This is a list of women photographers who were born in Canada or whose works are closely associated with that country.
A Arwa Abouon (1982–2020), Libyan-Canadian photographer focused on Islamic culture Shelagh Alexander (1959–2017), photographic artist Vikky Alexander (born 1959), installation artist and photographer, often producing large murals Lillian B. Allen (1904–1994), painter, teacher and nature photographer Jennifer Alleyn (born 1969), filmmaker, writer and photographer Evelyn Andrus (1909–1972), photographer Sara Angelucci (born 1962), photography, video art Raymonde April (born 1953), photographer and academic, awarded the Order of Canada for her contribution to photography Joi Arcand (born 1982), nehiyaw photo-based artist Barbara Astman (born 1950), hybrid photography and new media Melissa Auf der Maur (born 1972), photographer and musician
B Marian Penner Bancroft (born 1947), artist, photographer and educator Jessie Tarbox Beals (1870–1942), see United States Claire Beaugrand Champagne (born 1948), documentary photographer Sylvie Bélanger (1951–2020), video, photography, installation Dorothy Benson (1901–1996), wildlife photographer Edith Hallett Bethune (1890–1970), pictorialist photographer Lori Blondeau (born 1964), Cree/Saulteaux/Métis artist whose work includes performance art, installation and photography Theodosia Bond (1915–2009), landscape and plant photography Roberta Bondar (born 1945), landscape photographer, Canada's first female astronaut and the first neurologist in space Diane Borsato (born 1973), visual artist, explore pedagogy practices through performance, intervention, video, installation, and photography Dianne Bos (born 1956), photographer Tess Boudreau (1919–2007), documentary photography and artists' portrait photographs
Deanna Bowen (born 1969), interdisciplinary artist Fiona Bowie, installation artist, uses film, video, photography and sculpture Amber Bracken (born 1984), photojournalist reporting on indigenous peoples Reva Brooks (1913–2004), photographed in Mexico, works in MoMA's The Family of Man exhibition Karin Bubaš (born 1976), contemporary artist, uses photography, drawing and painting Kay Burns, multidisciplinary artist
C Geneviève Cadieux (born 1955), women's facial expressions Chrystal Callahan (fl 2000s), visual artist, photographer and fashion model Tenille Campbell (fl 2010s), indigenous writer, poet and photographer Blossom Caron (1905–1999), still life Jacynthe Carrier (born 1982), visual artist, photography, video and performance Rosetta Ernestine Carr (1845–1907), portrait and landscape photography Cynthia Chalk (1913–2018), nature photography June Clark (born 1941), photography, sculpture and collage Dana Claxton (born 1959), Hunkpapa Lakota filmmaker, photographer and performance artist Lynne Cohen (1944–2014), see United States Petra Collins (born 1992), portrait and fashion photography Sorel Cohen (born 1936), portraiture, feminist Stéphanie Colvey (born 1949), documentary photography Erin Combs (born ), early woman photojournalist Henrietta Constantine (1857–1934), landscape photographer Marlene Creates (born 1952), visual artist Caitlin Cronenberg (born 1984), photographer and filmmaker Jill Culiner (born 1945), folk artist, photographer and writer
D Nathalie Daoust (born 1977), images taken in hotel rooms, a Tokyo love hotel, Berlin interiors Nancy Davenport (born 1965), visual artist and photographer Moyra Davey (born 1958), artist whose work includes photography, video and writing Sally Davies (born 1956), painter and photographer Clara Dennis (1881–1958), images of early 20th century Nova Scotia and Mi'kmaq people Susan Dobson (born 1965), photographer, focuses on themes of urban landscape and suburban culture Julie Doiron (born 1972) Marie-Alice Dumont (1892–1985), portrait and landscape photography Carol Dunlop (1946–1982), writer, translator, activist and photographer Chantal duPont (1942–2019), multidisciplinary artist
E Jessica Eaton (born 1977), minimalist and geometric photographs relying on in-camera effects Julie Enfield (fl 2000s), portrait photographer and writer Janieta Eyre (born 1971), British-born Canadian art photographer
F Rosalie Favell (born 1958), artist working with photography and digital collage
G Madame Gagné (active 1886–1891) Millie Gamble (1887–1986), early amateur photographer from Prince Edward Island, images of life in the Tyron area from 1905 Lorraine Gilbert (born 1955), French-born Canadian landscape artist and photographer Henrietta Gilmour (1852–1926), pioneering woman photographer Angela Grauerholz (born 1952), German-born photographer, graphic designer and educator Jill Greenberg (born 1967), Canadian-born portrait photographer and pop artist Michelle Groskopf (fl 2017), street photographer Aline Gubbay (1920–2005), photographer, art historian and writer Mattie Gunterman (1872–1945), amateur photographer Clara Gutsche (born 1949), American-Canadian photographer, educator and art critic
