Induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame is the highest level of sports recognition in Canada. Each year, a class of Canadians who achieved excellence in sport and have the purpose and passion to promote Canada’s shared values beyond their sport successes are awarded the Order of Sport, officially marking their induction.
The eligibility criteria include:
- Exceptional athletes who have been retired from major competition for at least four years
- Builders demonstrating a lifetime commitment to the development of sport in Canada
- Deceased pioneers of Canadian sport
- Makes a defining contribution to his/her sport and/or Canadian society
Past equestrian inductees:
1968 – Jim Day
1968 – Jim Elder
1968 – Tom Gayford
1990 – Brig. Gen. Denis Whitaker
1996 – Big Ben
1996 – Ian Millar
2006 – Ron and Marg Southern
2020-21 – Eric Lamaze and Hickstead
Canadians are invited to nominate Athletes and Builders of Canadian sport for induction into Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame through the public nomination process. Nomination deadline is midnight of January 15, 2023.
NOMINATE HERE!
See Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2022 here and all past Hall of Fame recipients here.
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