Canadian media scholar Harold Innis had the theory that people use different types of media to communicate and which one they choose to use will offer different possibilities for the shape and durability of society ( Wark, McKenzie 1997 ).

In 1961 the Canadian philosopher and scholar Marshall McLuhan entitled his pioneering study in the fields of print culture, cultural studies, and media ecology, The Gutenberg Galaxy: The Making of Typographic Man.

* 1929 – Norman Cantor, Canadian medieval scholar ( d. 2004 )

* Andrew Petter, Canadian constitutional law scholar, former Attorney-General of British Columbia, and current president of Simon Fraser University

** Harold Innis, Canadian communications scholar ( d. 1952 )

In the late 1970s, science fiction fan and scholar of Canadian literature Susan Wood helped pioneer the study of feminist science fiction, and ( along with immigrant editor Judith Merril ) brought new respectability to the study of Canadian science fiction, paving the way for the rise of such phenomena as the French-Canadian science fiction magazine Solaris.

Constitutional scholar Peter Hogg has remarked that the notwithstanding clause " seems to be a uniquely Canadian invention.

It was discovered in 2002 by the Canadian scholar Reginald Hamel, who was researching in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

A century later, Canadian scholar Peter Hogg wrote,

As constitutional scholar Peter Hogg points out in his book Constitutional Law of Canada, however, the new wording of section 7 removed the context of the " fair hearing " found in the Canadian Bill of Rights, which meant the definition of fundamental justice was now ambiguous and could still be further developed by Canadian courts.

Canadian communication scholar Marshall McLuhan ignited the North American educational movement for media literacy in the 1950s and 1960s.

Canadian scholar Walter Goffart suggests another incentive: Getica was part of a conscious plan by emperor Justinian and the propaganda machine at his court.

Shirley Marie Tilghman, FRS ( née Caldwell ; born 17 September 1946 ) is a Canadian scholar in molecular biology and an academic administrator, the President of Princeton University.

Frankland Wilmot Davey ( born April 19, 1940 ) is a Canadian poet and scholar.

Cecil Foster ( born September 26, 1954 ) is a Canadian novelist, essayist, journalist, and scholar.

Neile Graham ( born October 8, 1958 ) is a Canadian poet and scholar.

Smaro Kamboureli is a Canadian poet and scholar who currently is a professor of English and Director of the TransCanada Institute at the University of Guelph.

Steven McCaffery ( born January 24, 1947 ) is a Canadian poet and scholar who was a professor at York University.

Roy Akira Miki, CM, FRSC ( born October 10, 1942 ) is a Canadian poet and scholar.

Working from a draft composed by Canadian scholar and professor of law, John Humphrey, he reduced the draft from 46 basic articles to 44.

The legend of the Kicking Horse is now firmly established in popular Canadian history however, as politely noted by the Palliser scholar, Irene Spry, it " embodies Hector's not always accurate reminiscences about the Expedition.

William Hugh Kenner ( January 7, 1923 – November 24, 2003 ), was a Canadian literary scholar, critic and professor.

* 1921 – Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2000 )

* Richard Wooles, Canadian Track Cycling Head Coach

* 1936 – Henri Richard, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1973 – Richard Clapp, Canadian baseball player

* 1973 – Richard Matvichuk, Canadian ice hockey player

* 1870 – Richard Bedford Bennett, Canadian politician, 11th Prime Minister of Canada ( d. 1947 )

* 1953 – Richard Legendre, Canadian politician

* 1896 – Richard Day, Canadian director ( d. 1972 )

* 2000 – Maurice Richard, Canadian ice hockey player ( b. 1921 )

* 1948 – Richard Desjardins, Canadian singer, songwriter and film director

* 1950 – Richard Ouzounian, Canadian / American theatre director and critic

* 1986 – Richard Manuel, Canadian musician ( The Band ) ( b. 1943 )

* 1952 – Jacques Richard, Canadian ice hockey player ( d. 2002 )

* 1977 – Richard Parry, Canadian musician and composer ( Arcade Fire )

In 2009, Mike Richard John Smith filed a Canadian Patent application ( Canadian Patent number: 2675044 ) indicating the screw type propeller is inefficient due to the screw type blade orientation of the propeller which when in operation for forward movement substantially moves the fluid ( for a boat the fluid is water ) sidewardly, rotationally, and rearwardly wherein moving the fluid sidewardly does not move the boat forward, thus contibuting to the inefficiency of the screw type propeller.

Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC ( July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947 ) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist.

* Richard Butler ( publisher ) ( 1834 – 1925 ), Canadian publisher

* Richard Doyle ( politician ) ( 1923 – 2003 ), Canadian senator, 1985 – 1998, journalist and author

* 1952 – Richard Brodeur, Canadian ice hockey player

The Band was a Canadian / American roots rock group that originally consisted of Rick Danko ( bass guitar, double bass, fiddle, trombone, vocals ), Levon Helm ( drums, mandolin, guitar, vocals ), Garth Hudson ( keyboard instruments, saxophones, trumpet ), Richard Manuel ( piano, drums, baritone saxophone, vocals ) and Robbie Robertson ( guitar, vocals ).

* May 23 – Richard Day, Canadian art director ( b. 1896 )

* August 4 – Maurice Richard, Canadian hockey player ( died 2000 )

** Richard Ian Cox, Canadian voice actor and radio host