| Honorific-Prefix: | The Hon. |
| François Béchard | |
| Office: | Senator for De Lorimier, Quebec |
| Appointed: | Wilfrid Laurier |
| Predecessor: | Alphonse Desjardins |
| Successor: | Raoul Dandurand |
| Term Start: | 1896 |
| Term End: | 1897 |
| Constituency Mp2: | Iberville |
| Parliament2: | Canadian |
| Predecessor2: | District was created in 1867. |
| Successor2: | District was abolished in 1892. |
| Term Start2: | 1867 |
| Term End2: | 1896 |
| Constituency Mp3: | St. Johns—Iberville |
| Parliament3: | Canadian |
| Predecessor3: | District was created in 1892. |
| Successor3: | Joseph Israël Tarte |
| Term Start3: | June 23, 1896 |
| Term End3: | July 17, 1896 |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1830 |
| Birth Place: | Mount Johnson, Lower Canada |
| Death Place: | Montreal, Quebec |
| Party: | Liberal |
François Béchard (April 18, 1830 - April 13, 1897) was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Iberville and then St. Johns—Iberville in the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal member from 1867 to 1896. He was a member of the Senate of Canada for De Lorimier division from 1896 to 1897.
He was born in Mount Johnson (now Mont-Saint-Grégoire), Lower Canada in 1830, the son of François Béchard and Clémence Gozette,[1] and educated at the College of Saint-Hyacinthe. He served as a major in the local militia and was mayor of Saint-Grégoire.[2] Béchard was named to the Senate in September 1896 and died in 1897 in Montreal while still in office.[1]