Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

The objectives of the Governor General’s Innovation Awards are to celebrate excellence in innovation across all sectors of Canadian society and inspire Canadians, particularly Canadian youth, to be entrepreneurial innovators. 

Eligibility: Nominees must be living Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Posthumous nominations are not eligible. Nominees may be from any sector of activity – the arts, sciences, business, not-for-profit or community-based, for example. Nominees can be at any stage in their life or career. The aim is to have at least one young innovator among the winners who is 30 years of age or younger and who,  individually or as leader of a team and/or organization, has been undertaking exceptional, transformative and innovative activities. The innovations for which nominees are proposed must be demonstrably having an active impact in the economy or society.

Note: These are institutional nominations. There is a two-stage merit-review selection process. Nominations will only be accepted from the nominating partners via their official contact person. The deadlines set by nominating partners are typically in September and October. Institutional Strategic Awards (ISA) coordinates the internal selection of nominees and/or institutional endorsements/external expert reviews. To promote equity, diversity and inclusion, departments and faculties should ensure that all eligible candidates are considered and given the opportunity to self-identify. To recommend a candidate to the President’s Advisory Committee on Awards, Honours and Prizes, please submit a candidate suggestion form by the internal deadline. For more information, please contact awards@sfu.ca.

Agency website: https://innovation.gg.ca/en/About