| Name
|
Role
|
Year designated
|
| Maude Abbott
|
Medical researcher
|
1993
|
| John Abbott
|
Prime Minister
|
1938
|
| William Aberhart
|
Premier (Alberta), Social Credit leader
|
1974
|
| Gabriel Acquin
|
Hunter, cultural broker, Maliseet guide
|
1999
|
| Frank Dawson Adams
|
Geologist
|
1943
|
| Mary Electa Adams
|
Women's education reformer
|
2004
|
| Thomas Adams
|
Town planner
|
2019
|
| William Maxwell Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
|
Businessman, press baron, philanthropist
|
2016
|
| Thomas Beamish Akins
|
Historian
|
1938
|
| Emma Albani
|
Musician (opera soprano)
|
1937
|
| William Donald Albright
|
Journalist, agriculturalist, promoted development of Peace River district
|
1954
|
| Grant Allen
|
Author
|
1938
|
| Susan Louisa Moir Allison
|
Author, historian (First Nations)
|
2007
|
| Walter Seymour Allward
|
Sculptor
|
2002
|
| Adams George Archibald
|
Father of Confederation, Lieutenant-Governor (Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia)
|
1938
|
| Edith Archibald
|
Women's rights
|
1997
|
| Edward William Archibald
|
Surgeon
|
1998
|
| Samuel George William Archibald
|
Attorney General (Nova Scotia), Chief Justice (Prince Edward Island)
|
1939
|
| Joseph E. Atkinson
|
Publisher, philanthropist
|
1986
|
| Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
|
Author
|
1974
|
| Charles Aubert de La Chesnaye
|
Businessman
|
1971
|
| George Back
|
Artist, Arctic explorer
|
1973
|
| William Baffin
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| Charles Bagot
|
Governor General (British North America), role in responsible government
|
1926
|
| Frederick Walker Baldwin
|
Engineer
|
1957
|
| Robert Baldwin
|
Co-premier (Province of Canada), reformer, role in responsible government
|
1937
|
| Frederick Banting
|
Medical researcher (insulin), shared Nobel Prize
|
1945
|
| Marius Barbeau
|
Ethnographer, folklorist
|
1985
|
| William George Barker
|
Military, World War I pilot
|
1998
|
| Robert Bartlett
|
Arctic explorer
|
1969
|
| Arthur Beauchesne
|
Parliamentary expert
|
2003
|
| François Beaulieu
|
Métis leader
|
2000
|
| Adam Beck
|
Politician, founded Ontario Hydro
|
1938
|
| William George Beers
|
Dentist, developed modern sport of lacrosse
|
1976
|
| Matthew Baillie Begbie
|
Judge, Chief Justice (British Columbia)
|
1959
|
| Edward Belcher
|
Naval officer, surveyor
|
1938
|
| Georges-Antoine Belcourt
|
Missionary, banker
|
1959
|
| Mabel Hubbard Bell
|
Aeronautical investor, founder of educational & social organizations
|
2018
|
| Robert Bell
|
Geologist (Chief Geologist of Canada), explorer
|
1938
|
| John Wilson Bengough
|
Cartoonist, journalist, poet, lecturer
|
1938
|
| Charles Fox Bennett
|
Businessman, politician
|
1975
|
| R. B. Bennett
|
Prime Minister
|
1949
|
| William Berczy
|
Pioneer, painter
|
2016
|
| Joseph-Elzéar Bernier
|
Mariner (promoted Canadian sovereignty in the Arctic Archipelago)
|
1961
|
| Norman Bethune
|
Physician, political activist
|
1972
|
| William Beynon (Gusgai'in)
|
First Nations chief, ethnographer
|
1989
|
| Michel Bibaud
|
Poet, historian
|
1944
|
| Mary and Henry Bibb
|
Author, abolitionist, publisher (African Canadian community)
|
2002
|
| Big Bear (Misto-ha-a-Musqua)
|
First Nations leader (Plains Cree), role in North-West Rebellion
|
1971
|
| Billy Bishop
|
World War I pilot, Victoria Cross recipient
|
1980
|
| Davidson Black
|
Physician, paleontologist (Peking Man)
|
1974
|
| Martha Black
|
Politician (second woman Member of Parliament)
|
1987
|
| Thornton and Lucie Blackburn
|
Escaped slaves, founded Toronto's first taxi operation
|
1999
|
| Edward Blake
|
Premier (Ontario)
|
1937
|
| Richard Blanshard
|
Governor (Vancouver Island)
|
1951
|
| Jean Blewett
|
Journalist, poet
|
1946
|
| La Bolduc (Mary Travers)
|
Musician
|
1992
|
| Joseph-Armand Bombardier
|
Businessman, inventor (snowmobile)
|
1994
|
| Robert Bond
|
Prime Minister (Newfoundland, pre-Confederation)
|
1975
|
| Robert Borden
|
Prime Minister
|
1938
|
| Jim Boss
|
Assisted First Nations in the Yukon
|
2001
|
| Pierre Boucher
|
Author, government official, First Nations interpreter
|
1978
|
| Joseph Bouchette
|
Author, cartographer, Surveyor General of Lower Canada
|
1937
|
| Sieurs de La Boularderie (Louis-Simon le Poupet de la Boularderie, his son Antoine)
|
Settlers (Cape Breton)
|
1964
|
| Henri Bourassa
|
Politician, publisher (Le Devoir)
|
1962
|
| Marguerite Bourgeoys
|
Nun, founded first Canadian religious community (Congregation of Notre Dame)
|
1985
|
| John George Bourinot
|
House of Commons clerk, founded Royal Society of Canada
|
1938
|
| Mackenzie Bowell
|
Prime Minister
|
1945
|
| Joseph W. Boyle
|
Businessman (mining)
|
1984
|
| Joseph Brant (Thayendanega)
|
First Nations leader (Mohawk), British ally, settler, slave trader[8]
|
1972
|
| Mary Brant (Tekonwatonti)
|
First Nations leader (Six Nations)
|
1994
|
| John Gough Brick
|
Missionary, settler
|
1954
|
| Emmanuel Briffa
|
Theatre decorator
|
2007
|
| Isaac Brock
|
Soldier
|
2010
|
| Allan Brooks
|
Artist (wildlife)
|
1999
|
| Harriet Brooks
|
Nuclear physicist
|
2005
|
| Joseph Broussard
|
Acadian leader and defender
|
2023
|
| George Brown
|
Father of Confederation, publisher (Globe), abolitionist (Underground Railroad)
|
1950
|
| George Browne
|
Architect
|
2008
|
| James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin
|
Governor General (British North America, pre-Confederation), role in responsible government
|
1953
|
| Étienne Brûlé
|
Explorer, Coureur de bois, lived among First Nations
|
1984
|
| George Bryce
|
Educator (Manitoba College), historian
|
1947
|
| Douglas Brymner
|
Archivist, founded Public Archives of Canada
|
1938
|
| John Buchan
|
Governor-General
|
2010
|
| Patrick Burns
|
Rancher, businessman, Senator
|
1960
|
| Thomas Button
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| John By
|
Engineer (Rideau Canal)
|
1954
|
| George Frederick Cameron
|
Journalist, poet
|
1946
|
| Lydia Campbell
|
Author
|
2009
|
| Alexander Campbell
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| William Wilfred Campbell
|
Writer
|
1938
|
| Charles Camsell
|
Geologist, Commissioner (Northwest Territories)
|
2001
|
| William Canniff
|
Physician, historian, teacher
|
1945
|
| Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester
|
Governor (Quebec, pre-Confederation), Governor-in-Chief (British North America)
|
1974
|
| John Carling
|
Brewer, politician, founded Dominion Experimental Farms
