List of people on the postage stamps of Canada

This is a list of notable people on stamps of Canada since confederation in 1867. For earlier stamps issued by the colonies which came together to form Canada, see List of people on the postage stamps of the Canadian provinces.

Timothy Eaton (1994)
Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1903)
Henrietta Edwards (1981)
Louise Edwards (2002)
Princess Elizabeth of York (1935)
- As Elizabeth II of Canada (1952 – 2022)
Phil Esposito (2002)

Charles-Émile Gadbois (1997)
Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (2003)
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye (text is only "La Vérendrye" on the stamp) (1958)
George V of the United Kingdom (1908)
George VI of Canada (1935)
Chief Dan George (2008)
Marie-Joséphine Gérin-Lajoie (1993)^[12]^[13]
Abraham Gesner (2000)
Humphrey Gilbert (1983)
Frederick Newton Gisborne (1987)
Lorne Greene (2006)
Wilfred Grenfell (1965)
Wayne Gretzky (2000)
Harold Griffith (1991)
Medard Chouart des Groselliers (1987)
Frederick Philip Grove (1979)
Germaine Guèvremont (1976)
Casimir Gzowski (1963)

Thomas C. Haliburton (1996)
Glenn Hall (2002)
William Hall (2010)
Ned Hanlan, oarsman (1980)
Rick Hansen (2012)
Doug Harvey (2000)
Anne Hébert (2003)
Louis Hébert (1985)
Louis Hémon (1975)
Alexander Henderson (1989)
Josiah Henson (1983)
Adelaide Sophia Hoodless (1993)
Frances Anne Hopkins (1988)
Tim Horton (2002)
Gordie Howe (2000)
Joseph Howe (1973)
Henry Hudson (1986)
Bobby Hull (2001)
John Peters Humphrey (1998)

Marie de l'Incarnation (1981)
Charles Inglis (1988)

Paul Kane (1971)
Red Kelly (2002)
Henry Kelsey (1970)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1951, 1972)
Helen Kinnear (1993)
Cornelius Krieghoff, painter (1972)
Jose Kusugak, indigenous leader (2022)

Émile Nelligan (1979)
William Notman (1989)

Idola Saint-Jean (1981)
Louis St. Laurent (1972)
Charles-Michel d'Irumberry de Salaberry (1979)
Jeanne Sauvé (1994)
Félix-Antoine Savard (1996)
Serge Savard (2003)
Terry Sawchuk (2001)
Laura Secord (1992)
Lord Selkirk (1962)
Robert W. Service (1976)
Abraham Doras Shadd (2009)
Norma Shearer (2008)
Eddie Shore (2001)
Joseph R. Smallwood (1998)
Donald Alexander Smith (1970)
Léopold Simoneau (2006)
Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1989)
Emily Stowe (1981)
Marc Aurèle de Foy Suzor-Coté (1969)

Georges Vanier (1967, 1977)
Jon Vickers (2006)
Queen Victoria (1867)
Gilles Villeneuve (1997)

Marie-Marguerite d'Youville (1978)

[1]
Murray, John (1958). The Quarterly Review. University of Virginia. p. 405. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
[2]
Rhindress, Charlie (2019). Stompin' Tom Connors. Formac Publishing Company Limited. p. 289. ISBN 9781459505391. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
[3]
"Opera". Canada Post. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
[4]
Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle (2001). Emma Albani. Dundurn Press. p. 169. ISBN 9781770706385. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
[5]
"'High time' to honour pair chosen for Black History Month stamps, says Winnipeg-based creator". CBC. February 1, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
[6]
"2018 Black History Month stamps celebrate trailblazers Lincoln M. Alexander and Kathleen (Kay) Livingstone". Canada Post. January 26, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
[7]
Canada's Details, July to September 2006, Volume XV, Number 3
[8]
"N.S. activist honoured with stamp". CBC News. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
[9]
Wheeler, Brad (September 20, 2019). "Canada Post unveils Leonard Cohen commemorative stamps". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
[10]
Montgomery, Marc (January 31, 2017). "New Canadian postage stamp for Black History Month 2017". Radio Canada International. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
[11]
"2017 Black History stamp commemorates Mathieu Da Costa". Canada Post. January 31, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
[12]
"Canada Stamp #1456-9 - Prominent Canadian Women (1993) 4 x 43¢ (high quality image)". arpinphilately.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
[13]
"Canada Stamp #1456-9 - Prominent Canadian Women (1993) 4 x 43¢ (issue details)". arpinphilately.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
[14]
"Canada Post issues stamp honouring postal pioneer". Canada Post. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
[15]
"Digest: New Stamps of Canada, 2024, pt. 4". FindYourStampsValue. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
[16]
"Jules-Ernest Livernois, Photographer, 1851-1933 - 38 cents 1989 - Canadian stamp". Canada Post Corporation. 1989-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-08 – via stampsandcanada.com.
[17]
"Digest: New Stamps of Canada, 2024, pt. 4". FindYourStampsValue. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
[18]
"Peterson to be honoured on postage stamp". CBC. February 24, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
[19]
"Oscar Peterson". Canada Post. August 15, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[1] [1]
Murray, John (1958). The Quarterly Review. University of Virginia. p. 405. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[2] [2]
Rhindress, Charlie (2019). Stompin' Tom Connors. Formac Publishing Company Limited. p. 289. ISBN 9781459505391. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[3] [3]
"Opera". Canada Post. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[4] [4]
Labrèche-Larouche, Michelle (2001). Emma Albani. Dundurn Press. p. 169. ISBN 9781770706385. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[CBC_2018_BHM-5] [5]
"'High time' to honour pair chosen for Black History Month stamps, says Winnipeg-based creator". CBC. February 1, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[Canada_Post_2018_BHM-6] [6]
"2018 Black History Month stamps celebrate trailblazers Lincoln M. Alexander and Kathleen (Kay) Livingstone". Canada Post. January 26, 2018. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[autogenerated2006-7] [7]
Canada's Details, July to September 2006, Volume XV, Number 3

[8] [8]
"N.S. activist honoured with stamp". CBC News. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

[9] [9]
Wheeler, Brad (September 20, 2019). "Canada Post unveils Leonard Cohen commemorative stamps". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on October 12, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[10] [10]
Montgomery, Marc (January 31, 2017). "New Canadian postage stamp for Black History Month 2017". Radio Canada International. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[11] [11]
"2017 Black History stamp commemorates Mathieu Da Costa". Canada Post. January 31, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[12] [12]
"Canada Stamp #1456-9 - Prominent Canadian Women (1993) 4 x 43¢ (high quality image)". arpinphilately.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[13] [13]
"Canada Stamp #1456-9 - Prominent Canadian Women (1993) 4 x 43¢ (issue details)". arpinphilately.com. Archived from the original on 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[14] [14]
"Canada Post issues stamp honouring postal pioneer". Canada Post. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2019.

[15] [15]
"Digest: New Stamps of Canada, 2024, pt. 4". FindYourStampsValue. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[16] [16]
"Jules-Ernest Livernois, Photographer, 1851-1933 - 38 cents 1989 - Canadian stamp". Canada Post Corporation. 1989-06-23. Archived from the original on 2022-09-08. Retrieved 2022-09-08 – via stampsandcanada.com.

[17] [17]
"Digest: New Stamps of Canada, 2024, pt. 4". FindYourStampsValue. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[18] [18]
"Peterson to be honoured on postage stamp". CBC. February 24, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

[19] [19]
"Oscar Peterson". Canada Post. August 15, 2005. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

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