| 1. |
Peter Mitchell |
July 1, 1867 - November 5, 1873 |
under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald |
| 2. |
Sir Albert James Smith |
November 7, 1873 - October 8, 1878 |
under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie |
| 3. |
James Colledge Pope |
October 19, 1878 - July 9, 1882 |
under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald |
| 4. |
Archibald Woodbury McLelan |
July 10, 1882 - December 9, 1885 |
| 5. |
George Eulas Foster |
December 10, 1885 - May 28, 1888 |
| 6. |
Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper |
June 1, 1888 - June 6, 1891 |
| June 16, 1891 - November 24, 1892 |
under Prime Minister John Joseph Caldwell Abbott |
| December 5, 1892 - December 12, 1894 |
under Prime Minister John Sparrow David Thompson |
| 7. |
John Costigan |
December 21, 1894 - April 27, 1896 |
under Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell |
| May 1, 1896 - July 8, 1896 |
under Prime Minister Charles Tupper |
| 8. |
Sir Louis Henry Davies |
July 13, 1896 - September 24, 1901 |
under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier |
| 9. |
James Sutherland |
January 15, 1902 - November 10, 1902 |
| 10. |
Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine |
November 11, 1902 - January 5, 1905 |
| * |
Sir Wilfrid Laurier (acting) |
January 6, 1906 - February 5, 1906 |
| 11. |
Louis-Philippe Brodeur |
February 6, 1906 - August 10, 1911 |
| 12. |
Rodolphe Lemieux |
August 11, 1911 - October 6, 1911 |
| 13. |
John Douglas Hazen |
October 10, 1911 - October 12, 1917 |
under Prime Minister Robert Borden |
| 14. |
Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne |
October 13, 1917 - July 10, 1920 |
| July 10, 1920 - December 29, 1921 |
under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen |
| 15. |
Ernest Lapointe |
December 29, 1921 - January 29, 1924 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| 16. |
Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin |
January 30, 1924 - June 28, 1926 |
| * |
William Anderson Black (acting) |
June 29, 1926 - July 12, 1926 |
under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen |
| 17. |
Esioff-Léon Patenaude |
July 13, 1926 - September 25, 1926 |
|
Pierre Joseph Arthur Cardin (second time) |
September 25, 1926 - June 13, 1930 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
After this point the position was split and different individuals held the positions of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine.
