Dr. Joelle Pineau
Dr. Pineau is a leader in the innovative application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to personalized and robot-assisted health care.
The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General
The Office of the Secretary to the Governor General (OSGG) supports the Governor General in fulfilling his/her constitutional, State and ceremonial responsibilities. The RHF is a non-partisan national charitable organization that amplifies and supports the past, present and future impact of Canada’s Governor General, and seeks to engage all Canadians in the core elements of Canadian democracy.
Canada Foundation for Innovation
Dr. John Borrows
Through teaching, research, writing and numerous applied projects, Dr. John Borrows has helped transform Canada’s understanding of how Indigenous and non-Indigenous law can co-exist harmoniously.
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee
Transplant surgeons can now objectively assess donor lung function outside of the body for extended periods and then confidently decide whether to use a donor lung for transplant.
Marcia Nozick
With a mission to help people rediscover hope and self-sufficiency through meaningful work opportunities, the social enterprise Embers Staffing Solutions (ESS) launched in 2008.
Audra Renyi
Audra Renyi co-founded World Wide Hearing (WWH) Foundation, which uses affordable technology, market incentives and rapid training to help underprivileged people affected by hearing loss.
Terry-Lynn Young, Sean Connors, Kathleen Hodgkinson, Daryl Pullman
The research team at Memorial University identified a lethal gene mutation known to have caused sudden cardiac death in 25 Newfoundland and Labrador families.
Mary Gordon
Roots of Empathy was created as a means of reducing aggression and bullying among school-aged children.
Dr. Kamran Khan
Using geographic information systems, natural language processing and artificial intelligence, the multidisciplinary team at BlueDot has been able to predict the worldwide spread of influenza, and track the spread of recent outbreaks, including Ebola and the Zika virus.