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10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians
10 Most Influential Hispanic Canadians (2007 to date)
The list below reflects the 130 awardees as of Fall 2022 of the 10 most influential Hispanic Canadians from 7 provinces and 17 countries of origin.
Since 2007, this program, which has been personally recognized by Prime Ministers and the Canadian Parliament and mainstream media, has taken place in Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa, Saskatchewan, Calgary and Toronto. Judges include past winners and executives from Calgary’s Canada West Foundation, Globe & Mail, National Post, Toronto Star, CBC, Canadian Council for the Americas, Canadian Aboriginal & Minority Supplier Council, and the North American Association of Asian Professionals – among others.
The list includes short descriptions of each awardee at the time of nomination.”
| YEAR | KEYNOTES | PROVINCE | COUNTRY | NAME | WORK AT TIME OF NOMINATION | CITY | |||
| 2007 | Len Crispino CEO, Ontario Chamber of Commerce | ON | MARCO A. GUZMÁN (DR.) | Bolivia | Marco A. Guzmán (Dr.) | Executive Director of Frontiers Foundation, VP at New Frontiers Aboriginal Residential Corp. | MARCO A. GUZMÁN (DR.) Executive Director of Frontiers Foundation, VP at New Frontiers Aboriginal Residential Corp. | Toronto | |
| 2007 | ON | ELVIRA SANCHEZ | Ecuador | Elvira Sanchez | Board member, Telefilm Canada and community advocate | ELVIRA SANCHEZ Board member, Telefilm Canada and community advocate | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | JUAN CARLOS ZÚÑIGA | Peru | Juan Carlos Zúñiga | Canada Research Chair in Developmental Immunology, AIDS | JUAN CARLOS ZÚÑIGA Canada Research Chair in Developmental Immunology, AIDS | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | ESTEBAN LASSO | Ecuador | Esteban Lasso | Director, Transforming Faces Worldwide | ESTEBAN LASSO Director, Transforming Faces Worldwide | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | JUAN CARRANZA | El Salvador | Juan Carranza | Founder, Carranza Barristers & Solicitors, Toronto’s largest ethnic law firm | JUAN CARRANZA Founder, Carranza Barristers & Solicitors, Toronto’s largest ethnic law firm | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | ALEX JADAD (DR.) | Colombia | Alex Jadad (Dr.) | Founder, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation | ALEX JADAD (DR.) Founder, Centre for Global eHealth Innovation | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | MARY CAMEN ROMERO (DR.) | Spain | Mary Camen Romero (Dr.) | President of the Association of Hispanic-Canadian Teachers | MARY CAMEN ROMERO (DR.) President of the Association of Hispanic-Canadian Teachers | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | FEDERICO ALLODI (DR.) | Chile | Federico Allodi (Dr.) | Psychiatrist, author, professor | FEDERICO ALLODI (DR.) Psychiatrist, author, professor | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | LUZ BASCUNAN | Chile | Luz Bascunan | School trustee for the Toronto Board of Education | LUZ BASCUNAN School trustee for the Toronto Board of Education | Toronto | ||
| 2007 | ON | LITA GONZALEZ DICKEY | Peru | Lita Gonzalez Dickey | Spanish Community Relations Officer, Toronto Catholic District School Board | LITA GONZALEZ DICKEY Spanish Community Relations Officer, Toronto Catholic District School Board | Toronto | ||
| 2008 | Rosemary Bender, Director General, Statistics Canada | ON | MARGARITA FELICIANO, LITERACY | Argentina | Margarita Feliciano, Literacy | Author/Profesor at York University, past president, Literary Translators Asst’n Canada | MARGARITA FELICIANO, LITERACY Author/Profesor at York University, past president, Literary Translators Asst’n Canada | Toronto | |
| 2008 | ON | GUILLERMO RISHCHYNSKI (HON.) | Panama | Guillermo Rishchynski (Hon.) | Canadian Ambassador to Mexico | GUILLERMO RISHCHYNSKI (HON.) Canadian Ambassador to Mexico | Toronto | ||
