JPAA Canada was formed in 1984 as an Ad-Hoc Committee that later decided to formally structure the organization as a Registered Not-For-Profit Corporation in 1993. The Ad-Hoc Committee launched the Joe-Pete Cricket Match in 1984 and the Annual Dinner Dance in 1988. The Masters Game was introduced in 1993. In total, seventeen have taken on the mantle of "President" and each one managed the day to affairs of the association in a unique way.

In recognition of their hard work and commitment, the names of past-presidents are shown below.

~~JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE   ALUMNI ASSOCIATION – CANADA
1984 – 1992  AD-HOC COMMITTEE
JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE OBA
1993 TO DATE  JOSEPHIAN-PETERITE ALUMNI   ASSOCIATION – CANADA
 
1993  INAUGURAL   PRESIDENT – UPALI OBEYESEKERE – SPC
1994  Jimmy Raymond – SJC     1995  Anton Perera – SPC
1996  Robin Rode – SJC     1997  Hamzee Hameed – SPC
1998  Chris Cooke – SJC     1999  Bhanu Wijeyesekere – SPC
2000  Milan Gunawardena – SJC     2001  Nihal Jayawardene – SPC
2002  Lloyd Wijesinghe – SJC     2003  Rehan Goonetilleke – SPC
2004  Jeevan Pragasam – SJC     2005  Roderick Diaz – SPC
2006  Victor Santhiapillai – SJC     2007  Ranier De Lambert – SPC
2008  Valentine Balasingham – SJC     2009  Roshan Navaratnam – SPC
2010  Christy Joseph – SJC     2011  Christy Joseph – SJC
2012  Christy Joseph – SJC     2013  Upali Obeyesekere – SPC
2014 Upali Obeyesekere – SPC  2015 Upali Obeyesekere – SPC