William Eldred Toye CM (born June 19, 1926) is a Canadian editor, writer and literary critic.

Biography
Toye grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1948 where he majored in journalism. He obtained a job with the Canadian branch of Oxford University Press which at the time was nothing more than a desk in a warehouse. He worked at the job for the next 43 years and in 1969 became the Editorial Director. He retired in 1991 and continued with them on a freelance basis after that. Known for his astute editing abilities, he was one of the first people to usher in an expanded and flourishing Canadian publishing business. He was one of the founding editors of the Tamarack Review in 1956 which ended publication in 1982. The early work of many notable Canadian authors appeared in its pages.

Toye has authored or edited several books including the Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature, the Oxford Anthology of Canadian Literature and A Book of Canada. He has also written several children's books.

In 1993 he was made a member of the Order of Canada which said in its award that Toye "has been a highly regarded editor and publisher, well-liked by writers for his patience, fine judgement, tact and unerring taste. An award-winning children's author, he was also one of the founders of The Tamarack Review, where he was influential for many years in the development and encouragement of new Canadian talent."

Works
A Picture History of Canada (1956) by Clarke HuttonThe St. Lawrence (1959)
A Book of Canada (1962)
The Mountain Goats of Temlaham (1969) with Elizabeth Cleaver
How Summer Came to Canada (1969) with Elizabeth Cleaver
Cartier discovers the St. Lawrence (1970)
Supplement to the Oxford companion to Canadian history and literature (1973)
Toronto (1975) by John de VisserSimon and the Golden Sword (1976) by Frank NewfeldThe Loon's Necklace (1977) with Elizabeth Cleaver
The fire stealer (1979) with Elizabeth Cleaver
The Oxford Anthology of Canadian literature (1981) with Robert Weaver
The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (1983) with Eugene Benson, 2nd edition, 1997
City light: a Portrait of Toronto (1983)
Letters of Marshall Mcluhan, 1911-1980 (1987) with Corinne McLuhan & Mattie Molinaro
The concise Oxford companion to Canadian literature (2001)
William Toye on Canadian literature (2005)
Please give me a bulleted list of things William Eldred Toye CM worked on
A Picture History of Canada (1956) by Clarke HuttonThe St. Lawrence (1959)
A Book of Canada (1962)
The Mountain Goats of Temlaham (1969) with Elizabeth Cleaver
How Summer Came to Canada (1969) with Elizabeth Cleaver
Cartier discovers the St. Lawrence (1970)
Supplement to the Oxford companion to Canadian history and literature (1973)
Toronto (1975) by John de VisserSimon and the Golden Sword (1976) by Frank NewfeldThe Loon's Necklace (1977) with Elizabeth Cleaver
The fire stealer (1979) with Elizabeth Cleaver
The Oxford Anthology of Canadian literature (1981) with Robert Weaver
The Oxford Companion to Canadian Literature (1983) with Eugene Benson, 2nd edition, 1997
City light: a Portrait of Toronto (1983)
Letters of Marshall Mcluhan, 1911-1980 (1987) with Corinne McLuhan & Mattie Molinaro
The concise Oxford companion to Canadian literature (2001)
William Toye on Canadian literature (2005)