|
1938
|
| Bliss Carman
|
Poet
|
1945
|
| Emily Carr
|
Author, painter
|
1950
|
| Father Henry Carr
|
College leader, Univ. of Toronto president
|
2012
|
| William Carson
|
Businessman, physician, reformer
|
1954
|
| Frederick Carter
|
Father of Confederation, Prime Minister (Newfoundland, pre-Confederation)
|
1959
|
| George-Étienne Cartier
|
Father of Confederation, French-Canadian statesman
|
1937
|
| Jacques Cartier
|
Early French explorer paved way for settlement
|
2011
|
| Richard John Cartwright
|
Politician
|
1938
|
| Joseph Casavant
|
Manufacturer (pipe organs)
|
1974
|
| Thérèse Casgrain
|
Suffragist, politician
|
2022
|
| Ethel Catherwood
|
Athlete
|
2023
|
| René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
|
Explorer, founded Lachine, rebuilt Fort Frontenac
|
1934
|
| Claude Champagne
|
Musician (composer)
|
1988
|
| Samuel de Champlain
|
Explorer, founded Quebec City, "The Father of New France"
|
1929
|
| Edward Barron Chandler
|
Father of Confederation, Lieutenant-Governor (New Brunswick)
|
1939
|
| Jean-Charles Chapais
|
Father of Confederation, Senator
|
1943
|
| Thomas Chapais
|
Historian, Senator
|
1955
|
| Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
|
Premier (Quebec), politician
|
1974
|
| Margaret Ridley Charlton
|
Medical librarian, co-founder Medical Library Association
|
2003
|
| William Henry Chase
|
Businessman, philanthropist
|
1939
|
| Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry
|
Seigneur, military leader, politician
|
2006
|
| Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
|
Military officer, founded Montreal
|
1985
|
| Robert Christie
|
Historian, politician
|
1938
|
| Francis Clergue
|
Businessman (Sault Ste. Marie industry)
|
1987
|
| Lucille Clifton ('Wii Nii Puun) (1876–1962)[9]
|
Clan leader, cultural defender
|
2016
|
| John Clinch
|
Clergyman, physician (vaccination)
|
1964
|
| William Coaker
|
Union leader, politician
|
1985
|
| James Cockburn
|
Father of Confederation, first House of Commons Speaker
|
1939
|
| Kathleen Blake Coleman
|
Innovative newspaper editor
|
2011
|
| George Coles
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| Enos Collins
|
Businessman (Halifax)
|
1974
|
| Lionel Conacher
|
Athlete (Grey Cup, NHL)
|
1976
|
| Ralph Connor (Charles William Gordon)
|
Novelist
|
1938
|
| James Cook
|
Explorer, surveyor
|
1954
|
| Chloe Cooley
|
Enslaved protestor
|
2022
|
| George Copway (Kahgegagahbowh)
|
Writer, indigenous rights leader
|
2018
|
| William Cormack
|
Explorer (Newfoundland)
|
1953
|
| Ernest Cormier
|
Architect
|
2018
|
| Louis de la Corne, Chevalier de la Corne
|
Military officer
|
1953
|
| Edward Cornwallis
|
Military officer, Governor (Nova Scotia), founded Halifax
|
1974
|
| Phillips Cosby
|
Military commander (Royal Navy, Mediterranean)
|
1945
|
| Laurence Coughlan
|
Itinerant preacher
|
1965
|
| George Albertus Cox
|
Businessman, Senator
|
1990
|
| James Henry Coyne
|
President Ontario Historical Society, member Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
|
1945
|
| Isabella Valancy Crawford
|
Poet, writer
|
1947
|
| Helen Creighton
|
Folklorist, author
|
2018
|
| James George Aylwin Creighton
|
Lawyer, engineer, journalist, athlete (development of ice hockey)
|
2008
|
| Octave Crémazie
|
Poet
|
1937
|
| Thomas Crerar
|
Politician (Progressive Party leader)
|
2004
|
| Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrières de Saint-Vallier
|
Bishop
|
1990
|
| A. E. Cross
|
Businessman, politician, co-founder Calgary Stampede
|
1971
|
| Crowfoot (Isapo-Muxika)
|
First Nations leader, role in North-West Rebellion
|
1945
|
| Ernest Alexander Cruikshank
|
Historian, original chairman Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
|
1943
|
| Maurice Galbraith Cullen
|
Artist
|
1944
|
| Samuel Cunard
|
Businessman (shipping)
|
1937
|
| Arthur Currie
|
Military officer (World War I)
|
1934
|
| Augustin Cuvillier
|
Speaker (Lower Canada), banker (Bank of Montreal)
|
1969
|
| Louis Cyr
|
Wrestler, weightlifter
|
1976
|
| John Wesley Dafoe
|
Journalist (Winnipeg Free Press)
|
1974
|
| William Davidson
|
Lumberman, politician
|
1949
|
| Louis Henry Davies
|
Premier (Prince Edward Island), judge (Chief Justice)
|
1937
|
| Nicholas Flood Davin
|
Publisher (The Leader, Regina), politician
|
1947
|
| John Davis
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| George Mercer Dawson
|
Scientist, surveyor
|
1937
|
| John William Dawson
|
Geologist, university administrator (McGill)
|
1943
|
| Robert MacGregor Dawson
|
Political scientist
|
1975
|
| Louis de Buade de Frontenac
|
Governor General (New France, pre-Confederation)
|
1974
|
| Louis-Hector de Callière
|
Politician, diplomat
|
2001
|
| Amor De Cosmos
|
Premier (British Columbia), journalist (British Colonist)
|
1938
|
| Dorimène Desjardins
|
Business and co-op organizer
|
2012
|
| Mazo de la Roche
|
Novelist
|
1976
|
| James De Mille
|
Novelist, humorist, professor
|
1937
|
| Agathe de Saint-Père de Repentigny (1657–1747)[10]
|
Symbol of women's entrepreneurism in New France
|
2016
|
| Charles de Salaberry
|
Military officer (War of 1812)
|
1934
|
| Demasduit
|
Among the final surviving Beothuks
|
2000
|
| Modeste Demers
|
Bishop, missionary
|
1973
|
| George Taylor Denison
|
Soldier, community leader, founded Canada First Movement, Imperial Federation League
|
1937
|
| Nicolas Denys
|
Explorer, trader, colonizer (Acadia)
|
1924
|
| Carrie Derick
|
Botanist
|
2007
|
| Joseph Frederick Wallet DesBarres
|
Lieutenant-Governor (Cape Breton), cartographer
|
1925
|
| Alphonse Desjardins
|
Businessman, began Caisse Populaire system
|
1971
|
| Viola Desmond
|
Civil rights activist
|
2018
|
| Edouard Deville
|
Surveyor General, developed photogrammetry
|
1971
|
| Edgar Dewdney
|
Lieutenant-Governor (Northwest Territories, British Columbia), reassigned territorial capital to Regina
|
1975
|
| Robert B. Dickey
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| Punch Dickins
|
Bush pilot
|
1995
|
| John Diefenbaker
|
Prime Minister
|
1981
|
| George Dixon
|
Boxer
|
2021
|
| Thomas Dixson
|
Soldier (Fort Beauséjour)
|
1938
|
| Donnacona
|
First Nations leader (Iroquois), kidnapped by Jacques Cartier
|
1981
|
| Antoine-Aimé Dorion
|
Cabinet minister (Justice), Chief Justice (Quebec)
|
1937
|
| Onésime Dorval
|
Teacher (Saskatchewan)
|
1954
|
| Arthur Doughty
|
Dominion Archivist, historian
|
1991
|
| David Douglas
|
Botanist (Douglas Fir)
