Canadian Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1950-1966)


Walter Edward Harris



Walter E. Harris

18 January 1950 – 30 June 1954

Deputy Minister: Laval Fortier (from 1950)

Photo: Library and Archives Canada/PA-047167

John W. (Jack) Pickersgill



John W. (Jack) Pickersgill

1 July 1954 – 21 June 1957

Deputy Minister: Laval Fortier

Photo: Government of Canada

Edmund Davie Fulton



Davie Fulton (acting)

21 June 1957 – 11 May 1958

Deputy Minister: Laval Fortier

Photo: Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3215869

Ellen L. Fairclough



Ellen L. Fairclough

12 May 1958 – 8 August 1962

Deputy Ministers: Laval Fortier (to 1959), George F. Davidson (from 1960)

Photo: Library and Archives Canada/MIKAN 3215414

Richard A. Bell



Richard A. Bell

9 August 1962 – 22 April 1963

Deputy Ministers: George F. Davidson (to 1963) H.M. Jones (from 1963) – acting

Photo: House of Commons

Guy Favreau



Guy Favreau

22 April 1963 – 2 February 1964

Deputy Ministers: H.M. Jones (to 1964) – acting,  C.M. Isbister (from 1963)

Photo: House of Commons

René Tremblay



René Tremblay

3 February 1964 – 14 February 1965

Deputy Minister: C.M. Isbister

Photo: House of Commons

John R. Nicholson



John R. Nicholson

15 February 1965 – 17 December 1965

Deputy Minister: C.M. Isbister

Photo: House of Commons

Jean Marchand



Jean Marchand

18 December 1965 – 30 September 1966

Deputy Ministers: C.M. Isbister (to 1965), Tom Kent (from 1966)