The following is a list of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada, from 1875 to the present. Prior to 1875, cases that would now be referred to the Supreme Court were heard by the British House of Lords.
- Sir William Buell Richards - 1875-1879
- Sir William Johnston Ritchie - 1879-1892
- Sir Samuel Henry Strong - 1892-1902
- Sir Henri Elzéar Taschereau - 1902-1906
- Sir Charles Fitzpatrick - 1906-1918
- Sir Louis Henry Davies - 1918-1924
- Francis Alexander Anglin - 1924-1933
- Sir Lyman Poore Duff - 1933-1944
- Thibaudeau Rinfret - 1944-1954
- Patrick Kerwin - 1954-1963
- Robert Taschereau - 1963-1967
- J.R. Cartwright - 1967-1970
- Gérald Fauteux - 1970-1973
- Bora Laskin - 1973-1984
- Brian Dickson - 1984-1990
- Antonio Lamer - 1990-2000
- Beverley McLachlin - 2000-present