# List of governors general of Canada

The following is a list of the governors and governors general of Canada. Though the present-day office of the Governor General of Canada is legislatively covered under the Constitution Act, 1867 and legally constituted by the Letters Patent, 1947, the institution is, along with the institution of the Crown it represents, the oldest continuous and uniquely Canadian institution in Canada, having existed in an unbroken line since the appointment of Samuel de Champlain in 1627.

## Lieutenant General/Viceroy of New France, 1541–1627

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Monarch Reign | Ref. |
| 1 | | Jean-François Roberval (c. 1495–1560) | 1541 | 1543 | 1–2 years | Francis I (1515–1547) | |
| 2 | | Troilus de Mesqouez (1536–1606) | 1578 | unknown | unknown | Henry III (1574–1589) | |
| 2 | | Troilus de Mesqouez (1536–1606) | 1578 | unknown | unknown | Henry IV (1589–1610) | |
| 3 | | Aymar de Chaste (1514–1603) | 1602 | 1603 | 0–1 years | Henry IV (1589–1610) | |
| 4 | | Henri II, Prince of Condé (1588–1646) | 1614 | 1619 | 4–5 years | Louis XIII (1610–1643) | |
| 5 | | Henri II, Duke of Montmorency (1595–1632) | 1619 | 1625 | 5–6 years | Louis XIII (1610–1643) | |
| 6 | | Henri de Lévis de Ventadour, Duke of Ventadour (1596–1651) | 1625 | 1627 | 1–2 years | Louis XIII (1610–1643) | |

## Governors of New France, 1627–1663

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Monarch Reign |
| 1 | | Samuel de Champlain (1574–1635) | 1627 | 1635 | 7–8 years | Louis XIII (1610–1643) |
| 2 | | Charles de Montmagny (c. 1599–1654) | 1635 | 1648 | 12–13 years | Louis XIII (1610–1643) |
| 2 | | Charles de Montmagny (c. 1599–1654) | 1635 | 1648 | 12–13 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 3 | | Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge (c. 1612–1660) | 1648 | 1651 | 2–3 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 4 | | Jean de Lauson (1584–1666) | 1651 | 1657 | 5–6 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 5 | | Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson, Vicomte de Mouzay (c. 1599–1654) | 1658 | 1661 | 2–3 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 6 | | Pierre Dubois Davaugour (1625–1709) | 1661 | 1663 | 1–2 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |

## Governors general of New France, 1663–1760

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Monarch Reign |
| 1 | | Augustin de Saffray de Mésy (1598–1665) | 1663 | 1665 | 1–2 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 2 | | Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle (1626–1698) | 1665 | 1672 | 6–7 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 3 | | Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac (1622–1698) | 1672 | 1682 | 9–10 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 4 | | Joseph-Antoine le Fèbvre, Sieur of La Barre (1622–1688) | 1682 | 1685 | 2–3 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 5 | | Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville, Marquis de Denonville (1637–1710) | 1685 | 1689 | 3–4 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| (3) | | Louis de Buade, Count of Frontenac (1622–1698) | 1689 | 1698 | 8–9 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 6 | | Louis-Hector de Callière (1648–1703) | 1698 | 1703 | 4–5 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 7 | | Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (1622–1698) | 1703 | 1725 | 21–22 years | Louis XIV (1643–1715) |
| 7 | | Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (1622–1698) | 1703 | 1725 | 21–22 years | Louis XV (1715–1774) |
| 8 | | Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois (1671–1749) | 1725 | 1747 | 21–22 years | Louis XV (1715–1774) |
| 9 | | Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière (1693–1756) | 1747 | 1749 | 1–2 years | Louis XV (1715–1774) |
| 10 | | Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière (1685–1752) | 1749 | 1752 | 2–3 years | Louis XV (1715–1774) |
| 11 | | Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville, Marquess Duquesne (c. 1700–1778) | 1752 | 1755 | 2–3 years | Louis XV (1715–1774) |
| 12 | | Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial (1698–1778) | 1755 | 1760 | 4–5 years | Louis XV (1715–1774) |

## Governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760–1786

Following the Seven Years' War, control passed from France to Great Britain in the terms of the Treaty of Paris, creating the British Province of Quebec. Governors subsequently served under the British monarchy.
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Monarch Reign |
| 1 | | Jeffery Amherst (1717–1797) | 1760 | 1763 | 2–3 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 2 | | James Murray (1721–1794) | 1764 | 1768 | 4–5 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 3 | | Guy Carleton KB (1724–1808) | 1768 | 1778 | 9–10 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 4 | | Sir Frederick Haldimand KB (1724–1808) | 1778 | 1786 | 7–8 years | George III (1760–1820) |

## Governors general of the Canadas/British North America, 1786–1841

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Monarch Reign |
| 1 | | Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester KB (1724–1808) | 1786 | 1796 | 9–10 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 2 | | Robert Prescott (c. 1726–1815) | 1796 | 1799 | 2–3 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 3 | | Sir Robert Milnes, 1st Baronet (1754–1837) | 1799 | 1805 | 5–6 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 4 | | Thomas Dunn (1729–1818) | 1805 | 1807 | 1–2 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 5 | | Sir James Henry Craig KB (1748–1812) | 1807 | 1811 | 3–4 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 6 | | Sir George Prévost, 1st Baronet (1767–1816) | 1811 | 1815 | 3–4 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 7 | | Sir Gordon Drummond (1772–1854) | 1815 | 1816 | 0–1 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 8 | | Sir John Coape Sherbrooke (1764–1830) | 1816 | 1818 | 1–2 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 9 | | Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond KG, PC (1764–1819) | 1818 | 1819 | 0–1 years | George III (1760–1820) |
| 10 | | George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie GCB (1770–1838) | 1820 | 1828 | 7–8 years | George IV (1820–1830) |
| 11 | | Sir James Kempt GCB (c. 1765–1854) | 1828 | 1830 | 1–2 years | George IV (1820–1830) |
| 12 | | Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer (1775–1850) | 1830 | 1835 | 4–5 years | William IV (1830–1837) |
| 13 | | Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford GCB (1776–1849) | 1835 | 1837 | 1–2 years | William IV (1830–1837) |
| 14 | | Sir John Colborne (1778–1863) | 1837 | 1838 | 0–1 years | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 15 | | John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792–1840) | 1838 | 1839 | 0–1 years | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 16 | | Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham PC (1799–1841) | 1839 | 1841 | 1–2 years | Victoria (1837–1901) |

## Governors general of the Province of Canada, 1841–1867

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Duration | Monarch Reign |
| 1 | | Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham PC (1799–1841) | 5 February 1841 | 19 September 1841 | 226 days | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 2 | | Sir Charles Bagot (1781–1843) | 12 January 1842 | 19 May 1843 | 1 year, 127 days | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 3 | | Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe Bt, PC (1785–1846) | 30 May 1843 | 26 November 1845 | 2 years, 180 days | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 4 | | Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart GCB (1783–1859) | 26 November 1845 | 30 January 1847 | 1 year, 65 days | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 5 | | James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin PC, GCB (1811–1863) | 30 January 1847 | 19 December 1854 | 7 years, 323 days | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 6 | | Sir Edmund Walker Head, Baronet KCB (1805–1868) | 19 December 1854 | 25 October 1861 | 6 years, 310 days | Victoria (1837–1901) |
| 7 | | Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck PC, GCMG (1819–1894) | 25 October 1861 | 1 July 1867 | 5 years, 249 days | Victoria (1837–1901) |