| 2008 | ON | EDUARDO URUEÑA, MEDIA | Colombia | Eduardo Urueña, Media | Director, El Popular (Canada’s longest serving newspaper) | EDUARDO URUEÑA, MEDIA Director, El Popular (Canada’s longest serving newspaper) | Toronto | ||
| 2008 | ON | ESMERALDA ENRIQUE | Spain | Esmeralda Enrique | Director, Esmeralda Enrique Dance Company | ESMERALDA ENRIQUE Director, Esmeralda Enrique Dance Company | Toronto | ||
| 2008 | ON | MARIO PEREZ, ENTREPRENEURSHIP | Cuba | Mario Perez, Entrepreneurship | Former refugee and founder/CEO of tech firm Telax Corp. | MARIO PEREZ, ENTREPRENEURSHIP Former refugee and founder/CEO of tech firm Telax Corp. | Toronto | ||
| 2008 | BC | BERNARDO BERDICHEWSKY (DR.) | Chile | Bernardo Berdichewsky (Dr.) | Founder, Latin American Action-Research Centre of B.C., Professor at Simon Fraser University | BERNARDO BERDICHEWSKY (DR.) Founder, Latin American Action-Research Centre of B.C., Professor at Simon Fraser University | Vancouver | ||
| 2008 | ON | GUILLERMO SILVA-MARIN, OPERA | Puerto Rico | Guillermo Silva-Marin, Opera | Founder/director of Toronto Operetta Theatre, only Hispanic opera singer in Canada | GUILLERMO SILVA-MARIN, OPERA Founder/director of Toronto Operetta Theatre, only Hispanic opera singer in Canada | Toronto | ||
| 2008 | ON | MARIO GUILOMBO, HUMAN RIGHTS | Colombia | Mario Guilombo, Human Rights | Navy officer, founder of Collective Defender of Human Rights for Spanish Speaking People | MARIO GUILOMBO, HUMAN RIGHTS Navy officer, founder of Collective Defender of Human Rights for Spanish Speaking People | Toronto | ||
| 2008 | ON | JOHNNY CAMPUZANO, LAW ENFORCEMENT | Ecuador | Johnny Campuzano, Law Enforcement | Police officer and hispanic community advocate | JOHNNY CAMPUZANO, LAW ENFORCEMENT Police officer and hispanic community advocate | Toronto | ||
| 2009 | Hon. Peter Kent, Canada’s Minister for the Americas | MB | ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ (DR.) | Spain | Enrique Fernandez (Dr.) | Author and professor, University of Manitoba | ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ (DR.) Author and professor, University of Manitoba | Winnipeg | |
| 2009 | ON | CARLOS MORILLO (DR.) | Colombia | Carlos Morillo (Dr.) | Cardiology researcher and professor, McMaster University | CARLOS MORILLO (DR.) Cardiology researcher and professor, McMaster University | Hamilton | ||
| 2009 | ON | LUIS CARRILLOS | El Salvador | Luis Carrillos | Community worker, Hispanic Development Council | LUIS CARRILLOS Community worker, Hispanic Development Council | Toronto | ||
| 2009 | NS | IVAR MENDEZ (DR.) | Bolivia | Ivar Mendez (Dr.) | Director of the Neural Transplantation Laboratory at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia | IVAR MENDEZ (DR.) Director of the Neural Transplantation Laboratory at Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia | Halifax | ||
| 2009 | ON | HILARIO DURAN | Cuba | Hilario Duran | Jazz prodigy, multiple Juno award-winning composer, music professor at Humber College | HILARIO DURAN Jazz prodigy, multiple Juno award-winning composer, music professor at Humber College | Toronto | ||
| 2009 | ON | ALBERTO ELMIR – RETIRED | Ecuador | Alberto Elmir – retired | Media pioneer, founder of Ondas Hispanas radio | ALBERTO ELMIR – RETIRED Media pioneer, founder of Ondas Hispanas radio | Toronto | ||
| 2009 | SK | JULIO TORRES-RECINOS (DR.) | El Salvador | Julio Torres-Recinos (Dr.) | Poet and professor, University of Saskatchewan | JULIO TORRES-RECINOS (DR.) Poet and professor, University of Saskatchewan | Saskatoon | ||
| 2009 | ON | EDUARDO CANEL (DR.) | Uruguay | Eduardo Canel (Dr.) | Political science researcher and professor, York University | EDUARDO CANEL (DR.) Political science researcher and professor, York University | Toronto | ||
| 2009 | ON | SONIA RODRIGUEZ | Spain | Sonia Rodriguez | Principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada | SONIA RODRIGUEZ Principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada | Toronto | ||
