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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 ones in the world. As a result, claimants can easily have their ages proven/disproven.

A large amount of supercentenarians that died in Canada are immigrants from the United Kingdom. So far, all known supercentenarian Canadians that have emigrated have done so to the United States of America.

Living Canadian supercentenarians

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth date Age as of 19 Apr 2024 Birthplace Residence
1 Dolly Gibb [1] F 26 Apr 1905 118 years, 358 days Manitoba Ontario
2 Henrietta Irwin [2] F 27 May 1906 117 years, 327 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
Sarah Patenaude Bruyere [3] F 20 Feb 1907 117 years, 58 days Ontario Quebec
Tilly Oslender F 24 Mar 1907 117 years, 26 days UkraineUKR Ontario
Cecile Klein F 15 June 1907 116 years, 308 days Quebec Quebec
Reita Fennell [4] F 20 Nov 1907 116 years, 150 days Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
Alexina St-Pierre Loyer [5] F 21 Nov 1907 116 years, 149 days Quebec Quebec
Florence Webber [6] F 22 July 1908 115 years, 271 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
Irene Easton [7] F 15 Oct 1908 115 years, 186 days United Kingdom UK Alberta
Robert Wiener [8] M 27 Oct 1908 115 years, 174 days Quebec Quebec
Main article: List of oldest living people in Canada

