Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador – Frederick Russell then Arthur Maxwell House Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia – James Kinley Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario – Hal Jackman then Hilary Weston Lieutenant-Governor of Prince Edward Island – Gilbert Clements Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec – Jean-Louis Roux then Lise Thibault Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan – Jack Wiebe Mayors Toronto – Barbara Hall Montreal – Pierre Bourque Vancouver – Philip Owen Ottawa – Jacquelin Holzman then Jim Watson Religious leaders Roman Catholic Bishop of Quebec – Archbishop Maurice Couture Roman Catholic Bishop of Montreal – Cardinal Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte Roman Catholic Bishops of London – Bishop John Michael Sherlock Moderator of the United Church of Canada – Marion Best then Bill Phipps See also 1996 Canadian incumbents Events in Canada in 1997 1998 Canadian incumbents Governmental leaders in 1997 Canadian incumbents by year 1997 Incumbents 1997 in Canadian politics Canadian leaders