Norman Bethune College was established in August 1971 and was originally known as "College G". Its interdisciplinary theme is "Science and Society". Originally housed in the basement of Steacie Library, it moved to the current building in 1972.
Heads
Note: before 2018 Heads were called Masters.
| 2021-present | Paula Wilson |
| 2015-2021 | John Amanatides |
| 2014-2015 | Mazen Hamadeh |
| 2008-2014 | John Amanatides |
| 2005-2007 | Byron Wall |
| 2000-2005 | Paul Delaney |
| 1999-2000 | Fred Morgan |
| 1994-1999 | Paul Delaney |
| 1989-1994 | Fred Morgan |
| 1983-1989 | David Lumsden |
| 1979-1983 | Griffiths (Griff) Cunningham |
| 1978-1979 | David Shugarman |
| 1973-1977 | Ioan Davies |
| 1971-1973 | G.D. Killam |
College Council Presidents
| 2021-present | Myra Whitfield |
| 2020-2021 | Nicole Shwartz |
| 2018-2020 | Adam Brihmi |
| 2017-2018 | Joey Fahd |
| 2016-2017 | Tomas Mendes Simoes |
| 2014-2016 | Jires Karaborani |
| 2013-2014 | Anil Mohabir |
| 2011-2013 | Clifford-Roy Baker |
| 2010-2011 | Anik Sarkar/Sara Pardisnia |
| 2009-2010 | Vanessa Hunt |
| 2008-2009 | Dharam Sangha |
| 2007-2008 | Ilya Shoimer |
| 2006-2007 | Joel Warsh/Ilya Shoimer |
| 2005-2006 | Melissa Bridgeman |
| 2004-2005 | Sanjeev Amirthanathan |
| 2003-2004 | Ryan Gonsalves |
| 2002-2003 | Amila Nissanka |
| 2001-2002 | Chris Luckhardt/Cheryl Allin |
| 2000-2001 | Ravi Singh |
| 1999-2000 | Ravi Gupta/Ravi Singh |
| 1998-1999 | Amrit Bains |
| 1997-1998 | Maria Gomez |
| 1996-1997 | Maria Gomez/Kim Fry |
| 1995-1996 | Mike Chomyn |
| 1994-1995 | Mike Chomyn |
| 1993-1994 | Ron English |
| 1992-1993 | Wayne Carrigan |
| 1991-1992 | Fraser Hadwin/Rick Bermarija/Cody Storry |
| 1990-1991 | Sarah Payne |
| 1989-1990 | Chia-Yi Chua |
| 1988-1989 | Peter Donato |
| 1987-1988 | Kevin Adams |
| 1986-1987 | Tony Black |
| 1985-1986 | Jill Rabjohn |
| 1984-1985 | Cynthia Crysdale |
| 1983-1984 | Patrick Legris |
| 1982-1983 | Monica Ahrens |
| 1981-1982 | Lisa McCabe-Boyer |
| 1980-1981 | Hal Shields |
| 1979-1980 | Andrea Doucette/Bob Speller |
| 1978-1979 | Bob Speller |
| 1977-1978 | Bruce Terry |
| 1976-1977 | James Heffernan |
| 1975-1976 | James McMurdo |
| 1974-1975 | James McMurdo |
| 1973-1974 | Phil Razminsky |
| 1972-1973 | Willi Pilz |
| 1971-1972 | John Neville |
