Top 10 Oldest Living People in Canada (as of 18th March 2024)
Today's update (Ms. Romans turned 112)

1. Helen Doan (Toronto, Ontario) (b. 18 September 1911), 112 y.o.
2. Gertruda Gorecka (Windsor, Ontario) (b. 12 November 1911 in Poland), 112 y.o.
3. Annette Sabourin Brunet (Mascouche, Quebec) (b. 4 January 1912), 112 y.o.
4. Hazel Skuce (Brandon, Manitoba) (b. 7 February 1912), 112 y.o.
5. Margaret Romans (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 16 March 1912 in Latvia), 112 y.o.
6. Flora Wallin (British Columbia) (b. 1 October 1913), 110 y.o.
7. Maria Lacasse (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 4 December 1913), 110 y.o.
8. Margaret Cameron (Kelowna, British Columbia) (b. 9 February 1914), 110 y.o.
9. Irene Lantz (Edmonton, Alberta) (b. 2 March 1914), 110 y.o.
10. Mariangiola Varrone (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 3 October 1914 in Italy), 109 y.o.

Limbo case:
Yvette Barrie (Quebec) (b. 16 April 1912

Posted by: @mrcatlord

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When Margaret Romans turns 112 (in two hours as of this post), there will be no 111-year-olds in the country

There is now a gap of 18 months between 4th and 5th place (Romans and Wallin) while the top four are born within six months of each other. So this is kind of concerning, although there will be four people at 112

Sadly, Canada's eleventh-oldest person Margaret MacPhee, who was the oldest known person in Nova Scotia, died on the same day as Linda Yale. Nova Scotia's new doyenne may be Lillian Sigut born in May 1915, whose sister lived to 108

 

Lillian Sigut is actually not the oldest person in Nova Scotia, as Catherine MacPhee just came out of limbo on her 109th birthday after not being confirmed alive in three years

Posted by: @mrcatlord

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Posted by: @mrcatlord

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When Margaret Romans turns 112 (in two hours as of this post), there will be no 111-year-olds in the country

There is now a gap of 18 months between 4th and 5th place (Romans and Wallin) while the top four are born within six months of each other. So this is kind of concerning, although there will be four people at 112

Sadly, Canada's eleventh-oldest person Margaret MacPhee, who was the oldest known person in Nova Scotia, died on the same day as Linda Yale. Nova Scotia's new doyenne may be Lillian Sigut born in May 1915, whose sister lived to 108

 

Lillian Sigut is actually not the oldest person in Nova Scotia, as Catherine MacPhee just came out of limbo on her 109th birthday after not being confirmed alive in three years

 

Curious that she have the same surname as your predecessor, Margaret MacPhee, any relation?

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Posted by: @mrcatlord

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Posted by: @mrcatlord

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When Margaret Romans turns 112 (in two hours as of this post), there will be no 111-year-olds in the country

There is now a gap of 18 months between 4th and 5th place (Romans and Wallin) while the top four are born within six months of each other. So this is kind of concerning, although there will be four people at 112

Sadly, Canada's eleventh-oldest person Margaret MacPhee, who was the oldest known person in Nova Scotia, died on the same day as Linda Yale. Nova Scotia's new doyenne may be Lillian Sigut born in May 1915, whose sister lived to 108

 

Lillian Sigut is actually not the oldest person in Nova Scotia, as Catherine MacPhee just came out of limbo on her 109th birthday after not being confirmed alive in three years

 

Curious that you have the same surname as your predecessor, Margaret MacPhee, any relation?

 

Margaret MacPhee's maiden name was Macleod, so I don't imagine that they'd be closely related.

Both are descended from settlers from the west of Scotland that settled in Canada in the early 1800s though. According to the 1931 census, Catherine MacPhee's first language is in fact Gaelic, and Margaret MacPhee was also able to speak at least some Gaelic. Pretty incredible, given that only a few thousand people can speak Canadian Gaelic. 

Posted by: @ale76

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Top 10 Oldest Living People in Canada (as of 18th March 2024)
Today's update (Ms. Romans turned 112)

1. Helen Doan (Toronto, Ontario) (b. 18 September 1911), 112 y.o.
2. Gertruda Gorecka (Windsor, Ontario) (b. 12 November 1911 in Poland), 112 y.o.
3. Annette Sabourin Brunet (Mascouche, Quebec) (b. 4 January 1912), 112 y.o.
4. Hazel Skuce (Brandon, Manitoba) (b. 7 February 1912), 112 y.o.
5. Margaret Romans (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 16 March 1912 in Latvia), 112 y.o.
6. Flora Wallin (British Columbia) (b. 1 October 1913), 110 y.o.
7. Maria Lacasse (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 6 December 1913), 110 y.o.
8. Margaret Cameron (Kelowna, British Columbia) (b. 9 February 1914), 110 y.o.
9. Irene Lantz (Edmonton, Alberta) (b. 2 March 1914), 110 y.o.
10. Mariangiola Varrone (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 3 October 1914 in Italy), 109 y.o.