| 2009 | ON | MARLINDA FREIRA (DR.) | Chile | Marlinda Freira (Dr.) | Psychiatrist and professor, University of Toronto | MARLINDA FREIRA (DR.) Psychiatrist and professor, University of Toronto | Toronto | ||
| 2010 | H.E. Allan Culham, Canada’s Ambassador to the OAS | ON | JORGE HEINE (DR.) | Chile | Jorge Heine (Dr.) | Chair in Global Governance at Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs | JORGE HEINE (DR.) Chair in Global Governance at Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs | Waterloo | |
| 2010 | BC | ELENA RIVERA | Mexico | Elena Rivera | Award-winning designer who created the logo for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics | ELENA RIVERA Award-winning designer who created the logo for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics | Vancouver | ||
| 2010 | ON | LUIS SECO (DR.) | Spain | Luis Seco (Dr.) | CEO of Sigma Analysis & Management and professor at the University of Toronto | LUIS SECO (DR.) CEO of Sigma Analysis & Management and professor at the University of Toronto | Toronto | ||
| 2010 | ON | ANTONIO DE SANTIAGO | Spain | Antonio de Santiago | EVP at Infrastructure Ontario overseeing major developments | ANTONIO DE SANTIAGO EVP at Infrastructure Ontario overseeing major developments | Toronto | ||
| 2010 | ON | DORIS GRINSPUN (DR.) | Chile | Doris Grinspun (Dr.) | Executive Director of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario | DORIS GRINSPUN (DR.) Executive Director of the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario | Toronto | ||
| 2010 | ON | FRANCISCO DIAZ (DR.) | MExico | Francisco Diaz (Dr.) | Founded Variation Biotech, Virology Chief at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario | FRANCISCO DIAZ (DR.) Founded Variation Biotech, Virology Chief at Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario | Ottawa | ||
| 2010 | QC | PABLO RODRIGUEZ (HON.) | Argentina | Pablo Rodriguez (Hon.) | Member of the Canadian Parliament, House of Commons | PABLO RODRIGUEZ (HON.) Member of the Canadian Parliament, House of Commons | Montreal | ||
| 2010 | MB | JESÚS ÁNGEL MIGUEL-GARCÍA (DR.) | Spain | Jesús Ángel Miguel-García (Dr.) | Multiple award-winning founder of The Spanish Institute of Manitoba | JESÚS ÁNGEL MIGUEL-GARCÍA (DR.) Multiple award-winning founder of The Spanish Institute of Manitoba | Winnipeg | ||
| 2010 | QC | ALBERTO J. AGUAYO (DR.) | Argentina | Alberto J. Aguayo (Dr.) | Named Officer of the Order of Canada for his scientific contributions | ALBERTO J. AGUAYO (DR.) Named Officer of the Order of Canada for his scientific contributions | Montreal | ||
| 2010 | QC | RAQUEL DEL CARPIO (DR.) | Peru | Raquel Del Carpio (Dr.) | Vice Chair of Radiology at McGill University and an Osler Fellow | RAQUEL DEL CARPIO (DR.) Vice Chair of Radiology at McGill University and an Osler Fellow | Montreal | ||
| 2011 | Hon. Diane Ablonczy, Canada’s Minister for the Americas | AB | CHRISTIAN IZQUIERDO | Cuba | Christian Izquierdo | Award-winning entrepreneur, CEO of DevFacto Technologies | CHRISTIAN IZQUIERDO Award-winning entrepreneur, CEO of DevFacto Technologies | Edmonton | |
| 2011 | ON | FAUSTO PADILLA | Ecuador | Fausto Padilla | Former UN staffer and international human rights lawyer fluent in seven languages | FAUSTO PADILLA Former UN staffer and international human rights lawyer fluent in seven languages | Africa | ||
| 2011 | ON | MARINA JIMENEZ | Spain | Marina Jimenez | Journalist and member of the Globe and Mail’s editorial board | MARINA JIMENEZ Journalist and member of the Globe and Mail’s editorial board | Toronto | ||
| 2011 | QC | MARIO BUNGE (DR.) | Argentina | Mario Bunge (Dr.) | McGill University philosopher, scientist, and the author of close to 100 books | MARIO BUNGE (DR.) McGill University philosopher, scientist, and the author of close to 100 books | Quebec | ||
| 2011 | QC | CLAUDIO CUELLO (DR.) | Argentina | Claudio Cuello (Dr.) | Neuroscientist named Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010 | CLAUDIO CUELLO (DR.) Neuroscientist named Officer of the Order of Canada in 2010 | Quebec | ||