## Governors general of Canada, 1867–present

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Profession | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Monarch Reign | Prime Minister Term of office | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Profession | Took office | Left office | Duration | Monarch Reign | Prime Minister Term of office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck (1819–1894) | Politician | 1 July 1867 | 14 November 1868 | 1 year, 136 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John A. Macdonald (1867–1873) | |
| 2 | | John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1807–1876) | Politician | 14 November 1868 | 25 June 1872 | 3 years, 144 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John A. Macdonald (1867–1873) | |
| 3 | | Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin (1826–1902) | Diplomat | 25 June 1872 | 25 November 1878 | 6 years, 153 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John A. Macdonald (1867–1873) | |
| 3 | | Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin (1826–1902) | Diplomat | 25 June 1872 | 25 November 1878 | 6 years, 153 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Alexander Mackenzie (1873–1878) | |
| 3 | | Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Earl of Dufferin (1826–1902) | Diplomat | 25 June 1872 | 25 November 1878 | 6 years, 153 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John A. Macdonald (1878–1891) | |
| 4 | | John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne (1845–1914) | Author, Politician | 25 November 1878 | 23 October 1883 | 4 years, 332 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John A. Macdonald (1878–1891) | |
| 5 | | Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1845–1927) | Politician | 23 October 1883 | 11 June 1888 | 4 years, 232 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John A. Macdonald (1878–1891) | |
| 6 | | Frederick Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston (1841–1908) | Politician | 11 June 1888 | 18 September 1893 | 5 years, 99 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John A. Macdonald (1878–1891) | |
| 6 | | Frederick Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston (1841–1908) | Politician | 11 June 1888 | 18 September 1893 | 5 years, 99 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John Abbott (1891–1892) | |
| 6 | | Frederick Stanley, Lord Stanley of Preston (1841–1908) | Politician | 11 June 1888 | 18 September 1893 | 5 years, 99 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (1892–1894) | |
| 7 | | John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847–1934) | Politician | 18 September 1893 | 12 November 1898 | 5 years, 55 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (1892–1894) | |
| 7 | | John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847–1934) | Politician | 18 September 1893 | 12 November 1898 | 5 years, 55 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1894–1896) | |
| 7 | | John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847–1934) | Politician | 18 September 1893 | 12 November 1898 | 5 years, 55 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir Charles Tupper (1896) | |
| 7 | | John Hamilton-Gordon, 7th Earl of Aberdeen (1847–1934) | Politician | 18 September 1893 | 12 November 1898 | 5 years, 55 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911) | |
| 8 | | Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845–1914) | Military officer | 12 November 1898 | 10 December 1904 | 6 years, 28 days | Victoria (1837–1901) | Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911) | |
| 8 | | Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1845–1914) | Military officer | 12 November 1898 | 10 December 1904 | 6 years, 28 days | Edward VII (1901–1910) | Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911) | |
| 9 | | Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851–1917) | Politician | 10 December 1904 | 13 October 1911 | 6 years, 307 days | Edward VII (1901–1910) | Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911) | |
| 9 | | Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851–1917) | Politician | 10 December 1904 | 13 October 1911 | 6 years, 307 days | George V (1910–1936) | Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911) | |
| 9 | | Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1851–1917) | Politician | 10 December 1904 | 13 October 1911 | 6 years, 307 days | George V (1910–1936) | Sir Robert Borden (1911–1920) | |
| 10 | | Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (1850–1942) | Military officer | 13 October 1911 | 11 November 1916 | 5 years, 29 days | George V (1910–1936) | Sir Robert Borden (1911–1920) | |
