castor canadensis'') and the Eurasian beaver (''C. fiber''). Beavers a ...

s of

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

and

Manitoba Manitoba ( ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population o ...

* Rick Hansen CC OBC

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'')

DLitt Doctor of Letters (D.Litt., Litt.D., Latin: ' or ') is a terminal degree in the humanities that, depending on the country, is a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as the Doctor ...

('' hc'') (born 1957) – paraplegic athlete who completed an around-the-world marathon for spinal cord injury research *

Stephen Lewis Stephen Henry Lewis (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster, and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. During many of those years as lea ...

CC (born 1937) –

AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ma ...

activist,

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...

special envoy for

HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...

in

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

* Harold A. Rogers OC OBE (1899–1994) – founder of Kin Canada *

Jean Vanier Jean Vanier (, September 10, 1928 – May 7, 2019) was a Canadian Catholic philosopher and theologian. In 1964, he founded L'Arche, an international federation of communities spread over 37 countries for people with developmental disabilities a ...

CC GOQ (1928–2019) – activist for the mentally disabled, founder of L'Arche

Inventors

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Scott Abbott Charles Scott Abbott is the co-inventor of the board game Trivial Pursuit along with Chris Haney (Trivial Pursuit), Chris Haney. Abbott is the owner of the North Bay Battalion hockey team of the Ontario Hockey League. For his work in building th ...

– co-inventor of

Trivial Pursuit ''Trivial Pursuit'' is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question ...

*

Thomas Ahearn Thomas Ahearn, PC (June 24, 1855 – June 28, 1938) was a Canadian inventor and businessman. Ahearn, a native of Ottawa, Ontario, was instrumental in the success of a vast streetcar system that was once in Ottawa, the Ottawa Electric Rail ...

PC(1855–1938) – invented the electric cooking range and the electric car heater * Anthony R. Barringer (1925–2009) – holds 70 patents for

mineral exploration Mining in the engineering discipline is the extraction of minerals from underneath, open pit, above or on the ground. Mining engineering is associated with many other disciplines, such as mineral processing, exploration, excavation, geology, and ...

technology *

Earl W. Bascom Earl Wesley Bascom (June 19, 1906 – August 28, 1995) was an American painter, printmaker, sculptor, cowboy, rodeo performer, inventor, and Hollywood actor. Raised in Canada, he portrayed in works of fine art his own experiences of cowboying ...

(1906–1995) – co-invented rodeo's side-delivery chute, invented reverse-opening side-delivery chute, hornless bronc saddle, one-hand bareback rigging and high-cut chaps *

Alexander Graham Bell Alexander Graham Bell (, born Alexander Bell; March 3, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and T ...

(1847–1922) – born in Scotland, invented the telephone in Canada and developed it in the United States *

Joseph-Armand Bombardier Joseph-Armand Bombardier (; April 16, 1907 – February 18, 1964) was a Canadian inventor and businessman who was the founder of Bombardier. His most famous invention was the snowmobile. Biography Born in Valcourt, Quebec, Joseph-Armand Bombar ...

(1907–1964) – invented the

snowmobile A snowmobile, also known as a Ski-Doo, snowmachine, sled, motor sled, motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. It is designed to be operated on snow and ice and does not ...

* Gerald Bull (1928–1990) – invented the

G5 howitzer The G5 is a South African towed howitzer of 155 mm calibre developed in South Africa by Denel Land Systems. The G5 design was based on the Canadian GC-45 155mm gun which was highly modified to suit southern African conditions. Production hist ...

and the Iraqi supergun *

Herbert Henry Dow Herbert Henry Dow (February 26, 1866 – October 15, 1930) was a Canadian-born American chemical industrialist who founded the American multinational conglomerate Dow Chemical. He was a graduate of Case School of Applied Science in Cleveland, ...

(1866–1930) – invented a method of bromine extraction known as the

Dow process The Dow process is the electrolytic method of bromine extraction from brine, and was Herbert Henry Dow's second revolutionary process for generating bromine commercially. This process was patented in 1891. In the original invention, bromide-con ...

* Mathew Evans – co-inventor of the first electric

light bulb An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting. Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic, which secures the lamp in the soc ...

*

Charles Fenerty Charles Fenerty (January 1821 – 10 June 1892), was a Canadian inventor who invented the wood pulp process for papermaking, which was first adapted into the production of newsprint. Fenerty was also a poet (writing over 32 known poems). Early ...

(c. 1821–1892) – inventor of the

wood pulp Pulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibers from wood, fiber crops, waste paper, or rags. Mixed with water and other chemical or plant-based additives, pulp is the major raw ...

process for making

paper Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, rags, grasses or other vegetable sources in water, draining the water through fine mesh leaving the fibre evenly distribu ...

*

Reginald Fessenden Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (October 6, 1866 – July 22, 1932) was a Canadian-born inventor, who did a majority of his work in the United States and also claimed U.S. citizenship through his American-born father. During his life he received hundre ...

(1866–1932) –

radio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a tr ...

inventor who made the first radio-transmitted audio transmission and the first two-way transatlantic radio transmission; also invented

sonar Sonar (sound navigation and ranging or sonic navigation and ranging) is a technique that uses sound propagation (usually underwater, as in submarine navigation) to navigate, measure distances (ranging), communicate with or detect objects on o ...

and patented the first

television Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound. The term can refer to a television set, or the medium of television transmission. Television is a mass medium for advertising, ...

system * Sir

Sandford Fleming Sir Sandford Fleming (January 7, 1827 – July 22, 1915) was a Scottish Canadian engineer and inventor. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to colonial Canada at the age of 18. He promoted worldwide standard time zones, a prime meridian, ...

KCMG DSc ('' hc'') FRSC (1827–1915) – inventor of the system of

Standard Time Standard time is the synchronisation of clocks within a geographical region to a single time standard, rather than a local mean time standard. Generally, standard time agrees with the local mean time at some meridian that passes through the ...

zones * Wilbur R. Franks OBE (1901–1986) – invented the anti-black-out-suit (the G-suit) * Abraham Pineo Gesner (1797–1864) – inventor of kerosene; known as the "father of the petroleum industry" *

James Gosling James Gosling (born May 19, 1955) is a Canadian computer scientist, best known as the founder and lead designer behind the Java programming language. Gosling was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2004 for the conception ...

OC (born 1955) – invented Java computer language *

Chris Haney Christopher Deane Haney (born November 19, 1968) is an American former Major League Baseball left-handed pitcher. He pitched from 1991–2000 and in 2002 for the Montreal Expos, Kansas City Royals, Chicago Cubs, Cleveland Indians, and Boston ...

(1950–2010) – co-inventor of

Trivial Pursuit ''Trivial Pursuit'' is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question ...

*

Sam Jacks Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictiona ...

(1915–1975) – inventor of

ringette Ringette is a non-contact winter team sport played on ice hockey rinks using ice hockey skates, straight sticks with drag-tips, and a blue, rubber, pneumatic ring designed for use on ice surfaces. The sport is among a small number of organize ...

* George Klein OC MBE

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (1904–1992) – developed: electric wheelchairs, microsurgical staple gun, the ZEEP nuclear reactor, and the

Canadarm Canadarm or Canadarm1 (officially Shuttle Remote Manipulator System or SRMS, also SSRMS) is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, manoeuvre, and capture payloads. After the Space Shuttle ''Columbia ...

* James L Kraft (1874–1953) – entrepreneur and inventor, founder of L. Kraft & Bros. Company, which later became

Kraft Foods Inc Kraft Foods Inc. was a multinational confectionery, food and beverage conglomerate. It marketed many brands in more than 170 countries. 12 of its brands annually earned more than $1 billion worldwide: Cadbury, Jacobs, Kraft, LU, Maxwell Ho ...

