Morley Finley was appointed the first registrar at Ryerson at the School's founding in 1948. He also functioned as the executive assistant to Principal Howard Kerr. Finley resigned from the position in 1955, replaced by D. G. W. McRae (1956-1958). The Registrariat had three sections - Academic Advising/Evaluations; Records and Registration Services; and Timetabling. In 1990 they became responsible for the Office of Admissions/Liaison, which formerly had been organized under the Office of Community Relations. In 1993, the Registrar's office amalgamated its four units into two - Academic Advising/Evaluations with Admissions/Liaison; Timetabling with Records and Registration Services. In 2015 the Office of Student Awards and Scholarship moved under the umbrella of the Registrar's office, formerly residing in the Office of Convocation and Awards.

List of Ryerson's Registrars

Morley Finley 1948-1956
D. G. W. McRae 1956-1958
Alberindo Sauro 1958-1967
Al Wargo 1967-1972
Dorothy Rowles 1972-1973
Roy Horney 1973-1978
Jennifer Brunzell 1978-1988
Dennis Mock 1988-1989
Dawn Little (acting) 1989-1990
Keith C. Alnwick 1991-2013
Charmaine Hack 2013 - present