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This is a list of Canadian supercentenarians. Whereas the nation's large area has never been matched by its population count, it has managed to produce a significant amount of supercentenarians. One important factor is the Canadian record-keeping system, which is regarded as one of the best in the world. As a result, claimants can easily have their ages proven or disproven. A large amount of supercentenarians that died in Canada are immigrants from the United Kingdom.

So far, the oldest validated person from Canada ever was Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880–1998) who died at the age of 117 years, 230 days, and the oldest known Canadian man ever was Arthur Nash (1885–1996) who died at the age of 111 years, 302 days.

Canadian supercentenarians

      Deceased (Validated)       Living (Validated)       Pending       Unvalidated

Province / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Marie-Louise Meilleur F 29 Aug 1880 16 Apr 1998 117 years, 230 days Quebec Ontario
2 Mary Ann Rhodes F 12 Aug 1882 3 Mar 1998 115 years, 203 days Ontario Ontario
3 Julie Winnefred Bertrand F 16 Sept 1891 18 Jan 2007 115 years, 124 days Quebec Quebec
4 Cecile Klein F 15 June 1907 13 Jan 2022 114 years, 212 days Quebec Quebec
5 Phyllis Ridgway F 10 Mar 1907 4 June 2021 114 years, 86 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
6 Ellen Gibb F 26 Apr 1905 5 June 2019 114 years, 40 days Manitoba Ontario
7 Merle Barwis F 23 Dec 1900 22 Nov 2014 113 years, 334 days United StatesUSA British Columbia
8 Anne Samson F 27 Feb 1891 29 Nov 2004 113 years, 276 days Nova Scotia New Brunswick
9 Shige Mineshiba F 18 May 1909 6 Jan 2023 113 years, 233 days JapanJPN British Columbia
10 Mabel Mah F 4 July 1910 30 Jan 2024 113 years, 210 days British Columbia British Columbia
11 Lillian Ross F 24 Aug 1879 20 Mar 1993 113 years, 208 days Ontario Ontario
12 Reita Fennell F 20 Nov 1907 17 Apr 2021 113 years, 148 days Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
13 Zelda McCague F 28 Mar 1888 6 Aug 2001 113 years, 131 days Ontario Ontario
14 Margaret Fitzgerald F 16 Sept 1896 20 Oct 2009 113 years, 34 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
15 Cora Hansen F 25 Mar 1899 18 Apr 2012 113 years, 24 days United StatesUSA Alberta
16 Alice Sjoquist F 25 Oct 1878 7 Nov 1991 113 years, 13 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
17 Fanny Martland F 19 Nov 1888 1 Dec 2001 113 years, 12 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
18 Sarah Patenaude-Bruyere F 20 Feb 1907 17 Feb 2020 112 years, 362 days Ontario Quebec
19 Sum Ying Fung F 27 Jan 1899 6 Dec 2011 112 years, 313 days ChinaCHN British Columbia
20 Flora Thibodeau F 20 Mar 1901 22 Jan 2014 112 years, 308 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
21 Pearl Lutzko F 15 Feb 1899 2 Nov 2011 112 years, 260 days UkraineUKR Saskatchewan
22 Adea Pellerin-Cormier F 11 Sept 1901 24 May 2014 112 years, 255 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
23 Henrietta Irwin F 27 May 1906 15 Jan 2019 112 years, 233 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
24 Alexina St-Pierre Loyer F 21 Nov 1907 22 May 2020 112 years, 183 days Quebec Quebec
25 Helen Doan F 18 Sept 1911 Living 112 years, 182 days Ontario Ontario
26 Yvonne Delorme-Martel F 22 Oct 1909 7 Apr 2022 112 years, 167 days Quebec Quebec
27 Wai Lim Kwong F 15 July 1908 27 Dec 2020 112 years, 166 days ChinaCHN Ontario
28 Annie Burtt F 5 July 1880 11 Dec 1992 112 years, 159 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
29 Mary Roberts F 5 Oct 1906 11 Mar 2019 112 years, 157 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
30 Marie-Laure Nadon F 12 Apr 1889 18 Aug 2001 112 years, 128 days Quebec Quebec
31 Gertruda Gorecka F 12 Nov 1911 Living 112 years, 127 days PolandPOL Ontario
32 Mary MacIsaac F 27 Dec 1893 10 Mar 2006 112 years, 73 days New Brunswick Saskatchewan
33 Tilly Oslender F 24 Mar 1907 1 June 2019 112 years, 69 days UkraineUKR Ontario
34 Julia Houde F 18 Sept 1894 18 Nov 2006 112 years, 61 days Quebec Quebec
35 Mamie Smith F 1 Mar 1889 25 Apr 2001 112 years, 55 days Ontario Ontario
36 Orma Slack F 19 Feb 1903 13 Apr 2015 112 years, 53 days Ontario Ontario
37 Mary Ellen Swan F 24 June 1892 10 Aug 2004 112 years, 47 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
38 Margherita Buttiri F 8 May 1908 23 June 2020 112 years, 46 days CroatiaCRO Alberta
39 Hazel Skuce F 7 Feb 1912 Living 112 years, 40 days Manitoba Manitoba