|
1979
|
| Howard Douglas
|
Lieutenant-Governor (New Brunswick), Chancellor (King's College, University of New Brunswick)
|
1925
|
| James Douglas
|
Governor (Vancouver Island, British Columbia)
|
1944
|
| Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas (1904–1986)[11]
|
Premier, founding leader of the NDP, father of single payer healthcare
|
2016
|
| Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
|
Philanthropist, colonizer
|
1943
|
| Gordon Drummond
|
Military leader, role in War of 1812
|
1928
|
| Charles Carter Drury
|
Naval leader
|
1938
|
| Lyman Duff
|
Chief Justice, constitutional expert
|
1971
|
| Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava
|
Governor General, diplomat, traveller, writer
|
1975
|
| Jeanne Dugas
|
Acadian survivor of multiple displacements, symbol of resilience
|
2016
|
| Margaret Duley
|
Novelist (Newfoundland)
|
1976
|
| Gabriel Dumont
|
Métis leader, role in North-West Rebellion
|
1981
|
| Sara Jeannette Duncan
|
Journalist, author
|
2016
|
| Charles Avery Dunning
|
Premier (Saskatchewan); cabinet minister (Finance)
|
1985
|
| Robert Dunsmuir
|
Coal miner, industrialist, politician
|
1971
|
| Maurice Duplessis
|
Premier (Quebec), founded Union Nationale
|
1974
|
| Ernest Melville DuPorte
|
Scientist and teacher known for study of parasites
|
2010
|
| Ludger Duvernay
|
Printer-publisher in Lower Canada, revived Saint-Jean-Baptiste celebrations
|
2019
|
| Dorothy Dworkin[12]
|
Nurse, businesswoman, supported Jewish immigrants
|
2009
|
| Timothy Eaton
|
Businessman
|
1971
|
| Ezra Butler Eddy
|
Businessman (forestry products, matches)
|
1976
|
| Charles Edenshaw (Tahagen, Tahayren)
|
Artist (Haïda)
|
1971
|
| Henrietta Edwards
|
Women's rights activist, reformer
|
1962
|
| Mina Benson Hubbard Ellis
|
Explorer, author
|
2018
|
| J. S. Ewart
|
Lawyer, role in Manitoba schools dispute
|
1966
|
| Robert Falconer
|
University president
|
1944
|
| Aegidius Fauteux
|
Librarian, historian
|
1955
|
| Edward Feild
|
Clergyman, bishop, academic
|
2003
|
| Reginald Fessenden
|
Inventor (radio, sonic depth finder)
|
1943
|
| Peter Fidler
|
Explorer, trader, surveyor (Hudson's Bay Company)
|
1953
|
| William Stevens Fielding
|
Premier (Nova Scotia), cabinet minister (Finance)
|
1938
|
| Charles Fisher
|
Father of Confederation, Premier (New Brunswick)
|
1939
|
| Charles Fitzpatrick
|
Chief Justice, Lieutenant-Governor (Quebec), role in North-West Rebellion, lawyer for Louis Riel
|
1973
|
| Michael Anthony Fleming
|
Bishop
|
2003
|
| Sandford Fleming
|
Engineer and inventor (Standard Time)
|
1950
|
| James Fletcher
|
Entomologist
|
2016
|
| Marc-Aurèle Fortin
|
Painter
|
2011
|
| Pierre-Étienne Fortin
|
Politician, physician
|
1953
|
| Rose Fortune
|
Businesswoman, first female police officer in Canada
|
2018
|
| George Eulas Foster
|
Politician, academic (League of Nations)
|
1938
|
| Terry Fox
|
Humanitarian, athlete (Marathon of Hope)
|
2008
|
| Luke Fox
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| Gustave Francq
|
Trade unionist, publisher (Le Monde ouvrier/The Labor World)
|
2008
|
| John Franklin
|
Arctic explorer
|
1945
|
| Archibald Fraser
|
Industrialist (lumber)
|
1975
|
| Simon Fraser (1776–1862)[13]
|
Explorer, fur trader
|
2016
|
| Louis-Honoré Fréchette
|
Poet, author
|
1937
|
| Lillian Bilsky Freiman
|
Organizer, philanthropist
|
2008
|
| Benjamin Frobisher
|
Fur trader (North West Company)
|
1973
|
| Joseph Frobisher
|
Fur trader, businessman (North West Company)
|
1973
|
| Martin Frobisher
|
Arctic explorer
|
1957
|
| Thomas Frobisher
|
Fur trader, established Île-à-la-Crosse post
|
1973
|
| Northrop Frye
|
Educator, author, literary critic & theorist
|
2018
|
| Thomas Fuller (1823–1898)[14]
|
Architect
|
2016
|
| Marie-Anne Gaboury
|
Settler, grandmother of Louis Riel
|
1982
|
| William James Gage
|
Publisher (W. J. Gage, textbooks)
|
1938
|
| Clarence Gagnon
|
Artist
|
1944
|
| Larry Gains
|
Heavyweight boxing champion
|
2020
|
| Alexander Tilloch Galt
|
Father of Confederation, politician, businessman
|
1944
|
| William Francis Ganong
|
Botanist, cartographer, historian
|
1945
|
| James Garfield Gardiner
|
Premier (Saskatchewan), cabinet minister (Agriculture)
|
1975
|
| François-Xavier Garneau
|
Historian
|
1937
|
| Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye
|
Explorer, fur trader
|
1920
|
| Cyril Genik
|
Supported Ukrainian immigration in western Canada
|
1995
|
| Antoine Gérin-Lajoie
|
Journalist, lawyer
|
1939
|
| Marie Lacoste Gérin-Lajoie
|
Women's rights activist
|
1997
|
| Abraham Pineo Gesner
|
Physician, geologist, inventor of kerosene
|
1954
|
| John Murray Gibbon
|
Writer, cultural promoter (Canadian Authors' Association)
|
1954
|
| Mifflin Wistar Gibbs
|
Politician, businessman, human rights activist
|
2009
|
| Alexander Gibson
|
Industrialist
|
2007
|
| Robert Giffard de Moncel
|
Nobleman, colonizer, physician, surgeon
|
1955
|
| Humphrey Gilbert
|
Unsuccessful colonizer (Newfoundland)
|
1981
|
| Edouard Percy Cranwill Girouard
|
Military engineer, developed African railways
|
1938
|
| Oliver Goldsmith
|
Poet
|
1944
|
| Glenn Gould
|
Classical musician
|
2012
|
| Enid Gordon Graham
|
Physiotherapist
|
2014
|
| Mary Grannan
|
Children's author & broadcaster
|
2018
|
| Cuthbert Grant
|
Métis leader
|
1972
|
| George Monro Grant
|
Educator, writer, university principal (Queen's)
|
1937
|
| Louis-Pierre Gravel
|
Promoted settlement and agriculture
|
1956
|
| John Hamilton Gray
|
Father of Confederation, Speaker (New Brunswick)
|
1939
|
| John Hamilton Gray
|
Father of Confederation, Premier (Prince Edward Island)
|
1939
|
| Wilfred Grenfell
|
Medical missionary (Newfoundland and Labrador)
|
1959
|
| Grey Owl (Archibald Belaney)
|
Conservationist, author, speaker
|
1993
|
| Lionel Groulx
|
Clergyman, historian, Quebec nationalist
|
1972
|
| Helena Gutteridge
|
Suffragette and politician
|
2010
|
| Casimir Gzowski
|
Lieutenant-Governor (Ontario), engineer, constructed railroads, Niagara Parks Commission chair
|
1956
|
| Roderick Langmere Haig-Brown
|
Writer, conservationist
|
2016
|
| Frederick Haldimand
|
Governor (Quebec), settler
|
1974
|
| Arthur Lawrence Haliburton (Lord Haliburton)
|
Military officer, civil servant
|
1938
|
| Thomas Chandler Haliburton
|
Author, satirist
|
1936
|
| William Neilson Hall
|
First Victoria Cross recipient of African heritage
|
2008
|
| Ishbel Hamilton-Gordon, Marchioness of Aberdeen and Temair
|
