| Dates of Office | Chief Justice |
|---|
| 10 Oct 1875 - 11 Jan 1879 | The Honourable Sir William Buell Richards, Kt. |
| 11 Jan 1879 - 25 Sep 1892 | The Honourable Sir William Johnston Ritchie, Kt. |
| 13 Dec 1892 - 18 Nov 1902 | The Right Honourable Sir Samuel Henry Strong, P.C., Kt. |
| 21 Nov 1902 - 02 May 1906 | The Right Honourable Sir Henri Elzéar Taschereau, P.C., Kt. |
| 04 Jun 1906 - 21 Oct 1918 | The Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, P.C., G.C.M.G. |
| 23 Oct 1918 - 01 May 1924 | The Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, P.C., K.C.M.G. |
| 16 Sep 1924 - 28 Feb 1933 | The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C. |
| 17 Mar 1933 - 07 Jan 1944 | The Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G. |
| 08 Jan 1944 - 22 Jun 1954 | The Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, P.C. |
| 01 Jul 1954 - 02 Feb 1963 | The Honourable Patrick Kerwin, P.C. |
| 22 Apr 1963 - 01 Sep 1967 | The Right Honourable Robert Taschereau, P.C. |
| 01 Sep 1967 - 22 Mar 1970 | The Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C. |
| 23 Mar 1970 - 23 Dec 1973 | The Right Honourable Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, P.C., C.C. |
| 27 Dec 1973 - 26 Mar 1984 | The Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C. |
| 18 Apr 1984 - 30 Jun 1990 | The Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C. |
| 01 Jul 1990 - 06 Jan 2000 | The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C. |
| 07 Jan 2000 - 15 Dec 2017 | The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. |
| 18 Dec 2017 - | The Right Honourable Richard Wagner, P.C. |
