Katie Du
Securing Our Shared Global Future: Student Leadership for Change
Okechukwu Effoduh
The Open African Innovation Research Partnership (Open AIR): New and Emerging Researcher Fellowship Program
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 […]
Pema Wangdi
Regulating Globalization in South and Southeast Asia
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 […]
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 […]
Khanuengnit Khaosaeng
Regulating Globalization in South and Southeast Asia