List of Canadian composers

This is a list of composers who are either native to the country of Canada, are citizens of that nation, or have spent a major portion of their careers living and working in Canada. The list is arranged in alphabetical order:

A

 * John Abram (born 1959)
 * Murray Adaskin (1906–2002)
 * Andrew Ager (born 1962)
 * Kati Agócs (born 1975)
 * Lucio Agostini (1913–1996)
 * Robert Aitken (born 1939)
 * J. E. P. Aldous (1853–1934)
 * Gaston Allaire (1916–2011)
 * Émilien Allard (1915–1977)
 * Joseph Allard (1873–1947)
 * Peter Allen (born 1952)
 * Kristi Allik (born 1952)
 * Paul Ambrose (1868–1941)
 * Robert Ambrose (1824–1908)
 * W.H. Anderson (1882–1955)
 * Samuel Andreyev (born 1981)
 * Humfrey Anger (1862–1913)
 * István Anhalt (1919–2012)
 * Paul Anka (born 1941)
 * Louis Applebaum (1918–2000)
 * Violet Archer (1913–2000)
 * John Arpin (1936–2007)
 * Raynald Arseneault (1945–1995)

B

 * Maya Badian (born 1945)
 * Michael Conway Baker (born 1937)
 * Gerald Bales (1919–2002)
 * Steve Barakatt (born 1973)
 * Lesley Barber (born 1968)
 * Milton Barnes (1931–2001)
 * Joseph Beaulieu (1895–1965)
 * William Beauvais (born 1956)
 * Christophe Beck (born 1972)
 * John Beckwith (born 1927)
 * Léon Bernier (1936–2011)
 * Denis Bédard (born 1950)
 * Norma Beecroft (born 1934)
 * Jack Behrens (born 1935)
 * Marc Bélanger (born 1940)
 * Alan Belkin (born 1951)
 * Gilles Bellemare (born 1952)
 * Herbert Belyea (1917–2001)
 * Boris Berlin (1907–2001)
 * Conrad Bernier (1904–1988)
 * Daniel Berthiaume (born 1956)
 * Lorne Betts (1918–1985)
 * Amin Bhatia (born 1961)
 * Jocelyne Binet (1923–1968)
 * Keith Bissell (1912–1992)
 * Lloyd Blackman (born 1928)
 * Patricia Blomfield Holt (1910–2003)
 * Antoine Bouchard (born 1932)
 * Linda Bouchard (born 1957)
 * Victor Bouchard (1926–2011)
 * Adélard Joseph Boucher (1835–1912)
 * Lydia Boucher (1890–1971)
 * Walter Boudreau (born 1947)
 * Ned Bouhalassa (born 1962)
 * Denys Bouliane (born 1955)
 * Pierre Brabant (1925–2014)
 * Timothy Brady (born 1956)
 * Henry Brant (1913–2008)
 * Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis I (1785–1832)
 * Jean-Chrysostome Brauneis II (1814–1871)
 * Annie Glen Broder (1857–1937)
 * Alexander Brott (1915–2005)
 * Stephen Brown (born 1948)
 * Edwin Orion Brownell (born 1964)
 * Walter Buczynski (born 1933)
 * John Burge (born 1961)
 * John Burke (1951–2020)

