Famous Dead People from Canada
Over 4,000 obituaries for famous people from Canada who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Katherine Barber
British-born Canadian lexicographer
Died on Tuesday May 4th 2021
Donald Cameron
Canadian politician
Died on Monday May 3rd 2021
Ron Giffin
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday May 2nd 2021
Claude Jasmin
Canadian journalist
Died on Friday April 30th 2021
Byron Seaman
Canadian businessman
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Thomas R. Berger
Canadian politician and jurist
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Minou Petrowski
Russian-French-Canadian film critic and animator
Died on Thursday April 29th 2021
Krešimir Krnjević
Yugoslavian-born Canadian-British neurophysiologist
Died on Tuesday April 27th 2021
Stanley A. Milner
Canadian businessman and former politician
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Lily Oddie
Canadian politician
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Kent Angus
Canadian businessman and uniform supplier to the International Ice Hockey Federation
Died on Monday April 26th 2021
Sharon Pollock
Canadian playwright
Died on Sunday April 25th 2021
Bob Hodges
Canadian Olympian
Died on Saturday April 24th 2021
Bob Lanois
Canadian record producer and recording engineer
Died on Tuesday April 20th 2021
Douglas Bell
Canadian politician
Died on Tuesday April 20th 2021
Bob Maskell
Canadian politician
Died on Tuesday April 20th 2021
Normand Cherry
Canadian politician
Died on Saturday April 17th 2021
Johnny Peirson
Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins) and broadcaster
Died on Saturday April 17th 2021
Roger Soloman
Canadian politician
Died on Friday April 16th 2021
Clotilda Douglas-Yakimchuk
Canadian nurse
Died on Friday April 16th 2021
Alix Renaud
Haitian-born Canadian writer
Died on Thursday April 15th 2021
Michel Louvain
Canadian singer
Died on Thursday April 15th 2021
Galen Weston
Canadian businessman
Died on Tuesday April 13th 2021
Michel Noël
Canadian writer
Died on Tuesday April 13th 2021
Henri Lemay
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday April 11th 2021
Ross Young
Canadian politician
Died on Saturday April 10th 2021
Michel Girouard
Canadian journalist
Died on Saturday April 10th 2021
Kittie Bruneau
Canadian painter and printmaker
Died on Friday April 9th 2021
Paul Humphrey
Canadian musician (Blue Peter)
Died on Thursday April 8th 2021
Louis Siminovitch
Canadian molecular biologist
Died on Wednesday April 7th 2021
Tom Gibney
Canadian television journalist (CFTO-DT)
Died on Tuesday April 6th 2021
Stan Stephens
Canadian-born American politician
Died on Monday April 5th 2021
Robert Mundell
Canadian economist
Died on Monday April 5th 2021
Catherine Macleod
Scottish-born Canadian writer
Died on Saturday April 3rd 2021
Marisa Ferretti Barth
Italian-born Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday March 31st 2021
Guy Lelièvre
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday March 31st 2021
Michelle Ross
Canadian drag entertainer
Died on Tuesday March 30th 2021
Keith MacDonald
Canadian politician
Died on Tuesday March 30th 2021
Bobby Schmautz
Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins
Died on Tuesday March 30th 2021
John Ridpath
Canadian intellectual historian
Died on Monday March 29th 2021
Paul Devlin
Canadian curler
Died on Monday March 29th 2021
Jerry Lazare
Canadian painter
Died on Monday March 29th 2021
Neil Windsor
Canadian politician
Died on Monday March 29th 2021
Todd Kabel
Canadian horse jockey
Died on Sunday March 28th 2021
Carole Lavallée
Canadian politician
Died on Friday March 26th 2021
Swede Knox
Canadian ice hockey referee
Died on Friday March 26th 2021
Bob Plager
Canadian hockey player
Died on Wednesday March 24th 2021
Bob McKnight
Canadian Olympian
Died on Tuesday March 23rd 2021
Budge Wilson
Canadian writer (Before Green Gables
Died on Tuesday March 23rd 2021
Ludwig Heimrath, Sr
Canadian racing driver
Died on Saturday March 20th 2021
Ludwig Heimrath
Canadian racing driver
Died on Saturday March 20th 2021
