Present administrative structures at various Canadian universities are described, and administrative functions for universities in the 1980s are suggested. Attention is directed to the following topics: presidential leadership, university management, and institutional survival; conflicts inherent in organizational theory and organizational structure; Canadian university vice-presidential structures; vice-presidential structural shifts, 1976-81; the dynamics of change at the vice-presidential level; the provost in the Canadian context; administrative organization of universities; and the revolution in communications technology. All Canadian universities are ranked in terms of operating-income data for 1979-80. The number of positions for vice-president for each of the 27 largest Canadian universities are also indicated for 1976-1981. It is concluded that the vice-presidential team should be designed to handle the variety of proliferating conditions during the 1980s. The dynamics of structural change were interpreted through a framework of an evolution-revolution cycle. It is suggested that senior administrators should attempt to turn novelty into confirmation and to maintain a balance between leadership and management. Appended materials include a bibliography, data on chief officers' salaries for 1980-81 in U.S. universities, and data on administrative directors' salaries for 1980-81 in U.S. universities, and ranking of 20 issues currently confronting U.S. colleges and universities as identified by their presidents. (SW)