Member of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: April 17, 2024

Judy M. Kent, C.M.
Picton, Ontario

Judy Kent champions sport as a tool for social change. The first woman to serve as both president of Commonwealth Sport Canada and Canada’s chef de mission for the Commonwealth Games, she has ardently promoted gender equality and inclusion. Her seminal paper on sport for international development laid the framework for the creation of the SportWORKS program, and she was also lead facilitator of Generations for Peace.