June 18, 2026
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada, presented the 2025 Michener Awards during a ceremony at Rideau Hall.
Congratulations to all the finalists and recipients of the following awards:
- The 2025 Michener Award, presented to the Canadian news organization whose work had the greatest impact in the public interest (Radio-Canada)
- The 2026 Michener-L. Richard O’Hagan Fellowship for Journalism Education (Jessica Patterson and Kanina Holmes)
- The 2026 Michener-Deacon Fellowship for Investigative Journalism (Jordan Michael Smith)
- The 2026 Michener-Baxter Award for exceptional service to Canadian Journalism (Bruce MacKinnon and Vaughn Palmer)
In this age of digital confusion, where the lines between knowledge and belief,
between truth and falsehood, are ever more blurred, I commend your work.
About the Michener Awards
For more than 50 years, the Michener Awards have honoured outstanding and unbiased journalism that results in positive change for the public good. The Michener Awards and Fellowships are administered by the Michener Awards Foundation in partnership with the Rideau Hall Foundation.
Learn more about the Michener Awards