Dr. Geoffrey T. Fong, Dr. Mary E. Thompson, Dr. David Hammond
Year: 2021 · Waterloo, ON International Tobacco Control Policy Evaluation (ITC) Project Nominated by: Canadian Institutes of Health Research About the Innovation With the persistent leadership of Dr. Geoffrey Fong, the ITC Project, centered at the University of Waterloo, is globally renowned for its innovative research supporting and defending effective tobacco control policies such as graphic health warnings, smoke free laws, […]
Dr. James Robar
Year: 2021 · Halifax, NS 3D Printed Patient Devices for Cancer Treatment with Radiotherapy Nominated by: Discovery Centre About the Innovation Dr. Robar is being recognized for integrating 3D printing into the treatment of skin, breast, head/neck and gynecological cancers. The software, now being deployed by Adaptiiv Medical Technologies Incorporated at leading cancer centres worldwide, […]
Dr. Xiaoyi Bao
Year: 2021 · Ottawa, ON Distributed Acoustic Sensor Nominated by: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada About the Innovation Dr. Xiaoyi Bao transformed the field of structural monitoring with her invention of Distributed Acoustic Sensor (DAS), an ultra-sensitive and precise optical fiber based technology installed in civil structures, and capable of detecting dynamic […]
Dr. Sheila Wang
Year: 2021 · Montreal, QC Swift Medical: AI-Powered Wound Care Nominated by: Mitacs About the Innovation Dr. Sheila Wang receives the Governor General’s Innovation Award for her leadership in the creation of an artificial intelligence-driven technology for monitoring wound care patients remotely. The technology is being deployed by Swift Medical across North America to help […]
Dr. Jackie Dawson, Dr. Natalie Carter, Ms. Natasha Simonee, and Ms. Shirley Tagalik
Year: 2021 · Ottawa, ON Arctic Corridors and Northern Voices Nominated by: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council About the Innovation The team led by Dr. Jackie Dawson and including Dr. Natalie Carter, Ms. Natasha Simonee, and Ms. Shirley Tagalik, receives a Governor General’s Innovation Award for their innovative integration of traditional Inuit knowledge and […]
Katherine Homuth
Year: 2020 · Montreal, QC Sheertex Nominated by: Startup Canada About the Innovation Ms. Homuth is the Founder and CEO of Sheertex, the company behind the world’s first unbreakable sheer knit. Made with the same type of fibers found in ballistic materials, the Sheertex knit can be used in a variety of high-performance products like […]
Maayan Ziv
Year: 2020 · Toronto, Ontario AccessNow App Nominated by: Ingenium About the Innovation Ms. Ziv is the founder of AccessNow, a mobile app designed to empower people living with disabilities to live more independently. AccessNow connects people with ratings, insight and information on the accessibility features and status of businesses and experiences in over 30 […]
Marcia Nozick
Year: 2020 · Vancouver, BC Embers Staffing Solutions Nominated by: Trico Charitable Foundation About the Innovation 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. For 11 years, ESS has provided temporary and transitional jobs to people facing multiple barriers […]
The CHIME team
Year: 2020 · Canada Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) Nominated by: National Research Council About the Innovation We have entered what scientists call “the CHIME Epoch” referring to a project called the Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment, designed to measure the expansion history of our universe and to map the cosmic distribution of fast […]
Dr. Shaf Keshavjee MD MSc FRCSC FACS
Year: 2020 · Toronto, Ontario New Frontiers in Lung Transplant Medicine Nominated by: University Health Network About the Innovation The Toronto Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion (EVLP) System developed by Dr. Keshavjee addressed the shortage of donor lungs needed for life-saving lung transplantation. Transplant surgeons can now objectively assess donor lung function outside of the body […]