40 Maria Mallozzi F 25 Sept 1887 26 Oct 1999 112 years, 31 days Italy ITA Ontario
41 Emma Galode F 22 Aug 1882 9 Sept 1994 112 years, 18 days Newfoundland Ontario
42 Simonne Leduc F 31 Oct 1911 26 Oct 2023 111 years, 360 days Quebec Quebec
43 Margaret Romans F 16 Mar 1912 Living 112 years, 3 days LatviaLAT Quebec
44 Elizabeth Buhler F 8 Feb 1899 23 Jan 2011 111 years, 349 days UkraineUKR Manitoba
45 Marie-Blanche Portelance F 21 Mar 1909 5 Mar 2021 111 years, 349 days Quebec Quebec
46 Colombe Benoit-Leclerc F 5 Feb 1903 14 Jan 2015 111 years, 343 days Quebec Quebec
47 Agnes Munce F 17 Jan 1877 17 Dec 1988 111 years, 335 days Ontario Ontario
48 Yvonne Lamoureux F 5 Dec 1900 2 Nov 2012 111 years, 334 days Quebec Quebec
49 Arthur Nash M 7 Jan 1885 4 Nov 1996 111 years, 302 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
50 Marguerite Wabano F 28 Jan 1904 13 Nov 2015 111 years, 289 days Ontario Ontario
51 Delima Plouffe F 9 June 1881 22 Mar 1993 111 years, 286 days Ontario Ontario
52 Isabel Dryden F 16 Oct 1888 20 July 2000 111 years, 278 days Ontario British Columbia
53 Foon Hay Lum F 30 July 1908 24 Apr 2020 111 years, 269 days ChinaCHN Ontario
54 Florence Webber F 22 July 1908 13 Apr 2020 111 years, 266 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
55 Reuben Sinclair M 5 Dec 1911 27 Aug 2023 111 years, 265 days Saskatchewan British Columbia
56 Dora Skeen F 29 Dec 1910 19 Sept 2022 111 years, 264 days JamaicaJAM Ontario
57 Merle O'Hara F 20 Feb 1912 4 Nov 2023 111 years, 257 days JamaicaJAM British Columbia
58 Minnie Mudie F 18 Nov 1885 27 July 1997 111 years, 251 days Saskatchewan British Columbia
59 Jemima Westcott F 10 Jan 1911 24 Aug 2022 111 years, 226 days Manitoba Manitoba
60 Marie-Louise Meunier F 15 Mar 1887 24 Oct 1998 111 years, 223 days Quebec Quebec
61 Eva Carrier-Delisle F 29 Apr 1908 22 Nov 2019 111 years, 207 days Quebec Quebec
62 Herman Smith-Johannsen M 15 June 1875 5 Jan 1987 111 years, 204 days NorwayNOR Quebec[notes 1]
63 Emilienne Marcil-Pigeon F 29 Mar 1911 19 Oct 2022 111 years, 204 days Quebec Quebec
64 Gloriam Bellerive-Hebert F 28 June 1901 14 Jan 2013 111 years, 200 days Quebec Quebec
65 Evangeline Saulnier F 11 Sept 1890 19 Mar 2002 111 years, 189 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
66 Ethel Lyman F 8 June 1880 9 Dec 1991 111 years, 184 days Ontario Quebec
67 Marie Bibeault F 31 Jan 1882 29 July 1993 111 years, 179 days Quebec Quebec
68 Ja Hyung Lee M 27 Aug 1910 12 Feb 2022 111 years, 169 days South KoreaKOR British Columbia
69 Janet Luscombe F 12 Aug 1910 25 Jan 2022 111 years, 166 days Newfoundland Ontario
70 Edith Morey F 28 July 1900 8 Jan 2012 111 years, 164 days Ontario Ontario
71 Jennie Sutherland F 4 Oct 1906 15 Mar 2018 111 years, 162 days United StatesUSA Alberta
72 Rose Lavender F 29 Aug 1886 1 Feb 1998 111 years, 156 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
73 George Ives M 17 Nov 1881 12 Apr 1993 111 years, 146 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
74 Katherine Wowchuk F 18 Aug 1901 8 Jan 2013 111 years, 143 days UkraineUKR Manitoba
75 Lilian Cornell F 21 Aug 1904 11 Jan 2016 111 years, 143 days United Kingdom UK Saskatchewan
76 Isabella Hayes F 17 June 1900 5 Nov 2011 111 years, 141 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
77 Sarah Harper F 24 Aug 1906 16 Dec 2017 111 years, 114 days Manitoba Manitoba
78 Eloise Chandler F 21 Jan 1910 12 May 2021 111 years, 111 days GuyanaGUY Ontario
79 Marguerite Robertson F 13 May 1907 31 Aug 2018 111 years, 110 days Nova Scotia British Columbia
80 Bessie Roffey F 2 Mar 1897 17 June 2008 111 years, 107 days United Kingdom UK Alberta
81 Emily McCool F 13 Dec 1909 11 Mar 2021 111 years, 88 days Ontario Ontario
82 Maria Barszczewicz F 8 Jan 1909 4 Apr 2020 111 years, 87 days BelgiumBEL Ontario
83 Gisele Chalifour F 20 June 1907 13 Sept 2018 111 years, 85 days Quebec Quebec
84 Anna Nielsen F 2 Apr 1904 19 June 2015 111 years, 78 days DenmarkDEN British Columbia
85 Linda Yale F 28 Dec 1912 11 Mar 2024 111 years, 74 days Quebec British Columbia
86 Louise-Anna Turcotte F 5 Sept 1905 12 Nov 2016 111 years, 68 days Quebec Quebec
87 Rachel Bateman F 16 Jan 1865 18 Mar 1976 111 years, 62 days Ontario Manitoba
88 Margaret Ives F 28 Jan 1889 27 Mar 2000 111 years, 59 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
89 Jennie Fitzgerald F 5 Dec 1895 22 Jan 2007 111 years, 48 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
90 Nellie Thompson F 21 Oct 1878 27 Nov 1989 111 years, 37 days Ontario Ontario
91 Luella Sanford F 18 May 1889 15 June 2000 111 years, 28 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
