Leigh Chapman is a Canadian nurse, who has served as the Chief Nursing Officer of Canada since August 2022.^[1] Chapman was the first nurse to occupy the role of CNO after the role was reinstated; the role was previously eliminated in 2011 by the Harper government.^[2]

Chapman trained as a nurse at McMaster University completing her Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) in 2003 and Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Health Services (Nursing) in 2005.^[3][4] In 2019, Chapman completed her PhD in nursing at the University of Toronto. Her dissertation was titled "Separate estates: A case study of competency assessment processes among clinicians in a Canadian academic hospital," and showed major gaps in building a common language and evaluative frameworks across professional groups.^[5] Nursing was Chapman's second degree.^[6]

Before being appointed to the CNO role, Chapman was the Director of Clinical Services with Inner City Health Associates.^[7]