Established Victorian Order of Nurses, National Council of Women
|
1979
|
| Ned Hanlan
|
Athlete (rowing champion)
|
1938
|
| Arthur Sturgis Hardy
|
Premier, Attorney General (Ontario)
|
1948
|
| James B. Harkin
|
First national parks commissioner, established Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
|
1955
|
| Lawren Harris
|
Artist (Group of Seven)
|
1970
|
| Robert Harris
|
Artist (painted Fathers of Confederation)
|
1945
|
| Ezekiel Hart
|
Entrepreneur, politician, first Jew to be elected a legislator in the British Empire
|
1995
|
| Julia Catherine (Beckwith) Hart
|
Author (St. Ursula's Convent)
|
1951
|
| John Harvey
|
Lieutenant-Governor (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick), Governor (Newfoundland)
|
1974
|
| Frederick W. A. G. Haultain
|
Premier (Northwest Territories), Chief Justice (Saskatchewan)
|
1946
|
| Thomas Heath Haviland
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet
|
Lieutenant-Governor (New Brunswick), Governor General (British North America, pre-Confederation)
|
1974
|
| Abraham Albert Heaps
|
Politician and labour leader
|
2010
|
| Samuel Hearne
|
Explorer, Governor (Prince of Wales Fort)
|
1936
|
| Louis-Philippe Hébert
|
Artist (Quebec sculptor)
|
1937
|
| Theodor August Heintzman
|
Manufacturer (pianos)
|
1974
|
| Anthony Henday
|
Explorer, fur trader
|
1953
|
| John Hendry
|
Industrialist (lumber)
|
1988
|
| Louis Hennepin
|
Clergyman, explorer, cartographer
|
2008
|
| Alexander Henry the elder
|
Fur trader
|
1973
|
| Alexander Henry the younger
|
Fur trader (North West Company)
|
1973
|
| William Alexander Henry
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| Josiah Henson
|
Author, abolitionist, minister, role in Underground Railroad
|
1995
|
| William Hespeler
|
Businessman, immigration agent, politician
|
2000
|
| James Jerome Hill
|
Businessman (Red River Transportation Company, Great Northern Railway)
|
1938
|
| Francis Hincks
|
Politician
|
1969
|
| Ella Cora Hind
|
Women's rights activist
|
1997
|
| Henry Youle Hind
|
Scientist, explorer, surveyor, author
|
2018
|
| Gilles Hocquart
|
Administrator, Intendant (New France), established Les Forges du Saint-Maurice
|
1974
|
| Samuel Holland
|
Engineer, Surveyor General (Quebec)
|
1989
|
| Luther Hamilton Holton
|
Businessman, banker, cabinet minister (Finance)
|
1938
|
| Adelaide Hoodless
|
Educational reformer
|
1960
|
| Frederic William Howay
|
Historian, lawyer, judge
|
1944
|
| C. D. Howe
|
Cabinet minister, established Atomic Energy of Canada
|
1984
|
| Joseph Howe
|
Premier (Nova Scotia), role in responsible government
|
1983
|
| William Pearce Howland
|
Father of Confederation
|
1959
|
| James Patrick Howley
|
Naturalist, geologist
|
2016
|
| Henry Hudson
|
Arctic explorer (Hudson and James Bays)
|
1973
|
| Sam Hughes
|
Cabinet minister (Militia and Defence), journalist, soldier
|
1969
|
| William Roper Hull
|
Businessman, philanthropist, developer
|
1988
|
| John Peters Humphrey
|
Human rights advocate, jurist, scholar
|
2022
|
| George Hunt
|
Linguist, ethnologist (West Coast cultures)
|
1989
|
| Harold Innis
|
Economist, historian (communications theory)
|
1972
|
| Ipirvik and Taqulittuq
|
Inuit couple, assisted Arctic exploration
|
1981
|
| James Isbister
|
Métis leader
|
1997
|
| A. Y. Jackson
|
Artist (Group of Seven)
|
1974
|
| Charles William Jefferys
|
Artist
|
1954
|
| Diamond Jenness
|
Anthropologist (First Nations culture)
|
1973
|
| Louis-Amable Jetté
|
Lieutenant-Governor and Chief Justice (Quebec)
|
1945
|
| Sylvester Joe
|
Aboriginal guide
|
2002
|
| Ethel Johns
|
Nurse, educator, administrator
|
2009
|
| Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwakeh)
|
Poet, speaker (First Nations)
|
1945
|
| Edward Johnson
|
Singer, manager (Metropolitan Opera Company)
|
1974
|
| John Mercer Johnson
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| Louis Jolliet
|
Explorer (Mississippi River, with Marquette)
|
1944
|
| Sigtryggur Jónasson
|
Manitoba politician and Icelandic-Canadian leader
|
2010
|
| William Judge
|
Missionary (Yukon)
|
1987
|
| Peter Jones (Kahkewaquonaby)
|
First Nations leader, clergyman
|
1996
|
| Israel Isaac Kahanovitch
|
Manitoba rabbi and leader
|
2010
|
| Paul Kane
|
Artist (Canadian West paintings)
|
1937
|
| Thomas Keefer
|
Engineer, railroader (Hamilton Waterworks)
|
1938
|
| Henry Kelsey
|
Explorer, fur trader
|
1931
|
| John Kennedy
|
Civil engineer (Montreal harbour)
|
2001
|
| William Frederick King
|
Surveyor, astronomer, civil servant (established Geodetic Survey of Canada, Dominion Observatory)
|
1959
|
| Reverend William King
|
Clergyman, abolitionist
|
2005
|
| William Lyon Mackenzie King
|
Prime Minister
|
1967
|
| Charles Edmund Kingsmill
|
Founder of the Navy
|
2010
|
| William Kirby
|
Writer, historian (Annals of Niagara)
|
1946
|
| David Kirke
|
Adventurer, colonizer, Governor (Newfoundland)
|
1968
|
| A. M. Klein
|
Writer, lawyer (Jewish literature)
|
2007
|
| Otto Julius Klotz
|
Astronomer, geographer (Dominion Observatory)
|
1938
|
| Leon Joseph Koerner
|
Industrialist (forestry)
|
2009
|
| Kondiaronk
|
Negotiator (Treaty of 1701)
|
2001
|
| Cornelius Krieghoff
|
Artist
|
1972
|
| Chief Kw'eh
|
Leader of Dakelh people, British Columbia
|
2011
|
| John Kinder Labatt
|
Businessman (brewery)
|
1971
|
| Curé Antoine Labelle
|
Colonizer of the Laurentians, priest, politician
|
2019
|
| Albert Lacombe
|
Missionary
|
1932
|
| Édouard Lacroix
|
Businessman, politician
|
2006
|
| Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine
|
Jurist, statesman, co-Premier (Province of Canada, pre-Confederation)
|
1937
|
| Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière
|
Trapper, grandfather of Louis Riel
|
1981
|
| David Laird
|
Lieutenant-Governor (Northwest Territories), cabinet minister (Interior)
|
1950
|
| John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham
|
Governor General, High Commissioner (British North America)
|
1974
|
| Catherine Beaulieu Bouvier Lamoureux
|
Defender of Métis culture
|
2011
|
| Archibald Lampman
|
Poet
|
1920
|
| Pierre-Amand Landry
|
Lawyer, judge, politician, first Acadian to be knighted
|
1955
|
| Franklin Knight Lane
|
American politician, born in Prince Edward Island
|
1938
|
| Hector-Louis Langevin
|
Father of Confederation, cabinet minister (Public Works)
|
1938
|
| Sam Langford
|
Boxer
|
1987
|
| Ernest Lapointe
|
Cabinet minister
|
1954
|
| Margaret Laurence
|
Novelist, academic