C

 * Howard Cable (1920–2016)
 * Christian Calon (born 1950)
 * Amice Calverley (1896–1959)
 * Allison Cameron (born 1963)
 * Nicole Carignan (born 1952)
 * Bruce Carlson (born 1944)
 * Albertine Caron-Legris (1906–1972)
 * Pat Carrabré (born 1958)
 * Marius Cayouette (1904–1985)
 * Albert Chamberland (1886–1975)
 * Claude Champagne (1891–1965)
 * Caleb Chan (born 1988)
 * Dorothy Chang (born 1970)
 * Alexander Chuhaldin (1892–1951)
 * Gustav Ciamaga (born 1930)
 * Chan Ka Nin (born 1949)
 * Derek Charke (born 1974)
 * Benoît Charest (born 1964)
 * Stephen Chatman (born 1950)
 * Brian Cherney (born 1942)
 * Neil Chotem (1920–2008)
 * Dolores Claman (1927–2021)
 * F. R. C. Clarke (1931–2009)
 * James P. Clarke (1807/8–1877)
 * Donald Alexander Cochrane (born 1928)
 * Bruce Cockburn (born 1945)
 * Stephen Codman (c. 1796–1852)
 * Warren Cohen (born 1954)
 * Leonard Cohen (1934–2016)
 * Michael Colgrass (1932–2019)
 * Ron Collier (1930–2003)
 * Alexis Contant (1858–1918)
 * Steph Copeland
 * Jean Coulthard (1908–2000)
 * Guillaume Couture (1851–1915)
 * Richard Covey (born 1979)
 * Larry Crosley (1932–1998)
 * Gabriel Cusson (1903–1972)

D

 * Jimmy Dale (1935–2017)
 * Eleanor Joanne Daley (born 1955)
 * Omar Daniel (born 1960)
 * Jeff Danna (born 1964)
 * Mychael Danna (born 1958)
 * Yves Daoust (born 1946)
 * Lionel Daunais (1901–1982)
 * Raymond Daveluy (1926–2016)
 * Sarah Davachi (born 1987)
 * Hugh Davidson (born 1930)
 * Victor Davies (born 1939)
 * Morris Davis (1904–1968)
 * Stu Davis (1921–2007)
 * Gordon Delamont (1918–1981)
 * Isabelle Delorme (1900–1991)
 * Allard de Ridder (1887–1966)
 * Jean Derome (born 1955)
 * Alfred De Sève (1858–1927)
 * Jacques Desjardins
 * Jean Deslauriers (1909–1978)
 * Robert Nathaniel Dett (1882–1943)
 * Alan Detweiler (1926–2012)
 * Keiko Devaux
 * Zosha Di Castri (born 1985)
 * Paul Dolden (born 1956)
 * Samuel Dolin (1917–2002)
 * Emily Doolittle (born 1972)
 * Margaret Drynan (1915–1999)
 * René Dupéré (born 1946)
 * Kyle Bobby Dunn (born 1986)

E

 * Colin Eatock (born 1958)
 * Sophie Carmen Eckhardt-Gramatté (1899–1974)
 * Anne Eggleston (1934–1994)
 * Arne Eigenfeldt (born 1962)
 * Carleton Elliott (1928–2003)
 * Lisle Ellis (born 1951)
 * John Estacio (born 1966)
 * José Evangelista (born 1943)

F

 * Percy Faith (1908–1976)
 * Robert Farnon (1917–2005)
 * Jacques Faubert (born 1952)
 * Robert Fleming (1921–1976)
 * John Fodi (1944–2009)
 * Alexandra Fol (born 1981)
 * Clifford Ford (born 1947)
 * Malcolm Forsyth (1936–2011)
 * W. O. Forsyth (1859–1937)
 * Achille Fortier (1864–1939)
 * David Foster (born 1949)
 * Joseph-A. Fowler (1845–1917)
 * Jason Frederick (born 1970)
 * Harry Freedman (1922–2005)
 * Susan Frykberg (born 1954)
 * Darren Fung
 * Vivian Fung (born 1975)

G

 * Kim Gaboury aka aKido (born 1976)
 * Gérald Gagnier (1926–1961)
 * J.-J. Gagnier (1885–1949)
 * René Gagnier (1892–1951)
 * Alain Gagnon (1938–2017)
 * André Gagnon (1936–2020)
 * Ernest Gagnon (1834–1915)
 * Gustave Gagnon (1842–1930)
 * Henri Gagnon (1887–1961)
 * Serge Garant (1929–1986)
 * Mort Garson (1924–2008)
 * Desmond Gaspar (born 1970)
 * James Gayfer (1916–1997)
 * James Gelfand, (born 1959)
 * Steven Gellman (born 1947)
 * Eric Genuis (born 1967)
 * Graham George (1912–1993)
 * Aaron Gervais (born 1980)
 * Richard Gibson (born 1953)
 * Allan Gilliland (born 1965)
 * Srul Irving Glick (1934–2002)
 * Denis Gougeon (born 1951)
 * Maxime Goulet (born 1980)
 * Glenn Gould (1932–1982)
 * Hector Gratton (1900–1970)