; patented processed cheese (AKA American cheese) * Thomas Edvard Krogh ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (1936–2008) – developed technique of

radiometric Radiometry is a set of techniques for measuring electromagnetic radiation, including visible light. Radiometric techniques in optics characterize the distribution of the radiation's power in space, as opposed to photometric techniques, which ...

uranium Uranium is a chemical element with the symbol U and atomic number 92. It is a silvery-grey metal in the actinide series of the periodic table. A uranium atom has 92 protons and 92 electrons, of which 6 are valence electrons. Uranium is weak ...

-

lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, and also has a relatively low melting point. When freshly cut, ...

dating to further the precision of

geochronology Geochronology is the science of determining the age of rocks, fossils, and sediments using signatures inherent in the rocks themselves. Absolute geochronology can be accomplished through radioactive isotopes, whereas relative geochronology is ...

* Hugh Le Caine (1914–1977) – invented the

music synthesizer Algorithmic composition is the technique of using algorithms to create music. Algorithms (or, at the very least, formal sets of rules) have been used to compose music for centuries; the procedures used to plot voice-leading in Western counterpo ...

in 1945 * Cluny MacPherson (1879–1966) – invented the first general-issue

gas mask A gas mask is a mask used to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face. Most gas mas ...

used by the British Army in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

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Wilson Markle Wilson Markle (born September 2, 1938) is a Canadian engineer who invented the film colorization process in 1970.

(born 1938) – invented

film colorization Film colorization (American English; or colourisation [British English], or colourization [Canadian English and Oxford English]) is any process that adds color to black-and-white, sepia, or other monochrome moving-picture imag ...

process in 1983 *

Elijah McCoy Elijah J. McCoy (May 2, 1844 – October 10, 1929) was a Canadian-American engineer of African-American descent who invented lubrication systems for steam engines. Born free on the Ontario shore of Lake Erie to parents who fled enslavemen ...

(1844–1929) – developed automatic machinery lubricator, lawn sprinkler, the "Real McCoy" *

James Naismith James Naismith (; November 6, 1861November 28, 1939) was a Canadian-American physical educator, physician, Christian chaplain, and sports coach, best known as the inventor of the game of basketball. After moving to the United States, he wrote ...

(1861–1939) – invented

basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...

* P. L. Robertson (1879–1951) – invented the Robertson screw * Henry Ruttan (1792–1871) – invented air-conditioned railway coach * Thomas F. Ryan (1872–1971) – invented

five-pin bowling Five-pin bowling is a bowling variant which is played in Canada, where many bowling alleys offer it, either alone or in combination with ten-pin bowling. It was devised around 1909 by Thomas F. Ryan in Toronto, Ontario, at his Toronto Bowling Cl ...

* Arthur Sicard (1876–1946) – invented the snowblower in 1925 *

Simon Sunatori Simon Sunatori (born January 10, 1959) is a Canadian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur, known for the invention of the Multi-Lingual Knowledge Matrix Method and System, the HyperFeeder (a squirrel-proof bird feeder with concentric perching rin ...

(born 1959) – engineer, inventor and entrepreneur; created the MagneScribe and the Magic Spicer *

Lewis Urry Lewis Frederick Urry ( – ) was a Canadian chemical engineer and inventor. He invented both the alkaline battery and lithium battery while working for the Eveready Battery company. Life Urry was born January 29, 1927, in Pontypool, Ontario a ...

(1927–2004) – invented the long-lasting

alkaline battery An alkaline battery (IEC code: L) is a type of primary battery where the electrolyte (most commonly potassium hydroxide) has a pH value above 7. Typically these batteries derive energy from the reaction between zinc metal and manganese dioxide, ...

* Harry Wasylyk (1925–2013) – invented the disposable green polyethylene garbage bag in 1950 * Thomas Willson (1860–1915) – invented

arc lamp An arc lamp or arc light is a lamp that produces light by an electric arc (also called a voltaic arc). The carbon arc light, which consists of an arc between carbon electrodes in air, invented by Humphry Davy in the first decade of the 1800s, ...

s and process for creating calcium carbide * Henry Woodward – co-inventor of the first electric

light bulb An electric light, lamp, or light bulb is an electrical component that produces light. It is the most common form of artificial lighting. Lamps usually have a base made of ceramic, metal, glass, or plastic, which secures the lamp in the soc ...

Law

* Alfred Scow (1927–2013) – First Nations judge * Catherine Latimer – lawyer and criminologist

Media

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Samantha Bee Samantha Anne Bee (born October 25, 1969) is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and television host. Bee rose to fame as a correspondent on '' The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', where she became th ...

(born 1969) – host of ''

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ''Full Frontal with Samantha Bee'' is an American late-night talk and news satire television program that aired on TBS from 2016 to 2022. The show was hosted by comedian Samantha Bee, a former correspondent on ''The Daily Show''. In July 202 ...

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Stephen Brunt Stephen Brunt (born March 20, 1959) is a Canadian sports journalist, well known as a former columnist for '' Sportsnet.ca'', ''Sportsnet'', and former co-host on podcasts for Sportsnet. Journalist Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Brunt started at ''T ...

(born 1959) – lead sports columnist for ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'' since 1989 *

Stevie Cameron Stevie Cameron, , (, Stephanie Graham Dahl; born 11 October 1943) is a Canadian investigative journalist and author. Early life and work Stephanie "Stevie" Graham Dahl was born in Belleville, Ontario, to Harold Edward Dahl, a mercenary Americ ...

(born 1943) – journalist, author *

Richard Gizbert Richard Gizbert is a Canadian broadcast journalist. He is the presenter of the ''Listening Post'' on Al Jazeera English. Gizbert was formerly employed by ABC News but was sacked for refusing to travel to Iraq to cover the 2003 U.S. invasion. H ...

(born 1960) cable network journalist of

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English (AJE; ar, الجزيرة‎, translit=al-jazīrah, , literally "The Peninsula", referring to the Qatar Peninsula) is an international 24-hour English-language news channel owned by the Al Jazeera Media Network, which is o ...

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Gordon Donaldson Gordon Donaldson, (13 April 1913 – 16 March 1993) was a Scottish historian. Life He was born in a tenement at 140 McDonald RoadEdinburgh and Leith Post Office Directory, 1912 off Leith Walk in northern Edinburgh on 13 April 1913 the so ...

(1926–2001) – amateur historian, journalist * Barbara Frum OC

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (1937–1992) – CBC radio and television journalist * Jian Ghomeshi (born 1967) – former musician and radio broadcaster *

Ken Hechtman Ken Hechtman (born December 16, 1967) is a freelance journalist and convicted drug dealer from Canada who achieved brief international prominence in late 2001 when Afghanistan's Taliban government charged him with being a United States spy while he ...

(born 1967) – maverick journalist jailed by

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is borde ...

's

Taliban The Taliban (; ps, طالبان, ṭālibān, lit=students or 'seekers'), which also refers to itself by its state (polity), state name, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is a Deobandi Islamic fundamentalism, Islamic fundamentalist, m ...

government as a suspected United States spy in 2001 *

Kenny Hotz Kenneth Joel Hotz (born May 3, 1967) is a Canadian comedy writer, producer, entertainer and television personality. He is best known as the star of the reality comedy show '' Kenny vs. Spenny'' alongside Spencer Rice. Hotz is the creator of the ...

(born 1967) – only registered Canadian journalist to cover the

Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Iraq were carried out in two key phases: ...

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Mark Irwin Mark Irwin (born August 7, 1950) is a Canadian cinematographer. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and studied political science at the University of Waterloo and filmmaking at York University. He is widely known for his early collaboration ...

CSC/ASC (born 1950) – Hollywood Director of Photography *

Peter Jennings Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings (July 29, 1938August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-born American television journalist who served as the sole anchor of ''ABC World News Tonight'' from 1983 until his death from lung cancer in 2005. He dropped o ...

CM (1938–2005) – ABC news anchor * Jason Jones (born 1967) – senior correspondent for ''

The Daily Show ''The Daily Show'' is an American late-night talk and satirical news television program. It airs each Monday through Thursday on Comedy Central with release shortly after on Paramount+. ''The Daily Show'' draws its comedy and satire form fr ...

'' * Pat Kiernan (born 1968) – morning anchor of

NY1 NY1 (also officially known as Spectrum News NY1 and spoken as New York One) is an American cable news television channel founded by Time Warner Cable, which itself is owned by Charter Communications through its acquisition in May 2016. The channe ...

since 1997 * Michael Kesterton (1946–2018) – ''

The Globe and Mail ''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it ...

'' columnist *

Lisa LaFlamme Lisa LaFlamme (born July 25, 1964) is a Canadian television journalist, and formerly the chief anchor and senior editor of '' CTV National News''. She replaced Lloyd Robertson in this role on September 5, 2011. LaFlamme previously served as th ...

(born 1964) – journalist, occasional chief anchor, and senior editor for

CTV National News ''CTV National News'' is the flagship newscast of CTV News, the news division of the CTV Television Network, which airs at 11:00 pm local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and is produced from CTV's facilities at 9 Channel Nine Court in S ...

* Neil Macdonald (born 1957) – CBC reporter *

Robert MacNeil Robert Breckenridge Ware MacNeil, Order of Canada, OC (born January 19, 1931) is a Canadian-American journalist and writer. He is a retired television news anchor who partnered with Jim Lehrer to create ''The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'' in 1975. E ...

(born 1931) – journalist, author, longtime co-anchor of '' The MacNeil/Lehrer Report'' on PBS * Peter Mansbridge OC

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (born 1948) – news anchor of CBC's '' The National'' *

Rick Mercer Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' and ''Rick Merc ...

OC (born 1969) – comedian, TV personality, political satirist and author *

Mosha Michael Mosha Michael (c. 1948 – November 17, 2009) was sometimes called Canada's first Inuk film maker. He made three short films for the National Film Board in the 1970s: ''Natsik Hunting'', ''The Hunters (Asivaqtiin)'' and ''Whale Hunting (Qilalugania ...

(c. 1948–2009) – Canada's first Inuk filmmaker *

Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray, OC (1888 – September 25, 1982, age 94) was an American-Canadian newspaper editor, publisher, and columnist, an officer of the Order of Canada, and the wife of publisher and British Columbia MLA George Murray. The Mu ...

(1888–1982) – editor and co-publisher of the '' Bridge River-Lillooet News'' *

Peter C. Newman Peter Charles Newman (born May 10, 1929) is a Canadian journalist and writer. Life and career Born in Vienna, Austria, Newman emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to Canada in 1940 as a Jewish refugee. His parents were Wanda Maria and ...

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LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (born 1929) – eminent journalist and writer * Sydney Newman OC (1917–1997) – supervisor of drama at the CBC, head of drama at the BBC, creator of the ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...

'' television series, chairman of the NFB *

Steve Paikin Steven Hillel Paikin (born June 9, 1960) is a Canadian journalist, author, and documentary producer. Paikin has primarily worked for TVOntario (TVO), Ontario's public broadcaster, and is anchor of TVO's flagship current affairs program '' The ...

(born 1960) – journalist, film producer and author, best known for hosting

TVOntario TVO Media Education Group (often abbreviated as TVO and stylized on-air as tvo) is a publicly funded English-language educational television network and media organization serving the Canadian province of Ontario. It is operated by the Ontario ...

's ''

Studio 2 ''Studio 2'' was a daily (weeknights) current affairs newsmagazine on TVOntario in Ontario, Canada. The show won several Gemini Awards, and was hosted by Steve Paikin and Paula Todd (who replaced original co-host Mary Hynes in the show's third ...

'' * Pete Parker (1895–1991) – made the first ever broadcast of a professional hockey game *

Sandie Rinaldo Sandra Brycks "Sandie" Rinaldo (born 16 January 1950) is a Canadian television journalist and anchor for CTV News. Youth and education She was born in Toronto, and was first seen on television as a dancer during the mid-1960s on CBC Television y ...

(born 1950) – journalist and occasional news anchor for

CTV National News ''CTV National News'' is the flagship newscast of CTV News, the news division of the CTV Television Network, which airs at 11:00 pm local time on the CTV stations across Canada, and is produced from CTV's facilities at 9 Channel Nine Court in S ...

*

John Roberts John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist who has served as the 17th chief justice of the United States since 2005. Roberts has authored the majority opinion in several landmark cases, including '' Nat ...

(born 1956) –

Fox News Channel The Fox News Channel, abbreviated FNC, commonly known as Fox News, and stylized in all caps, is an American multinational conservative cable news television channel based in New York City. It is owned by Fox News Media, which itself is ...

reporter, previously a CNN reporter and host of '' The New Music'' on

MuchMusic Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults. MuchMusic launched on August 31, ...

* Lloyd Robertson OC

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (born 1934) – senior editor and former longtime anchor for

CTV CTV may refer to: Television * Connected TV, or Smart TV, a TV set with integrated internet North America and South America * CTV Television Network, a Canadian television network owned by Bell Media ** CTV 2, a secondary Canadian televisio ...

National News * Morley Safer (1931–2016) – investigative journalist for CBS News and ''

60 Minutes ''60 Minutes'' is an American television news magazine broadcast on the CBS television network. Debuting in 1968, the program was created by Don Hewitt and Bill Leonard, who chose to set it apart from other news programs by using a unique st ...

'' *

Linus Sebastian Linus Gabriel Sebastian (born August 20, 1986) is a Canadian YouTuber. Sebastian is best known for creating and hosting YouTube channels that cover technology, especially ''Linus Tech Tips'' (LTT)''.'' His channels have a combined subscriber ...

(born 1986) – owner and founder of Linus Media Group * Shane Smith (born 1969) – founder of

Vice A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character t ...

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George Stroumboulopoulos George Mark Paul Stroumboulopoulos (; Greek: Γεώργιος Μάρκος Παύλος Στρουμπουλόπουλος; born August 16, 1972) is a Canadian media personality. He is one of Canada's most popular broadcasters and best known as f ...

(born 1972) – television journalist * Peter Trueman OC (1934–2021) – original newsman on

Global TV The Global Television Network (more commonly called Global, or occasionally Global TV) is a Canadian English-language terrestrial television network. It is currently Canada's second most-watched private terrestrial television network after CT ...

* Jan Wong (born 1952) – journalist

Medical

* Evan Adams (born 1966) – First Nations medical doctor, medical advisor, Deputy Provincial Health Advisor (BC), and actor * Maria Louisa Angwin (1849–1898) – first woman licensed to practice medicine in Nova Scotia *

Elizabeth Bagshaw Elizabeth Catherine Bagshaw (October 19, 1881 – January 5, 1982) was one of Canada's first woman physicians. She was the medical director of the first birth control clinic in Canada, located in Hamilton, Ontario. Early life Bagshaw was ...

CM (1881–1982) – physician and birth control activist *

Frederick Banting Sir Frederick Grant Banting (November 14, 1891 – February 21, 1941) was a Canadian medical scientist, physician, painter, and Nobel laureate noted as the co-discoverer of insulin and its therapeutic potential. In 1923, Banting and Joh ...

KBE MC

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (1891–1941) –

Nobel laureate The Nobel Prizes ( sv, Nobelpriset, no, Nobelprisen) are awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, the Swedish Academy, the Karolinska Institutet, and the Norwegian Nobel Committee to individuals and organizations who make o ...

, co-discoverer of

insulin Insulin (, from Latin ''insula'', 'island') is a peptide hormone produced by beta cells of the pancreatic islets encoded in humans by the ''INS'' gene. It is considered to be the main anabolic hormone of the body. It regulates the metabolism ...

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John Cameron Bell John Cameron Bell (born July 10, 1953 in Ancaster, Ontario) is a senior cancer researcher at the OHRI. He currently resides in Ottawa, Ontario with his wife Sheila. Education John received his Bachelor's degree and Ph.D. from McMaster Univer ...

