The Sexual and Gender Diversity Alliance Section (SAGDA) awards recognize excellence within the Canadian legal profession in advancing the cause of equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and two-spirit people.
Criteria
Open to lawyers, professors, law students or judges who are members of the LGBTQ2+ communities, who have advanced the cause of equality of the LGBTQ2+ 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 LGBTQ2+ communities.
Eligibility
- Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents within Canada
- Current members of the SAGDA executive are not eligible for the awards
- There are no posthumous awards
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 online and include all above noted documents.
- Nomination packages (name, address, telephone and fax numbers, email information, and curriculum vitae) will be held by the CBA and nominees may be re-considered for Award selection in subsequent years. Any such nominee will be contacted by the Selection Committee and asked to provide a new, up-to-date consent form.
Selection Process
The award is administered by the SAGDA Awards Selection Committee which includes members of the SAGDA Executive. Gender equity and geographical representation will be a consideration in the selection of the members of the Selection Committee and in the selection of the Award recipient.
Award Presentation
The award will be presented virtually at a SAGDA Section event in 2024.
Deadline for Submission
May 14, 2024
Contact
CBA Sections
Phone: (613) 237-2925
Toll Free: (800) 267-8860
E-mail: sogic@cba.org
Past Winners
- 2024 - Bennett Jensen (ON) and Robert Leckey, Ad. E. (QC)
- 2023 - Adrienne S. Smith (Vancouver, BC)
- 2022 - Samuel Singer (Ottawa, ON)
- 2022 - Tuma Young K.C. (Sydney, NS)
- 2021 - Nikki Gershbain (Toronto, ON)
- 2020 - Kristine Barr (MB)
- 2019 - Florence Ashley (Montreal, QC)
- 2017 - No award given
- 2016 - Marie Laure Leclercq (Montreal, QC)
- 2015 - Nicole LaViolette (Ottawa, ON)
- 2014 - No award given
- 2013 - Mile Komlen
- 2012 - The Honorable Judge J. Gary Cohen (Surrey, BC)
- 2011 - Susan Ursel (Toronto, ON)
- 2010 - Michael J. Law (Winnipeg, MB)
- 2009 - Professor Kathleen Lahey (Kingston, ON)
- 2008 - Joanna Radbord
- 2007 - El-Farouk Khaki (Toronto, ON)
- 2006 - barbara findlay, K.C. (Vancouver, BC)
- 2005 - Douglas Elliott (Toronto, ON)
- 2004 - Professor Karen Busby (Winnipeg, MB)
- 2003 - John Fisher (Ottawa, ON)
- 2002 - The Honorable Ruth Krindle (Winnipeg, MB)
- 2001 - Kenneth W. Smith (Vancouver, BC)
- 2000 - Cynthia Petersen (Toronto, ON)
- 1999 - Svend Robinson, M.P. (Vancouver, BC)