H

 * Peter Hannan (born 1953)
 * Hagood Hardy (1937–1997)
 * Chris Harman (born 1970)
 * Johana Harris (1912–1995)
 * Charles A.E. Harriss (1862–1929)
 * Christos Hatzis (born 1953)
 * John Hawkins (1944–2007)
 * Donald Heins (1878–1949)
 * Jacques Hétu (1938–2010)
 * W. H. Hewlett (1873–1940)
 * Jim Hiscott (born 1948)
 * Alice Ping Yee Ho (born 1960)
 * Bruce Holder (1905–1987)
 * Derek Holman (born 1931)
 * Anna Höstman (born 1972)
 * Charles Houdret (1905-after 1964)
 * Melissa Hui (born 1966)
 * Richard Hunt (1930–2011)
 * Ricky Hyslop (1915–1998)

I

 * Scott Irvine (born 1953)
 * Airat Ichmouratov (born 1973)

J

 * David Jaeger (born 1947)
 * Rhené Jaque (1918–2006)
 * Frantz Jehin-Prume (1839–1899)
 * Otto Joachim (1910–2010)
 * Richard Johnston (1917–1997)
 * Charles Jones (1910–1997)
 * Kelsey Jones (1922–2004)
 * Michael Jones (born 1942)

K

 * James Keelaghan (born 1959)
 * Jack Kane (1924–1961)
 * Udo Kasemets (1919–2014)
 * Iain Kelso (born 1975)
 * Talivaldis Kenins (1919–2008)
 * Julien Knafo
 * Moe Koffman (1928–2001)
 * Gary Koftinoff
 * Rudolf Komorous (born 1931)
 * Peter Paul Koprowski (born 1947)
 * Nikolai Korndorf (1947–2001)
 * Mark Korven
 * Veronika Krausas (born 1963)
 * David Kristian (born 1967)
 * Gary Kulesha (born 1954)
 * Alfred Kunz (1929–2019)
 * Larysa Kuzmenko (born 1956)
 * Milan Kymlicka (1936–2008)

L

 * Larry Lake (1943–2013)
 * Jean-Baptiste Labelle (1825–1898)
 * Fariborz Lachini (born 1949)
 * Alfred La Liberté (1882–1952)
 * Alcides Lanza (born 1929)
 * Eugène Lapierre (1899–1970)
 * Yves Lapierre (born 1946)
 * Anne Lauber (born 1943)
 * Louis-Phillipe Laurendeau (1861–1916)
 * Rachel Laurin (born 1961)
 * Calixa Lavallée (1842–1891)
 * Jimmie LeBlanc (born 1977)
 * Hugh Le Caine (1914–1977)
 * Brent Lee (born 1964)
 * Alain Lefèvre (born 1962)
 * Simon Leoza
 * André Éric Létourneau (born 1967)
 * Omer Létourneau (1891–1983)
 * Gordon Lightfoot (born 1938)
 * Nicole Lizée (born 1973)
 * Analia Llugdar (born 1972)
 * Andrew Lockington (born 1972)
 * Ruth Lomon (born 1930)
 * Michel Longtin (born 1946)
 * Alexina Louie (born 1949)
 * Clarence Lucas (1866–1947)
 * Ramona Luengen (born 1960)
 * René Lussier (born 1957)

