May 29, 2025
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, recognized the outstanding contributions of Canada’s top innovators during the Governor General’s Innovation Awards at Rideau Hall. This honours ceremony took place during Canadian Innovation Week, which ran from May 26 to May 30, 2025.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards, which celebrate excellence in innovation across all sectors of Canadian society and aim to inspire Canadians, particularly youth, to be entrepreneurial innovators. The awards are presented to individuals, teams and organizations whose innovations are truly exceptional, transformative and positively impact the quality of life in Canada.
Learn more about the 2025 Governor General’s Innovation Awards laureates.
Whether you’re accelerating climate action, advancing medical research, or developing tools to prevent overdoses and violence, your ideas and contributions are truly transformative.