92 Lorna Best F 4 July 1903 1 Aug 2014 111 years, 28 days Manitoba British Columbia
93 Emma Bingham F 1 Nov 1874 25 Nov 1985 111 years, 24 days Ontario Ontario
94 Gertrude Marshall F 16 Oct 1902 25 Oct 2013 111 years, 9 days Nova Scotia British Columbia
95 Eleanor McNeill F 7 Mar 1887 11 Mar 1998 111 years, 4 days United Kingdom UK Nova Scotia
96 Olinda Mascarin F 4 Dec 1909 30 Nov 2020 110 years, 362 days Italy ITA Ontario
97 Emilie Lavoie F 10 Apr 1898 2 Apr 2009 110 years, 357 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
98 Anieta Gregory F 24 Dec 1910 11 Dec 2021 110 years, 352 days JamaicaJAM Ontario
99 Judith Pinard F 3 July 1898 13 June 2009 110 years, 345 days Quebec Quebec
100 Elisabeth Kimoff F 20 Nov 1904 15 Oct 2015 110 years, 329 days MacedoniaMKD Ontario
101 Dorothy Gardner F 29 Jan 1911 21 Dec 2021 110 years, 326 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
102 Hazel Urie F 17 Sept 1903 1 Aug 2014 110 years, 318 days Ontario Ontario
103 Isabelle Descoteaux F 18 Nov 1906 15 Sept 2017 110 years, 301 days Quebec Quebec
104 Zoltan Sarosy M 23 Aug 1906 19 June 2017 110 years, 300 days HungaryHUN Ontario
105 Simone Palardy Bessette F 13 Feb 1913 9 Dec 2023 110 years, 299 days Quebec Quebec
106 Eunice Watchorn F 25 Dec 1895 15 Oct 2006 110 years, 294 days Newfoundland Ontario
107 Beatrice Jensen F 3 Nov 1912 8 Aug 2023 110 years, 278 days Newfoundland Nova Scotia
108 Eli Lindsay M 28 Feb 1858 24 Nov 1968 110 years, 270 days United Kingdom UK Saskatchewan
109 Madeleine Stanley F 8 Feb 1913 5 Nov 2023 110 years, 270 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
110 Margaret Cruickshank F 19 Jan 1909 14 Oct 2019 110 years, 268 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
111 Alice Woolley F 1 July 1883 22 Mar 1994 110 years, 265 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
112 Pasqualina Franco F 2 Dec 1898 16 Aug 2009 110 years, 257 days Italy ITA Ontario
113 Clara Robertson F 23 Mar 1876 3 Dec 1986 110 years, 255 days Ontario British Columbia
114 Ethel Pease F 9 May 1888 19 Jan 1999 110 years, 255 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
115 Olga Nyman F 6 Apr 1886 15 Dec 1996 110 years, 253 days SwedenSWE Alberta
116 Germaine Proulx F 27 Feb 1906 23 Oct 2016 110 years, 239 days Quebec Quebec
117 Mary Moles F 15 July 1907 7 Mar 2018 110 years, 235 days Ontario Ontario
118 Josephine Pascottini F 18 Jan 1910 8 Sept 2020 110 years, 234 days Ontario Ontario
119 Arnold Hawkins M 30 Jan 1911 18 Sept 2021 110 years, 231 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
120 Elsie Evans F 11 July 1909 7 Feb 2020 110 years, 211 days United Kingdom UK Nova Scotia
121 Mary Anne Scoles F 25 Dec 1896 23 July 2007 110 years, 210 days Manitoba Manitoba
122 Emma Kennedy F 8 Apr 1901 4 Nov 2011 110 years, 210 days Nova Scotia Ontario
123 Bessie Riehl F 30 Aug 1911 26 Mar 2022 110 years, 208 days Manitoba Manitoba
124 Jennie Gray F 20 Mar 1862 9 Oct 1972 110 years, 203 days Ontario Manitoba
125 Patricia Mulroney F 13 Nov 1908 3 June 2019 110 years, 202 days Ontario Ontario
126 Blanche Marinier F 20 Mar 1892 30 Sept 2002 110 years, 194 days Quebec Quebec
127 Alice Bicknell F 12 May 1907 21 Nov 2017 110 years, 193 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
128 Elizabeth Middler F 12 Oct 1889 19 Apr 2000 110 years, 190 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
129 Euretta Thornton F 6 Jan 1889 4 July 1999 110 years, 179 days Ontario Ontario
130 Mary Ann Essery F 14 July 1875 4 Jan 1986 110 years, 174 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
131 Marie-Rose Theriault F 8 Sept 1889 29 Feb 2000 110 years, 174 days New Brunswick Quebec
132 Florence Middleman F 13 Aug 1906 3 Feb 2017 110 years, 174 days Alberta Alberta
133 Flore Beland F 6 Sept 1872 18 Feb 1983 110 years, 165 days Quebec Quebec
134 Stella Marziali F 26 Sept 1904 10 Mar 2015 110 years, 165 days Italy ITA Ontario
135 Marciana Layda Lasconia F 14 Sept 1913 26 Feb 2024 110 years, 165 days Ontario Ontario
136 Alina Morton F 10 Nov 1878 20 Apr 1989 110 years, 161 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
137 Daisy Jones F 10 Mar 1881 18 Aug 1991 110 years, 161 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
138 Flora Wallin F 1 Oct 1913 Living 110 years, 169 days British Columbia British Columbia
139 Barbara Gaukler F 13 June 1910 19 Nov 2020 110 years, 159 days United StatesUSA Alberta
140 Marguerite Nerny F 28 July 1905 17 Dec 2015 110 years, 142 days SwitzerlandSUI Quebec
