FINALISTS

2026

2026 CGCA Finalists


BLG Stephen Sigurdson
Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

Jacqueline De Gagné | Bayer Inc.

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Canadian General Counsel of the Year Award

Lisa Damiani | Canadian Tire Corporation Limited

Terrie-Lynne Devonish | Altus Group Limited

Isabelle Durand | iA Financial Group

Tim Hutzul | Canada Soccer

Sean Keating | New Gold Inc.

Hina Latif | Mercedes-Benz Canada

Jennifer Lee | Corus Entertainment Inc.

Tess Lofsky | Canada Development Investment Corporation

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OpenText Innovation Award

Maryann Besharat | Intact Financial Corporation

Julien Brosseau | Nesto Inc.

Andrea Campbell | Greater Toronto Airports Authority

Elisabeth Demone | Symcor Inc.

Janie Dugas | Vantage Data Centers

Chad Hutchison | McCain Foods Limited

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Blakes Judy L. Wilson Diversity Award

Natalie Brown | Fonds de solidarité FTQ

Rustam Juma | Volkswagen Group Canada Inc.

Arun Krishnamurti | Google

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ESG Award

Chris Jackson | Peterson Group

OpenText Corporate Citizenship Team | OpenText


Business Excellence Award

Chuck Andary | Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority

Chris Jackson | Peterson Group

Av Maharaj | The Kraft Heinz Company

Logan Willis | CPP Investments


Litigation Management Award

Patrick Bourbeau | La Presse

Curt Howard | Google

Omar Madhany | BDO Canada

Lorne O'Reilly, KC | Dow Chemical Canada

Corinne Pruzanski | Cadillac Fairview

Peter Wright | Glencore Canada Corporation

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Mid-Market Excellence Award

Philip de L. Panet | Waratah Capital Advisors (Formerly at Lithium Royalty Corp)

Andrea Fellows | Amica Senior Lifestyles

Chris Jackson | Peterson Group

Ilan Mints | Downtown AutoGroup

Luke Pangman | Cordelio Power

Stephanie Provato | Toronto International Film Festival

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Osler Purdy Crawford
Deal Making Award

Susan Anderson | Cenovus Energy Inc.

Jennifer Manning | British Columbia Investment Management Corporation

John Naccarato | Algoma Steel

Niamh Pollak | Clio

Matthew D. Turner | Guardian Capital Group Limited

Lyle Yuzdepski | MEG Energy Corporation (now Cenovus)

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Sun Life Tomorrow’s Leader Award

Gabrielle Daoust | La Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (La Caisse)

Justin DeMerchant | Crosslinx Transit Solutions/AtkinsRéalis

Julia Dmitrijeva | Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan

Vanessa Gray | UAP Inc.

Allison Medjuck | lululemon Athletica Canada

Ronnie Ollo | Brookfield Asset Management 

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