(born 1953) – pioneer of

oncolytic virus An oncolytic virus is a virus that preferentially infects and kills cancer cells. As the infected cancer cells are destroyed by oncolysis, they release new infectious virus particles or virions to help destroy the remaining tumour. Oncolytic viru ...

therapies for cancer * Norman Bethune (1890–1939) – surgeon, inventor, socialist, battlefield doctor in Spain and China * Wilfred Bigelow OC

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') FRSC (1913–2005) – inventor of the first artificial pacemaker * Yvette Bonny (born 1938) – pediatrician * Basil Boulton (1938–2008) – pediatrician and child health advocate * John Callaghan OC AOE (1923–2004) – pioneer of open-heart surgery * John Dick FRSC (born 1954) – credited with discovery of

cancer stem cell Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are cancer cells (found within tumors or hematological cancers) that possess characteristics associated with normal stem cells, specifically the ability to give rise to all cell types found in a particular cancer sample ...

*

Tommy Douglas Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as seventh premier of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961 and Leader of the New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. A Baptist min ...

PC CC SOM

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (1904–1986) – introduced

publicly funded health care Publicly funded healthcare is a form of health care financing designed to meet the cost of all or most healthcare needs from a publicly managed fund. Usually this is under some form of democratic accountability, the right of access to which are se ...

in Canada; commonly known as the " father of Medicare" * Carl Goresky OC (1932–1996) – physician and scientist * David H. Hubel (1926–2013) – Nobel Prize winner in medicine for mapping the visual cortex *

Harold E. Johns Harold Elford Johns (4 July 1915 – 23 August 1998) was a Canadian medical physicist, noted for his extensive contributions to the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer. Early life and education Johns was born to missionary parents in ...

OC (1915–1998) – medical physicist, noted for his extensive contributions to the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancer *

Doreen Kimura Doreen Kimura (February 15, 1933 – February 27, 2013) was a Canadian psychologist who was professor at the University of Western Ontario and professor emeritus at Simon Fraser University. Kimura was recognized for her contributions to the fiel ...

(1933–2013) – behavioural psychologist, world expert on sex differences in the brain * William Harding le Riche (1916–2010) – epidemiologist * Jeanne Mance (1606–1673) – established the first hospital in

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...

– the

Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal The Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal (founded in 1645) was the first hospital established in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ''Hôtel-Dieu'', literally translated in English as ''Hotel of God'', is an archaic French term for hospital, referring to the origi ...

– in 1644 * Ernest McCulloch CM OOnt FRSC FRS (1926–2011) – cellular biologist credited with the discovery of

stem cell In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type of ...

with James Till *

Frances Gertrude McGill Frances Gertrude McGill (November 18, 1882 – January 21, 1959) was a Canadian forensic pathologist, criminologist, bacteriologist, allergologist and allergist. Nicknamed "the Sherlock Holmes of Saskatchewan" for her deductive skills and publ ...

(1882–1959) – pioneering forensic pathologist and criminologist *

Henry Morgentaler Henekh "Henry" Morgentaler, (March 19, 1923 – May 29, 2013), was a Polish-born Canadian physician and abortion rights advocate who fought numerous legal battles aimed at expanding abortion rights in Canada. As a Jewish youth during World War ...

CM

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (1923–2013) –

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...

ist who helped legalize abortion in Canada and strengthen the power of

jury nullification Jury nullification (US/UK), jury equity (UK), or a perverse verdict (UK) occurs when the jury in a criminal trial gives a not guilty verdict despite a defendant having clearly broken the law. The jury's reasons may include the belief that the ...

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William Osler Sir William Osler, 1st Baronet, (; July 12, 1849 – December 29, 1919) was a Canadian physician and one of the "Big Four" founding professors of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Osler created the first residency program for specialty training of phys ...

Bt (1849–1919) – physician, called the "father of modern medicine"; wrote ''Principles and Practice of Medicine'' *

Daniel David Palmer Daniel David Palmer (March 7, 1845 – October 20, 1913) was a Canadian American chiropractor who was the founder of chiropractic. Palmer was born in Pickering, Ontario, but emigrated to the United States in 1865. He was also an avid proponen ...

(1845–1913) – founded the chiropractic profession * Edgar Randolph Parker (1871–1951) (known as "Painless" Parker) – flamboyant dentist *

Wilder Penfield Wilder Graves Penfield (January 26, 1891April 5, 1976) was an American-Canadian neurosurgeon. He expanded brain surgery's methods and techniques, including mapping the functions of various regions of the brain such as the cortical homunculus. ...

OM CC CMG FRS (1891–1976) – neurosurgeon, discovered electrical stimulation of the brain * Jack Pickup (1919–1996) – general practitioner and surgeon, also known as the "Flying Doctor of British Columbia" *

David Sackett David Lawrence Sackett (November 17, 1934 – May 13, 2015) was an American-Canadian physician and a pioneer in evidence-based medicine. He is known as one of the fathers of Evidence-Based Medicine. He founded the first department of clinical ...

CC FRSC (1934–2015) – founded the first department of

clinical epidemiology Clinical epidemiology is a subfield of epidemiology specifically focused on issues relevant to clinical medicine. The term was first introduced by Jean Paul in his presidential address to the American Society for Clinical Investigation in 1938. It ...

in Canada at

McMaster University McMaster University (McMaster or Mac) is a public research university in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The main McMaster campus is on of land near the residential neighbourhoods of Ainslie Wood and Westdale, adjacent to the Royal Botanical Ga ...

* Mary Elizabeth MacCallum Scott (1865–1941) – physician and missionary in Ceylon * Sydney Segal (1920–1997) – pediatrician and neonatologist particularly known for his work with

sudden infant death syndrome Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden unexplained death of a child of less than one year of age. Diagnosis requires that the death remain unexplained even after a thorough autopsy and detailed death scene investigation. SIDS usuall ...

* James Till OC OOnt FRSC FRS (born 1931) – biophysicist, credited for the discovery of

stem cell In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type of ...

with Ernest McCulloch * A. Ross Tilley (1904–1988) MD FRCS(C) OBE OC – plastic surgeon * Irene Ayako Uchida OC (1917–2013) – cytogenticist,

Down Syndrome Down syndrome or Down's syndrome, also known as trisomy 21, is a genetic disorder caused by the presence of all or part of a third copy of chromosome 21. It is usually associated with physical growth delays, mild to moderate intellectual d ...

researcher

Military figures

* General Maurice Baril OMM CD (born 1943) – military advisor to the

United Nations Secretary-General The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary- ...

, head of the Military Division of the

Department of Peacekeeping Operations The Department of Peace Operations (DPO) (French: ''Département des opérations de maintien de la paix'') is a department of the United Nations charged with the planning, preparation, management and direction of UN peacekeeping operations. Pre ...

of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...

, and Chief of the Defence Staff * Gustave Biéler DSO MBE (1904–1944) –

Special Operations Executive The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was a secret British World War II organisation. It was officially formed on 22 July 1940 under Minister of Economic Warfare Hugh Dalton, from the amalgamation of three existing secret organisations. Its p ...

agent, executed by the Nazis * Louis-Nicolas-Emmanuel de Bigault d'Aubreville – head of the nightwatch in Montreal * Air Commodore Leonard Birchall CM OBE DFC OOnt CD DMSc ('' hc'')

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') (1915–2004) – war hero * Air Marshall

Billy Bishop Air Marshal William Avery Bishop, (8 February 1894 – 11 September 1956) was a Canadian flying ace of the First World War. He was officially credited with 72 victories, making him the top Canadian and British Empire ace of the war, and a ...

VC CB DSO* MC DFC ED (1894–1956) (commonly known as Billy Bishop) –World War I flying ace * Brigadier-General Jean Boyle CMM CD (born 1947) – fighter pilot, and businessman * Major General Sir

Isaac Brock Major-General Sir Isaac Brock KB (6 October 1769 – 13 October 1812) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator from Guernsey. Brock was assigned to Lower Canada in 1802. Despite facing desertions and near-mutinies, he com ...

KB (1769–1812) –

War of 1812 The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It be ...

general * Captain Roy Brown DSC* RNAS (1893–1944) –

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

fighter pilot A fighter pilot is a military aviator trained to engage in air-to-air combat, air-to-ground combat and sometimes electronic warfare while in the cockpit of a fighter aircraft. Fighter pilots undergo specialized training in aerial warfare and ...

officially credited with shooting down the

Red Baron Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to orange and opposite violet. It has a dominant wavelength of approximately 625–740 nanometres. It is a primary color in the RGB color model and a seconda ...