141 Marie-Anne Lacombe-Doucet F 11 Mar 1912 30 July 2022 110 years, 141 days Quebec Quebec
142 Ellen Green F 19 July 1878 4 Dec 1988 110 years, 138 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
143 Dorothy Hodgson F 23 July 1897 7 Dec 2007 110 years, 137 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
144 Mary D'All Parsons F 8 Nov 1895 15 Mar 2006 110 years, 127 days United Kingdom UK Quebec
145 Anne Keam F 10 Dec 1907 16 Apr 2018 110 years, 127 days Ontario Ontario
146 Mary Morrissey F 4 Dec 1904 8 Apr 2015 110 years, 125 days Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island
147 Leato Wetherald F 23 Sept 1911 23 Jan 2022 110 years, 122 days Ontario British Columbia
148 Robert Wiener M 27 Oct 1908 17 Feb 2019 110 years, 113 days Quebec Quebec
149 Ethel Miller F 8 Oct 1890 23 Jan 2001 110 years, 107 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
150 Beatrice Mann F 24 Mar 1892 2 July 2002 110 years, 100 days United Kingdom UK Alberta
151 Nellie Harris F 14 Sept 1906 19 Dec 2016 110 years, 96 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
152 Sarah Jane Smith F 13 Dec 1912 19 Mar 2023 110 years, 96 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
153 Beatrice Naud F 6 Apr 1905 10 July 2015 110 years, 95 days Quebec Quebec
154 Maria Lacasse F 6 Dec 1913 Living 110 years, 103 days Quebec Quebec
155 Margaret Cousins F 27 Feb 1899 31 May 2009 110 years, 93 days Ontario Ontario
156 Florilda Desrochers F 6 Apr 1905 8 July 2015 110 years, 93 days Quebec Quebec
157 Alice Irvine F 5 Nov 1912 6 Feb 2023 110 years, 93 days Saskatchewan Ontario
158 Eva Bashuk F 14 Nov 1906 14 Feb 2017 110 years, 92 days Alberta Alberta
159 Marie-Ange Bernard F 2 Nov 1894 29 Jan 2005 110 years, 88 days Quebec Quebec
160 Madeleine Savoie F 1 Nov 1899 24 Jan 2010 110 years, 84 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
161 Gertrude Gilham F 14 July 1886 3 Oct 1996 110 years, 81 days Ontario Ontario
162 Angeline Barrette F 10 Dec 1896 28 Feb 2007 110 years, 80 days Quebec Quebec
163 Anna Poirier F 10 Nov 1885 28 Jan 1996 110 years, 79 days Quebec Quebec
164 Florence Himes F 22 Sept 1895 8 Dec 2005 110 years, 77 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
165 Irene Easton F 15 Oct 1908 31 Dec 2018 110 years, 77 days United Kingdom UK Alberta
166 Una Kydd F 26 Sept 1910 8 Dec 2020 110 years, 73 days Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT Quebec
167 Bessie French F 8 July 1882 17 Sept 1992 110 years, 71 days Newfoundland Newfoundland
168 Hilda Wood F 17 Nov 1907 24 Jan 2018 110 years, 68 days Manitoba Manitoba
169 Ruby Cumberland F 12 May 1911 16 July 2021 110 years, 65 days Manitoba British Columbia
170 Mary Sloan F 11 June 1898 12 Aug 2008 110 years, 62 days Ontario Ontario
171 Margaret Jaman F 21 July 1913 18 Sept 2023 110 years, 59 days Manitoba Manitoba
172 Margaret Hack F 16 May 1906 10 July 2016 110 years, 55 days Manitoba British Columbia
173 Marjorie Douglas F 13 Sept 1910 7 Nov 2020 110 years, 55 days Manitoba Ontario
174 Laura Rollock F 16 Nov 1878 29 Dec 1988 110 years, 43 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
175 Luella Smith F 9 Dec 1895 20 Jan 2006 110 years, 42 days Alberta Alberta
176 Emma Mills F 24 Jan 1865 6 Mar 1975 110 years, 41 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
177 Emily Currey F 16 July 1880 24 Aug 1990 110 years, 39 days AustraliaAUS British Columbia
178 Ida Bowman F 31 Mar 1875 6 May 1985 110 years, 36 days Ontario Ontario
179 Emma Welz F 16 June 1884 21 July 1994 110 years, 35 days Ontario Ontario
180 Margaret Cameron F 9 Feb 1914 Living 110 years, 38 days Alberta British Columbia
181 Chester Pushie M 24 June 1884 22 July 1994 110 years, 28 days Nova Scotia Quebec
182 Eva Grafunder F 17 June 1903 14 July 2013 110 years, 27 days GermanyGER Ontario
183 Mary Horton F 4 Feb 1879 26 Feb 1989 110 years, 22 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
184 Helen Haskett F 17 Nov 1877 7 Dec 1987 110 years, 20 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
185 Joseph Saint-Amour M 26 Feb 1852 16 Mar 1962 110 years, 18 days Quebec Quebec
186 Doris Hicks F 5 Nov 1912 21 Nov 2022 110 years, 16 days Saskatchewan Nova Scotia
187 Elisabeth Reimer F 18 Feb 1889 4 Mar 1999 110 years, 14 days RussiaRUS Ontario
188 Annette Cote-Savoie F 28 June 1910 10 July 2020 110 years, 12 days Quebec Quebec
189 Rose McDonald F 5 Sept 1890 16 Sept 2000 110 years, 11 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
190 Irene Lantz F 2 Mar 1914 Living 110 years, 17 days Alberta Alberta

