The following is a list of the Governors and Governor Generals of Canada, and the previous territories and colonies that now make up the country.
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2 Governors from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas 3 Governors General of the Province of Canada 4 Governors General of Canada since Confederation |
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
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| Samuel de Champlain | 1627-1635 | Louis XIII |
| Charles de Montmagny | 1635-1648 | |
| Louis XIV | ||
| Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge | 1648-1651 | |
| Jean de Lauzon | 1651-1657 | |
| Le vicomte d'Argenson | 1658-1661 | |
| Le baron d'Avaugour | 1661-1663 | |
| Augustin de Mésy | 1663-1665 | |
| Daniel de Courcelle | 1665-1672 | |
| Le comte de Frontenac | 1672-1682 | |
| Joseph-Antoine de LaBarre | 1682-1685 | |
| Le marquis de Denonville | 1685-1689 | |
| Le comte de Frontenac | 1689-1698 | |
| Hector de Callière | 1698-1703 | |
| Philippe de Vaudreuil | 1703-1725 | |
| Louis XV | ||
| Le [[Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois|marquis de Beauharnois]] | 1726-1747 | |
| Le comte de La Galissonnière | 1747-1749 | |
| Le marquis de La Jonquière | 1749-1752 | |
| Le marquis de Duquesne | 1752-1755 | |
| Pierre de Vaudreuil | 1755-1760 |
Governors from the Conquest to the union of the Canadas
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
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| Jeffrey Amherst | 1760-1763 | George III |
| James Murray | 1764-1768 | |
| The Lord Dorchester | 1768-1778 | |
| Frederick Haldimand | 1778-1786 | |
| The Lord Dorchester | 1786-1796 | |
| Robert Prescott | 1796-1807 | |
| Sir James Craig | 1807-1811 | |
| Sir George Prevost | 1812-1815 | |
| Sir John Coape Sherbrooke | 1816-1818 | |
| The Duke of Richmond | 1818-1819 | |
| The Earl of Dalhousie | 1820-1828 | George IV |
| The Lord Aylmer | 1830-1835 | William IV |
| Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford | 1835-1838 | |
| Victoria |
Governors General of the Province of Canada
| Name | Term | Sovereign |
|---|---|---|
| The Earl of Durham | 1838-1840 | Victoria |
| The Lord Sydenham | 1840-1841 | |
| Sir Charles Bagot | 1842-1843 | |
| The Lord Metcalfe of Fernhill | 1843-1845 | |
| The Earl Cathcart | 1846-1847 | |
| The Earl of Elgin | 1847-1854 | |
| Sir Edmund Walker Head | 1854-1861 | |
| The Viscount Monck of Ballytrammon | 1861-1867 |
Governors General of Canada since Confederation
Other lists of viceroys:
Alberta - British Columbia - Manitoba - New Brunswick - Newfoundland and Labrador - Nova Scotia - Ontario - Prince Edward Island - Quebec - Saskatchewan - Northwest Territories
