2026 Finalists for the Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Teaching

Canada’s History is pleased to announce this year’s shortlist for the Governor General’s History Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Through their unique projects, these finalists demonstrate many best practices in history education, including creating authentic learning experiences, encouraging historical research and critical thinking, incorporating the historical thinking concepts, and considering Indigenous perspectives and worldviews.

Established in 1996, the award honours six teachers — or teaching teams — for innovative approaches to teaching Canadian history. The winners will be announced in the fall.

Congratulations to this year’s finalists!

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Catherine Boisvert

École secondaire La Frontalière, Coaticook, Quebec

Colleen Marie Toulouse

Biidaaban Kinoomaagegamik, Sagamok, Ontario

Francis Chabot & Manon Kirouac

École des Pionniers, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Quebec

Frédérick Rousseau, Maude-Aimée Forget-Bergevin & Geneviève Lévesque

École secondaire du Maréchal, Mirabel, Quebec

Jessica Sung

Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School, Calgary, Alberta

Jonathan Grant

Northumberland Regional High School, Westville, Nova Scotia

Jordan Lynnes

Regina Christian School, Regina, Saskatchewan

Joy Wilson

Chemainus Secondary School, Chemainus, British Columbia

Marie-Christine Castonguay

École secondaire publique Pierre-de-Blois, Ottawa, Ontario

Martin Baron

Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec

Mélanie Lalonde & Émilie Aubut

École secondaire catholique L'Escale, Rockland, Ontario

Myriam Lapierre

École secondaire catholique Renaissance, Aurora, Ontario

Ryan Swackhammer

Dundas Central Public School, Dundas, Ontario

Sarah McLeod

Glenlyon Norfolk School, Victoria, British Columbia

Swapna Bhagat Luthra

McKenzie Towne School, Calgary, Alberta

Véronique Cormier Aubé & Béatrice Chevat-Jacob

École Terre des Jeunes, Paquetville, New Brunswick