2026 Shortlist for the Governor General's History Award for Excellence in Community Programming

Canada’s National History Society is pleased to announce this year’s shortlist for the Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Community Programming. The organizations featured represent remarkable and inspiring initiatives that encourage public engagement in Canadian history.

The award will honour two recipients, one French and one English, for innovation in community programming. Organizations receive a cash prize of $2,500 and a trip for two to receive their award.

Congratulations to the featured projects!

AfroQuiz and AfroCademy
Council of Canadians of African and Caribbean Heritage
Edmonton, Alberta

Commemorating 300 Years of the 1725/1726 Peace & Friendship Treaties
Mi'gmawe'l Tplu'taqnn Incorporated
Eel Ground, New Brunswick

Cumberland Expérience
Corporation de la Conservation du Patrimoine de Saint-Simon-les-Mines Inc.
Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Quebec

Dundas Museum & Archives 70th: A Community's Collection
Dundas Museum & Archives
Dundas, Ontario

Echoes of Identity: Tracking Filipino Cultural Landscapes in Edmonton
Philippine Arts Council Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta

Circuit conté « Des frémilles dans les jambes : sur les pas des familles pionnières de Longueuil »
Ville de Longueuil
Longueuil, Quebec

Des mains, du coeur et de l'esprit — L'art du tapis hooké du Nouveau-Brunswick
Registre des tapis du Nouveau-Brunswick
Shediac, New Brunswick

La marche du souvenir
L'Acadie de Chezzetcook
West Chezzetcook, Nova Scotia

Outbound in Ontario
Afrika Outbound
North York, Ontario

Par et pour : 30 ans de résistance des travailleuses du sexe à Montréal
Stella, l'amie de Maimie
Montreal, Quebec

Plus que des bons réfugiés ! 50 ans de présence cambodgienne, laotienne et vietnamienne à Montréal
Collectif Super Boat People
Montreal, Quebec

Prix Raymond-Labonté — Générations en écho
Société historique du Saguenay
Saguenay, Quebec

La Société d'Histoire d'Outremont célèbre les 150 ans d'Outremont
Société d'Histoire d'Outremont
Outremont, Quebec

Supeq Acomu: Ocean Shares Her Stories
Ampersand Collaborations Perluète
Quispamsis, New Brunswick

Tollkeeper’s Cottage Museum
Community History Project
Toronto, Ontario

WeOui : Édition Jeunesse
Projet Litote
Montreal, Quebec

Where We Came From (and where we go from here): A Vietnamese Art & Heritage Exhibit
Chúng Ta Cùng Nhau Vietnamese-Edmonton Cultural Society
Edmonton, Alberta

Words and Culture
Community Radio Fund of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario