There has been a steady move on the part of Canadian post-secondary educational institutions to negotiate ranks and nomenclature of professional librarians as they do for teaching stream and faculty. The following chart gives you an idea of what is transpiring in the profession:
| University | # ranks | ||||
| Queens’ | 4 | General Librarian | Assistant Librarian | Associate Librarian | Librarian |
| Western | 4 | General Librarian | Assistant Librarian | Associate Librarian | Senior
Librarian |
| McGill | 3 | Assistant Librarian | Associate Librarian | Full Librarian | |
| Saskatchewan | 3 | Assistant Librarian | Associate Librarian | Librarian | |
| Manitoba | 4 | General Librarian | Assistant Librarian | Associate Librarian | Librarian |
| Calgary | 3 | Assistant Librarian | Associate Librarian | Librarian | |
| York | 3 | Assistant Librarian | Associate Librarian | Senior Librarian |
University of Toronto Academic Librarians 