John Palmer (born 1943 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian theatre and film director and playwright.
Cofounder of several Toronto theatre companies in the 1970s, Palmer is primarily a theatre director, whose credits include the original production of Brad Fraser's Wolfboy which marked the first acting role for Keanu Reeves.
He has also directed two feature films, Me in 1975 and Sugar in 2004.
He also directed/co-wrote the short film The Archer (2005), which is about the rise and fall of relationships. The film stars Kim Poirier, Dov Tiefenbach and Anthony Furey.