* Colonel Lawrence Moore Cosgrave DSO* (1890–1971) – Canadian signatory to the

Japanese Instrument of Surrender The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was the written agreement that formalized the surrender of the Empire of Japan, marking the end of hostilities in World War II. It was signed by representatives from the Empire of Japan and from the Allied ...

* General Harry Crerar CH CB DSO CD PC (1888–1965) – "leading field commander" in

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

* Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Currie KCB GCMG (1875–1933) – first Canadian commander of the

Canadian Expeditionary Force The Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF) was the expeditionary field force of Canada during the First World War. It was formed following Britain’s declaration of war on Germany on 15 August 1914, with an initial strength of one infantry divisi ...

* Lieutenant-General

Roméo Dallaire Roméo Antonius Dallaire (born June 25, 1946) is a Canadian humanitarian, author, retired senator and Canadian Forces lieutenant-general. Dallaire served as force commander of UNAMIR, the ill-fated United Nations peacekeeping force for Rwanda ...

OC CMM GOQ MSC CD

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

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Rwandan genocide The Rwandan genocide occurred between 7 April and 15 July 1994 during the Rwandan Civil War. During this period of around 100 days, members of the Tutsi minority ethnic group, as well as some moderate Hutu and Twa, were killed by armed Hutu ...

* Guy D'Artois DSO GM (1917–1999) – SOE agent, recipient of the ''Croix de Guerre'' * General John de Chastelain CH OC CMM CD

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('' hc'') ScDMil ('' hc'') FLMH (born 1937) – head of the

Independent International Commission on Decommissioning The Independent International Commission on Decommissioning (IICD) was established to oversee the decommissioning of paramilitary weapons in Northern Ireland, as part of the peace process. Legislation and organisation An earlier international b ...

* Peter Dmytruk (1920–1943) – WWII Flight Sergeant and member of the

French Resistance The French Resistance (french: La Résistance) was a collection of organisations that fought the German occupation of France during World War II, Nazi occupation of France and the Collaborationism, collaborationist Vichy France, Vichy régim ...

* Brigadier-General Dury, Charles PC OC QC CBE DSO (1912–1991) – soldier, businessman, and politician * John Weir Foote VC CD (1904–1988) – military chaplain, Ontario cabinet minister, and recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

* Captain Nichola Goddard MSM (1980–2006) – first female Canadian soldier killed in combat * William Hall VC (1827–1904) – first Nova Scotian recipient of the Victoria Cross *

John Kenneth Macalister John Kenneth Macalister (July 19, 1914 – September 14, 1944) was a Rhodes Scholar and a Canadian hero of World War II. Biography Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Ken Macalister graduated from the Guelph Collegiate Vocational Institute ...

(1914–1944) – SOE agent, executed by the Nazis * Vice-Admiral Bruce MacLean CMM, CD – Chief of the Maritime Staff from 2004 to 2006 * Captain

Simon Mailloux Simon Mailloux (born November 2, 1983) is a serving officer in the Canadian Forces. He was severely injured on 16 November 2007 in an IED incident in Afghanistan. As a result, his left leg was amputated. In November 2009, Mailloux redeployed t ...

(born 1983) – first Canadian soldier with an amputation to deploy on a combat mission; recipient of the Sacrifice Medal * Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae (1872–1918) – soldier, poet, author of '' In Flanders' Fields'' * Alan Arnett McLeod VC (1899–1918) – fighter pilot, youngest Canadian-born winner of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

* General Andrew McNaughton CH CB Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, CMG DSO CD PC (1887–1966) – Co-Minister of Defence during World War II * Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Meighen (1905–1979) – lawyer and philanthropist * Lieutenant Colonel Charles Merritt VC (1908–2000) – recipient of the Victoria Cross * Major General Sydney Chilton Mewburn PC (1863–1956) – lawyer and politician, Minister of Militia and Defence * Jerri Mumford, Minnie "Jerri" Mumford (1909–2002) – serving member of the Canadian Women's Army Corps (CWAC) during World War II * Rear Admiral Leonard W. Murray (1896–1971) – Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Northwest Atlantic during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

* Henry Norwest Military Medal, MM & Bar (1884–1918) – sniper in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

* Lieutenant-Colonel George Pearkes VC PC CC CB DSO MC CD (1888–1984) – recipient of the Victoria Cross, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia * Francis Pegahmagabow Military Medal, MM** (1891–1952) – the most highly decorated aboriginal Canadian soldier of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

* Frank Pickersgill (1915–1944) – SOE agent, executed by the Nazis * Rear Admiral Desmond Piers CM Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), DSC CD ScDMil ('' hc'') (1913–2005) – war hero * George Lawrence Price (1898–1918) – last soldier killed in

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...

* Tommy Prince Military Medal, MM (1915–1977) – one of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

's most decorated soldiers, member of the First Special Service Force, Devil's Brigade * James Ralston PC (1881–1948) – Co-Minister of Defence during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

* Thomas Ricketts VC (1901–1967) – recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

(Newfoundlander at the time of his award) * Harold A. Rogers OC OBE (1889–1994) – founder of Kin Canada * Roméo Sabourin (1923–1944) – SOE agent, executed by the Nazis * General Guy Simonds CC CB CBE DSO CD (1903–1974) – commander of the II Canadian Corps * Ernest Smith (1914–2005) – VC, CM, OBC, CD, Seaforth Highlander Private/ Sergeant, the last living Canadian recipient of the

Victoria Cross The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest and most prestigious award of the British honours system. It is awarded for valour "in the presence of the enemy" to members of the British Armed Forces and may be awarded posthumously. It was previousl ...

, awarded for gallantry in actions at the River Savio, Northern Italy 1944 * Sam Steele CB KCMG Royal Victorian Order, MVO (1851–1919) – member of the North-West Mounted Police, commander of Yukon detachment * William Stephenson CC MC DFC (1897–1989) (codename: ''Intrepid'') – senior representative of British intelligence for the Western Hemisphere in

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* Lieutenant-General Kenneth Stuart CB DSO MC (1891–1945) – Chief of the General Staff 1941–1943, educator * Tecumseh (1768–1813) – Leader of First Nations British Allies, War of 1812, died defeating American invasion * Rear Admiral Robert Timbrell CMM Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), DSC CD (1920–2006) – first Canadian to be decorated with the Distinguished Service Cross (United Kingdom), Distinguished Service Cross * General Christopher Vokes CB CBE DSO CD (1904–1985) – General Officer commanding the Canadian Army Occupation Force in Europe * Brigadier Sir Edward Oliver Wheeler (1890–1962) – Corps of Royal Engineers surveyor * General Ramsey Muir Withers CMM CD

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('' hc'') (1930–2014) – Chief of the Defense Staff * Sir James Lucas Yeo (1782–1818) – commander of Royal Navy forces in Canada during the War of 1812

Monarchs and Canadian Royal Family

''Main articles:'' * List of Canadian monarchs * Monarchy of Canada#Canada's royal family and house, Canadian Royal Family

Magicians

* Shawn Farquhar (born 1962) – magician, winner of the Grand Prix Close Up at the 2009 FISM World Championship of Magic * Doug Henning (1947–2000) – credited with reviving the magic show in North America * Leon Mandrake (1911–1993) – Mandrake the Great; and his sons Lon and Ron, born in 1948 and 1949, respectively * James Randi (1928–2020) – magician, writer, skeptical investigator of paranormal and pseudo-scientific claims, founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation * Dai Vernon (1894–1992) – magician, known as "the man who fooled Houdini"

Musicians

Politicians

* Lloyd Axworthy PC OC OM (born 1939) – former Cabinet minister * Thomas Bain (1834–1915) – former Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons * Robert Baldwin (1804–1858) * Maude Barlow