| 11 | | Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868–1938) | Politician | 11 November 1916 | 11 August 1921 | 4 years, 273 days | George V (1910–1936) | Sir Robert Borden (1911–1920) | |
| 11 | | Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1868–1938) | Politician | 11 November 1916 | 11 August 1921 | 4 years, 273 days | George V (1910–1936) | Arthur Meighen (1920–1921) | |
| 12 | | Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862–1935) | Military officer | 11 August 1921 | 2 October 1926 | 5 years, 52 days | George V (1910–1936) | Arthur Meighen (1920–1921) | |
| 12 | | Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862–1935) | Military officer | 11 August 1921 | 2 October 1926 | 5 years, 52 days | George V (1910–1936) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1921–1926) | |
| 12 | | Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862–1935) | Military officer | 11 August 1921 | 2 October 1926 | 5 years, 52 days | George V (1910–1936) | Arthur Meighen (1926) | |
| 12 | | Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862–1935) | Military officer | 11 August 1921 | 2 October 1926 | 5 years, 52 days | George V (1910–1936) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1926–1930) | |
| 13 | | Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866–1941) | Politician | 2 October 1926 | 4 April 1931 | 4 years, 184 days | George V (1910–1936) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1926–1930) | |
| 13 | | Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866–1941) | Politician | 2 October 1926 | 4 April 1931 | 4 years, 184 days | George V (1910–1936) | R.B. Bennett (1930–1935) | |
| 14 | | Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880–1956) | Businessman | 4 April 1931 | 2 November 1935 | 4 years, 212 days | George V (1910–1936) | R.B. Bennett (1930–1935) | |
| 14 | | Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1880–1956) | Businessman | 4 April 1931 | 2 November 1935 | 4 years, 212 days | George V (1910–1936) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 15 | | John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940) | Author, Politician | 2 November 1935 | 11 February 1940 | 4 years, 101 days | George V (1910–1936) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 15 | | John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940) | Author, Politician | 2 November 1935 | 11 February 1940 | 4 years, 101 days | Edward VIII (1936) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 15 | | John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1875–1940) | Author, Politician | 2 November 1935 | 11 February 1940 | 4 years, 101 days | George VI (1936–1952) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 16 | | Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1874–1957) | Military officer | 21 June 1940 | 12 April 1946 | 5 years, 295 days | George VI (1936–1952) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 17 | | Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891–1969) | Military officer | 12 April 1946 | 28 January 1952 | 5 years, 300 days | George VI (1936–1952) | William Lyon Mackenzie King (1935–1948) | |
| 17 | | Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1891–1969) | Military officer | 12 April 1946 | 28 January 1952 | 5 years, 300 days | George VI (1936–1952) | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 18 | | Vincent Massey (1887–1967) | Diplomat | 28 February 1952 | 15 September 1959 | 7 years, 199 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957) | |
| 18 | | Vincent Massey (1887–1967) | Diplomat | 28 February 1952 | 15 September 1959 | 7 years, 199 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| 19 | | Georges Vanier (1888–1967) | Military officer, Diplomat | 15 September 1959 | 5 March 1967 | 7 years, 171 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) | |
| 19 | | Georges Vanier (1888–1967) | Military officer, Diplomat | 15 September 1959 | 5 March 1967 | 7 years, 171 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) | |
| 20 | | Roland Michener (1900–1991) | Politician | 17 April 1967 | 14 January 1974 | 6 years, 272 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968) | |
| 20 | | Roland Michener (1900–1991) | Politician | 17 April 1967 | 14 January 1974 | 6 years, 272 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Pierre Trudeau (1968–1979) | |
| 21 | | Jules Léger (1913–1980) | Diplomat | 14 January 1974 | 22 January 1979 | 5 years, 8 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Pierre Trudeau (1968–1979) | |
| 22 | | Edward Schreyer (born 1935) | Politician | 22 January 1979 | 14 May 1984 | 5 years, 113 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Pierre Trudeau (1968–1979) | |
