John Bertram Stirling (1888–1988) was a Canadian engineer and businessman who served as Chancellor of Queen's University (1960–1974).^[1]

Stirling was born in Dundas, Ontario and educated at Queen's University (BA 1909, BSc 1911, LLD 1951), where he was a founding member of the Queen's Bands. He served with the Canadian Engineers in France during World War I. As an engineer, he became president of the Montreal-based EGM Cape and Company Ltd. He was president of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Montreal Board of Trade and the Canadian Construction Association.^[1]

He served as Chancellor of Queen's in 1960–1974, retiring at the age of 86.^[1] He received the Sir John Kennedy Medal in 1954^{[citation needed]} and the Order of Canada in 1969. Stirling Hall at Queen's, the physics building, is named in his memory.^[1]