This dataset consists of librarian responses from a survey distributed to the U15 group of Canadian research libraries.The responses include demographic information and five areas of investigation on new and emerging roles for academic librarians including: Research Support, Teaching and Learning, Digital Scholarship, User Experience, and Scholarly Communication. The survey was conducted in 2017. The U15 libraries include: University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, University of Calgary, Dalhousie University, Université Laval, University of Manitoba, McGill University, McMaster University, Université de Montréal, University of Ottawa, Queen's University, University of Saskatchewan, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo and Western University.