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('' hc'') (born 1947) – activist, Chairperson of the Council of Canadians * Perrin Beatty PC (born 1950) – former cabinet minister, president of CBC * Monique Bégin PC OC ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (born 1936) – former cabinet minister * Thomas R. Berger OC OBC (1933–2021) – jurist * Ethel Blondin-Andrew PC (born 1951) – former Cabinet minister * Henri Bourassa (1868–1952) – Quebec politician * Pierre Bourgault (1934–2003) – President of Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale * Ed Broadbent PC CC (born 1936) – former New Democratic Party (Canada), New Democratic Party leader * George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown (1818–1880) * Rosemary Brown (Canadian politician), Rosemary Brown PC CC OBC

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('' hc'') (1930–2003) * Tim Buck (1891–1973) – leader of the Canadian Communist Party * George-Étienne Cartier Bt

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PC (1814–1873) – Cabinet minister * Brock Chisholm CC Military Cross, MC*

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('' hc'') (1896–1971) – first Director-General of the World Health Organization * Joe Clark (born 1939) – 16th Prime Minister of Canada, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1976 to 1983, and again from 1998 to 2003 * Sheila Copps PC (born 1952) * Victor Copps (1919–1988) – Mayor of Hamilton * John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham, Earl of Durham Order of the Bath, GCB PC (1792–1840) * Ellen Fairclough PC CC OOnt (1905–2004) – first female member of the Canadian Cabinet * The Famous Five (Canada), The Famous Five – 1920s women's rights activists * Janice Filmon (born 1943) – Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba since 2015 * Iqwinder Singh Gaheer (born 1993) – member of Parliament for the riding of Mississauga—Malton * Jennifer Granholm (born 1959) – first female governor of Michigan * Gurmant Grewal (born 1957) – the "Ironman of Canadian Parliament" * Nina Grewal (born 1958) – first South Asian and Sikh woman elected to Parliament; with her husband Gurmant, the Grewals are the first married couple to concurrently serve in Canadian Parliament * Elijah Harper (1949–2013) – Cree chief (Red Sucker Lake Nation), MLA Manitoba, successfully blocked the Meech Lake Accord (proposed Constitutional amendment) * C. D. Howe PC (1886–1960) – Cabinet minister * Joseph Howe PC (1804–1873) – "father of Confederation" * Stan Keyes PC (born 1953) * Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Bt (1807–1864) – co-premier of the United Province of Canada * Franklin K. Lane (1864–1921) – 1910s United States Secretary of the Interior (1913–1920) * Jack Layton PC (1950–2011) – leader of the New Democratic Party (Canada), New Democratic Party * William Lyon Mackenzie (1795–1861) – Mayor of Toronto * Allan MacNab Bt (1798–1862) – Prime Minister of Upper Canada * Thomas D'Arcy McGee PC (1825–1868) * Agnes Macphail (1890–1954) – first female Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament (MP) * Beverley McLachlin PC

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('' hc'') (born 1943) – Chief Justice of Canada * James McMillan (Senator), James McMillan (1838–1902) – US Senator from Michigan * John Munro (Canadian politician), John Munro PC (1931–2003) * Louis-Joseph Papineau, Papineau (1786–1871) – reformer and 1837 rebellion leader * Allan Studholme (1846–1919) * Nathan Eldon Tanner (1898–1982)

Provincial premiers

:''Main articles'': * ''List of premiers of Alberta'' * ''List of premiers of British Columbia'' * ''List of premiers of Manitoba'' * ''List of premiers of New Brunswick'' * ''List of premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador'' * ''List of premiers of Nova Scotia'' * ''List of premiers of Ontario'' * ''List of premiers of Prince Edward Island'' * ''List of premiers of Quebec'' * ''List of premiers of Saskatchewan''

Territorial premiers

:''Main articles'': * ''List of premiers of the Northwest Territories'' * ''List of premiers of Nunavut'' * ''List of premiers of Yukon''

Indigenous leaders

* Shawn Atleo (born 1967) * William Beynon (1888–1958) * Big Bear (1825–1888) – Cree leader * Joseph Brant (1742–1807) – Mohawk leader * Mary Brant (1736–1796) – leader of Six Nations women's federation * Frank Calder (1877–1943) – Nisga'a * Joe Capilano (c. 1854–1910) – Squamish * Rose Charlie (born 1930) * Arthur Wellington Clah (1831–1916) * Heber Clifton (1871–1964) * Cumshewa – 18th-century Haida chief at the inlet now bearing his name * Harley Desjarlais * Alfred Dudoward (ca. 1850–1914) * Dan George (1899–1981) – Tsleil-Waututh First Nation, Tsleil-Waututh (Burrard) * Joseph Gosnell (1936–2020) – Nisga'a * Simon Gunanoot (1874–1933) – Gitxsan * Guujaaw (born 1953) – modern-day Haida leader * Elijah Harper (1949–2013) – Cree * Chief Hunter Jack (died 1905) – St'at'imc * Mary John, Sr. (1913–2004) * August Jack Khatsahlano (1877–1971) – Squamish people, Squamish * Klattasine (died 1864) – Tsilhqot'in war chief, surrendered on terms of amnesty in times of war, hanged for murder * Koyah (fl. 1787–1795) – 18th-century chief of the Haida * George Manuel (1921–1989) * Maquinna – 18th-century Nuu-chah-nulth chief (Yuquot/Mowachaht) * Harriet Nahanee (1935–2007) – Squamish and Nuu-chah-nulth people, Nuu-chah-nulth (Pacheedaht First Nation, Pacheedaht) * Nicola (chief), Nicola (1780/1785–c. 1865) – Grand chief of the Okanagan people, and jointly chief of the Nlaka'pamux-Okanagan-Nicola Athapaskans, Nicola Athapaskan alliance in the Nicola Valley and of the Kamloops group of the Secwepemc * Andy Paull (1892–1959) – Squamish * Stewart Phillip * Chief Poundmaker (c. 1842–1886) – Cree chief * Piapot (c. 1816–1908) – Cree chief * Steven Point (born 1951) – modern Sto:lo leader, current Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia *

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

(1844–1885) – leader of two Métis people (Canada), Métis rebellions before being hung for treason * James Sewid (1913–1988) – Kwakwaka'wakw * Tecumseh (1768–1813) – Shawnee leader * Alec Thomas (1894–?) * Wickanninish – 19th-century Nuu-chah-nulth chief (Opitsaht/Tla-o-qui-aht) * Walter Wright (oral historian), Walter Wright (died 1949)

Producers

Religious figures

Martyrs

* St. Marguerite Bourgeoys (1620–1700) – first Canadian saint * St. Noël Chabanel (1613–1649) – Jesuit missionary * St. Anthony Daniel (1601–1648) – Jesuit missionary * St. Jean de Brébeuf (1539–1649) – Jesuit missionary * St. Jean de Lalande (died 1646) – Jesuit missionary * St. Saint Charles Garnier (1606–1649) – Jesuit missionary * St. René Goupil (1608–1642) – first North American martyr of the Roman Catholic Church * St. Isaacs Jogues (1607–1646) – Jesuit missionary * St. Gabriel Lallemant (1610–1649) – Jesuit missionary

Religious community leaders

* Alexis André (1832–1893) – Catholic missionary priest, spiritual advisor to

Louis Riel Louis Riel (; ; 22 October 1844 – 16 November 1885) was a Canadian politician, a founder of the province of Manitoba, and a political leader of the Métis people. He led two resistance movements against the Government of Canada and its first ...