Canadian supercentenarians

      Validated       Pending       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Birth place Death place
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 Sep 1891 18 Jan 2007 115 years, 124 days Quebec Quebec
4 Merle Barwis F 23 Dec 1900 22 Nov 2014 113 years, 334 days United StatesUSA British Columbia
5 Anne Samson F 27 Feb 1891 29 Nov 2004 113 years, 276 days Nova Scotia New Brunswick
6 Dolly Gibb F 26 Apr 1905 Living 118 years, 358 days Manitoba Ontario
7 Lillian Ross F 24 Aug 1879 20 Mar 1993 113 years, 208 days Ontario Ontario
8 Zelda McCague F 28 Mar 1888 6 Aug 2001 113 years, 131 days Ontario Ontario
9 Margaret Fitzgerald F 16 Sep 1896 20 Oct 2009 113 years, 34 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
10 Cora Hansen F 25 Mar 1899 18 Apr 2012 113 years, 24 days United StatesUSA Alberta
11 Alice Sjoquist F 25 Oct 1878 7 Nov 1991 113 years, 13 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
Fanny Martland F 19 Nov 1888 1 Dec 2001 113 years, 12 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
Sum Ying Fung F 27 Jan 1899 6 Dec 2011 112 years, 313 days ChinaCHN British Columbia
12 Flora Thibodeau F 20 Mar 1901 22 Jan 2014 112 years, 308 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
Pearl Lutzko F 15 Feb 1899 2 Nov 2011 112 years, 260 days UkraineUKR Saskatchewan
13 Adea Pellerin-Cormier F 11 Sep 1901 24 May 2014 112 years, 255 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
14 Henrietta Irwin F 27 May 1906 Living 117 years, 327 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
Annie Burtt F 5 Jul 1880 11 Dec 1992 112 years, 159 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
15 Marie-Laure Nadon F 12 Apr 1889 18 Aug 2001 112 years, 128 days Quebec Quebec
16 Mary MacIsaac F 27 Dec 1893 10 Mar 2006 112 years, 73 days New Brunswick Saskatchewan
17 Julia Houde F 18 Sep 1894 18 Nov 2006 112 years, 61 days Quebec Quebec
18 Mamie Smith F 1 Mar 1889 25 Apr 2001 112 years, 55 days Ontario Ontario
19 Orma Slack F 19 Feb 1903 13 Apr 2015 112 years, 53 days Ontario Ontario
20 Mary Ellen Swan F 24 Jun 1892 10 Aug 2004 112 years, 47 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
21 Maria Mallozzi F 25 Sep 1887 26 Oct 1999 112 years, 31 days Italy ITA Ontario
Emma Galode F 22 Aug 1882 9 Sep 1994 112 years, 18 days Newfoundland Ontario
Geak Chea F 12 Aug 1904? 23 Aug 2016 112 years, 11 days? CambodiaCAM Quebec
22 Colombe Benoit-Leclerc F 5 Feb 1903 14 Jan 2015 111 years, 343 days Quebec Quebec
23 Agnes Munce F 17 Jan 1877 17 Dec 1988 111 years, 335 days Ontario Ontario
Yvonne Lamoureux F 5 Dec 1900 2 Nov 2012 111 years, 334 days Quebec Quebec
Arthur Nash M 7 Jan 1885 4 Nov 1996 111 years, 302 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
Marguerite Wabano F 28 Jan 1904 13 Nov 2015 111 years, 289 days Ontario Ontario
Sarah Patenaude Bruyere F 20 Feb 1907 Living 117 years, 58 days Ontario Quebec
Isabel Dryden F 16 Oct 1888 20 Jul 2000 111 years, 278 days Ontario British Columbia
Tilly Oslender F 24 Mar 1907 Living 117 years, 26 days UkraineUKR Ontario
Minnie Mudie F 18 Nov 1885 27 July 1997 111 years, 251 days Saskatchewan British Columbia
24 Marie-Louise Meunier F 15 Mar 1887 24 Oct 1998 111 years, 223 days Quebec Quebec
Gloriam Bellerive-Hebert F 28 Jun 1901 14 Jan 2013 111 years, 200 days Quebec Quebec
25 Evangeline Saulnier F 11 Sep 1890 19 Mar 2002 111 years, 189 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
26 Ethel Lyman F 8 Jun 1880 9 Dec 1991 111 years, 184 days Ontario Quebec
27 Marie Bibeault F 31 Jan 1882 29 Jul 1993 111 years, 179 days Quebec Quebec
Cecile Klein F 15 June 1907 Living 116 years, 308 days Quebec Quebec
Edith Morey F 28 Jul 1900 8 Jan 2012 111 years, 164 days Ontario Ontario
Jennie Sutherland F 4 Oct 1906 15 Mar 2018 111 years, 162 days United StatesUSA Alberta
28 George Ives M 17 Nov 1881 12 Apr 1993 111 years, 146 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
29 Lilian Cornell F 21 Aug 1904 11 Jan 2016 111 years, 143 days United Kingdom UK Saskatchewan
Katherine Wowchuk F 18 Aug 1901 8 Jan 2013 111 years, 143 days UkraineUKR Manitoba
Isabella Hayes F 17 Jun 1900 5 Nov 2011 111 years, 141 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
Sarah Harper F 24 Aug 1906 16 Dec 2017 111 years, 114 days Manitoba Manitoba
Marguerite Robertson F 13 May 1907 31 Aug 2018 111 years, 110 days Nova Scotia British Columbia
30 Bessie Roffey F 2 Mar 1897 17 Jun 2008 111 years, 107 days United Kingdom UK Alberta
Gisele Chalifour F 20 June 1907 13 Sep 2018 111 years, 85 days Quebec Quebec
Anna Nielsen F 2 Apr 1904 13 May 2015 111 years, 78 days DenmarkDEN British Columbia
Louise-Anna Turcotte F 5 Sep 1905 12 Nov 2016 111 years, 68 days Quebec Quebec
Rachel Bateman F 16 Jan 1865 18 Mar 1976 111 years, 62 days Ontario Manitoba
Margaret Ives F 28 Jan 1889 27 Mar 2000 111 years, 59 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
Jennie Fitzgerald F 5 Dec 1895 22 Jan 2007 111 years, 48 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
Xinye Liang F 12 Aug 1906? 27 Sep 2017 111 years, 46 days? ChinaCHN Ontario
31 Nellie Thompson F 21 Oct 1878 27 Nov 1989 111 years, 37 days Ontario Ontario
Lorna Best F 4 Jul 1903 1 Aug 2014 111 years, 28 days Manitoba British Columbia
Luella Sanford F 18 May 1889 15 Jun 2000 111 years, 28 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
Emma Bingham F 1 Nov 1874 25 Nov 1985 111 years, 24 days Ontario Ontario
Reita Fennell F 20 Nov 1907 Living 116 years, 150 days Saskatchewan Saskatchewan
