2025 Recipients

Dutcher, Jeremy

Jeremy Dutcher

National Arts Centre Award

Mr. Dutcher has toured internationally and has worked with such iconic artists as Beverly Glenn Copeland, Leslie Feist, and Yo-Yo Ma. 

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Ezrin, Bob

Bob Ezrin

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

In a legendary career as a music and entertainment producer and entrepreneur, Bob Ezrin has worked around the world on recordings, TV, film, and live event production with such prominent international artists as Pink Floyd, U2, Deep Purple, Peter Gabriel, Rod Stewart, Andrea Bocelli, Taylor Swift, Alice Cooper, Edward Burtynsky, Kiss, Lou Reed, The Canadian Tenors, Aerosmith, Hollywood Vampires, Berlin, and Nine Inch Nails, among many others.

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Gougeon, Denis

Denis Gougeon

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

A prolific and versatile composer, Denis Gougeon is a prominent and influential figure on the contemporary classical music scene in Canada and internationally.

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Greene, Graham

Graham Greene

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

Graham Greene is one of the most respected actors of his generation. In a career spanning over five decades, he has worked on stage and in film and television productions in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Argentina, in roles ranging from police officers to judges, doctors, lawyers, and a Shakespearean antagonist. 

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Huard, Patrick

Patrick Huard

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

Patrick Huard is a dynamic and versatile artist who has enjoyed great success in film and on television, stage and radio. 

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Hubbard, April

April Hubbard

Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts

April Hubbard is a Halifax-based performance artist, arts administrator, and Mad Disability advocate.

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Laronde, Sandra

Sandra Laronde

Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

Sandra Laronde is a highly accomplished arts innovator, multidisciplinary artist, and visionary leader, recognized across Canada and internationally for her exceptional work in bringing Indigenous arts to the forefront. 

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RECIPIENT DIRECTORY

Canadian artists and volunteers have received Governor General's Performing Arts Awards since 1992. Canadians are recognized from a variety of disciplines for lifetime achievements; having had an extraordinary performance year or for voluntarism in the performing arts. Get to know more about the outstanding laureates of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards.

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Dutcher, Jeremy Dutcher, Jeremy (2025)

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 National Arts Centre Award
Ezrin, Bob Ezrin, Bob (2025)

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 Popular Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Gougeon, Denis Gougeon, Denis (2025)

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 Classical Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Greene, Graham Greene, Graham (2025)

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 Screens and Voices (formerly Broadcasting and Film) Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Huard, Patrick Huard, Patrick (2025)

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Hubbard, April Hubbard, April (2025)

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 RJH Award
Laronde, Sandra Laronde, Sandra (2025)

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 Dance Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Brueggergosman-Lee, Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, Measha (2024)

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 Classical Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Burkett, Ronnie Burkett, Ronnie (2024)

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 Stages (formerly Theatre) Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Juster, Diane Juster, Diane (2024)

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 Popular Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Martin, Andrea Martin, Andrea (2024)

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 Screens and Voices (formerly Broadcasting and Film) Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Williams, Wes Williams, Wes "Maestro" (2024)

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 Popular Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Belzberg, Jenny Belzberg, Jenny (2024)

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 RJH Award
Demers, Mélanie Demers, Mélanie (2024)

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 NAC Award
Bouchard, Michel Marc Bouchard, Michel Marc (2023)

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 Stages (formerly Theatre) Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Johnson, Molly Johnson, Molly (2023)

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 Popular Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Kudelka, James Kudelka, James (2023)

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 Dance Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Landry, Rosemarie Landry, Rosemarie (2023)

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 Classical Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
lang, k.d. lang, k.d. (2023)

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 Popular Music Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award
Bell, John Kim Bell, John Kim (2023)

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 RJH Award
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