List of chancellors of the University of Toronto

Chancellor of the University of Toronto
Wes Hall, the 35th chancellor of the University of Toronto
Incumbent
Wes Hall
since July 1, 2024 (2024-07-01)
University of Toronto
Formation1827 (1827)
First holderPeregrine Maitland
Websitechancellor.utoronto.ca

The University of Toronto has had 35 chancellors since it was founded in 1827 as King's College.

The chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University of Toronto, and serves as chair of convocation – conferring all degrees. The chancellor is also an ex-officio member of the University of Toronto Governing Council, alongside the president.[1]

Chancellors

Order Name Years in office
1 Sir Peregrine Maitland 1827–1828
2 Sir John Colborne 1828–1835
3 Sir Francis Bond Head 1836–1838
4 Sir George Arthur 1838–1841
5 Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham 1841
6 Sir Charles Bagot 1842–1843
7 Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe 1843–1845
8 Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart 1846–1847
9 James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin 1847–1849
10 Peter Boyle de Blaquière 1850–1852
11 William Hume Blake 1853–1856
12 Robert Easton Burns 1856–1863
13 George Skeffington Connor 1863
14 Joseph Curran Morrison 1863–1876
15 The Hon. Edward Blake 1876–1900
16 Sir William Ralph Meredith 1900–1923
17 Sir Edmund Walker 1923–1924
18 The Right Hon. Sir William Mulock 1924–1944
19 The Rev. Henry John Cody 1944–1947
20 The Right Hon. Vincent Massey 1947–1953
21 Samuel Beatty 1953–1959
22 François Charles Archile Jeanneret 1959–1965
23 Omond Solandt 1965–1971
24 The Hon. Pauline Mills McGibbon 1971–1974
25 Eva Waddell Mader Macdonald 1974–1977
26 The Very Rev. Arthur B. B. Moore 1977–1980
27 George Ignatieff 1980–1986
28 The Hon. John Black Aird 1986–1991
29 Rose Wolfe 1991–1997
30 The Hon. Hal Jackman 1997–2003
31 The Hon. Vivienne Poy 2003–2006
32 The Hon. David Peterson 2006–2012
33 The Hon. Michael Wilson 2012–2018
34 Rose Patten 2018–2024
35 Wes Hall 2024–present

References

  1. ^ "About the Position". University of Toronto. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
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