Canadian emigrant supercentenarians

Province / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
1 Mary Josephine Ray F 17 May 1895 7 Mar 2010 114 years, 294 days Prince Edward Island United StatesUSA
2 Hazel Campbell F 7 Dec 1903 7 Nov 2016 112 years, 336 days Quebec United StatesUSA
3 Clara Mackenzie F 7 Oct 1885 5 Mar 1998 112 years, 149 days Newfoundland United StatesUSA
4 Fannie Greenberg F 24 May 1895 5 Oct 2007 112 years, 134 days Ontario United StatesUSA
5 James McCoubrey M 13 Sept 1901 5 July 2013 111 years, 295 days Newfoundland United StatesUSA
6 Molly Schmidt F 22 July 1905 8 May 2017 111 years, 290 days Alberta United StatesUSA
7 Flossie Durgin F 26 June 1884 24 Mar 1996 111 years, 272 days Quebec United StatesUSA
8 Louise Gibson F 7 Aug 1883 2 Jan 1995 111 years, 148 days Nova Scotia United StatesUSA
9 Virginia Muise F 28 July 1893 2 Nov 2004 111 years, 97 days Nova Scotia United StatesUSA
10 Hazel Schultz F 12 Jan 1913 Living 111 years, 66 days Saskatchewan United StatesUSA
11 Selma Gaetz F 12 May 1903 5 July 2014 111 years, 54 days Alberta United StatesUSA
12 Clarina Hudon F 4 Mar 1905 7 Apr 2016 111 years, 34 days Quebec United StatesUSA
13 Grace-Lillian Schaeffner F 28 Nov 1878 26 Dec 1989 111 years, 28 days Ontario United StatesUSA
14 Norma Pratt F 15 Apr 1891 11 May 2002 111 years, 26 days Ontario United StatesUSA
15 Carrie Patterson F 30 Jan 1900 2 Feb 2011 111 years, 3 days Ontario United StatesUSA
16 Catherine Dion F 26 July 1901 21 June 2012 110 years, 331 days Prince Edward Island United StatesUSA
17 Katherine Gomery F 24 Feb 1905 27 Dec 2015 110 years, 306 days British Columbia United StatesUSA
18 Jessie Massing F 3 Oct 1910 24 July 2021 110 years, 294 days Ontario United StatesUSA
19 Lois Leyda F 19 July 1903 17 Feb 2014 110 years, 213 days Manitoba United StatesUSA
20 Clarida Roy F 19 Oct 1863 18 May 1974 110 years, 211 days Quebec United StatesUSA
21 Effie Pampaian F 16 May 1910 3 Dec 2020 110 years, 201 days Alberta United StatesUSA
22 Rena Bagne F 2 Mar 1908 26 Aug 2018 110 years, 177 days Saskatchewan United StatesUSA
23 Hilda Brown F 20 Jan 1911 22 June 2021 110 years, 153 days Newfoundland United StatesUSA
24 Christine Jodoin F 17 Nov 1894 11 Mar 2005 110 years, 114 days Quebec United StatesUSA
25 Irene Huddle F 12 Oct 1900 12 Jan 2011 110 years, 92 days Manitoba United StatesUSA
26 Alieux Card F 7 Apr 1885 20 June 1995 110 years, 74 days Ontario United StatesUSA
27 Helene Pratte-Blake F 23 June 1902 4 Sept 2012 110 years, 73 days Quebec United StatesUSA
28 Velma Nurse F 11 Feb 1913 8 Apr 2023 110 years, 56 days New Brunswick United StatesUSA
29 Adella Freo F 5 Nov 1900 28 Dec 2010 110 years, 53 days Quebec United StatesUSA
30 Irene Nadeau F 25 Apr 1897 9 June 2007 110 years, 45 days Quebec United StatesUSA
31 Nettie Patch F 5 Mar 1883 9 Apr 1993 110 years, 35 days New Brunswick United StatesUSA
32 Mathilda Frutiger F 23 Jan 1886 19 Feb 1996 110 years, 27 days Quebec United StatesUSA

