The 2026 New Year Honours in Canada were appointments by Charles III in his right as King of Canada, on the advice of the Canadian government, to the Order of Canada to reward and highlight good works by Canadians, and to celebrate the passing of 2025 and the beginning of 2026.
However, as the Canada Gazette publishes appointment to various orders, decorations and medal, either Canadian or from Commonwealth and foreign states, this article will reference all Canadians so honoured during the 2026 calendar year.
Provincial Honours are not listed within the Canada Gazette, however they are listed within the various publications of each provincial government. Provincial honours are listed within the page.
The first appointments to the Order of Canada were announced on 31 December 2025.
The recipients of honours are listed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Order of Canada
Companion (CC)
The Honourable Rosalie Silberman Abella – Former Puisne Justice, Supreme Court of Canada Simon Brault – Director, Canada Council for the Arts Raffi Cavoukian – Singer-Songwriter Dr Shaf Keshavjee – Thoracic Surgeon The Honourable Michael James Moldaver – Former Puisne Justice, Supreme Court of Canada Dr D. Lorne J. Tyrrell – Physician
Officer (OC)
Dr John Cameron Bell – Oncologist and Researcher The Honourable Janice Charette – Former Clerk of the Privy Council and High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Bert Cecil Crowfoot – Journalist Dr Adele Diamond – Neuroscientist and Researcher Dr Janice J. Eng – Neurologist and Researcher Dr Judy Illes – Neurologist and Researcher Dr Praveen Jain – Inventor and CEO, Sparq Systems Dr – Molecular Oncologist and Researcher Dr J. Curtis Nickel – Urologist and Researcher Mandy Rennehan – Businesswoman and TV Personality Dr Federico Rosei – Scientist and Researcher Dr Roseann Runte – Former CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation and President, Carleton University Dr Chandrakant Padamshi Shah – Physician and Social Activist Donald Lawrence Triggs – Businessman and Former CEO, Vincor International Dr Marina Andrea Graefin von Keyserlingk – Professor, University of British Columbia
Member (CM)
Dr A. Peter Annan – Engineer and Founder, Sensors & Software Phyllis A. Arnold – Educator and Writer Stephen Beckta – Restaurateur Elsabeth Black – Artistic Gymnast and Olympian Mark S. Bonham – Investment Manager and 2SLGBTQI+ Advocate Dr Kim Ruth Brooks – Academic and President, Dalhousie University Wayne Richard Brownlee – Businessman and Former CFO, PotashCorp Rosanna Caira – Journalist; Editor and Publisher, Kostuch Media The Honourable Richard J. F. Chartier – Former Chief Justice of Manitoba Terri Clark – Country Music Singer Penny Collenette - Educator, Lawyer and Commentator Dr. Patrick Croskerry - Academic and Director of Critical Thinking Program, Dalhousie University Jane Darville - Executive Director of Toronto’s Casey House HIV/AIDS hospital and Executive Director of Vancouver’s Canuck Place Children's Hospice Andre De Grasse - Olympian in sprint events Mark Dobbin - Businessman and founder of Killick Capital Inc. Chris Dodd - Deaf performing artist, founder and artistic director of SOUND OFF Sheila Early - Forensic Nurse and Educator Mary Edwards - Founder and Volunteer Director of Niagara’s Rankin Cancer Run Kathleen Fox - Chair of Transportation Safety Board of Canada Michelle Good - Member of Red Pheasant Cree Nation, Advocate and Lawyer Elly Gotz - Holocaust survivor, Educator and Author Gerald Grandey - Former CEO of Cameco Reesa Greenberg - Art Historian Hans-Jurgen Greif - Academic and Author Dr. James Hathaway - Academic and Human Rights Advocate James Hewitt - Businessman and Philanthropist Charles Hopkins - Academic and UNESCO Chair of Reorienting Education Towards Sustainability Ian Ihor Orest Ihnatowycz - Businessman and founder of Ihnatowycz Family Foundation Dr. Eddy Issacs - Academic and past-leader of Alberta Innovates - Energy and Environmental Solutions Alfred Kwinter - Lawyer and past-Director of Advocates’ Society Gillian Kydd - Educator and co-founder of Open Minds/Beyond the Classroom Network Martha Langford - Art Historian Roger Lewis - Mi’kmaq Historian and Archeologist from the Sipekne’katik First Nation Dr. William Logan - Pediatric Neurologist and Academic Elizabeth MacLeod - Award-winning children’s Author Dr. Allison McGeer - Epidemiologist, Academic and Health Policy Advisor Irene McNeill - International Race Officer in Sailing and founder of LEAP program Rassi Nashalik - Inaugural host of CBC’s Igalaaq and advocate for Inuit language and culture Muzammal Nawaz - World Middleweight Champion in Kickboxing Pamela Newall - Forensic DNA Scientist and Expert Witness Brenda Okorogba - Educator - Honorary Appointment Patricia O’Malley - Chartered Accountant who developed International Financial Reporting Standards Brendan Paddick - Telecommunications Executive and co-founder of Dollar A Day Foundation Dr. Susan Phillips - Academic in non-profit and philanthropic studies, Carleton University Dr. Al-Amin Proton Rahman - Academic and creator of the Newfoundland Genealogy Database, Memorial University James Retallack - Academic Historian, University of Toronto Jean Robert - Educator and chair of the National Battlefields Commission Whitney Rockley - Venture Capitalist and co-founder of a McRock Capital Leonard Schein - Philanthropist and founder of Festival Cinemas, the Vancouver Film Festival and Alliance Atlantis Cinemas Walter and Maria Schroeder - Philanthropists and founders of The Schroeder Foundation Cindy Schwartz - Advocate and founder of Les Muses Nardwuar the Human Serviette - Music Journalist Karl Tomm - Academic, Pyschiatrist and founder of the Calgary Family Therapy Centre Ziya Tong - Science Journalist and Environmental Advocate Barry Truax - Composer, Educator and Author, Simon Fraser University Michael Jon Villeneuve - Nurse and CEO of the Canadian Nurses Association Dr. Della Wilkinson - Research Scientist in Forensic Identification Dr. John Willinsky - Educator, Researcher and founder of the Public Knowledge Project
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