|
2016
|
| Wilfrid Laurier
|
Prime Minister
|
1938
|
| François de Laval
|
Bishop
|
1972
|
| Calixa Lavallée
|
Musician ("O Canada")
|
1966
|
| Marguerite Vincent Lawinonkié
|
Artist
|
2008
|
| Sheridan Lawrence
|
Farmer, businessman, judge
|
1954
|
| Olivier Le Jeune
|
First Black resident, first Black slave
|
2022
|
| James MacPherson Le Moine
|
Author, historian, ornithologist (Royal Society of Canada)
|
1938
|
| Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
|
Soldier, explorer, administrator
|
1937
|
| Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville
|
Governor (Louisiana), founded Mobile, Alabama and New Orleans
|
1953
|
| Charles le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay and family
|
Family of soldiers and colonizers
|
1957
|
| Stephen Leacock
|
Writer, economist, particularly as humorist
|
1946
|
| Ozias Leduc
|
Painter
|
2018
|
| Camille Lefebvre
|
Clergyman, established Acadian Renaissance Movement
|
1997
|
| Jean-Louis Légaré
|
Settler, trader
|
1969
|
| Rodolphe Lemieux
|
Speaker and cabinet minister (House of Commons), professor
|
1973
|
| Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond
|
Governor General
|
1923
|
| Irma LeVasseur
|
Physician (pediatrics)
|
2008
|
| Arthur Lismer
|
Artist (Group of Seven)
|
1974
|
| Philip Francis Little
|
Premier (pre-confederation Newfoundland), role in responsible government
|
2007
|
| Kathleen 'Kay' Livingstone
|
Feminist-activist for blacks
|
2011
|
| George Lloyd
|
Bishop, helped found Lloydminster
|
1953
|
| George Locke
|
Librarian (Toronto Public Libraries), author, historian
|
1939
|
| Grace Annie Lockhart
|
First woman in British Empire to receive university bachelor's degree
|
1991
|
| William Edmond Logan
|
Geologist (director, Geological Survey of Canada)
|
1967
|
| Jean-Baptiste Lolo
|
Interpreter, guide, trader, peacemaker
|
2012
|
| Tom Longboat
|
Athlete, Boston Marathon winner
|
1976
|
| Frances Loring
|
Sculptor
|
2011
|
| Albert Peter Low
|
Geologist, explorer, athlete, surveyor
|
1972
|
| John MacIntosh Lyle
|
Architect (Beaux-Arts style)
|
2008
|
| Archibald Macallum
|
Biochemist, founded National Research Council
|
1938
|
| Thomas Bassett Macaulay
|
Businessman (insurance)
|
1997
|
| Andrew Archibald Macdonald
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| James E.H. MacDonald
|
Artist (Group of Seven)
|
1974
|
| Margaret C. MacDonald
|
Nurse (World War I)
|
1982
|
| John MacDonald of Glenaladale
|
Organized settlement of PEI
|
2012
|
| John A. Macdonald
|
Father of Confederation, Prime Minister
|
1939
|
| William Christopher Macdonald
|
Manufacturer, philanthropist (Macdonald Tobacco)
|
1974
|
| Alexander Macdonell
|
Bishop
|
1924
|
| Angus Bernard MacEachern
|
Bishop
|
1968
|
| Elsie MacGill
|
Aeronautical engineer
|
2007
|
| Helen Gregory MacGill
|
Judge, campaigned for women's suffrage
|
1998
|
| Agnes Maule Machar
|
Patriotic writer, social commentator
|
2015
|
| Alexander Mackenzie
|
Explorer
|
2016
|
| Alexander Mackenzie
|
Prime Minister
|
1957
|
| William Mackenzie
|
Railway entrepreneur (Canadian Northern Railway)
|
1976
|
| William Lyon Mackenzie
|
Politician, journalist, led Upper Canada Rebellion
|
1949
|
| Pegi Nicol MacLeod
|
Modernist painter
|
2011
|
| Archibald MacMechan
|
Professor, writer
|
1946
|
| H. R. MacMillan
|
Forester, industrialist
|
1987
|
| Ernest MacMillan
|
Musician, composer, conductor
|
1984
|
| Helen MacMurchy
|
Doctor, author, health care reformer
|
1997
|
| Allan MacNab
|
Premier (Province of Canada), politician, judge
|
1937
|
| John Macoun
|
Botanist, advocate of the West
|
2011
|
| Agnes Macphail
|
First female Member of Parliament
|
1985
|
| Andrew Macphail
|
Physician, author, professor
|
1945
|
| Charles Alexander Magrath
|
Surveyor, engineer, first mayor of Lethbridge, Alberta
|
1950
|
| Charles Mair
|
Poet, nationalist, promoted western development
|
1937
|
| Jeanne Mance
|
Settler, nurse, established hospital (Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal)
|
1998
|
| Donald Mann
|
Railroader (Canadian Northern Railway)
|
1976
|
| Charles Marega
|
Artist
|
2009
|
| Marie-Victorin
|
Botanist, monastic, author, educator
|
1987
|
| Jacques Marquette
|
Priest, explorer (Mississippi River, with Louis Jolliet)
|
1937
|
| Paul Mascarene
|
Lieutenant-Governor (Nova Scotia), defended Annapolis Royal
|
1929
|
| Kèsh (Skookum Jim Mason)
|
Explorer, discovered gold (Yukon)
|
1994
|
| Vincent Massey
|
Governor General
|
1974
|
| Hart Massey
|
Businessman, philanthropist (Massey-Harris, Massey Hall)
|
1971
|
| Matonabbee
|
First Nations leader, role in Samuel Hearne expedition
|
1981
|
| Wilfrid R. "Wop" May
|
Aviator (World War I ace, established bush piloting)
|
1974
|
| Peter McArthur
|
Writer, farmer
|
1946
|
| Richard McBride
|
Premier and Agent General (British Columbia)
|
1938
|
| Francis Leopold McClintock
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| Nellie McClung
|
Politician, feminist, social activist (first female board member of CBC)
|
1954
|
| Robert McClure
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| Grant McConachie
|
Businessman, aviator (development of northwestern Canadian service)
|
2007
|
| David Ross McCord
|
Lawyer, philanthropist, founded McCord Museum in Montreal
|
2000
|
| John McCrae
|
Physician, soldier, poet ("In Flanders Fields")
|
1946
|
| Thomas McCulloch
|
Educator (Pictou Academy, Dalhousie College)
|
1959
|
| Jonathan McCully
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| John Alexander Douglas McCurdy
|
Aviator (first to pilot an aircraft in British Empire), Lieutenant-Governor (Nova Scotia)
|
1974
|
| George Millward McDougall
|
Missionary, role in Treaty 6
|
1969
|
| William McDougall
|
Father of Confederation, politician
|
1943
|
| Duncan McNab McEachran
|
Veterinarian
|
2016
|
| Thomas D'Arcy McGee
|
Father of Confederation, writer, Irish nationalist
|
1943
|
| Donald McKay
|
Ship designer and builder
|
1938
|
| R. Tait McKenzie
|
Surgeon, artist, physical educator
|
1958
|
| Louise McKinney
|
First female legislator in the British Empire (Alberta)
|
1939
|
| Samuel McLaughlin
|
Businessman, philanthropist (automotive industry)
|
1989
|
| John McLoughlin
|
Hudson's Bay Company chief factor, "Father of Oregon"
|
1951
|
| Marshall McLuhan
|
Professor, author (media analysis)
|
2007
|
| William McMaster
|
Businessman, Senator, banker
|
1990
|
| Violet Clara McNaughton
|
Social reformer (Women Grain Growers)