* Aloysius Matthew Ambrozic (1930–2011) – Roman Catholic Archbishops of Toronto, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto * André Besette (1845–1937) – Holy Cross Brother known as the "Miracle Man of Montreal" * Linda Bond (born 1946) – Generals of the Salvation Army, General of The Salvation Army, 2011–2013 * Arnold Brown (General of The Salvation Army), Arnold Brown (1913–2002) – Generals of the Salvation Army, General of The Salvation Army, 1977–81 * Hugh B. Brown (1883–1975) – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Latter-day Saint Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church), apostle * Ranj Dhaliwal (born 1976) – Sikh, writer, activist and co-founder of the Sikh Youth orthodox political party in Surrey, British Columbia * Lionel Groulx (1878–1967) – Roman Catholic priest, historian, nationalist, and traditionalist * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916) – Roman Catholic missionary * John G. Lake (1870–1935) – leader of the Pentecostal Movement, born in St. Marys, Ontario * Cardinal Paul-Émile Léger (1904–1991) – Catholic clergyman and humanitarian * Merlin Lybbert (1926–2001) – general authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * David Mainse (1936–2017) – broadcaster, founder of 100 Huntley Street and CITS-TV * Aimee Semple McPherson (1890–1944) – founder of the Foursquare Church * William D. Morrow – General Superintendent of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada * Bishop Michael Power (Canadian bishop), Michael Power (1804–1847) – Roman Catholic Bishop of Toronto * Alexandre-Antonin Taché (1823–1894) – Roman Catholic priest, missionary of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, Oblate order * Nathan Eldon Tanner (1898–1982) – Latter-day Saint apostle * John Taylor (Latter Day Saints), John Taylor (1808–1887) – President of the Church (LDS Church), president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Kateri Tekakwitha (1656–1680) – "The Lily of the Mohawks", first Native American canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church * Rúhíyyih Khanum (1910–2000) – wife of Shoghi Effendi, the head of the Baháʼí Faith until 1957; she was appointed as a Hands of the Cause, Hand of the Cause; in 2004, CBC viewers voted her number 44 on the list of "greatest

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" on the television show ''The Greatest Canadian'' * Bramwell Tillsley (1931–2019) – Generals of the Salvation Army, General of The Salvation Army, 1993–94 * Clarence Wiseman (1907–1985) – Generals of the Salvation Army, General of The Salvation Army, 1974–77

Religious cult figures

* Roch Thériault (1947–2011) – cult leader * Brother XII (1878–1934) – cult leader

Scholars

*

Louise Arbour Louise Bernice Arbour (born February 10, 1947) is a Canadian lawyer, prosecutor and jurist. Arbour was the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, a former justice of the Supreme Court of Canada and the Court of Appeal for Ontario and a former ...

(born 1947) – jurist * Pratima Bansal – economist * Timothy Brook (historian), Timothy Brook (born 1951) – professor, historian and writer * Joseph-Alphonse-Paul Cadotte (1897–1979) – professor, author * Jack Chambers (linguist), Jack Chambers (born 1938) – linguist * T. H. Clark, Thomas H. Clark (1893–1996) – McGill University, McGill geology professor, namesake of Thomasclarkite * Gerald Cohen (1941–2009) – Oxford University, Oxford Philosopher * Northrop Frye (1912–1991) – influential critic, Shakespeare and Blake scholar * John Kenneth Galbraith (1908–2006) – economist * George Grant (philosopher), George Grant (1918–1988) – philosopher * John Peters Humphrey (1905–1995) – legal scholar, principal drafter of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights * Harold Innis (1894–1952) – political economist; author of seminal works on Canadian economic history, media and communications * Marshall McLuhan (1911–1980) – communications theorist, coined phrases "the medium is the message" and "global village" * Steven Pinker (born 1954) – psychologist, cognitive scientist, writer of popular science * John Ralston Saul (born 1947) – businessman, essayist, diplomat * F. R. Scott (1899–1985) – law professor, philosopher, poet * Guy Sylvestre (1918–2010) – literary critic * David Sztybel (born 1967) – philosopher * Charles Taylor (philosopher), Charles Taylor (born 1931) – philosopher

Scientists

*Robert Campbell Aitken (born 1963) – electrical engineer *Judie Alimonti (1960–2017) – immunologist * Sidney Altman (1939–2022) – molecular biologist, winner of Nobel Prize in chemistry *Brenda Andrews (born 1957) – academic, researcher and biologist specializing in systems biology and molecular genetics. * Albert Bandura (1925–2021) – psychologist * Neil Banerjee – earth scientist * Karen Bailey – plant pathologist * Karen Beauchemin (born 1956) – livestock ruminant nutrition * Robert Bell (geologist), Robert Bell FRSC (1841–1917) – geologist * Walter A. Bell (1889–1969) – geologist, paleontologist * Manjul Bhargava (born 1974) – mathematician and Fields Medal, Fields medallist * Selwyn G. Blaylock ScD ('' hc'') (1879–1945) – chemist and mining executive * Stewart Blusson OC (born 1939) – geologist, diamond prospector, multimillionaire and philanthropist * Adolfo J. de Bold (born 1942) – biomedical scientist, discoverer of hormone secreted by heart muscle cells *

Willard Boyle Willard Sterling Boyle, (August 19, 1924May 7, 2011) was a Canadian physicist. He was a pioneer in the field of laser technology and co-inventor of the charge-coupled device. As director of Space Science and Exploratory Studies at Bellcomm he h ...

(1924–2011) – inventor of the charge coupled device, winner of nobel prize in physics * Bertram Brockhouse CC FRSC (1918–2003) – designer of the Triple-Axis Neutron Spectrometer, winner of Nobel Prize for Physics * Georges Brossard CM CQ ScD ('' hc'') (1940–2019) – entomologist, television personality and founder of the Montreal Insectarium * Moira Brown – North Atlantic Right Whale researcher and conservationist * Vernon Douglas Burrows, Vernon Burrows (born 1930) – oat breeder * John J. Clague FRSC (born 1946) – authority in quaternary and environmental earth sciences * Kate Crooks (botanist), Kate Crooks (1833–1871) – botanist * Claire Cupples – microbiologist * Philip J. Currie (born 1949) – palaeontologist * John William Dawson Order of St Michael and St George, CMG FRS FRSC (1820–1899) – first Canadian-born scientist of worldwide reputation * Duncan R. Derry

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('' hc'') (1906–1987) – Economic geology, economic geologist * Raymond L. Desjardins, Raymond Desjardins – agrometeorologist * Donald B. Dingwell – earth scientist * Martine Dorais – plant physiologist, organic horticulture * R. J. W. Douglas, Robert John Wilson Douglas FRSC (1920–1979) – petroleum geologist * Eugenia Duodu – chemist * Lorne Elias – chemist, inventor of the explosives vapour detector EVD-1 * John Charles Fields FRS FRSC (1863–1932) – mathematician and founder of the Fields Medal * J. Keith Fraser (born 1922) – geographer * Hu Gabrielse (born 1926) – geologist with the Geological Survey of Canada * William Giauque (1895–1982) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry * Anne-Claude Gingras – molecular geneticist * Cynthia Grant – soil fertility and crop nutrition specialist * Donald O. Hebb Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (1904–1985) – neuroscientist, published his theory of Hebbian learning * Gerhard Herzberg PC CC ScD ('' hc'')

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') FRSC FRS (1904–1999) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for molecular spectroscopy * James Hillier OC (1915–2007) – inventor of the electron microscope * Vanessa M. Hirsch – veterinary pathologist and virologist * Paul F. Hoffman OC FRSC (born 1941) – geologist noted for research into Snowball Earth events * Edward A. Irving CM ScD ('' hc'') FRSC FRS (1927–2014) – provided the first physical evidence of continental drift * Charles Legge (1829–1881) – civil engineer * Victor Ling CC (born 1944) – medicine, drug resistance in cancer * Sir William Edmond Logan FRS (1798–1875) – founded the Geological Survey of Canada * Mary MacArthur – botanist, cytologist, horticulturalist * John Macoun (1831–1920) – botanist * Tak Wah Mak (born 1946) – immunologist who discovered the T-cell receptor * Claude Hillaire-Marcel FRSC (born 1943) – world leader in quaternary research * Rudolph A. Marcus (born 1923) – Nobel Prize in chemistry recipient for electron transfer reactions * Jerrold E. Marsden (1942–2010) – applied mathematician, founder of the Fields Institute * Ernest McCulloch CC FRSC FRS (1926–2011) – cellular biologist who, with James Till, demonstrated the existence of stem cells * Maud Menten (1879–1960) – medical scientist, made groundbreaking work in enzyme chemical kinetics, kinetics * Robert Mundell (1932–2021) – economist and Nobel laureate * John Charles Polanyi PC CC FRSC FRS (born 1929) – Nobel Prize in chemistry recipient for infrared chemiluminescence * Isabella Preston (1881–1965) – ornamental horticulturalist * Raymond A. Price OC ScD ('' hc'') FRSC (born 1933) – geologist * Hubert Reeves CC OQ (born 1932) – astrophysicist and science popularizer *Soon Jai Park (1937–2018) – dry bean breeder * Elizabeth Pattey – agricultural micrometeorologist * Henry de Puyjalon (1841–1905) – biologist and ecologist * Carmelle Robert (born 1962) – astrophysicist *Laurie Rousseau-Nepton – astrophysicist, first Indigenous peoples in Canada, indigenous woman in Quebec to obtain a PhD in astrophysics * Donald F. Sangster