M

 * Andrew Paul MacDonald (born 1958)
 * David MacIntyre (born 1952)
 * Ernest MacMillan (1893–1973)
 * Walter MacNutt (1910–1996)
 * Robert Graham Manson (1883–1950)
 * Leo Marchildon (born 1962)
 * Frank Marsales (1886–1975)
 * Charles-Amador Martin (1648–1711)
 * Lucien Martin (1908–1950)
 * Stephanie Martin
 * Gene Martynec (born 1947)
 * Bruce Mather (born 1939)
 * André Mathieu (1929–1968)
 * Rodolphe Mathieu (1890–1962)
 * Roger Matton (1929–2004)
 * Michael Matthews (born 1950)
 * Christopher Mayo (born 1980)
 * Michael McCann (born 1976)
 * Boyd McDonald (born 1932)
 * Diana McIntosh (born 1937)
 * Allan McIver (1904–1969)
 * Ben McPeek (1934–1981)
 * Colin McPhee (1900–1964)
 * Lubomyr Melnyk (born 1948)
 * Pierre Mercure (1927–1966)
 * Alfred Mignault (1895–1961)
 * Cassandra Miller (born 1976)
 * Elma Miller (born 1954)
 * David Mills (1926–2020)
 * John Mills-Cockell (born 1943)
 * Kenneth G. Mills (1923–2004)
 * Robin Minard (born 1953)
 * Henri Miro (1879–1950)
 * Joni Mitchell (born 1943)
 * Stephan Moccio (born 1972)
 * Theodore Frederic Molt (1795–1856)
 * James Montgomery (born 1943)
 * Oskar Morawetz (1917–2007)
 * François Morel (1926–2018)
 * Éric Morin (born 1969)
 * Léo-Pol Morin (1892–1941)
 * Albertine Morin-Labrecque (1886 or 1890–1957)
 * Jocelyn Morlock (1969–2023)
 * Marjan Mozetich (born 1948)

N

 * Phil Nimmons (1923–2024)
 * Jordan Nobles (born 1969)
 * Robert Normandeau (born 1955)
 * Farangis Nurulla-Khoja (born 1972)

O

 * Oscar O'Brien (1892–1958)
 * Michael Oesterle (born 1968)
 * John Oliver (born 1959)
 * Charles O'Neill (1882–1964)
 * John Oswald (born 1953)

P

 * Owen Pallett (born 1979)
 * Jean Papineau-Couture (1916–2000)
 * Donald Patriquin (born 1938)
 * Alex Pauk (born 1945)
 * Trevor W. Payne (born 1948)
 * Kenneth Peacock (1922–2000)
 * Paul Pedersen (born 1935)
 * Frédéric Pelletier (1870–1944)
 * Romain Pelletier (1875–1953)
 * Romain-Octave Pelletier I (1843–1927)
 * Oscar Peterson (1925–2007)
 * Barbara Pentland (1912–2000)
 * Clermont Pépin (1926–2006)
 * Michel Perrault (born 1925)
 * Jean Piché (born 1951)
 * Dave Pierce (born 1972)
 * Randolph Peters (born 1959)
 * Benoît Poirier (1882–1965)
 * Ari Posner (born 1970)
 * Paul Pratt (1894–1967)
 * Albert Pratz (1914–1995)
 * André Prévost (1934–2001)
 * Erica Procunier
 * Harry Puddicombe (1870–1953)

Q

 * Donald Quan (born 1962)
 * Joseph Quesnel (1746–1809)

R

 * Allan Rae (born 1942)
 * Imant Raminsh (born 1943)
 * Evelin Ramón (born 1979)
 * Jan Randall (born 1952)
 * Eldon Rathburn (1916–2008)
 * Elizabeth Raum (born 1945)
 * John Rea (born 1944)
 * William Reed (1859–1945)
 * Bill Richards (1923–1995)
 * Abigail Richardson-Schulte (born 1976)
 * Godfrey Ridout (1918–1984)
 * Doug Riley (1945–2007)
 * André Ristic (born 1972)
 * Normand Roger (born 1949)
 * Stan Rogers (1949–1983)
 * James Rolfe (born 1961)
 * Ivan Romanoff (1914–1997)
 * Clark Ross (born 1957)
 * Myke Roy (born 1950)
 * Stéphane Roy (born 1959)
 * Terry Rusling (1931–1974)
 * Welford Russell (c.1901–1975)
 * Jeffrey Ryan (born 1962)

