List of Order of Canada appointees announced New Year’s Eve
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The Governor General made 80 appointments to the Order of Canada, including six promotions within in the Order and one honorary appointment.
Companions
Rosalie Abella, Toronto
Simon Brault, Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Que. (promotion within the Order)
Raffi Cavoukian, Salt Spring Island, B.C. (promotion within the Order)
Shaf Keshavjee, Toronto, (promotion within the Order)
Michael James Moldaver, Ottawa
Lorne Tyrrell, Edmonton (promotion within the Order)
Officers
John Cameron Bell, Ottawa
Janice Charette, Ottawa
Bert Cecil Crowfoot, Edmonton
Adele Diamond, Vancouver
Janice J. Eng, Vancouver
Judy Illes, Vancouver (promotion within the Order)
Praveen Jain, Kingston, Ont.
Anne-Marie Mes-Masson, Montréal
J. Curtis Nickel, Sydenham, Ont.
Mandy Rennehan, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Federico Rosei, Quebec
Roseann Runte, Ottawa (promotion within the Order)
Chandrakant Padamshi Shah, Mississauga, Ont.
Donald Lawrence Triggs, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.
Marina Andrea Graefin von Keyserlingk, North Vancouver, B.C.
Members
A. Peter Annan, Mississauga, Ont.
Phyllis A. Arnold, Edmonton
Stephen Beckta, Ottawa
Elsabeth Black, Halifax
Mark S. Bonham, Toronto
Kim Ruth Brooks, Halifax
Wayne Richard Brownlee, Saskatoon
Rosanna Caira, Woodbridge, Ont.
Richard J. F. Chartier, Winnipeg
Terri Clark, London, Ont. and Nashville
Penny Dorothy Collenette, Ottawa
Patrick George Croskerry, Halifax
Jane Laurine Darville, Toronto
Andre De Grasse, Markham, Ont.
Mark Dobbin, Portugal Cove–St. Philip’s, N.L.
Chris Dodd, Edmonton
Sheila Dawn Early, Surrey, B.C.
Mary Ann Edwards, St. Catharines, Ont.
Kathleen Fox, Gatineau, Que.
Michelle Frances Good, Maple Creek, Sask.
Elly Gotz, Toronto
Gerald W. Grandey, Denver, Col.
Reesa Greenberg, Ottawa
Hans-Jürgen Greif, Quebec City
James C. Hathaway, Vancouver
James William Hewitt, Dorval, Que.
Charles A. Hopkins, Toronto
Ian Ihor Orest Ihnatowycz, Toronto
Eddy Isaacs, Edmonton
Alfred Morris Kwinter, Toronto
Gillian Kydd, Roberts Creek, B.C.
Martha Langford, Montreal
Roger J. Lewis, Dartmouth, N.S.
William Joseph Logan, Toronto
Elizabeth MacLeod, Toronto
Allison Joan McGeer, Toronto
Irene Y. McNeill, Aurora, Ont.
Rassi Nashalik, Yellowknife
Muzammal Nawaz, Burlington, Ont.
Pamela Joan Newall, Toronto
Brenda Okorogba, Ottawa (honorary appointment)
Patricia O’Malley, Stratford, Ont.
Brendan John Paddick, Freeport, Bahamas and Grand Falls-Windsor, N.L.
Susan Phillips, Ottawa
Alamin Proton Rahman, St. John’s, N.L.
James Retallack, Toronto
Jean Robert, Quebec City
Whitney Michelle Rockley, Toronto
Leonard Schein, Vancouver
Walter John Schroeder and Maria Schroeder, Toronto
Cindy Schwartz, Montreal
Nardwuar the Human Serviette, Vancouver
Karl Tomm, Calgary
Ziya Tong, Toronto and Vancouver
Barry Truax, Vancouver
Michael Jon Villeneuve, Mountain, Ont.
Della Wilkinson, Ottawa
John Mark Willinsky, Vancouver and San Francisco
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 31, 2025.