Eligibility
- Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents within Canada
- Current members of the SOGIC executive are not eligible for the awards
Presentation
The Awards are presented at the Touchstones reception scheduled during the Canadian Bar Association Annual Conference in August. Winners are responsible for their travel and accommodation expenses to the presentation.
Nomination Procedure
- Nominations shall take the form of a letter stating reasons for the candidate's nomination;
- The nominee's written consent and curriculum vitae shall be included with the nomination;
- The full name, address, telephone fax and email information of both the nominee and the nominator shall be included with the nomination
- Completed nominations must be submitted to the SOGIC Awards, Canadian Bar Association, 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 500, Ottawa, ON K1S 5S8.
Deadline for Applications: April 30
Selection Process
The award is administered by the SOGIC Awards Selection Committee which includes members of the SOGIC Executive.
Awards
SOGIC Ally:
Open to lawyers, professors, law students or retired judges who are not members of the LGBT communities, who have advanced the cause of equality of the LGBT communities through either a single important action or series of actions or through a career contribution. In the case of retired judges, open to those who during their career have demonstrated insight into and sensitivity toward the equality concerns of the LGBT communities.
SOGIC Hero:
Open to lawyers, professors, law students or judges who are members of the LGBT communities, who have advanced the cause of equality of the LGBT communities through either a single important action or series of actions or through a career contribution and/or those, who through excellence in their profession or community, or both, have served as a role model for other members of the LGBT communities.
Award Winners
2008 Ally - The Honorable Claire L'Heureux-Dubé
2008 Hero - Joanna Radbord
2007 Ally - Tamara Kronis (Toronto, ON)
2007 Hero - El-Farouk Khaki (Toronto, ON)
2006 Ally - James L. Lebo, Q.C. (Calgary, AB)
2006 Hero - barbara findlay, Q.C. (Vancouver, BC)
2005 Ally - Dawna Ring, Q.C. (Halifax, NS)
2005 Hero - Douglas Elliott (Toronto, ON)
2004 Ally - Hon. Martin Cauchon
2004 Hero - Prof. Karen Busby (Winnipeg, MB)
2003 Ally - Anne-France Goldwater (Montréal, QC)
2003 Hero - John Fisher (Ottawa, ON)
2002 Ally - The Honourable Horace Krever (Toronto, ON)
2002 Hero - The Honourable Ruth Krindle (Winnipeg, MB)
2001 Ally - B. Lynn Reierson (Halifax, NS)
2001 Hero - Kenneth W. Smith (Vancouver, BC)
2000 Ally - Joseph J. Arvay, Q.C. (Victoria, BC)
2000 Hero - Cynthia Petersen (Toronto, ON)
1999 Ally - Martha McCarthy (Toronto, ON)
1999 Hero - Svend Robinson, M.P. (Vancouver, B.C.)
