Jacques Brault (29 March 1933 – 20 October 2022) was a French Canadian poet and translator who lived in Cowansville, Quebec, Canada.

He was born to a poor family, but received an excellent education at the Université de Montréal and at the Sorbonne in Paris.

He became a professor at the Université de Montréal, in the Département d'études françaises and the Institut des sciences médiévales, and made frequent appearances as a cultural commentator on Radio-Canada.

Jacques Brault's extensive body of writings includes works of outstanding merit in most literary genres.

However, it is primarily for his work as a poet that Jacques Brault is admired by readers and known outside of Canada.