People from Canada
99 people remembered here.
Peter Cullen1941 – 2026 · Voice actorThe voice of Optimus Prime, strong enough to be gentle.
292 candles · 13 tributes
Donald Sutherland1935 – 2024 · ActorHe loved what he did and did what he loved. A life well lived.
273 candles · 16 tributes
Leonard Cohen1934 – 2016 · SingerThere is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in.
212 candles · 14 tributes
Catherine O'Hara1954 – 2026 · ActressMoira, Kate, Delia: she made comedy feel like love and chaos at once.
144 candles · 24 tributes
Louis Caron1942 – 2026 · NovelistQuebec novelist and Lance et compte co-creator who made local history feel alive.
100 candles · 9 tributes
Cal Nichols1942 – 2026 · BusinessmanBusinessman who led the Edmonton Investors Group and kept the Oilers in Edmonton when relocation loomed.
98 candles · 5 tributes
Brent Peterson1958 – 2026 · Ice hockey forwardNHL checker, Memorial Cup coach, Predators original, and Parkinson's advocate who raised millions for care.
98 candles · 6 tributes
Jacques Doucet1940 – 2026 · French-language baseball play-by-play sportscasterVoice of the Expos. Over 5,500 games in French. Canada's Vin Scully.
92 candles · 7 tributes
Annette Saint-Pierre1925 – 2026 · EducatorEducator and publisher who made Franco-Manitoban literature visible and saved Gabrielle Roy's house.
91 candles · 7 tributes
André Pronovost1936 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey left wingFour Cups with Montreal. Forever a proud Shawiniganais.
78 candles · 3 tributes
George Chuvalo1937 – 2026 · Professional boxerCanadian heavyweight who never hit the canvas, and kept fighting after the bell.
75 candles · 9 tributes- GGeorgina Lightning1963 – 2026 · First Nations (Samson Cree / Maskwacis Plains Cree) film director
Samson Cree filmmaker who made media that matters and opened the feature door for Indigenous women directors.
75 candles · 5 tributes 
Otto Jelinek1940 – 2026 · Pair figure skater (OlympianWorld pairs champion who fled Prague, then returned as gold medallist, minister, and ambassador.
65 candles · 5 tributes
Archibald "Archie" MacKinnon1937 – 2026 · Olympic rowerBow of the Cinderella Four. Canada's first Olympic rowing gold.
64 candles · 7 tributes
Eva Olsson1924 – 2026 · Holocaust survivorI need to speak for them because their voices were silenced by hate.
53 candles · 4 tributes
Barry Melrose1956 – 2026 · Ice hockey defensemanMulleted Kings Cup Final coach and ESPN's unmistakable hockey voice for nearly three decades.
48 candles · 6 tributes
Ron Hurst1931 – 2026 · Ice hockey player (right wing)Oldest living Maple Leaf; a try guy whose stories outlasted his 64 NHL games.
41 candles · 4 tributes
Ken Laufman1932 – 2026 · Ice hockey centreOlympic hockey centre who won bronze in 1956 and silver in 1960 for Canada.
41 candles · 4 tributes
David Clayton-Thomas1941 – 2026 · SingerVoice of Spinning Wheel and Blood, Sweat & Tears; Toronto blues kid who took jazz-rock to Woodstock and the Grammys.
40 candles · 8 tributes
Andy Donato1937 – 2026 · Editorial cartoonistToronto Sun franchise cartoonist who hid a bird in every frame.
35 candles · 7 tributes
Lloyd Robertson1934 – 2026 · Television and radio news anchorCanada's trusted anchor: that's the kind of day it's been.
32 candles · 6 tributes
Erik Brown† 2026 · Technical and cave diverCanadian cave diver who helped free the Wild Boars team at Tham Luang.
16 candles · 1 tributes
John Cordts1935 – 2026 · Racing driver (Can-AmA quiet man from North Bay who could drive anything fast, from an MGA on Lake Nipissing ice to Can-Am McLarens.
11 candles · 1 tributes
David Marsden1941 – 2026 · Radio broadcasterThe voice of CFNY and the Spirit of Radio, who opened Canadian airwaves to alternative music.
11 candles · 1 tributes
Myles O'Connor1967 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey defencemanMichigan captain, NHL defenceman with the Devils and Mighty Ducks, and proud hockey dad.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Bernie Orenstein1931 – 2026 · Television writerHe wrote the laughs for That Girl, Sanford and Son and What's Happening!!, and never hurt anybody.
10 candles · 1 tributes
Barrie Sketchley† 2026 · School principal and educatorThe longest serving TDSB principal, remembered for kindness and the arts school he built.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Eddie Osbourne1983 – 2026 · Professional wrestlerCanadian wrestler, trainer and promoter who built the independent scene he loved.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Serge Losique1931 – 2026 · Film professorFounder of Montreal's World Film Festival and a stubborn apostle of world cinema.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Oliver Jones1934 – 2026 · Jazz pianistLittle Burgundy's jazz ambassador whose swing and generosity put Montreal on the map.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Glenn Hall1931 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey goaltender (NHL)Mr. Goalie. Hall of Fame goaltender who started 502 straight NHL games without a mask and pioneered the butterfly style.
9 candles · 1 tributes
Salah Bachir1955 – 2026 · Media executiveCineplex Media executive, art collector and tireless Toronto philanthropist.
8 candles · 1 tributes
André Lacroix1945 – 2026 · Ice hockey centreThe Magician who made the puck disappear, and the WHA's all-time leading scorer.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Norm Kimball1930 – 2026 · Canadian football executiveArchitect of Edmonton's five Grey Cups in a row.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Bhishma Rajyaguru† 2026 · International studentA beacon of light: student, son, and percussionist remembered with love.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Gilles Girard1942 – 2026 · Singer (Les Classels)The voice of Les Classels, who kept the songs of Quebec's yé-yé years alive for sixty years.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Wayne Steeves1944 – 2026 · PoliticianAlbert County's MLA for fifteen years, and a lifelong servant of his neighbours.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Ren-Ke Li (Li Renke)† 2026 · Cardiovascular scientistCardiac regenerative scientist who linked stem cells, biomaterials and ageing biology.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Stephen A. Jarislowsky1925 – 2026 · Investor and philanthropistMontreal investor who made corporate ethics and education his life's work.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Ken Krawetz1951 – 2026 · PoliticianSaskatchewan Party founder, deputy premier, and finance minister who put community and common sense first.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Janice Laking1929 – 2026 · TeacherBarrie teacher and long-serving mayor who steered the city through its growth years.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Bruce Swayze1939 – 2026 · Professional wrestler and managerBeautiful Bruce and Black Baron, a Hamilton wrestler who heated up territorial rings.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Laureano Leone1928 – 2026 · politicianAbruzzo-born pharmacist and Order of Canada member who served Downsview and Canada-Italy ties.
7 candles · 1 tributes
Leo Barry1943 – 2026 · LawyerMinister, opposition leader and judge who served Newfoundland and Labrador for decades.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Larry Henderson1917 – 2026 · Newspaper editorMarine, deputy and family man who served Hamilton County for more than three decades.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Joe LeClair† 2026 · Roman Catholic priestCharismatic Ottawa priest whose gifts and failings were both lived in public.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Sass Jordan1962 – 2026 · SingerMontreal rocker whose rasp powered Racine, Idol, and a late blues run.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Bobby Gould1957 – 2026 · Professional ice hockey player and coachPetrolia's own. Capitals alternate captain, penalty killer and the man who once got the better of Mario Lemieux.
6 candles · 1 tributes