Celebrating outstanding Canadian innovations

2025 Winners

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Governor General's
Innovation Awards

9 Years

54 Awards
Granted

68 Partner
Organizations

The Innovation Awards recognize and celebrate outstanding Canadian individuals, teams and organizations—trailblazers and creators who contribute to our country’s success, who help shape our future and who inspire the next generation.

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2025 Winner Profiles

Learn more about the 2025 Governor General’s Innovation Awards laureates.

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Mr. Stéphane Germain, President and CEO

GHGSat Vanguard (C-10): Satellite-Based Emissions-Monitoring …

Québec

Dr. Milica Radisic

Heart-on-a-chip for drug discovery and disease modelling …

Ontario

Helen Watts, Executive Director of Student Energy (team lead, pictured), Angela Paley, Shakti Ramkumar, Abdullah Khair, Claris Canta

Student Energy …

Alberta

Ms. Nivatha Balendra, CEO & Founder

Dispersa - Decarbonizing surfactants through food waste …

Québec

Dr. N. Zoe Hilton (team lead, pictured), Dr. Angela Eke, Elke Ham, Kate Lines

ODARA: The Ontario Domestic Assault Risk Assessment …

Ontario

Team Co-Leads: Dr. Sumantra Monty Ghosh (pictured), Lisa Morris-Miller, CEO, Grenfell Ministries, and NORS

National Overdose Response Service - NORS …

Alberta

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The Governor General’s Innovation Awards are an annual celebration of Canadian innovations that exemplify excellence and have meaningful impacts on our quality of life.