|
1997
|
| Alexander James McPhail
|
Social reformer (agriculture), Canadian Wheat Pool president
|
1971
|
| Arthur Meighen
|
Prime Minister
|
1961
|
| Jean-Baptiste Meilleur
|
Doctor, educator
|
2002
|
| Henri Membertou (Anli-Maopeltoog)
|
First Nations leader, role in establishing Mi'kmaq-French Alliance
|
1981
|
| Men of Letters (Acadia) – (Pascal Poirier, Placide Gaudet, John Clarence Webster, Israël Landry and Ferdinand Robidoux)
|
Writers (Acadia)
|
1955
|
| Charles de Menou d'Aulnay
|
Governor (Acadia), colonizer
|
1972
|
| Honoré Mercier
|
Premier (Quebec), journalist, lawyer
|
1938
|
| William Hamilton Merritt
|
Businessman, role in building the Welland Canal
|
1974
|
| Mikak
|
Female symbol of Inuit self-determination
|
2011
|
| David Mills
|
Cabinet minister (Interior and Justice)
|
1954
|
| David Milne (1882–1953)[15]
|
Artist
|
2016
|
| Mattie Mitchell
|
Mi’kmaq guide, prospector, explorer and hunter (Newfoundland)
|
2001
|
| Peter Mitchell
|
Father of Confederation, Prime Minister (New Brunswick, pre-Confederation)
|
1938
|
| Mokwina
|
First Nations leader (Moachat Confederacy)
|
1987
|
| John Molson
|
Brewer, entrepreneur
|
2021
|
| William Molson
|
Businessman
|
1971
|
| Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck
|
First Governor General of Confederation
|
1974
|
| Lucy Maud Montgomery
|
Author (Anne of Green Gables)
|
1943
|
| Frederick Montizambert
|
Physician, civil servant (quarantining)
|
1998
|
| Susanna Moodie
|
Author, settler
|
1975
|
| Sewell Moody
|
Businessman (sawmills)
|
1988
|
| Howie Morenz
|
Hockey player
|
1976
|
| Frederick Cleveland Morgan
|
Montreal museum curator
|
2012
|
| Henry James Morgan
|
Author, historian, archivist
|
2016
|
| Adrien-Gabriel Morice
|
Missionary, author
|
1948
|
| Augustin-Norbert Morin
|
Lawyer, Superior Court Justice, role in Reform Coalition
|
1938
|
| James Wilson Morrice
|
Artist
|
1954
|
| Alexander Morris
|
Chief Justice (Manitoba), politician, role in 1864 Great Coalition
|
1971
|
| Arthur Silver Morton
|
Teacher, historian, archivist (Saskatchewan)
|
1952
|
| William Richard Motherwell
|
Cabinet minister (Agriculture); established Territorial Grain Growers' Association
|
1966
|
| Oliver Mowat
|
Father of Confederation, Premier (Ontario)
|
1934
|
| John Munn
|
Newfoundland outport merchant, civic leader
|
2016
|
| Beamish Murdoch
|
Lawyer, politician, writer
|
1937
|
| Emily Murphy
|
First female judge in British Empire, author, women's rights activist
|
1958
|
| James Murray
|
Governor (Quebec), Military Governor (Quebec District)
|
1955
|
| Leonard W. Murray
|
Admiral (North Atlantic Convoy, World War II)
|
1977
|
| Anthony Musgrave
|
Governor (Newfoundland, British Columbia), role in British Columbia joining Confederation
|
1975
|
| Nahnebahwequay
|
Ojibwa spokeswoman and Christian missionary
|
2021
|
| James Naismith
|
Inventor of basketball, physician, promoter of physical education
|
1976
|
| Thomas Nangle
|
Cleric, chaplain, war memorial planner, politician
|
2016
|
| Neekaneet
|
First Nations leader (Plains Cree)
|
1981
|
| John Neilson
|
Politician, editor, journalist, reformer
|
1976
|
| Émile Nelligan
|
Poet (L'École littéraire de Montréal)
|
1974
|
| Nescambiouit
|
First Nations leader
|
2005
|
| Simon Newcomb
|
Astronomer, mathematician (United States Naval Observatory, Nautical Almanac)
|
1935
|
| Gilbert Stuart Newton
|
Artist (Royal Academy)
|
1944
|
| Margaret Newton
|
Scientist (agriculture, grains)
|
1996
|
| Guido Nincheri
|
Artist, decorator
|
2007
|
| Percy Erskine Nobbs
|
Architect
|
2008
|
| Charles Sherwood Noble
|
Inventor (agricultural machinery)
|
2002
|
| John Norquay
|
Premier (Manitoba), Métis statesman
|
1943
|
| John Norton (Teyoninhokarawen)
|
Native political and military leader
|
2011
|
| William Notman
|
Photographer, businessman
|
1975
|
| Harold Anthony Oaks
|
Bush pilot (Patricia Airways)
|
1974
|
| Jonathan Odell
|
Poet, clergyman, surgeon, Secretary (New Brunswick)
|
1959
|
| William Ogilvie
|
Commissioner (Yukon), surveyor, explorer, author
|
1970
|
| Joseph Oleskiw
|
Professor, promoted Ukrainian immigration
|
1996
|
| Frank Oliver
|
Cabinet minister (Interior), journalist
|
1947
|
| Onondeyoh (Frederick Ogilvie Loft)
|
Opposed residential schools, founded League of Indians
|
2019
|
| David Oppenheimer
|
Mayor (Vancouver), businessman, Jewish community leader
|
2008
|
| Oronhyatekha
|
First Canadian First Nations physician
|
2001
|
| William Osler
|
Physician, medical researcher and educator
|
1950
|
| Léo-Ernest Ouimet
|
Filmmaker, producer, distributor, theatre operator
|
2018
|
| Daniel David Palmer
|
Founded chiropractic medicine
|
1993
|
| Edward Palmer
|
Father of Confederation, Premier (Prince Edward Island)
|
1939
|
| Théophile Panadis
|
Defender of Abenaki traditions
|
2011
|
| Louis-Joseph Papineau
|
Politician, lawyer, seigneur (Montebello, la Petite-Nation), Patriot Movement leader
|
1937
|
| Étienne Parent
|
Civil servant, journalist, editor Le Canadien
|
1974
|
| Sir Gilbert Parker, 1st Baronet
|
Politician, author (romance novels)
|
1938
|
| Elizabeth Parker
|
Co-founded Alpine Club of Canada
|
2011
|
| George Robert Parkin
|
Author, educator, Imperial Federation Movement leader
|
1938
|
| Irene Parlby
|
Politician, rural leader, campaigned to allow women in the Senate
|
1966
|
| William Edward Parry
|
Arctic explorer
|
1971
|
| Edward Alexander Partridge
|
Agrarian activist, farmer, author
|
2018
|
| Walter Patterson
|
Governor (Prince Edward Island)
|
1974
|
| Andrew Paull
|
Squamish leader, rights advocate
|
2012
|
| The Peacemakers: Albert Lacombe, John McDougall
|
Brokered peace between First Nations groups
|
1932
|
| William Pearce
|
Surveyor, planner (western Canada)
|
1973
|
| Lester B. Pearson
|
Prime Minister
|
1974
|
| Paul Peel
|
Artist (of the French Academic School)
|
1937
|
| Francis Pegahmagabow
|
War hero and activist for Native rights
|
2019
|
| Chief Peguis
|
First Nations leader
|
2008
|
| Wilfrid Pelletier
|
Orchestra conductor, founded Conservatoire de musique et d'art dramatique du Québec
|
1988
|
| Wilder Penfield
|
Neurosurgeon (Montreal Neurological Institute)
|
1988
|
| Simeon Perkins
|
Businessman, diarist, politician
|
1946
|
| Nicolas Perrot
|
Explorer, diplomat, fur trader
|
1952
|
| Thomas Peters
|
Advocate for African-Americans in Nova Scotia after the Revolution; founder of Sierra Leone
|
2022
|
| Piapot
|
First Nations leader
|
1981
|