Alexina St-Pierre Loyer F 21 Nov 1907 Living 116 years, 149 days Quebec Quebec
Gertrude Marshall F 16 Oct 1902 25 Oct 2013 111 years, 9 days Nova Scotia British Columbia
Eleanor McNeill F 7 Mar 1887 11 Mar 1998 111 years, 4 days United Kingdom UK Nova Scotia
Maude Mingo F 2 Jul 1906? 27 Jun 2017 110 years, 360 days? GuyanaGUY Ontario
32 Emilie Lavoie F 10 Apr 1898 2 Apr 2009 110 years, 357 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
33 Judith Pinard F 3 Jul 1898 13 Jun 2009 110 years, 345 days Quebec Quebec
Elisabeth Kimoff F 20 Nov 1904 15 Oct 2015 110 years, 329 days MacedoniaMKD Ontario
Hazel Urie F 17 Sep 1903 1 Aug 2014 110 years, 318 days Ontario Ontario
Isabelle Descoteaux F 18 Nov 1906 15 Sep 2017 110 years, 301 days Quebec Quebec
Zoltan Sarosy M 23 Aug 1906 19 Jun 2017 110 years, 300 days HungaryHUN Ontario
Eunice Watchorn F 25 Dec 1895 15 Oct 2006 110 years, 294 days Newfoundland Ontario
34 Pasqualina Franco F 2 Dec 1898 16 Aug 2009 110 years, 257 days Italy ITA Ontario
Clara Robertson F 23 Mar 1876 3 Dec 1986 110 years, 255 days Ontario British Columbia
Ethel Pease F 9 May 1888 19 Jan 1999 110 years, 255 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
Olga Nyman F 6 Apr 1886 15 Dec 1996 110 years, 253 days SwedenSWE Alberta
Chik Chung Wong F 12 May 1904? 11 Jan 2015 110 years, 244 days? ChinaCHN British Columbia
Mary Moles F 15 July 1907 7 Mar 2018 110 years, 235 days Ontario Ontario
35 Mary Anne Scoles F 25 Dec 1896 23 Jun 2007 110 years, 210 days Manitoba Manitoba
Emma Kennedy F 8 Apr 1901 4 Nov 2011 110 years, 210 days Nova Scotia Ontario
Jennie Gray F 20 Mar 1862 9 Oct 1972 110 years, 203 days Ontario Manitoba
36 Blanche Marinier F 20 Mar 1892 30 Sep 2002 110 years, 194 days Quebec Quebec
37 Elizabeth Middler F 12 Oct 1889 19 Apr 2000 110 years, 190 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
Alice Bicknell F 12 May 1907 21 Nov 2017 110 years, 193 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
Euretta Thornton F 6 Jan 1889 4 Jul 1999 110 years, 179 days Ontario Ontario
38 Marie-Rose Theriault F 8 Sep 1889 29 Feb 2000 110 years, 174 days New Brunswick Quebec
Mary Ann Essery F 14 Jul 1875 4 Jan 1986 110 years, 174 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
Florence Middleman F 13 Aug 1906 3 Feb 2017 110 years, 174 days Alberta Alberta
39 Flore Belland F 6 Sep 1872 18 Feb 1983 110 years, 165 days Quebec Quebec
Stella Marziali F 26 Sept 1904 10 Mar 2015 110 years, 165 days Italy ITA Ontario
40 Alina Morton F 10 Nov 1878 20 Apr 1989 110 years, 161 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
Daisy Jones F 10 Mar 1881 18 Aug 1991 110 years, 161 days United Kingdom UK Manitoba
Marguerite Nerny F 28 Jul 1905 17 Dec 2015 110 years, 142 days SwitzerlandSUI Quebec
41 Ellen Green F 19 Jul 1878 4 Dec 1988 110 years, 138 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
42 Dorothy Hodgson F 23 Jul 1897 7 Dec 2007 110 years, 137 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
Florence Webber F 22 July 1908 Living 115 years, 271 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
43 Mary D'All Parsons F 18 Nov 1895 15 Mar 2006 110 years, 127 days United Kingdom UK Quebec
Anne Keam F 10 Dec 1907 16 Apr 2018 110 years, 127 days Ontario Ontario
Mary Morrissey F 4 Dec 1904 8 Apr 2015 110 years, 125 days Prince Edward Island Prince Edward Island
Beatrice Mann F 24 Mar 1892 2 Jul 2002 110 years, 100 days United Kingdom UK Alberta
Nellie Harris F 14 Sep 1906 19 Dec 2016 110 years, 96 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
Beatrice Naud F 6 Apr 1905 10 Jul 2015 110 years, 95 days Quebec Quebec
Florilda Desrochers F 6 Apr 1905 8 Jul 2015 110 years, 93 days Quebec Quebec
44 Margaret Cousins F 27 Feb 1899 31 May 2009 110 years, 93 days Ontario Ontario
Eva Bashuk F 14 Nov 1906 14 Feb 2017 110 years, 92 days Alberta Alberta
45 Marie-Ange Bernard F 2 Nov 1894 29 Jan 2005 110 years, 88 days Quebec Quebec
46 Madeleine Savoie F 1 Nov 1899 24 Jan 2010 110 years, 84 days New Brunswick New Brunswick
Gertrude Gilham F 14 Jul 1886 3 Oct 1996 110 years, 81 days Ontario Ontario
47 Angeline Barrette F 10 Dec 1896 28 Feb 2007 110 years, 80 days Quebec Quebec
48 Anna Poirier F 10 Nov 1885 28 Jan 1996 110 years, 79 days Quebec Quebec
Florence Himes F 22 Sep 1895 8 Dec 2005 110 years, 77 days United Kingdom UK Ontario
49 Mary Sloan F 11 Jun 1898 12 Aug 2009 110 years, 62 days Ontario Ontario
Margaret Hack F 16 May 1906 10 July 2016 110 years, 55 days Manitoba British Columbia
Irene Easton [9] F 15 Oct 1908 Living 115 years, 186 days United Kingdom UK Alberta
50 Laura Rollock F 16 Nov 1878 29 Dec 1988 110 years, 43 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia
Luella Smith F 9 Dec 1895 20 Jan 2006 110 years, 42 days Alberta Alberta
Emily Currey F 16 July 1880 24 Aug 1990 110 years, 39 days AustraliaAUS British Columbia
Robert Wiener M 27 Oct 1908 Living 115 years, 174 days Quebec Quebec
Ida Bowman F 31 Mar 1875 6 May 1985 110 years, 36 days Ontario Ontario
51 Emma Welz F 16 Jun 1884 21 Jul 1994 110 years, 35 days Ontario Ontario
52 Chester Pushie M 24 Jun 1884 22 Jul 1994 110 years, 28 days Nova Scotia Quebec
Eva Grafunder F 20 Jun 1903 14 Jul 2013 110 years, 24 days PolandPOL Ontario
Mary Horton F 4 Feb 1879 26 Feb 1989 110 years, 22 days United Kingdom UK British Columbia
53 Joseph Saint-Amour M 26 Feb 1852 16 Mar 1962 110 years, 18 days Quebec Quebec
54 Rose McDonald F 5 Sep 1890 16 Sep 2000 110 years, 11 days Nova Scotia Nova Scotia

