The title of Governor Emeritus, Rector Emeritus, President Emeritus or Chancellor Emeritus is bestowed by the Board of Governors based on the individual’s outstanding contributions and long standing service to the University.
| Governors Emeriti | Date of appointment |
|---|---|
| Mr. Brian Aune | June 18, 1997 |
| Mr. Alain Benedetti | June 28, 2005 |
| Mr. Maurice Bourgault * | June 19, 1991 |
| Rev. Stanley Drummond* | September 27, 1989 |
| Mr. C. Alex Duff * | September 27, 1989 |
| Mr. John Economides * | October 19, 1994 |
| Dr. Leonard Ellen * | June 21, 2000 |
| Me André Gervais | June 19, 1996 |
| Dr. Henri Habib | June 18, 1997 |
| Mr. Frank Knowles * | June 19, 1996 |
| Mrs. Mildred Lande * | September 27, 1989 |
| Mr. Ronald Lawless | June 19, 2002 |
| Mr. C.S. Malone * | September 27, 1989 |
| Sister Eileen McIlwaine * | June 18, 2003 |
| Mr. Donald McNaughton | June 16, 1999 |
| Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney | September 27, 1989 |
| Mr. Arthur Pascal * | September 27, 1989 |
| Mr. Richard J. Renaud | June 19, 2008 |
| Mrs. Miriam Roland | June 17, 2004 |
| Mr. James Smith | June 22, 1994 |
| Mr. Claude Taylor | June 19, 1996 |
| Mrs. Lillian Vineberg | April 19, 2012 |
| Rector Emeritus | |
| Dr. John O’Brien * | November 3, 1983 |
| President Emeritus | |
| Dr. Frederick H. Lowy | September 15, 2005 |
| Chancellors Emeriti | |
| Hon. Alan B. Gold * | October 21, 1992 |
| Mr. Henry Hemens * | May 24, 1989 |
| Mr. W. Earl McLaughlin * | May 24, 1989 |
| Mr. Eric H. Molson | June 22, 2006 |
| Mr. David P. O'Brien | January 1, 2011 |
* deceased