Questionable cases

Province / Country of
Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age birth death
Mary Pat Jourdain F 21 Sept 1891? 4 May 2006 114 years, 225 days? Ontario Ontario
Alice Emma Little F 5 Aug 1878? 17 Feb 1992 113 years, 196 days? Ontario Yukon
Charles Lumley M 18 Aug 1860? c.27 Dec 1973 113 years, c.131 days? Ontario Ontario
Sum Ying Fung F 27 Jan 1899? 6 Dec 2011 112 years, 313 days? ChinaCHN British Columbia
Geak Chea F 12 Aug 1904? 23 Aug 2016 112 years, 11 days? CambodiaCAM Quebec
Warwara Smerek F 17 Dec 1886? 21 Dec 1998 112 years, 4 days? AustriaAUT Alberta
Cornelia Basquin F 14 June 1909? 15 Feb 2021 111 years, 246 days? HaitiHAI Quebec
Leroisine Charles-Drouinaud F 21 Nov 1903? 2 Apr 2015 111 years, 132 days? HaitiHAI Quebec
Eufrozyna Kaminski F 7 Mar 1898? 23 Apr 2009 111 years, 47 days? PolandPOL Ontario
Xinye Liang F 12 Aug 1906? 27 Sept 2017 111 years, 46 days? ChinaCHN Ontario
Wong Tak M Aug 1908? Sept 2019 111 years, 10+ days? ChinaCHN Ontario
Maude Mingo F 2 July 1906? 27 June 2017 110 years, 360 days? GuyanaGUY Ontario
Foo Ping Mah F 28 Sept 1895? 25 June 2006 110 years, 270 days? ChinaCHN ?
Spencer Church M 10 June 1850? 17 Feb 1961 110 years, 252 days? Ontario Ontario
Chik Chung Wong F 12 May 1904? 11 Jan 2015 110 years, 244 days? ChinaCHN British Columbia
Lun Chun Chan F 10 Feb 1910? 15 Aug 2020 110 years, 187 days? ChinaCHN British Columbia
Mabel Qin F 19 Jan 1904? 22 Feb 2014 110 years, 34 days? ? Ontario

