List of chancellors of the University of Toronto

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.

Chancellors

Order NameYears in office1 Sir Peregrine Maitland 1827–18282 Sir John Colborne 1828–18353 Sir Francis Bond Head 1836–18384 Sir George Arthur 1838–18415 Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham 18416 Sir Charles Bagot 1842–18437 Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe 1843–18458 Charles Cathcart, 2nd Earl Cathcart 1846–18479 James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin 1847–184910 Peter Boyle de Blaquière 1850–185211 William Hume Blake 1853–185612 Robert Easton Burns 1856–186313 George Skeffington Connor 186314 Joseph Curran Morrison 1863–187615 The Hon. Edward Blake 1876–190016 Sir William Ralph Meredith 1900–192317 Sir Edmund Walker 1923–192418 The Right Hon. Sir William Mulock 1924–194419 The Rev. Henry John Cody 1944–194720 The Right Hon. Vincent Massey 1947–195321 Samuel Beatty 1953–195922 François Charles Archile Jeanneret 1959–196523 Omond Solandt 1965–197124 The Hon. Pauline Mills McGibbon 1971–197425 Eva Waddell Mader Macdonald 1974–197726 The Very Rev. Arthur B. B. Moore 1977–198027 George Ignatieff 1980–198628 The Hon. John Black Aird 1986–199129 Rose Wolfe 1991–199730 The Hon. Hal Jackman 1997–200331 The Hon. Vivienne Poy 2003–200632 The Hon. David Peterson 2006–201233 The Hon. Michael Wilson 2012–201834 Rose Patten 2018–202435 Wes Hall 2024–present

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