| 22 | | Edward Schreyer (born 1935) | Politician | 22 January 1979 | 14 May 1984 | 5 years, 113 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Joe Clark (1979–1980) | |
| 22 | | Edward Schreyer (born 1935) | Politician | 22 January 1979 | 14 May 1984 | 5 years, 113 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Pierre Trudeau (1980–1984) | |
| 23 | | Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993) | Journalist, Politician | 14 May 1984 | 29 January 1990 | 5 years, 260 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Pierre Trudeau (1980–1984) | |
| 23 | | Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993) | Journalist, Politician | 14 May 1984 | 29 January 1990 | 5 years, 260 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | John Turner (1984) | |
| 23 | | Jeanne Sauvé (1922–1993) | Journalist, Politician | 14 May 1984 | 29 January 1990 | 5 years, 260 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 24 | | Ray Hnatyshyn (1934–2002) | Politician | 29 January 1990 | 8 February 1995 | 5 years, 10 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Brian Mulroney (1984–1993) | |
| 24 | | Ray Hnatyshyn (1934–2002) | Politician | 29 January 1990 | 8 February 1995 | 5 years, 10 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Kim Campbell (1993) | |
| 24 | | Ray Hnatyshyn (1934–2002) | Politician | 29 January 1990 | 8 February 1995 | 5 years, 10 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 25 | | Roméo LeBlanc (1928–2009) | Journalist, Politician | 8 February 1995 | 7 October 1999 | 4 years, 242 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 26 | | Adrienne Clarkson (born 1939) | Journalist | 7 October 1999 | 27 September 2005 | 5 years, 355 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Jean Chrétien (1993–2003) | |
| 26 | | Adrienne Clarkson (born 1939) | Journalist | 7 October 1999 | 27 September 2005 | 5 years, 355 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Paul Martin (2003–2006) | |
| 27 | | Michaëlle Jean (born 1957) | Journalist | 27 September 2005 | 1 October 2010 | 5 years, 4 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Paul Martin (2003–2006) | |
| 27 | | Michaëlle Jean (born 1957) | Journalist | 27 September 2005 | 1 October 2010 | 5 years, 4 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | |
| 28 | | David Johnston (born 1941) | Law professor, University administrator | 1 October 2010 | 2 October 2017 | 7 years, 1 day | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Stephen Harper (2006–2015) | [35] [36] |
| 28 | | David Johnston (born 1941) | Law professor, University administrator | 1 October 2010 | 2 October 2017 | 7 years, 1 day | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Justin Trudeau (2015–2025) | [35] [36] |
| 29 | | Julie Payette (born 1963) | Astronaut, Engineer | 2 October 2017 | 22 January 2021 | 3 years, 112 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Justin Trudeau (2015–2025) | [37] [38] [39] |
| 30 | | Mary Simon (born 1947) | Broadcaster, Diplomat | 26 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 235 days | Elizabeth II (1952–2022) | Justin Trudeau (2015–2025) | |
| 30 | | Mary Simon (born 1947) | Broadcaster, Diplomat | 26 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 235 days | Charles III (since 2022) | Justin Trudeau (2015–2025) | |
| 30 | | Mary Simon (born 1947) | Broadcaster, Diplomat | 26 July 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 235 days | Charles III (since 2022) | Mark Carney (since 2025) | |

## Administrators

The following is a list of Administrators of the Government, Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada who were acting governors appointed as the result of the death, resignation, prolonged absence of the sitting viceroy, or for any other reason:
* Chief Justice Lyman Duff, between the death of Lord Tweedsmuir and the arrival of Lord Athlone (February 11 to June 21, 1940);
* Senior Puisne Justice Patrick Kerwin, during the absence of Governor General Lord Alexander and Chief Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret (June 11 to August 2, 1951).
* Chief Justice Thibaudeau Rinfret, once the commission was ended on the departure of the Lord Alexander and the installation of Vincent Massey (January 28 to February 28, 1952);
* Chief Justice Robert Taschereau, following the death of Georges Vanier to the installation of Roland Michener (March 5 to April 17, 1967);
* Chief Justice Bora Laskin, while Governor General Jules Léger was recovering from a stroke (July 2 to December 9, 1974);
* Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin, for a few weeks in July 2005 when Governor General Adrienne Clarkson was hospitalized.
* Chief Justice Richard Wagner, from the resignation of Julie Payette to the installation of Mary Simon (January 22 to July 26, 2021).