Six Canadians receive 2026 Persons Case awards
Six recipients have been named for the 2026 Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case, including one youth honouree.
Six recipients have been named for the 2026 Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case, Women and Gender Equality Canada announced on October 19.
The 2026 recipients are Amanda Kilabuk, Penney Kome, Sunny Marriner, Dr. Amanda McCormick, Melanie Omeniho and youth honouree Yanique Brandford.
The awards recognize people whose work has advanced equality for women and girls in Canada. A ceremony for the 2025 and 2026 recipients was held on October 19, the day after Persons Day.
The federal department noted that the 2026 ceremony coincides with the 50th anniversary of Women and Gender Equality Canada and with Women’s History Month. The Persons Case awards have recognized more than 250 people since they were created in 1979.
The honours take their name from the legal and political effort that established women’s eligibility for appointment to the Senate in 1929.
Source
- Women and Gender Equality Canada: 2026 Persons Case award recipients, October 19, 2026.
Illustrative image. Photo by Giorgio Trovato on Unsplash; cropped and resized. It does not depict the Governor General’s award.
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