List of Canadian university leaders
This list of Canadian university leaders includes the chancellors and vice-chancellors of Canadian universities. In most cases, the chancellor is an outside ceremonial head, while the vice-chancellor is the on-site academic leader. The vice-chancellor usually holds the position of president.
| University | Province/Territory | Chancellor | Vice-Chancellor/President |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acadia University | Nova Scotia | Nancy McCain | Jeff Hennessy |
| Alberta University of the Arts | Alberta | (No ceremonial head) | Janis Goldie |
| Algoma University | Ontario | Mario Turco (until 2028) | Donna M. Rogers (interim) |
| Atlantic School of Theology | Nova Scotia | (No ceremonial head) | Heather McCance |
| Athabasca University | Alberta | (No ceremonial head) | Alex Clark |
| Bishop's University | Quebec | Daniel Fournier | Sébastien Lebel-Grenier |
| Brandon University | Manitoba | Mary Jane McCallum | David Docherty (until 2026) |
| Brock University | Ontario | Hilary Pearson | Lesley Rigg |
| Canadian Mennonite University | Manitoba | (No ceremonial head) | Cheryl Pauls |
| Capilano University | British Columbia | Yuri Fulmer, OBC | Laureen Styles (interim) |
| Cape Breton University | Nova Scotia | Annette Verschuren | David Wheeler |
| Carleton University | Ontario | Yaprak Baltacioğlu (until July 2025) | Wisdom Tettey |
| Concordia University | Quebec | Jonathan Wener | Alan Shepard |
| Concordia University of Edmonton | Alberta | Allan Wachowich | Gerald Krispin |
| Crandall University | New Brunswick | Donald Simmonds | Bruce Fawcett |
| Dalhousie University | Nova Scotia | Rustum Southwell | Kim Brooks |
| Emily Carr University of Art and Design | British Columbia | Carleen Thomas | Trish Kelly |
| Huntington University | Ontario | Bela Ravi | Kevin McCormick |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University | British Columbia | Kim Baird | Alan Davis |
| Lakehead University | Ontario | Rita Shelton Deverell | Gillian Siddall |
| Laurentian University | Ontario | vacant | Lynn Wells |
| MacEwan University | Alberta | (No ceremonial head) | Annette Trimbee |
| McGill University | Quebec | Pierre Boivin | Deep Saini |
| McMaster University | Ontario | Santee Smith | David Farrar |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | Newfoundland and Labrador | Earl Ludlow | Jennifer Lokash |
| Mount Allison University | New Brunswick | Robert Campbell | |
| Mount Royal University | Alberta | (No ceremonial head) | David Doherty |
| Mount Saint Vincent University | Nova Scotia | Margaret Mary Fitzpatrick | Mary Bluechardt |
| Nipissing University | Ontario | Scott Russell | Cheryl Sutton |
| Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University | Nova Scotia | (No ceremonial head) | Jana Macalik (interim) |
| OCAD University | Ontario | ||
| Queen's University at Kingston | Ontario | ||
| Royal Military College of Canada | Ontario | Bill Blair (ex-officio as Minister of National Defence) | Joel Sokolsky |
| Royal Roads University | British Columbia | Nelson Chan | Philip Steenkamp |
| St. Francis Xavier University | Nova Scotia | Susan E. Crocker | Kent MacDonald |
| Saint Mary's University | Nova Scotia | Michael Durland | Robert Summerby-Murray |
| Simon Fraser University | British Columbia | Joy Johnson | |
| St. Stephen's University | New Brunswick | (No ceremonial head) | |
| St. Thomas University | New Brunswick | Robert Harris | Dawn Russell |
| Thompson Rivers University | British Columbia | Alan Shaver | |
| Toronto Metropolitan University | Ontario | Janice Fukakusa | Mohamed Lachemi |
| Trent University | Ontario | Don Tapscott | |
| Trinity Western University | British Columbia | (No ceremonial head) | Mark Husbands |
| University of Alberta | Alberta | Douglas R. Stollery | |
| University of British Columbia | British Columbia | Lindsay Gordon | Benoit-Antoine Bacon |
| University of Calgary | Alberta | Jon Cornish | Ed McCauley |
| University Canada West | British Columbia | John Winter | Arthur Coren |
| University of the Fraser Valley | British Columbia | Andy Sidhu | Mark Evered |
| University of Fredericton | New Brunswick | (No ceremonial head) | vacant |
| University of Guelph | Ontario | Martha Billes | |
| University of King's College | Nova Scotia | Kevin Lynch | William Lahey |
| Université Laval | Quebec | (No ceremonial head) | Sophie D'Amours |
| University of Lethbridge | Alberta | Janice Varzari | Michael J. Mahon |
| University of Manitoba | Manitoba | Michael Benarroch | |
| Université de Moncton | New Brunswick | Louise Imbeault | Denis Prud’homme |
| University of New Brunswick | New Brunswick | Wade MacLauchlan | Paul Mazerolle |
| University of Northern British Columbia | British Columbia | Darlene McIntosh | Geoff Payne |
| Université de l'Ontario français | Ontario | (No ceremonial head) | Norman Labrie |
| University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Ontario | Mitch Frazer | Steven A. Murphy |
| University of Ottawa | Ontario | Claudette Commanda | Jacques Frémont |
| University of Prince Edward Island | Prince Edward Island | Catherine Callbeck | Greg Keefe |
| University of Regina | Saskatchewan | Pam Klein | Jeff Keshen |
| Université Sainte-Anne | Nova Scotia | ||
| Université de Saint-Boniface | Manitoba | (No ceremonial head) | Sophia Bouffard |
| University of Saskatchewan | Saskatchewan | Peter Stoicheff | |
| University of Toronto | Ontario | Wesley J. Hall | Meric Gertler |
| University of Victoria | British Columbia | Marion Buller | Kevin Hall |
| University of Waterloo | Ontario | Vivek Goel | |
| University of Western Ontario | Ontario | Kelly Meighen | Alan Shepard |
| University of Windsor | Ontario | Mary Jo Haddad | Rob Gordon |
| University of Winnipeg | Manitoba | Barb Gamey | Todd Mondor |
| Vancouver Island University | British Columbia | Judith Sayers | Deborah Saucier |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | Ontario | Eileen Mercier | Deborah MacLatchy |
| York University | Ontario | Kathleen Taylor | Rhonda Lenton |
| Yorkville University | New Brunswick | (No ceremonial head) | Julia Christensen Hughes |