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| Name | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren G. Harding | Vancouver | Official reception during return from Alaska. | July 26, 1923 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Campobello Island | Vacation. | June 29–July 1, 1933 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Campobello Island | Vacation. | July 28–30, 1936 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Quebec | Official visit; met with Governor General Lord Tweedsmuir. | July 31, 1936 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Victoria | Met with the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Eric W. Hamber. | September 30, 1937 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Kingston | Received honorary degree from Queens University and dedicated Thousand Islands Bridge. | August 18, 1938 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Sydney (Nova Scotia), Campobello Island (New Brunswick) | Fishing trip. | August 14–16, 1939 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Halifax | Stopped while returning to the United States. | August 21–23, 1939 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Quebec, Ottawa | Attended First Quebec Conference with British Prime Minister Churchill. | August 17–25, 1943 |
| Franklin D. Roosevelt | Quebec | Attended Second Quebec Conference with British Prime Minister Churchill. | September 11–16, 1944 |
| Harry S. Truman | Ottawa | Official visit; met with Governor General Alexander and Prime Minister Mackenzie King. | June 10–12, 1947 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Ottawa | State visit; addressed joint session of Parliament. | November 13–15, 1953 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Ottawa | Informal visit; addressed joint session of Parliament. | July 8–11, 1958 |
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Montreal | Joined Queen Elizabeth II in ceremony opening St. Lawrence Seaway. | June 26, 1959 |
| John F. Kennedy | Ottawa | State visit; addressed joint session of Parliament. | May 16–18, 1961 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Vancouver | Informal visit; met with Prime Minister Pearson in ceremonies related to the Columbia River Treaty. | September 16, 1964 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Campobello Island, Chamcook | Laid cornerstone at Roosevelt-Campobello International Park and conferred informally with Prime Minister Pearson. | August 21–22, 1966 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson | Montreal, Ottawa | Attended Expo 67 and conferred informally with Prime Minister Pearson. | May 25, 1967 |
| Richard M. Nixon | Ottawa | State visit; met with Governor General Michener and Prime Minister Trudeau; addressed Parliament. | April 13–15, 1972 |
| Ronald Reagan | Ottawa | State visit; met with Prime Minister Trudeau and addressed Parliament. | March 10–11, 1981 |
| Ronald Reagan | Ottawa | Attended Economic Summit Conference of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. | July 19–21, 1981 |
| Ronald Reagan | Quebec | Met with Prime Minister Mulroney. | March 17–18, 1985 |
| Ronald Reagan | Ottawa | Official visit; met with Prime Minister Mulroney. Addressed Parliament April 6. | April 4–6, 1987 |
| Ronald Reagan | Toronto | Attended Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. | June 19–21, 1988 |
| George H.W. Bush | Ottawa | Working visit; met with Prime Minister Mulroney. | February 10, 1989 |
| George H.W. Bush | Toronto | Informal meeting with Prime Minister Mulroney. | April 10, 1990 |
| George H.W. Bush | Ottawa | Met with Prime Minister Mulroney and signed an Air Quality Agreement. | March 13–14, 1991 |
| George H.W. Bush | Toronto | Informal meeting with Prime Minister Mulroney. | July 9, 1991 |
| William J. Clinton | Vancouver | Summit meeting with Russian President Yeltsin; also met with Prime Minister Mulroney. | April 3–4, 1993 |
| William J. Clinton | Ottawa | State visit. | February 23–24, 1995 |
| William J. Clinton | Halifax (Nova Scotia) | Attended Economic Summit Meeting with the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with Russian President Yeltsin. | June 15–17, 1995 |
| William J. Clinton | Vancouver | Attended APEC Economic Summit meeting. | November 23–25, 1997 |
| William J. Clinton | Ottawa, Mont Tremblant | Working visit. Met with Prime Minister Chretien and Quebec Premier Bouchard, attended Federalism Conference at Mont Tremblant, and dedicated new Embassy building. | October 7–8, 1999 |
| George W. Bush | Quebec | Attended the Summit of the Americas. | April 20–22, 2001 |
| George W. Bush | Kananaskis (Alberta) | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. | June 25–27, 2002 |
| George W. Bush | Ottawa, Gatineau, Halifax | Met with Prime Minister Martin. | November 30–December 1, 2004 |
| George W. Bush | Montebello, Quebec | Attended North American Leaders’ Summit with Mexican President Calderon and Canadian Prime Minister Harper. | August 20–21, 2007 |
| Barack Obama | Ottawa | Met with Prime Minister Harper. | February 19, 2009 |
| Barack Obama | Muskoka, Toronto | Attended the G-8 and G-20 Economic Summit Meetings. | June 25–27, 2010 |
| Barack Obama | Ottawa | Attended the North American Leaders Summit. | June 29, 2016 |
| Donald J. Trump | Charlevoix | Attended the G–7 meetings. | June 9, 2018 |