LLD Legum Doctor (Latin: “teacher of the laws”) (LL.D.) or, in English, Doctor of Laws, is a doctorate-level academic degree in law or an honorary degree, depending on the jurisdiction. The double “L” in the abbreviation refers to the early ...

('' hc'') ScD ('' hc'') FRSC – geologist * Charles E. Saunders (1867–1937) – agronomist * Arthur Schawlow (1921–1999) – Nobel Prize winner in physics (for lasers) * David Schindler OC (1940–2021) – limnologist * Myron Scholes (born 1941) – Nobel Prize winner in economics * Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein – animal ethologist * Hans Selye CC (1907–1982) – pioneering stress researcher * Michael Smith (chemist), Michael Smith CC OBE (1932–2000) – Nobel Prize winner in chemistry for site-based mutagenesis * Ralph M. Steinman (1943–2011) – Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the dendritic cell and its role in adaptive immunity * Peter A Stewart (1921–1993) – physiologist, quantitative acid-base physiology *Donna Strickland (born 1959) – Nobel Prize winner in Physics, optical physicist and pioneer in the field of pulsed lasers * Richard Summerbell (born 1956) – mycologist * David Suzuki CC OBC

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('' hc'') (born 1936) – geneticist and science popularizer * Felicitas Svejda (1920–2016) – horticulturalist * Henry Taube FRSC (1915–2005) – Nobel Prize in chemistry for electron transfer reactions * Richard Taylor (physicist), Richard Taylor CC FRSC FRS (1929–2018) – Nobel Prize in physics recipient for verifying the quark theory * James Till CC FRS (born 1931) – biophysicist who, with Ernest McCulloch, demonstrated the existence of stem cells * Joseph Tyrrell (1858–1957) – geologist, cartographer, discoverer of dinosaur bones in Alberta * William Vickrey (1914–1996) – Nobel Prize winner in economics * Harold Williams (geologist), Harold Williams FRSC (1934–2010) – geologist, expert on the Appalachian Mountains * John Tuzo Wilson CC OBE ScD ('' hc'') FRSC FRS Royal Society of Edinburgh, FRSE (1908–1993) – geophysicist, expert in plate tectonics

Singers

Viceroys

:''Main articles'': * ''List of Governors General of Canada'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of Alberta'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of British Columbia'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba'' * ''List of Lieutenant-Governors of New Brunswick'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of Newfoundland and Labrador'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of Nova Scotia'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of Ontario'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of Prince Edward Island'' * ''List of Lieutenant-Governors of Quebec'' * ''List of Lieutenant Governors of Saskatchewan''

Writers

Other personalities

* Alexandre Trudeau (born 1973) – author, filmmaker and journalist * Janis Babson (1950–1961) – organ donor, subject of two books * Great Antonio, Antonio Barichievich (1925–2003) (known as The Great Antonio) – strongman, showman, and eccentric * Grant Bristow (born 1958) – Canadian Security Intelligence Service, CSIS undercover agent who started the Heritage Front, planted as political operative within Reform Party of Canada, Reform Party * René Lepage de Sainte-Claire (1656–1718) – lord-founder of Rimouski, Quebec * Black Donnellys, Donnelly family (known as the Black Donnellys) – participants and/or victims of a vicious community feud * Josiah Henson (1789–1883) – former slave, believed to be the inspiration for ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' * Harold Kandel (1906–1995) – legendary theatregoer from Toronto, Ontario known for speaking out during theatre events, now commemorated through the Harold Awards * Marc Karam (born 1980) – professional poker player * Anna Ruth Lang Cross of Valour (Canada), CV – recipient of the Cross of Valour (Canada), Cross of Valour * Sunny Leone (born 1981) – Canadian and Indian people, Indian pornographic actress; Bollywood actress * Bat Masterson (1853–1921) – gunfighter, fight promoter, sports journalist * Charles Vance Millar (1853–1926) – lawyer, financier, and posthumous practical joker * Sorel Mizzi (born 1986) – professional poker player * John Wilson Murray (1840–1906) – Canada's first major detective * Daniel Negreanu (born 1974) – professional poker player * Minnie Patterson (died 1911) – heroine noted for her daring rescue of men from the Barquentine, barkentine (barque) ''Coloma (barquentine), Coloma'' during a severe storm in 1906. * Sue Rodriguez (1950–1994) – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) sufferer and right to die advocate * Alexander Milton Ross (1832–1897) (known as The Birdman) – pre-American Civil War Abolitionism in the United States, abolitionist and participant in the Underground Railroad * Craig Russell (Canadian actor), Craig Russell (1948–1990) – female impersonator and actor * Laura Secord (1775–1868) – heroine of the

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, warned the British of a surprise American attack at Battle of Beaver Dams * Chris Sky (born 1983) – conspiracy theorist * Joshua Slocum (1844–1909) – first man to sail around the world solo * Margaret Trudeau (born 1948) – widow; former wife of Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Fictional Characters

* Amuro Ray – main character in the mecha anime ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' and varying roles in subsequent sequels * Ike Broflovski – character on ''South Park'' * Captain Canuck, Tom Evans (known as Captain Canuck) – cartoon character * Benton Fraser – Mountie on the 90s television show ''Due South'' * Wolverine (character), James Howlett (aka "Logan", aka "Wolverine") – member of the X-Men * Justin Jones from ''Justin Time (TV series), Justin Time'' * Rodney McKay – character on ''Stargate SG-1'' and ''Stargate Atlantis'' * Bob and Doug McKenzie – characters on ''Second City Television, SCTV'' * Captain Canuck, Darren Oak (known as Captain Canuck) – cartoon character * Trevor Philips – one of the three protagonists of ''Grand Theft Auto V'' * Scott Pilgrim – from the graphic novel series of the same name * Sergeant William Preston – heroic Mountie of radio and TV series from the 1950s * Peter Puck – ''Hockey Night in Canada'' symbol from the 1970s * Robin Scherbatsky – supporting character on the sitcom ''How I Met Your Mother'' * Captain Canuck, Dave Semple (known as Captain Canuck) – cartoon character * Anne Shirley – known as ''Anne of Green Gables'' * Terrance and Phillip – characters on ''South Park'' * Deadpool, Wade Wilson (aka "Deadpool") – comic book anti-hero

Other

;National * Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) * List of Companions of the Order of Canada * List of inductees of Canada's Walk of Fame * The Greatest Canadian ;Groupings and articles of relevance * Aboriginal Canadian personalities * Asian Canadians * Black Canadians * European Canadians * List of First Nations people * List of Canadian Jews * List of Canadians by net worth ;Lists by city List of people from Canada#By city, List of people from Canada by city ;Lists by province/territory

References

External links

The Dictionary of Canadian Biography
– biographies of Canadians from 1000 to 1930 CE
Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada
– biographies of Canadian architects and lists of their buildings from 1800 to 1950
"Canada Questions and Answers: Everything You Need to Know About Canada"
by canadafaq.ca
The Canadian Encyclopedia
– click on "people" for links to articles about Canadians; English/French availability {{DEFAULTSORT:Canadians