Past Recipients - Business / Arts

Edmund C. Bovey Award

2023 – Pierre Lassonde, O.C., G.O.Q.
2022 – Frances Price and Tim Price
2021 – Donald Ross, O.C. and Gretchen Ross
2019 – Mrs. Jenny Belzberg CM, AOE., LLD
2018 – The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain, C.C. O.N.B.
2017 – Tony Gagliano
2016 – Kiki Delaney
2015 – Philip Taylor
2014 – The Hon. Hilary M. Weston
2013 – Gary Slaight
2012 – Pierre Bourgie
2011 – John McKellar, C.M., Q.C., J.D.
2010 – Gail Asper
2009 – A. Charles Baillie
2008 – Hon Henry N.R. Jackman
2007 – Donald K. Johnson

2006 – Michael M. Koerner
2005 – David Fountain
2004 – Michael Audain
2003 – James D. Fleck, C.C, DBA, LL.D
2002 – Dr. Theodore Rozsa
2001 – Israel Asper
2000 – James B. Pitblado
1998 – John F. Fraser, O.C.
1997 – John (Jack) R. Craig, O.C.
1996 – David Lemon
1995 – George R. Gardiner, O.C., O.Ont
1994 – Jake Moore
1993 – Eric Charman
1992 – Dr. Francis Winspear O.C.
1991 – M. Kathleen Richardson C.C.
1990 – Edmund C. Bovey

Peter Herrndorf Arts Leadership Award

2023- Dr. Stephen Borys, O.M.
2022- Dr. Peter Simon
2021- Mavis Staines, C.M., Dhuml
2019 – Antoni Cimolino, C.M.
2018 – Nathalie Bondil, C.M.
2017 – Piers Handling, O.C.
2016 – Karen Kain
2015 – Peter Herrndorf, C.C., O.Ont

Arnold Edinborough Award

2023 – Owais Lightwala
2022 – John-Michael Erlendson
2021 – James Ingold
2019 – Paul Desmarais III
2018 – Ali Shivji
2017 – Diane Obam Dallaire
2016 – Irfhan Rawji
2015 – Jan-Fryderyk Pleszczynski
2014 – Chris Farias
2013 – Stephen Delaney
2012 – Mo Dhaliwal
2011 – Simon Foster
2010 – Melanie Joly
2009 – Marcello Cabezas
2008 – Claudia Moore

Corporate Champion of the Arts Award

2023 – Power Corporation of Canada
2022 – Canada Goose
2022 – BT/A Advertising
2021 – Equitable Bank
2019 – RBC Foundation
2018 – Protocase Inc.
2017 – Air Canada
2016 – Sun Life Financial
2015 – Great West Life, London Life, and Canada Life
2014 – BMO Financial Group
2013 – RBC Foundation, RBC Emerging Artists Project
2012 – TD Bank Group
2011 – Enbridge
2010 – Husky Energy
2009 – Telus
2008 – Sun Life Financial
2007 – TD Bank Financial Group
2006 – BMO Financial Group
2005 – Alcan BC
2004 – Sun Life Financial

Community Impact Award

2023 – BC Museums Association and Forager Education
2022 – Stagehand for their partnership with Calgary’s Music Mile
2021 – Netflix for the partnership with Hot Docs
2019 – TELUS for their partnership with Green Thumb Theatre
2018 – Sun Life Financial for their Musical Instrument Lending Library
2017 – PATTISON Outdoor Advertising for their partnership with VIBE Arts
2016 – The Daniels Corporation, for their partnership with Artscape
2015 – First Air, for their partnership with the National Arts Centre
2014 – Manulife for their partnership with Luminato Festival