Canadian emigrant supercentenarians

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

Chronological list of the oldest living person in Canada since 2015

      Validated / Under 110       Living       Unvalidated

From To Name Sex Age when
oldest
Lifespan Province of death
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 Present
8 years, 98 days
Dolly Gibb F 110 – 113* Born 26 Apr 1905
118 years, 358 days
Living in
Ontario

Chronological list of the oldest living man in Canada since 1988

      Validated / Under 110       Living       Unvalidated

From To Name Age when
oldest
Lifespan Province of death
? 8 Feb 1988
John Jamieson ? – 107 31 Aug 1880 – 8 Feb 1988
107 years, 161 days
Prince Edward Island
8 Feb 1988 12 Apr 1993
(5 yrs, 63 days)
George Ives 106 – 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 Nov 1997
(362 days+)
Tokusuke Oyakawa 108 – 109 27 Feb 1888 – Nov 1997
109 years, 247 days+
Ontario
Nov 1997 19 Apr 2000
(2 yrs, 131 days+)
James Grant 106 – 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 14 July 2003
(1 yr, 209 days)
John Gard 107 – 108 2 Nov 1894 – 14 July 2003
108 years, 254 days
?
14 July 2003 3 Sept 2003
(51 days)
Archie Thompson 107 30 Nov 1895 – 3 Sept 2003
107 years, 277 days
Ontario
3 Sept 2003 1 Apr 2005
(1 yr, 210 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
26 Nov 2007 22 Aug 2008
(270 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 20 Jan 1902 – 20 Dec 2011
109 years, 334 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 Present
6 years, 304 days
Robert Wiener 108 – 110* Born 27 Oct 1908
115 years, 174 days
Living in Quebec

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