Limbo case:
Yvette Barrie (Quebec) (b. 16 April 1912

The Canadian top ten is in a very interesting position right now. There are four 112-year-olds born within six months, then a massive gap of a year and a half, and then four 110-year-olds spread out in a very similar way. I.e. the top 4 were born in Sep, Nov, Feb, Mar and 5-8 were born in Oct, Dec, Feb, Mar. And with Linda Yale's death there are no 111-year-olds. I feel like there has to be someone in that gap, given that obituaries of previously unknown SCs in the country appear every few months

Annette Brunet would be the 3rd oldest living person in Canada, born on Jan 4, 1912, she died on Apr 8, 2024 at 112 years, 95 days, the 32nd oldest person in Canadian history

Obituário de Annette Brunet - Rosemère, QC (dignitymemorial.com)
RIP

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Annette Brunet would be the 3rd oldest living person in Canada, born on Jan 4, 1912, she died on Apr 8, 2024 at 112 years, 95 days, the 32nd oldest person in Canadian history

Obituário de Annette Brunet - Rosemère, QC (dignitymemorial.com)
RIP

Here is an article on her 112th birthday. She survived COVID twice like Lillian Moran who died less than a week before her. I wonder how many unknown Canadian SCs there are currently living and if there is actually public information available if we look hard enough

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Canada (as of 15th April 2024)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Brunet)

1. Helen Doan (Toronto, Ontario) (b. 18 September 1911), 112 y.o.
2. Gertruda Gorecka (Windsor, Ontario) (b. 12 November 1911 in Poland), 112 y.o.
3. Hazel Skuce (Brandon, Manitoba) (b. 7 February 1912), 112 y.o.
4. Margaret Romans (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 16 March 1912 in Latvia), 112 y.o.
5. Flora Wallin (British Columbia) (b. 1 October 1913), 110 y.o.
6. Maria Lacasse (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 4 December 1913), 110 y.o.
7. Margaret Cameron (Kelowna, British Columbia) (b. 9 February 1914), 110 y.o.
8. Irene Lantz (Edmonton, Alberta) (b. 2 March 1914), 110 y.o.
9. Mariangiola Varrone (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 3 October 1914 in Italy), 109 y.o.
10. James Floyd (Mississauga, Ontario) (b. 20 October 1914 in the UK), 109 y.o. Doyen of Canada

Limbo case:
Yvette Barrie (Quebec) (b. 16 April 1912)

Top 10 Oldest Living People in Canada (as of 24h April 2024)
Today's update (RIP Ms. Doan)

1. Gertruda Gorecka (Windsor, Ontario) (b. 12 November 1911 in Poland), 112 y.o.
2. Hazel Skuce (Brandon, Manitoba) (b. 7 February 1912), 112 y.o.
3. Margaret Romans (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 16 March 1912 in Latvia), 112 y.o.
4. Flora Wallin (British Columbia) (b. 1 October 1913), 110 y.o.
5. Maria Lacasse (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 4 December 1913), 110 y.o.
6. Margaret Cameron (Kelowna, British Columbia) (b. 9 February 1914), 110 y.o.
7. Irene Lantz (Edmonton, Alberta) (b. 2 March 1914), 110 y.o.
8. Mariangiola Varrone (Montreal, Quebec) (b. 3 October 1914 in Italy), 109 y.o.
9. James Floyd (Mississauga, Ontario) (b. 20 October 1914 in the UK), 109 y.o. Doyen of Canada

10. Dorothy Thomas (Ontario) (b. 18 February 1915), 109 y.o.

Limbo case:
Yvette Barrie (Quebec) (b. 16 April 1912)

Dorothy Thomas, the new person in tenth place (note that there is probably someone older), lives in the same care home what may be the oldest sibling pair in Canada, Marie/Maria Rosa (108) and Virginia del Brocco (101)

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/the-100-club-this-retirement-home-has-14-centenarians-a-demographic-that-many-more-are/article_5ab9ef8e-bbc1-11ee-a227-531101d5e5ea.html

Ms. Shi Gong (5 March 1913 - 24 April 2024) died at 111. She was born in China.

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/en-ca/obituaries/vancouver-bc/shi-gong-%E9%BE%9A%E6%B0%8F-11785616

So she would be the 90th oldest person in history to die in Canada

RIP

https://canterburyfoundation.com/images/March-Newsletter-email.pdf

A more extensive article on Irene Lantz's life featured in this newsletter. She married her first husband, Mickey North, in 1936 and has one son named Morley who died in 1997. North died in 1986. She met her second husband Tony Lantz through dancing (kind of like Edie Ceccarelli). They married on 19 January 2002, which may be the latest date that any person who has become a supercentenarian so far has gotten married

She and Margaret Cameron have both been added to LQ's directory now (so I assume they may be under review?)

Interview with Romans from last year