| Richard Pierpoint
|
Senegalese slave fought for Britain in the American Revolution and War of 1812; formed the Colored Corps
|
2020
|
| Poundmaker (Pitikwahanapiwiyin)
|
First Nations leader
|
1967
|
| Peter Pitseolak
|
Photographer, artist, historian, hunter
|
1981
|
| John Stanley Plaskett
|
Astronomer (Dominion Astrophysical Observatory)
|
1949
|
| Peter Pond
|
Fur trader, cartographer, explorer (role in establishing North West Company)
|
1951
|
| Georgina Pope
|
Nurse (first matron of Army Medical Corps)
|
1983
|
| James Colledge Pope
|
Premier (Prince Edward Island), cabinet minister (Marine and Fisheries)
|
1938
|
| Joseph Pope
|
Civil servant, author
|
1938
|
| William Henry Pope
|
Father of Confederation
|
1939
|
| Charles Gavan Power
|
Defense Minister, expanded Air Force
|
2013
|
| Philip Louis Pratley[16]
|
Bridge designer (Dominion Bridge Company)
|
2005
|
| E. J. Pratt
|
Poet
|
1975
|
| Richard Preston
|
Escaped slaved, black community leader
|
2005
|
| George Prevost
|
President
|
2016
|
| William Price
|
Businessman, politician (forest products)
|
2003
|
| Thomas George "Tommy" Prince
|
Decorated war veteran (WWII, Korea), Native activist
|
2019
|
| Léon Abel Provancher
|
Priest, naturalist, author
|
1994
|
| Pierre-Esprit Radisson
|
Explorer, cartographer, fur trader, role in Hudson's Bay Company
|
1971
|
| John Rae
|
Explorer, physician, fur trader
|
1973
|
| James Ralston
|
Cabinet minister (National Defence)
|
1973
|
| Alice Ravenhill
|
Educator, author, social and educational reformer
|
2008
|
| Donald Strathearn Rawson
|
Limnologist and conservationist
|
2019
|
| Red Crow
|
First Nations leader (Blood tribe), signatory to Treaty 7
|
1977
|
| John Reeves
|
Judge, historian
|
1995
|
| George Agnew Reid
|
Artist, president (Ontario Society of Artists, Royal Canadian Academy of Art)
|
1948
|
| Marcel-François Richard
|
Role in Acadia – developed flag, anthem and patron day
|
2004
|
| William Buell Richards
|
Supreme Court of Canada judge
|
1938
|
| Harriette Taber Richardson
|
Promoted reconstruction of Port Royal Habitation
|
1949
|
| John Richardson
|
Soldier (War of 1812), poet, novelist, established New Era journal
|
1938
|
| Louis Riel
|
Métis leader, role in North-West Rebellion
|
1956
|
| John William Ritchie
|
Father of Confederation, Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice
|
1959
|
| Joseph-Noël Ritchot
|
Clergyman
|
1990
|
| Charles G.D. Roberts
|
Poet
|
1945
|
| Charles Walker Robinson
|
Soldier, author
|
1938
|
| John Beverley Robinson
|
Mayor (Toronto), Lieutenant-Governor (Ontario), leader of Family Compact
|
1937
|
| John Robson
|
Premier (British Columbia), established first British Columbia newspaper
|
1938
|
| Marie Marguerite Rose
|
Abolitionist, freed slave
|
2008
|
| Sir John Rose, 1st Baronet
|
Politician, banker, diplomat
|
1973
|
| Bobbie Rosenfeld
|
Athlete (Olympic gold medalist)
|
1976
|
| Alexander Ross
|
Fur trader, author, role in Pacific Fur Company and North West Company
|
1951
|
| James Hamilton Ross
|
Member of North-West Council and Assembly, Commissioner (Yukon)
|
1948
|
| George William Ross
|
Premier (Ontario), Senate Liberal leader
|
1937
|
| James Clark Ross
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| John Ross
|
Arctic explorer
|
1972
|
| John Rowand
|
Fur trader, Chief factor (Hudson's Bay Company)
|
1954
|
| Gabrielle Roy
|
Author
|
2008
|
| Louis Rubenstein
|
Champion figure skater, sports administrator/promoter
|
2016
|
| Ernest Rutherford
|
Physicist (nuclear pioneer)
|
1939
|
| Egerton Ryerson
|
Clergyman, educator, politician, school advocate
|
1934
|
| Mary Anne Sadlier
|
Author (religious subjects)
|
2008
|
| Idola Saint-Jean
|
Women's rights activist
|
1997
|
| Bernard Keble Sandwell
|
Editor, writer, role in Saturday Night
|
1955
|
| Edward Sapir
|
Anthropologist, linguist, expert on First Nations
|
1983
|
| Margaret Marshall Saunders
|
Author
|
1947
|
| Charles E. Saunders
|
Agronomist (Marquis wheat)
|
1938
|
| William Saunders
|
Pharmacist, scientist, civil servant, author, role with Experimental farms
|
1952
|
| Savalette
|
Established Acadian "sedentary" fisheries
|
1944
|
| Frank W. Schofield
|
Veterinarian
|
2009
|
| Jacob Gould Schurman
|
Educator, philosopher, academic president (Cornell University)
|
1943
|
| Duncan Campbell Scott
|
Poet (Confederation poets)
|
1948
|
| Richard William Scott
|
Politician, supported Ontario Separate School Act
|
1938
|
| Joseph E. Seagram
|
Alcohol distiller, politician
|
1971
|
| Laura Secord
|
Heroine, War of 1812
|
2002
|
| Hans Selye
|
Medical researcher (stress)
|
1989
|
| Ernest Thompson Seton
|
Writer, conservationist, artist, social reformer
|
1995
|
| Jonathan Sewell
|
Chief Justice (Lower Canada), supported Confederation
|
1956
|
| Mary Ann Shadd
|
Editor, leader (Black Refugee Movement)
|
1994
|
| Shanawdithit
|
Last surviving Beothuk
|
2000
|
| Ambrose Shea
|
Father of Confederation, Speaker (Newfoundland House)
|
1959
|
| Francis Joseph Sherman
|
Poet, banker
|
1945
|
| Adam Shortt
|
Historian, author, role in Canadian Civil Service Commission
|
1938
|
| Clifford Sifton
|
Cabinet minister (Interior), promoted immigration
|
1955
|
| John Graves Simcoe
|
Lieutenant-Governor (Upper Canada), military leader (Queen's Rangers)
|
1974
|
| George Simpson
|
Governor-in-Chief (Rupert's Land), General Superintendent (Hudson's Bay Company)
|
1927
|
| Thomas Simpson
|
Arctic explorer
|
1937
|
| Oscar D. Skelton
|
Historian, economist, established Department of External Affairs
|
1947
|
| Frank Leith Skinner
|
Horticulturalist
|
1997
|
| Joshua Slocum
|
Mariner, explorer, author, first solo sailor to travel throughout the world
|
1957
|
| Charlotte Small
|
Métis figure, role in fur trade
|
2008
|
| Joey Smallwood
|
Father of Confederation, Premier (Newfoundland)
|
1996
|
| Elizabeth Smellie
|
First World War nursing Sister
|
2011
|
| Albert James Smith
|
Premier (New Brunswick), cabinet minister (Marine and Fisheries)
|
1949
|
| Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal
|
Fur trader, railroader (Canadian Pacific), politician, role with Hudson's Bay Company
|
1971
|
| Goldwin Smith
|
Historian, journalist
|
1975
|
| Marie Rose (Delorme) Smith
|
Symbol of female Métis resilience
|
2023
|
| Mary Ellen Smith
|
Politician
|
2016[17]
|
| Mary Agnes Snively
|
Nursing advocate
|
2011
|
| Mary Meager Southcott
|
Nurse, superintendent
|
1998
|
| Louis St. Laurent
|
Prime Minister
|
