| Dates of Office | Chief Justice |
|---|
| October 10, 1875 - January 11, 1879 | The Honourable Sir William Buell Richards, Kt. |
| January 11, 1879 - September 25, 1892 | The Honourable Sir William Johnston Ritchie, Kt. |
| December 13, 1892 - November 18, 1902 | The Right Honourable Sir Samuel Henry Strong, P.C., Kt. |
| November 21, 1902 - May 2, 1906 | The Right Honourable Sir Henri Elzéar Taschereau, P.C., Kt. |
| June 4, 1906 - October 21, 1918 | The Right Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick, P.C., G.C.M.G. |
| October 23, 1918 - May 1, 1924 | The Right Honourable Sir Louis Henry Davies, P.C., K.C.M.G. |
| September 16, 1924 - February 28, 1933 | The Right Honourable Francis Alexander Anglin, P.C. |
| March 17, 1933 - January 7, 1944 | The Right Honourable Sir Lyman Poore Duff, P.C., G.C.M.G. |
| January 8, 1944 - June 22, 1954 | The Right Honourable Thibaudeau Rinfret, P.C. |
| July 1, 1954 - February 2, 1963 | The Honourable Patrick Kerwin, P.C. |
| April 22, 1963 - September 1, 1967 | The Right Honourable Robert Taschereau, P.C. |
| September 1, 1967 - March 22, 1970 | The Right Honourable John Robert Cartwright, P.C., C.C., M.C. |
| March 23, 1970 - December 23, 1973 | The Right Honourable Joseph Honoré Gérald Fauteux, P.C., C.C. |
| December 27, 1973 - March 26, 1984 | The Right Honourable Bora Laskin, P.C. |
| April 18, 1984 - June 30, 1990 | The Right Honourable Robert George Brian Dickson, P.C. |
| July 1, 1990 - January 6, 2000 | The Right Honourable Antonio Lamer, P.C. |
| January 7, 2000 - | The Right Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C. |
