Eli Mandel PhD, D.Litt (hon.) (3 December 1922 - 3 September 1992) was a Canadian poet and literary academic.

He was born Elias Wolf Mandel in Estevan, Saskatchewan to Jewish parents who emigrated from Russia. After serving in Canada's Medical Corps during World War 2, he studied English at the University of Saskatchewan attaining a Master of Arts degree in 1950. His further studies at the University of Toronto would earn him a PhD in 1957.

Mandel worked in academic postings at the University of Alberta and York University. Besides his poetry, he wrote other works such as his 1969 essay on fellow poet Irving Layton. He died in Toronto.