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Canada since 1979

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Province of death
? 5 Sept 1979 Adam McDonald M ?–107 11 May 1872 – 5 Sept 1979
107 years, 117 days
Alberta
5 Sept 1979 18 Feb 1983
(3 yrs, 166 days)
Flore Belland F 106–110 6 Sept 1872 – 18 Feb 1983
110 years, 165 days
Quebec
18 Feb 1983 25 Nov 1985
(2 yrs, 280 days)
Emma Bingham F 108–111 1 Nov 1874 – 25 Nov 1985
111 years, 24 days
Ontario
25 Nov 1985 5 Jan 1987
(1 yr, 41 days)
Herman Smith-Johannsen M 110–111 15 June 1875 – 5 Jan 1987
111 years, 204 days
Quebec
(died in Norway)
5 Jan 1987 17 Dec 1988
(1 yr, 347 days)
Agnes Munce F 109–111 17 Jan 1877 – 17 Dec 1988
111 years, 335 days
Alberta
17 Dec 1988 27 Nov 1989
(345 days)
Nellie Thompson F 110–111 21 Oct 1878 – 27 Nov 1989
111 years, 37 days
Ontario
27 Nov 1989 7 Nov 1991
(1 yr, 345 days)
Alice Sjoquist F 111–113 25 Oct 1878 – 7 Nov 1991
113 years, 13 days
British Columbia
7 Nov 1991 20 Mar 1993
(1 yr, 133 days)
Lillian Ross F 111–113 24 Aug 1879 – 20 Mar 1993
113 years, 208 days
Ontario
20 Mar 1993 16 Apr 1998
(5 yrs, 27 days)
Marie-Louise Meilleur F 112–117 29 Aug 1880 – 16 Apr 1998
117 years, 230 days
Ontario
16 Apr 1998 24 Oct 1998
(191 days)
Marie-Louise Meunier F 111 15 Mar 1887 – 24 Oct 1998
111 years, 223 days
Quebec
24 Oct 1998 26 Oct 1999
(1 yr, 2 days)
Maria Mallozzi F 111–112 25 Sept 1887 – 26 Oct 1999
112 years, 31 days
Ontario
26 Oct 1999 6 Aug 2001
(1 yr, 284 days)
Zelda McCague F 111–113 31 Mar 1888 – 6 Aug 2001
113 years, 131 days
Ontario
6 Aug 2001 1 Dec 2001
(117 days)
Fanny Martland F 112–113 19 Nov 1888 – 1 Dec 2001
113 years, 12 days
British Columbia
1 Dec 2001 19 Mar 2002
(108 days)
Evangeline Saulnier F 111 11 Sept 1890 – 19 Mar 2002
111 years, 189 days
New Brunswick
19 Mar 2002 29 Nov 2004
(2 yrs, 255 days)
Anne Samson F 111–113 27 Feb 1891 – 29 Nov 2004
113 years, 276 days
New Brunswick
29 Nov 2004 18 Jan 2007
(2 yrs, 50 days)
Julie Winnefred Bertrand F 113–115 16 Sept 1891 – 18 Jan 2007
115 years, 124 days
Quebec
18 Jan 2007 22 Jan 2007
(4 days)
Jennie Fitzgerald F 111 5 Dec 1895 – 22 Jan 2007
111 years, 48 days
New Brunswick
22 Jan 2007 20 Oct 2009
(2 yrs, 271 days)
Margaret Fitzgerald F 110–113 16 Sept 1896 – 20 Oct 2009
113 years, 34 days
New Brunswick
20 Oct 2009 2 Nov 2011
(2 yrs, 13 days)
Pearl Lutzko F 110–112 15 Feb 1899 – 2 Nov 2011
112 years, 260 days
Saskatchewan
2 Nov 2011 18 Apr 2012
(168 days)
Cora Hansen F 112–113 25 Mar 1899 – 18 Apr 2012
113 years, 24 days
Alberta
18 Apr 2012 2 Nov 2012
(198 days)
Yvonne Lamoureux F 111 5 Dec 1900 – 2 Nov 2012
111 years, 333 days
Quebec
2 Nov 2012 22 Nov 2014
(2 yrs, 20 days)
Merle Barwis F 111–113 23 Dec 1900 – 22 Nov 2014
113 years, 334 days
British Columbia
22 Nov 2014 14 Jan 2015
(53 days)
Colombe Benoit-Leclerc F 111 5 Feb 1903 – 14 Jan 2015
111 years, 343 days
Quebec
14 Jan 2015 13 Apr 2015
(89 days)
Orma Slack F 111–112 11 Feb 1903 – 13 Apr 2015
112 years, 53 days
Ontario
13 Apr 2015 13 Nov 2015
(214 days)
Marguerite Wabano F 111 28 Jan 1904 – 13 Nov 2015
111 years, 289 days
Ontario
13 Nov 2015 11 Jan 2016
(59 days)
Doris Lilian Cornell F 111 21 Aug 1904 – 11 Jan 2016
111 years, 143 days
Saskatchewan
11 Jan 2016 5 June 2019
(3 yrs, 145 days)
Ellen Gibb F 110–114 26 Apr 1905 – 5 June 2019
114 years, 40 days
Ontario
5 June 2019 17 Feb 2020
(259 days)
Sarah Patenaude-Bruyere F 112 20 Feb 1907 – 17 Feb 2020
112 years, 362 days
Quebec
17 Feb 2020 4 June 2021
(1 yr, 107 days)
Phyllis Ridgway F 112–114 10 Mar 1907 – 4 June 2021
114 years, 86 days
Ontario
4 June 2021 13 Jan 2022
(223 days)
Cecile Klein F 113–114 15 June 1907 – 13 Jan 2022
114 years, 212 days
Quebec
13 Jan 2022 6 Jan 2023
(358 days)
Shige Mineshiba F 112–113 18 May 1909 – 6 Jan 2023
113 years, 233 days
British Columbia
6 Jan 2023 30 Jan 2024
(1 yr, 24 days)
Mabel Mah F 112–113 4 July 1910 – 30 Jan 2024
113 years, 210 days
British Columbia
30 Jan 2024 Present
(0 years, 48 days)
Helen Doan F 112* Born 18 Sept 1911
112 years, 182 days
Living in
Ontario