1973
|
| Sam Steele
|
Soldier, Superintendent (North-West Mounted Police)
|
1938
|
| William Steeves
|
Father of Confederation, industrialist, senator
|
1939
|
| Vilhjalmur Stefansson
|
Arctic explorer
|
1964
|
| Stephan G. Stephansson
|
Poet
|
1946
|
| George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
|
Banker, railroader (Canada Pacific Railway), philanthropist
|
1971
|
| John Stewart
|
PEI historian, politician
|
2022
|
| Emily Stowe
|
First woman to practise as a Canadian doctor, women's rights activist
|
1995
|
| John Strachan
|
Bishop, founded King's College
|
1925
|
| Gilfred Studholme
|
Army officer, role in constructing Fort Howe
|
1927
|
| Benjamin Sulte
|
Historian (French Canada)
|
1928
|
| Alexandre-Antonin Taché
|
Bishop, missionary, writer
|
1943
|
| Étienne-Paschal Taché
|
Father of Confederation, headed Coalition Government
|
1937
|
| François-Xavier Picard Tahourenche
|
Archivist
|
2008
|
| Jean Talon
|
Intendant (New France)
|
1974
|
| Joseph Israël Tarte
|
Journalist, politician, cabinet minister (Public Works)
|
1973
|
| Tecumseh
|
First Nations leader, role in War of 1812
|
1931
|
| James Teit
|
Ethnographer (First Nations)
|
1994
|
| Tessouat dubbed "le Borgne de l'isle"
|
First Nation leader
|
1983
|
| Thanadelthur
|
First Nations figure, role in northern fur trade
|
2000
|
| George McCall Theal
|
Educator, historian, archivist (South Africa)
|
1937
|
| Louis Thomas (Maliseet)
|
Defended Maliseet rights and interests
|
2002
|
| William Thomas
|
Architect
|
1974
|
| David Thompson
|
Fur trader, cartographer, surveyor
|
1927
|
| John Sparrow David Thompson
|
Prime Minister
|
1937
|
| Stanley Thompson
|
Architect (golf courses)
|
2005
|
| Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham
|
Governor General, established Union of the Canadas
|
1926
|
| Edward William Thomson
|
Writer (editorials for Globe, Toronto)
|
1938
|
| Tom Thomson
|
Artist (influenced the Group of Seven)
|
1958
|
| Samuel Leonard Tilley
|
Father of confederation, cabinet minister
|
1937
|
| William Tomison
|
Role in Hudson's Bay Company
|
1974
|
| Henry Marshall Tory
|
University president, first National Research Council president
|
1949
|
| Catharine Parr Traill
|
Author
|
1974
|
| Jennie Kidd Trout
|
First Canadian woman licensed as physician
|
1995
|
| Pierre Trudeau
|
Prime Minister
|
2001
|
| Joseph Trutch
|
Lieutenant-Governor (British Columbia)
|
1975
|
| Ignace-Nicolas Vincent Tsawenhohi
|
First Nations leader
|
2001
|
| Harriet Tubman
|
Abolitionist, humanitarian (Underground Railroad)
|
2005
|
| Charles Tupper
|
Prime Minister, Father of Confederation
|
1957
|
| William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon
|
Attorney General (Saskatchewan), diplomat, judge
|
1981
|
| Wallace Rupert Turnbull
|
Inventor, aeronautical engineer (wind tunnel)
|
1960
|
| Philip Turnor
|
Surveyor, cartographer (Hudson's Bay Company surveyor)
|
1973
|
| Joseph Tyrrell
|
Geologist, historian, cartographer (Geological Survey of Canada)
|
1970
|
| James Boyle Uniacke
|
Premier (Nova Scotia)
|
1938
|
| William Cornelius Van Horne
|
Railroader (Canadian Pacific)
|
1954
|
| George Vancouver
|
Explorer
|
1933
|
| Georges Vanier
|
Governor General, soldier, Ambassador (to France)
|
1983
|
| Frederick Varley
|
Artist (Group of Seven)
|
1974
|
| Madeleine de Verchères
|
Defended family fort
|
1923
|
| Peter Vasilevich Verigin
|
Christian Community of Universal Brotherhood, Doukhobor emigration
|
2008
|
| Louis-Guillaume Verrier
|
Founded law school
|
1952
|
| Samuel Vetch
|
Soldier, Governor (Nova Scotia)
|
1928
|
| Hiram Walker
|
Industrialist, developed distillery, ferry and railway in Windsor, Ontario
|
1971
|
| Horatio Walker
|
Artist, Royal Academy of Art
|
1939
|
| Byron Edmund Walker
|
Businessman, arts patron
|
1938
|
| Provo Wallis
|
Royal Navy officer, capture USS Chesapeake, War of 1812
|
1945
|
| James Morrow Walsh
|
North-West Mounted Police, Commissioner of Yukon
|
1967
|
| Angus J. Walters
|
Fishing captain
|
2005
|
| John Ware
|
Pioneer cowboy, steer-wrestler
|
2022
|
| Homer Ransford Watson
|
Artist
|
1939
|
| Ken Watson
|
Champion curler
|
2016
|
| Margaret Robertson Watt aka Madge Watt
|
Associated Country Women of the World
|
2007
|
| George Edward Watts
|
Vice-admiral, War of 1812
|
1945
|
| John Clarence Webster
|
Surgeon, historian, author, professor, chair Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada
|
1950
|
| John Wentworth
|
Lieutenant-Governor Nova Scotia
|
1974
|
| Philip Westphal
|
Navy Admiral
|
1945
|
| George Augustus Westphal
|
Navy Admiral
|
1945
|
| Arthur Oliver Wheeler
|
Surveyor, National Park Movement, Alpine Club
|
1995
|
| Seager Wheeler
|
Agriculturist
|
1976
|
| Edward Whelan
|
Father of Confederation, journalist, speaker
|
1939
|
| Richard Whitbourne
|
Newfoundland businessman, promoted settlement
|
1984
|
| Portia White
|
Musician
|
1995
|
| Healey Willan
|
Musician, professor
|
1984
|
| John Stephen Willison
|
Editor
|
1938
|
| Thomas Willson
|
Inventor (noted for acetylene)
|
1972
|
| Lemuel Allan Wilmot
|
Lieutenant-Governor New Brunswick, politician and judge
|
1938
|
| Robert Duncan Wilmot
|
Father of Confederation, Senator
|
1959
|
| Alice Evelyn Wilson
|
Scientist, teacher
|
2011
|
| Cairine Reay Mackay Wilson
|
First woman Senator
|
2005
|
| Ethel Wilson
|
Modernist fiction writer
|
2011
|
| Mona Gordon Wilson
|
Prince Edward Island Public Health Nursing Division
|
2008
|
| Edward Winslow
|
Loyalist; founded Fredericton, settlements in Saint John River Valley
|
1951
|
| Hirsch Wolofsky, aka Harry Wolofsky
|
Montreal Jewish community leader; founded Eagle Publishing Company
|
2007
|
| William Wolseley
|
Royal Navy Admiral (East Indies, Mediterranean)
|
1945
|
| Wong Foon Sien
|
Chinese-Canadian activist
|
2008
|
| Henry Wise Wood
|
Founded Canada Wheat Pools
|
1962
|
| J. S. Woodsworth
|
CCF leader
|
1972
|
| Philemon Wright
|
Lumber merchant, Ottawa Valley settler
|
1976
|
| George MacKinnon Wrong
|
Professor
|
1950
|
| Florence Wyle
|
Sculptor
|
2011
|
| James Lucas Yeo
|
War of 1812 Commander
|
1937
|
| Nellie Yip Quong
|
Community advocate; Euro-Canadian/Chinese Canadian intermediary
|
2008
|
| John Young
|
Farmer, businessman, agricultural reformer
|
1951
|
| William Young
|
Premier (Nova Scotia), judge
|
1951
|
| Marie-Marguerite d'Youville
|
Saint, founded Order of the Sisters of Charity
|
1973
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