Bruce Mallen
Canadian film producer (The High Country
Died on Thursday March 18th 2021
Ian Waddell
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday March 17th 2021
Ray Cullen
Canadian ice hockey player (Minnesota North Stars
Died on Tuesday March 16th 2021
Bob McPhee
Canadian arts administrator
Died on Monday March 15th 2021
David Searle
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday March 14th 2021
Donald Kinney
Canadian politician
Died on Saturday March 13th 2021
Rheal Cormier
Canadian baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals
Died on Monday March 8th 2021
Chris Schultz
Canadian football player (Toronto Argonauts
Died on Friday March 5th 2021
Walter Gretzky
Canadian ice hockey personality
Died on Friday March 5th 2021
Jim Hodder
Canadian politician
Died on Wednesday March 3rd 2021
Jahmil French
Canadian actor (Degrassi)
Died on Tuesday March 2nd 2021
Ronald Gillespie
Canadian chemistry professor. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) model (Gillespie-Nyholm Theory)
Died on Tuesday March 2nd 2021
Ronald James Gillespie
Canadian chemistry professor. Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion (VSEPR) model (Gillespie-Nyholm Theory)
Died on Tuesday March 2nd 2021
Geoffrey Ursell
Canadian writer
Died on Monday March 1st 2021
Maurice Tanguay
Canadian businessman and sporting director
Died on Monday March 1st 2021
Janice Sarich
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday February 28th 2021
Gord Miller
Canadian MPP
Died on Saturday February 27th 2021
Irving Grundman
Canadian ice hockey general manager (Montreal Canadiens)
Died on Friday February 26th 2021
Yves Martin
Canadian sociologist
Died on Thursday February 25th 2021
Gary Inness
Canadian ice hockey player (Washington Capitals
Died on Wednesday February 24th 2021
Jack Whyte
Scottish-Canadian novelist (The Skystone
Died on Wednesday February 24th 2021
Don Dietrich
Canadian ice hockey player (Chicago Blackhawks
Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Sealy Hill
Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse
Died on Tuesday February 23rd 2021
Thomas E. H. Lee
Canadian recreation executive
Died on Monday February 22nd 2021
Jocelyn Hardy
Canadian ice hockey player
Died on Saturday February 20th 2021
James Eayrs
Canadian historian
Died on Saturday February 20th 2021
Jack Vivian
Canadian ice hockey coach (Bowling Green State
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Clayton Pachal
Canadian ice hockey player (Boston Bruins
Died on Thursday February 18th 2021
Wayne Giardino
Canadian football player (Ottawa Rough Riders)
Died on Wednesday February 17th 2021
Andreas Apostolopoulos
Greek-Canadian billionaire and real estate mogul
Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Eva Maria Pracht
German-Canadian horse rider (1984 Summer Olympics competitor and 1988 Summer Olympics bronze medalist)
Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Raymond Lévesque
Canadian singer-songwriter
Died on Tuesday February 16th 2021
Marcia Diamond
Canadian actress (Deranged
Died on Monday February 15th 2021
John Mullally
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday February 14th 2021
John Mullaly
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday February 14th 2021
Thomas E.H. Lee
Canadian recreation executive
Died on Sunday February 14th 2021
Rachna Gilmore
Canadian children's writer
Died on Saturday February 13th 2021
Umberto Bruni
Canadian artist and painter
Died on Thursday February 11th 2021
Roland Berthiaume
Canadian caricaturist
Died on Thursday February 11th 2021
Mark Jensen
Canadian Olympic luger (1980)
Died on Tuesday February 9th 2021
Henry Tarvainen
Canadian television producer and actor (Winter Kept Us Warm)
Died on Monday February 8th 2021
Jackie Vautour
Canadian fisherman and activist
Died on Monday February 8th 2021
Ralph Backstrom
Canadian ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens
Died on Monday February 8th 2021
Barry Pashak
Canadian politician
Died on Sunday February 7th 2021
Jules Bélanger
Canadian professor
Died on Saturday February 6th 2021