S

 * Marc Sabat (born 1965)
 * Charles Wugk Sabatier (1819–1862)
 * Patrick Saint-Denis (born 1975)
 * Micheline Coulombe Saint-Marcoux (1938–1985)
 * Herbert Sanders (1878–1938)
 * Armando Santiago (born 1932)
 * Vahram Sargsyan (born 1981)
 * Charles Sauvageau (1807–1849)
 * R. Murray Schafer (1933–2021)
 * Oliver Schroer (1956–2008)
 * Ernest Seitz (1892–1978)
 * Paul Shaffer (born 1949)
 * Rodney Sharman (born 1958)
 * Howard Shore (born 1946)
 * Bekah Simms (born 1990)
 * Gordon Slater (born 1950)
 * Anita Sleeman (1930–2011)
 * Linda Catlin Smith (born 1957)
 * Leo Smith (1881–1952)
 * Ana Sokolovic (born 1968)
 * Harry Somers (1925–1999)
 * Ann Southamt (1937–2010
 * David Squires (born 1957)
 * Andrew Staniland (born 1977)
 * Paul Steenhuisen (born 1965)
 * Ben Steinberg (born 1930)
 * Donald Steven (born 1945)
 * Tobin Stokes (born 1966)
 * Fred Stone (1935–1986)
 * Timothy Sullivan (born 1954)
 * Norman Symonds (1920–1998)
 * Boleslaw Szczeniowski (1898–1995)
 * Chiyoko Szlavnics (born 1967)

T

 * Robert Talbot (1893–1954)
 * Georges-Émile Tanguay (1893–1964)
 * Nancy Telfer (born 1950)
 * Oscar Ferdinand Telgmann (1855–1946)
 * Steve Tittle (born 1935)
 * Peter Togni (born 1959)
 * Roman Toi (1916–2018)
 * Jerry Toth (1928–1999)
 * Rudy Toth (1925–2009)
 * Bramwell Tovey (born 1953)
 * Jiří Traxler (1912–2011)
 * Amédée Tremblay (1876–1949)
 * George Tremblay (1911–1982)
 * Gilles Tremblay (1932–2017)
 * Barry Truax (born 1947)
 * Robert Turner (1920–2012)
 * Ian Tyson (born 1933)

U

 * Owen Underhill (born 1954)

V

 * Jean Vallerand (1915–1994)
 * Randy Vancourt (born 1961)
 * Stéphane Venne (born 1941)
 * Benoît Verdickt (1884–1970)
 * Joseph Vézina (1849–1924)
 * Albert Viau (1910–2001)
 * Michael Vincent (composer) (born 1976)
 * Claude Vivier (1948–1983)
 * Augustus Stephen Vogt (1861–1926)
 * Calvin Vollrath (born 1960)
 * Joachim Ulrich Voyer (1892–1935)

W

 * Arnold Walter (1902–1973)
 * Ruth Watson Henderson (born 1932)
 * Rufus Wainwright (born 1973)
 * John Weinzweig (1913–2006)
 * Frank Welsman (1873–1952)
 * John Welsman (born 1955)
 * Hildegard Westerkamp (born 1946)
 * Dinuk Wijeratne (born 1978)
 * Eric Wild (1910–1989)
 * Rick Wilkins (born 1937)
 * Healey Willan (1880–1968)
 * Charles Wilson (born 1931)
 * Scott Wilson (born 1969)
 * Édouard Woolley (1916–1991)
 * John Wyre (1941–2006)

Y

 * Kathleen Yearwood (born 1958)
 * Gayle Young (born 1950)
 * Neil Young (born 1945)

Z

 * Maurice Zbriger (1896–1981)
 * Rui Shi Zhuo (born 1956)
 * Joel Zimmerman (born 1981)
 * León Zuckert (1904–1992)