Dr. John Borrows
Year: 2020 · Victoria, BC Reconciliation Through Indigenous Law Nominated by: McConnell Foundation About the Innovation 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. He co-created the world’s first dual Indigenous law program and guides communities in reviving Indigenous legal principles […]
Jad Saliba
Year: 2019 · Waterloo, ON Jad Saliba – Innovation in digital forensics. Nominated by: Communitech About the Innovation Jad Saliba, founder and chief technology officer of Magnet Forensics, started his enterprise to address the growing challenges faced by police agencies in the collection, analysis and reporting of digital evidence during investigations into human trafficking, child […]
Chief Dr. Ronald Ignace (Stsmél’qen) and Dr. Marianne Ignace (Gulḵiihlgad)
Year: 2019 · Burnaby, BC Chief Dr. Ronald Ignace and Dr. Marianne Ignace successfully combined scientific knowledge with wisdom of Elders. Nominated by: Universities Canada About the Innovation Chief Dr. Ronald Ignace and Dr. Marianne Ignace have, over several decades, developed a model of collaborative approaches to research involving Indigenous peoples and communities. This new […]
Dr. Joelle Pineau
Year: 2019 · Montreal, QC Dr. Joelle Pineau – a leader in innovative, personalized, robot-assisted health care. Nominated by: NSERC About the Innovation Dr. Pineau is a leader in the innovative application of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to personalized and robot-assisted health care. She pioneered the development of algorithms to handle a special […]
SmartICE
Year: 2019 · St. John’s, NL SmartICE – making ice travel safe. The SmartICE team, represented by Trevor Bell, Shelly Elverum, Jenny Mosesie, Shawna Dicker Nominated by: Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences About the Innovation Sea ice is not only a hunting platform and travel highway; it has, for centuries, defined Inuit culture […]
Dr. Garnette Sutherland
Year: 2019 · Calgary, AB Dr. Garnette Sutherland – Improving neurosurgical outcomes with technology. Nominated by: Universities Canada About the Innovation With the goal of improving patient care, Dr. Garnette Sutherland developed a high-field intraoperative magnetic resonance (MR) system that provides surgeons with exquisitely detailed, 3-D MR images during an operation. This innovative technology has […]
June Draude, Eric Dillon, Walter Mah, Donald Meikle
Year: 2019 · Regina, SK Sweet Dreams – innovative financing to keep mothers and children together Nominated by: Innovation Saskatchewan About the Innovation In virtually all cases, forcibly removing children from the family home because of child welfare concerns causes trauma to the child and the parent. To find an alternative solution to taking children […]
Kamran Khan
Year: 2018 · Toronto, Ontario Bluedot brings change to global health with an early warning system Nominated by: MARS DISCOVERY DISTRICT About the Innovation The worldwide health, economic and social impacts of the SARS epidemic in 2003 inspired Dr. Kamran Khan to develop a global early warning system for dangerous infectious diseases. He spent the […]
Paul Santerre
Year: 2017 · Toronto, Ontario Endexo technology reduces potentially deadly complications with a new compound Nominated by: ERNEST C. MANNING AWARDS FOUNDATION About the Innovation Paul Santerre invented Endexo technology, a unique compound of surface-modifying macro molecules that are added to plastics during the manufacturing process of medical devices. The special coating helps reduce clotting […]
Audra Renyi
Year: 2017 · Montreal, Quebec WWH is helping underprivileged people with hearing loss Nominated by: GRAND CHALLENGES CANADA About the Innovation 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. Ms. Renyi is also the founder and CEO of […]