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Canada since 1979

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan Province of death
? 5 Sept 1979 Adam McDonald ?–107 11 May 1872 – 5 Sept 1979
107 years, 117 days
Alberta
5 Sept 1979 19 May 1981
(1 yr, 256 days)
Arthur Critchfield 106–108 10 Oct 1872 – 19 May 1981
108 years, 221 days
Alberta
19 May 1981 12 Mar 1982
(297 days)
Adalbert Marchand 108–109 25 Dec 1872 – 12 Mar 1982
109 years, 77 days
Saskatchewan
12 Mar 1982 5 Jan 1987
(4 yrs, 299 days)
Herman Smith-Johannsen 106–111 15 June 1875 – 5 Jan 1987
111 years, 204 days
Quebec
(died in Norway)
5 Jan 1987 5 Apr 1988
(1 yr, 91 days)
William Hargest 107–108 9 Dec 1879 – 5 Apr 1988
108 years, 118 days
Saskatchewan
5 Apr 1988 22 June 1990
(2 yrs, 78 days)
Philo McCandless 107–109 28 Nov 1880 – 22 June 1990
109 years, 206 days
Saskatchewan
22 June 1990 12 Apr 1993
(2 yrs, 294 days)
George Ives 108–111 17 Nov 1881 – 12 Apr 1993
111 years, 146 days
British Columbia
12 Apr 1993 22 July 1994
(1 yr, 101 days)
Chester Pushie 108–110 24 June 1884 – 22 July 1994
110 years, 28 days
Quebec
22 July 1994 4 Nov 1996
(2 yrs, 105 days)
Arthur Nash 109–111 7 Jan 1885 – 4 Nov 1996
111 years, 302 days
Manitoba
4 Nov 1996 c.18 Nov 1997
(1 yr, c.14 days)
Tokusuke Oyakawa 108–109 27 Feb 1888 – c.18 Nov 1997
109 years, c.264 days
Ontario
c.18 Nov 1997 18 Mar 1998
(c.120 days)
Gustav Wikberg 109 17 Apr 1888 – 18 Mar 1998
109 years, 335 days
British Columbia
18 Mar 1998 6 Mar 2000
(1 yr, 354 days)
Theodore Remfert 107–109 28 Apr 1890 – 6 Mar 2000
109 years, 313 days
British Columbia
6 Mar 2000 9 Apr 2000
(34 days)
James Grant 108 22 Oct 1891 – 9 Apr 2000
108 years, 170 days
Nova Scotia
9 Apr 2000 17 Dec 2001
(1 yr, 252 days)
Romeo Tremblay 108–109 30 Mar 1892 – 17 Dec 2001
109 years, 262 days
Quebec
17 Dec 2001 3 Jan 2002
(17 days)
Raphael Cree 108 10 Jan 1893 – 3 Jan 2002
108 years, 358 days
Alberta
3 Jan 2002 14 July 2003
(1 yr, 192 days)
John Gard 107–108 2 Nov 1894 – 14 July 2003
108 years, 254 days
?
14 July 2003 1 June 2004
(323 days)
Montague Little 108 22 June 1895 – 1 June 2004
108 years, 345 days
Manitoba
1 June 2004 1 Apr 2005
(304 days)
Lazare Gionet 107–108 6 Aug 1896 – 1 Apr 2005
108 years, 238 days
New Brunswick
1 Apr 2005 15 Oct 2005
(197 days)
Nicholas Salamis 107–108 13 Aug 1897 – 15 Oct 2005
108 years, 63 days
Quebec
15 Oct 2005 20 Jan 2006
(97 days)
Harold Dunichand 107 31 July 1898 – 20 Jan 2006
107 years, 173 days
Alberta
20 Jan 2006 15 Sept 2007
(1 yr, 238 days)
Ernest MacPherson 107–108 11 Jan 1899 – 15 Sept 2007
108 years, 247 days
Prince Edward Island
15 Sept 2007 18 Feb 2008
(156 days)
William Thomas 107–108 21 Sept 1899 – 18 Feb 2008
108 years, 150 days
New Brunswick
18 Feb 2008 22 Aug 2008
(186 days)
Leon Robitaille 106–107 8 Apr 1901 – 22 Aug 2008
107 years, 136 days
Ontario
22 Aug 2008 14 Mar 2009
(204 days)
Johannes Markusson 106–107 25 Aug 1901 – 14 Mar 2009
107 years, 201 days
Manitoba
14 Mar 2009 20 Dec 2011
(2 yrs, 281 days)
David Wiener 107–109 30 Jan 1902 – 20 Dec 2011
109 years, 324 days
Quebec
20 Dec 2011 5 Aug 2013
(1 yr, 228 days)
Sam Baker 108–109 19 Dec 1903 – 5 Aug 2013
109 years, 229 days
Manitoba
5 Aug 2013 19 Apr 2014
(257 days)
Joseph Ernest Poupart 108–109 4 Apr 1905 – 19 Apr 2014
109 years, 15 days
Quebec
19 Apr 2014 19 June 2017
(3 yrs, 61 days)
Zoltan Sarosy 107–110 23 Aug 1906 – 19 June 2017
110 years, 300 days
Ontario
19 June 2017 17 Feb 2019
(1 yr, 243 days)
Robert Wiener 108–110 27 Oct 1908 – 17 Feb 2019
110 years, 113 days
Quebec
17 Feb 2019 12 Feb 2022
(2 yrs, 360 days)
Ja Hyung Lee 108–111 27 Aug 1910 – 12 Feb 2022
111 years, 169 days
British Columbia
12 Feb 2022 27 Aug 2023
(1 yr, 196 days)
Reuben Sinclair 110–111 5 Dec 1911 – 27 Aug 2023
111 years, 265 days
British Columbia
27 Aug 2023 Present
(0 years, 204 days)
James Floyd 108–109* Born 20 Oct 1914
109 years, 150 days
Living in
Ontario

Notes

  1. Herman Smith-Johannsen went to Norway on vacation in June 1986 and died there on 5 January 1987 while still a resident of Quebec

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