H Samra Habib (fl 2014), Pakistani-Canadian photographer, writer and activist Jane Eaton Hamilton (born 1954), writer, poet, visual artist and photographer Naomi Harris (born 1973), portraits of people from sub-cultures Kiana Hayeri (born 1988), photojournalist Isabelle Hayeur (born 1969), visual artist working with photographs and experimental film Heidi Hollinger (born 1968), political photographer Elsie Holloway (1882–1971), photographer, known for her portraits and historic photos of Newfoundland people and its surroundings April Hickox (1955–2025), lens based artist, founding director of Gallery 44 Centre For Contemporary Photography
J Valerie Jodoin Keaton (fl 2009), rock star photographer and musician Joanne Jackson Johnson (born 1943), photographer
K Ruth Kaplan (born 1955), artist and documentary photographer Zahra Kazemi (1948–2003) Minna Keene (1849–1943), German-Canadian pictorial portrait photographer Violet Keene (1893–1987), English-born Canadian photographer of artists and statesmen Holly King (born 1957), artist creating photographs of constructed landscapes Marianna Knottenbelt (born 1949), Dutch-Canadian photographer, architect and real-estate developer Nadya Kwandibens, First Nations photographer
L Donna Laframboise (fl 1990s), photographer and journalist Gisèle Lamoureux (1942–2018), photographer, botanist and ecologist Rita Leistner (fl 2000s), photojournalist and filmmaker Laura Letinsky (born 1962), contemporary photography, best known for her still lifes Élise L'Heureux (1827–1896), 19th century Quebec City photographer Elaine Ling (1946–2016), photographer Judith Lodge (born 1941), American Canadian painter and photographer
M Margaret Malandruccolo (fl 2000s), photographer and music video director Lesia Maruschak (born 1961), known for her Project Maria Mia Matthes (1920–2010), architecture and landscape photographer Edith Maybin (born 1969), photographer Hannah Maynard (1834–1918), portrait and experimental photographer Jo-Anne McArthur (born 1976), photojournalist and animal rights activist Helen McCall (1899–1956) Susan McEachern (born 1951), American-Canadian photographer, work often includes text Sheila McKinnon, Canadian born photographer and journalist Meryl McMaster (born 1988), photographer whose best known work explores her Indigenous heritage Jean Gainfort Merrill (1913–?), photojournalist Léna Mill-Reuillard (fl 2016), cinematographer and photographer Lorraine Monk (1922–2020), photographer, helped establish the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography, Order of Canada for contributions to photography Geraldine Moodie (1854–1945), pioneering photographer, images include the Innu people around Hudson Bay Julie Moos (born 1966), art photography Alexandra Morrison, photographer Marie-Jeanne Musiol (born 1950), Swiss-Canadian photographer Nadia Myre (born 1974), contemporary visual artist
N Shelley Niro (born 1954), Mohawk multidisciplinary artist Farah Nosh (active since 2002), Iraqi-Canadian photojournalist
P Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri (born 1983), Indian-Canadian-British feminist director and fashion photographer Thelma Pepper (1920–2020) Nancy Petry (1931–2024), known for innovation within the fields of painting, photography, film and performance art Jenny Pike (1922–2004), developed D-Day photos during WWII, later worked as darkroom technician for Canadian police
R Nina Raginsky (born 1941), worked freelance for the National Film Board of Canada, best known for frontal, full-figure portraits= Sylvie Readman (born 1958), photographer exhibited in the National Gallery Gladys Reeves (1890–1974), professional photographer in Edmonton Dominique Rey (born 1976), photographer Charlotte Rosshandler (born 1943), Canadian-American photographer Alix Cléo Roubaud (1952–1983), photographer
S June Sauer (born 1920s), Montreal fashion photographer specializing in fur Faye Schulman (1919–2015), Jewish partisan photographer Sandra Semchuk (born 1948), photographer Erin Shirreff (born 1975), multidisciplinary artist, primarily works with photography, sculpture and video Floria Sigismondi (born 1965), Italian-Canadian film director, screenwriter, music video director, artist and photographer Leah Singer (born 1962), photographer and multimedia artist Clara Sipprell (1885–1975), early 20th century landscape photographer, also known for her portraits of famous actors, artists, writers and scientists Lana Šlezić (fl 2000s), photographer and filmmaker Mary Spencer (1857–1938), photographer, photojournalist and artist Barbara Spohr (1955–1987), photographed Alberta city scenes and people Elaine Stocki (born 1979), educator known for her paintings and photographs
T Althea Thauberger (born 1970), visual artist
V Adriene K. Veninger (born 1958), artist and photographer
W Margaret Watkins (1884–1969), remembered for her contributions to advertising photography Edith Watson (1861–1943), known for her photojournalistic images of everyday life, working people, and women, particularly in Canada Sally Elizabeth Wood (1857–1928), early woman photographer in Quebec's Eastern Townships
Y Jin-me Yoon (born 1960), South Korean-born multidisciplinary artist, who often works with photography, video and elements of performance
See also List of women photographers