CGCA 2026 - GC of the year nomination form

General Counsel of the Year Award

Nomination Form
DEADLINE TO SUBMIT: April 13th, 2026
INSTRUCTIONS:

Before submitting the form:
- Gather all necessary information regarding the nominator(s) and the nominee.
- If you need a draft version, download the Word file here.
When submitting the form:
- Make sure to complete all required sections. You will not be able to proceed to the next step if a section is missing or exceeds the word limit.
To resume your form later:
- Click the “Save” button.
- Select “Skip creating an account” when the window appears.
- Enter your email address. A link allowing you to resume the nomination will be sent to you.
After submitting the form:
- Keep the confirmation email. Please check your spam folder.
Need to edit the form?
- In the confirmation email, click “Edit submission” You will then be able to retrieve the form and make the necessary changes.
No new submissions and/or revisions will be accepted after the nomination deadline.

ELIGIBILITY: The General Counsel or Chief Legal Officer only.

In selecting the Canadian General Counsel of the Year, our judges look for excellence, the ability to deal with complexity across both issues and jurisdictions and, an irrefutable sure-handedness in dealing with whatever challenges are faced.

In choosing one person to be honoured above all others, our judging panel looks most carefully at the role each candidate played in their company's overall health and well-being. Our Canadian General Counsel of the Year winner represents the very best of what this profession stands for.

Previous GC of the Year Award Recipients:

2025 – Dominic Paradis, National Bank of Canada
2024 – Sarah Qadeer, Deloitte Canada & Chile
2023 - Marisa Wyse, Rogers Communications
2022 - Anne Fitzgerald, Cineplex Inc.
2021 - Jonathan Cullen, Pfizer Canada
2019 - Jeff Davis, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board
2018 - Kenneth J. Fredeen, Deloitte
2017 - Mirko Bibic, BCE Inc, & Bell Canada
2016 - Kristine Delkus, TransCanada
2015 - Jim Willoughby, Allergan Inc.
2014 - Karin McCaskill, Sobeys Inc.
2013 - Simon Fish, BMO Financial Group
2012 - Melissa Kennedy, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
2011 - Kenneth Bagshaw Q.C., VANOC - 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
2010 - Lorraine Shalhoub, Chrysler Canada Inc.
2009 - Claude Bergeron, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec
2008 - Richard Leipsic, Canwest Global Communications Corp.
2007 - Gilles Pharand, Domtar Corporation
2006 - Patrick Garver, Barrick Gold Corporation
2005 - William A. Peneycad, Petro-Canada

Please ensure you address the following areas in your nomination:

- Description of nominee’s role
- Description of nominee’s company/division
- Nominee’s accomplishments/transactions this past year
- Awards/Recognition
- Quotes & References

Nominator
Full Name*

First NameLast Name
Job Title*
Law Firm/Company*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number
Relationship to nominee*

Additional nominator (1)
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title
Law Firm/Company
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number
Relationship to nominee

Additional nominator (2)
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title
Law Firm/Company
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number
Relationship to nominee

Additional nominator (3)
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title
Law Firm/Company
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number
Relationship to nominee

Additional nominator (4)
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title
Law Firm/Company
Email
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number
Relationship to nominee

Nominee
Full Name

First NameLast Name
Job Title*
Company*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number
Year called to the Bar*
Province*

DESCRIPTION OF NOMINEE’S ROLE:*

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DESCRIPTION OF NOMINEE’S COMPANY:*

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NOMINEE’S ACCOMPLISHMENTS/TRANSACTIONS:*

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AWARDS/RECOGNITION: *

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QUOTES & REFERENCES:

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Should be Empty:

General Counsel of the Year Award

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