The Governor General’s History Awards are Canada’s top honours in the field of history and heritage. They celebrate the very best in Canadian achievements to ensure our national past has a vibrant presence in our society today.
A special insert for the Governor General's History Awards appeared in The Globe and Mail on December 15, 2012. You can read it here: Open insert
2012 Governor General's History Awards and History-Makers Dinner
The 2012 awards and celebration took place on Monday, December 10 in Ottawa. Thank you TD Bank, Canadian Heritage, the Canadian War Museum and to all of our sponsors and program partners who helped make the day a resounding success! Photos from the day's activities are now posted online on the Canada's History Flickr page.
2012 Recipients
Learn more about this year's award winners for Community Programming, Museums, Popular Media, Scholarly Research, Students, and Teaching.
2012 GG Awards Montage from Canada's History.
Nominate outstanding individuals or organizations that have helped popularize Canadian history with the written word through such means as publications, film, radio, television, theatre, voluntarism or the web.
Help strengthen both literacy skills and Canadian historical knowledge by encouraging Canadian kids between the ages of 7–14 to create their own illustrated story or comic based on any element of Canada’s past they find of interest.
Aims to inspire small, volunteer-led community organizations in the creation of innovative programming that commemorates important aspects of our heritage. Projects can be an event, activity or other form of programming. Nominations welcome.
This award honours significant achievements in the historical field and encourages standards of excellence specifically in the presentation, preservation and interpretation of national, regional or local history. Nominations for a deserving museum or heritage institution are welcome.
Publishers wishing to submit works with a 2013 imprint or, if not previously submitted, a 2012 imprint, should forward an entry for all the history books they have published during the year in order to give all their authors a chance at the prize.
Recognizes excellence in the teaching of Canadian history, inspire teachers and schools to strive for excellence in Canadian history education and facilitates sharing of best practices and innovative teaching ideas within Canada’s teaching community. Six teachers will receive a medal and $2,500. The recipient’s school will also receive a $1,000 prize.
Are you an Aboriginal Canadian between the ages of 14-29? Showcase your talent and creativity, have your work reviewed by the foremost Aboriginal storytellers. You could win cash prizes and even have your work published in a national magazine!