Below are the Honourable Mentions and Nominees since 2021. Visit the awards pages listed on the Access, Equity and Human Rights Awards page for current information and recipients.
2021 Honourable Mentions
The City recognizes the following nominations and thanks them for their contributions and impact:
- 5n2
- Aura Freedom
- Black Urbanism TO
- Caroline Tutakiewicz, Director, Strategic Programs Lead, RBC Ventures
- Ciragh Lyons, Community Engagement & Events Manager, Pegasus
- Danielle Strnad, Founder & Executive Director, DramaWay
- David Steven Swann
- Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today (DYLOTT)
- Dr. Fariba Bashiri, President, Iranian Women’s Organization of Ontario
- Hong Fook Mental Health Foundation
- Ian White, President, CCB Toronto Visionaries Chapter, Canadian Council of the Blind
- Melanie Taddeo, Founder, Connect 4 Life
- Nina Zaslavsky, Board of Directors, North York Arts
- Paul Taylor, Foodshare Toronto
- Reelworld
- Samuel Kisitu
- Shreya Patel
- Wendy Porch, Executive Director, Centre for Independent Living in Toronto
2023 Nominees
The City would like to recognize this year’s nominees for their contributions to building a more equitable city:
- Across Boundaries
- Faziltun Nessa Babli
- Fariba Bashiri
- Kehkashan Basu
- Rebecca Beaulne-Stuebing
- Daughters for Life Foundation
- Cheryl Dobinson
- Fife House
- Fatima Lee Garsi
- Alina Haidary
- Samuel Kisitu
- Kelvin Kung
- Lorraine Lam
- Marty Lampkin
- Christine Le
- Iman Mohamed
- Music for Every Child
- Travis Myers
- John Neretlis
- Christopher Nkambwe
- Ben Poynton
- Robin Rice
- Tysir Salih
- Start Proud
- Flora Terah
- Nicholas Marcus Thompson
- Women in Capital Markets
