FCM honours the true difference-makers of local government with our Roll of Honour Awards. These awards pays tribute to FCM officers, and to officials of member municipalities and municipal associations who have made an outstanding contribution to FCM and to municipal government in Canada. You can read more about eligibility criteria here.
Current recipients
2024
- Jae Eadie — FCM Past President
- Bev Esslinger - City of Edmonton, AB
Past recipients
2023
- Cynthia Lai — City of Toronto, ON
- Laurent Mougeot — Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association, SK
- Joanne Vanderheyden - FCM Past President
2022
- Clifford Lee — City of Charlottetown, PE
- Sam Synard — Marystown, NL
2019
- Maurice Cohen — Former Councillor, City of Saint-Laurent, QC
- Pauline Quinlan — Former Mayor, City of Bromont, QC
- Roger Anderson — Former Regional Chair, Durham Region, ON
2018
- Pam McConnell — former Councillor, Toronto, ON
2017
- Hazel McCallion — former Mayor, Mississauga, ON
- Brad Woodside — former Mayor, Fredericton, NB; former FCM President
- Russ Powers — former Councillor, Dundas, ON, and Hamilton, ON; former President, Association of Municipalities of Ontario; former FCM Director
- Debra Button — former Councillor and Mayor, Weyburn, SK; former President, Saskatchewan Urban Municipalities Association; former FCM director
- Joanne Monaghan — former Councillor and Mayor, Kitimat, BC; former President, Union of BC Municipalities; former FCM President
2016
- Lise Burcher — former Councillor, Guelph, ON; former FCM Director
- Don Forfar — former Mayor, St. Andrews, MB; former FCM Director
2015
- Karen Leibovici — former FCM President, former Edmonton Councillor
- Doug Reycraft — former FCM Board member, former AMO President
- Basil Stewart — former FCM President, former Mayor of Summerside
2014
- Colette Roy-Laroche — former Mayor of Lac-Mégantic
- Graham Letto — former Mayor and former Councillor, Labrador City
2013
- Yvette Hayden (Gonzalez) — former Northwest Territories Association of Communities CEO
- Gordon Van Tighem — former FCM Director, former Mayor of Yellowknife, former Northwest Territories Association of Communities President
- Big Cities Mayors' Caucus — David Miller, former Mayor of Toronto, Dave Bronconnier, former Mayor of Calgary, Senator Larry Campbell, former Mayor of Vancouver, Ann-Marie DeCicco-Best, former Mayor of London, Pat Fiacco, former Mayor of Regina and former FCM Big City Mayors' Caucus Chair
2012
- Jim Green — former FCM Director, former Vancouver Councillor
- Gord Steeves — former FCM President, former Winnipeg Councillor
- Michael Phair — former FCM Director, former Edmonton Councillor
- Mel Kositsky — former FCM Director, former Langley Councillor
- Michael Power— former FCM Director, former AMO President, Geraldton
- James W. Knight — former FCM Chief Executive Officer