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Peter Hatch

Hatch, Peter. Composer, administrator, teacher, b Toronto 18 May 1957, B MUS (Toronto) 1980, M MUS (Toronto) 1982, DMA (British Columbia) 1986. He began his studies at University of Toronto as a bassoon performer, but switched to a concentration in composition.
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Peter Hemingway

Hemingway believed that the Prairies needed simple yet striking forms to provide a foil to the otherwise overwhelming landscape. He wrote: "The most powerfully original buildings in the post-war era have come from here (the Prairies).
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Peter Henderson Bryce

Peter Henderson Bryce, physician, public health official (born 17 August 1853 in Mount Pleasant, Canada West; died 15 January 1932 at sea). Dr. Peter Henderson Bryce was a pioneer of public health and sanitation policy in Canada. He is most remembered for his efforts to improve the health and living conditions of Indigenous people. His Report on the Indian Schools of Manitoba and the Northwest Territories exposed the unsanitary conditions of residential schools in the Prairie provinces. It also prompted national calls for residential school reform. Click here for definitions of key terms used in this article.
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Peter Herrndorf

Peter Alexander Herrndorf, CC, OOnt, lawyer, journalist, publisher, media executive (born 27 October 1940 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands; died 18 February 2023 in Toronto, ON). Media mogul Peter Herrndorf has been called the “godfather of Canadian arts” for his long career in developing Canadian news media and the performing arts. He started his career as a journalist at the CBC, working his way up to become vice-president and general manager of English radio and television (1979–83). He was then the publisher of Toronto Life magazine (1983–92), chairman and CEO of TVOntario (1992–99), and president and CEO of the National Arts Centre (1999–2018). Committed to the development of the arts in Canada, he was also involved in the creation of many awards, festivals and foundations.
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Peter Howitt

Peter Wilkinson Howitt, FRSC, economist, professor, author (born 31 May 1946 in Guelph, ON). Howitt shares the 2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. (See also Nobel Prizes and Canada.) He is known for his work on the economic concept of creative destruction and the endogenous growth theory.
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Peter Huse

Peter (Franklin) Huse. Composer, poet, teacher, b Gadsby, Alta 12 Mar 1938; B MUS (British Columbia) 1963, MFA (Princeton) 1965.
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Piita Irniq

Piita Irniq (formerly known as Peter Irniq and Peter Ernerk), Elder, cultural proponent, artist, public servant, commissioner of Nunavut (born 1947 at Lyon Inlet, NT [now NU]). Elder Piita Irniq represented the Keewatin region in the Council of the Northwest Territories from 1975 to 1979. From 2000 to 2005, he served as the second commissioner of Nunavut. Irniq has worked to preserve and promote Inuit culture and languages (see Inuktitut).
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Peter J. Cashin

Peter J. Cashin, politician, businessman, soldier (b at Cape Broyle, Nfld 8 Mar 1890; d at St John's 21 May 1977). He joined the Newfoundland Regiment in 1915, served overseas and in March 1918 was promoted major in command of the British Machine Gun Corp.
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Peter Jacobs

Peter Jacobs, or Pahtahsega, meaning "one who makes the world brighter," Methodist missionary (b near present-day Belleville, Ont c 1807; d at Rama Reserve, Lk Simcoe, Ont 4 Sept 1890).
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Peter Jennings

Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM, journalist, broadcaster, television news anchor (born 29 July 1938 in Toronto, Ontario; died 7 August 2005 in New York City). One of the world’s most respected journalists, Peter Jennings was best known for his long tenure (1983–2005) as the host and chief correspondent of World News Tonight, ABC’s flagship evening news program. Jennings first gained prominence as a foreign correspondent for ABC News, regularly reporting on breaking news from around the world. He was well known for his integrity and compassion and for his high professional standards. Though he worked for most of his life in the United States, Jennings was recognized for his support of Canadian organizations and as a cultural ambassador for the country. He won 16 Emmy Awards and two Peabody Awards and was a Member of the Order of Canada.
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Peter Jepson-Young

Peter William Jepson-Young, MD, AIDS activist, television diarist (born 8 June 1957 in New Westminster, British Columbia; died 15 November 1992 in Vancouver, British Columbia). Peter Jepson-Young was a medical doctor who presented the Dr. Peter Diaries, short weekly segments on CBC television that shared his experience with AIDS, in order to educate people about the disease and give hope to others. Diagnosed in 1986, he was regarded as one of the longest-surviving victims of the disease at the time of his death in 1992. Shortly before he died, he established the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, which later opened the Dr. Peter Centre, a residential care and day health centre for people living with HIV/AIDS.
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Peter Worthington

Peter John Vickers Worthington, soldier, journalist, publisher, author (born 16 February 1927 in Fort Osborne Barracks, Winnipeg; died 12 May 2013 in Toronto, ON). Co-founder and outspoken editor in chief of the Toronto Sun from 1971 to 1982.
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Peter John Wangersky

Peter John Wangersky, oceanographer (b at Woonsocket, RI 26 Aug 1927; naturalized Canadian 1975; d at Victoria, BC on 11 Jan 2007). Substantial contributions to OCEANOGRAPHY in Canada have come from Wangersky's research and teaching in chemical and biological oceanography.
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Peter Jones

Peter Jones, or Kahkewaquonaby (Sacred Feathers), Methodist minister, chief, translator (b at Burlington Heights [Hamilton], UC 1 Jan 1802; d at Brantford, Canada W 29 June 1856). Son of a white surveyor and a Mississauga
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Peter Koslowsky

Peter Koslowsky, tenor (born 15 may 1919 near Sargeov, Ukraine; died 13 October 1996).
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