List of Order of Canada appointees announced New Year’s Eve

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.

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