Ian MacPherson (1939 – November 16, 2013)[1] was a Canadian historian, and a supporter of the co-operative movement.

[2] MacPherson taught at the University of Winnipeg for 8 years, and founded the Canadian Studies program there.

[2] In 1976, he moved to the History Department at the University of Victoria, serving as Chair from 1981 to 1989.

From 2005 to 2013 he served as co-director and Principal Investigator of the National Hub of the Canadian Social Economy Research Partnerships.

Over the course of his career he wrote, edited or co-edited over twenty books and 190 articles.