| 2011 | BC | PAOLA MURILLO | Colombia | Paola Murillo | Organizer of the Carnaval del Sol, the largest Hispanic event in Vancouver | PAOLA MURILLO Organizer of the Carnaval del Sol, the largest Hispanic event in Vancouver | Vancouver | ||
| 2011 | QC | CATALINA LOPEZ-CORREA (DR.) | Colombia | Catalina Lopez-Correa (Dr.) | Researcher, VP of Scientific Affairs at Génome Quebec | CATALINA LOPEZ-CORREA (DR.) Researcher, VP of Scientific Affairs at Génome Quebec | Quebec | ||
| 2011 | ON | JOSE SUAREZ | Puerto Rico | Jose Suarez | Senior VP at SNC-Lavalin and supporter of women and children‟s rights | JOSE SUAREZ Senior VP at SNC-Lavalin and supporter of women and children‟s rights | Quebec | ||
| 2011 | ON | JOSE BAUTISTA | Dominican Republic | Jose Bautista | The world‟s most dangerous baseball player, plays for the Blue Jays | JOSE BAUTISTA The world‟s most dangerous baseball player, plays for the Blue Jays | Toronto | ||
| 2011 | ON | ALVARO MORALES (DR.) | Colombia | Alvaro Morales (Dr.) | Urologist appointed as Member of the Order of Canada in 2011 | ALVARO MORALES (DR.) Urologist appointed as Member of the Order of Canada in 2011 | Kingston | ||
| 2012 | H.E. Guillermo Rischynski, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations | BC | MARIO CANSECO | Mexico | Mario Canseco | International expert in polls and surveys – VP, Angus Reid, civic supporter | MARIO CANSECO International expert in polls and surveys – VP, Angus Reid, civic supporter | Vancouver | |
| 2012 | ON | FRANCISCO ALVAREZ | Colombia | Francisco Alvarez | Artist, Director, Institute for Contemporary Culture – Royal Ontario Museum | FRANCISCO ALVAREZ Artist, Director, Institute for Contemporary Culture – Royal Ontario Museum | Toronto | ||
| 2012 | ON | MAURICE BITRAN (DR.) | Chile | Maurice Bitran (Dr.) | Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiator, Ontario Fellow – University of Toronto | MAURICE BITRAN (DR.) Assistant Deputy Minister, Negotiator, Ontario Fellow – University of Toronto | toronto | ||
| 2012 | ON | JOSE ORTEGA | Ecuador | Jose Ortega | Award-winning artist, civic supporter and entrepreneur – Lula Lounge | JOSE ORTEGA Award-winning artist, civic supporter and entrepreneur – Lula Lounge | Toronto | ||
| 2012 | ON | ALEJANDRO MARANGONI (DR.) | Ecuador | Alejandro Marangoni (Dr.) | Award-winning food scientist and entrepreneur – Guelph University | ALEJANDRO MARANGONI (DR.) Award-winning food scientist and entrepreneur – Guelph University | Toronto | ||
| 2012 | QC | RAFAEL E. CASTAN (DR.) | Dominican Republic | Rafael E. Castan (Dr.) | Cardiologist at Jean-Talon Hospital, hero to 1,400 people | RAFAEL E. CASTAN (DR.) Cardiologist at Jean-Talon Hospital, hero to 1,400 people | Quebec – died | ||
| 2012 | ON | BERNARDO RIVEROS | Colombia | Bernardo Riveros | Co-founder of largest award-winning private school ILAC, civic supporter | BERNARDO RIVEROS Co-founder of largest award-winning private school ILAC, civic supporter | Toronto | ||
| 2012 | ON | GIL PENALOSA | Colombia | Gil Penalosa | Expert on urban planning and healthy cities, Director of 8-80 Cities | GIL PENALOSA Expert on urban planning and healthy cities, Director of 8-80 Cities | Toronto | ||
| 2012 | ON | ROSARIO GOMEZ (DR.) | Ecuador | Rosario Gomez (Dr.) | Linguistics scholar and researcher – Guelph University | ROSARIO GOMEZ (DR.) Linguistics scholar and researcher – Guelph University | Guelph | ||
| 2012 | ON | VICTOR J. GARCIA | Argentina | Victor J. Garcia | Tech visionary, former Chief Technology Officer with HP Canada | VICTOR J. GARCIA Tech visionary, former Chief Technology Officer with HP Canada | Toronto | ||
| 2013 | Hon. Chris Alexandre, Canada’s Minister of Immigration and Ian Troop, CEO, Toronto 2015 Pan American Games | BC | HUGO DE BURGOS (DR.) | El Salvador | Hugo De Burgos (Dr.) | Anthropologist, filmmaker, activist and professor at UBC | HUGO DE BURGOS (DR.) Anthropologist, filmmaker, activist and professor at UBC | Vancouver | |
| 2013 | MB | HECTOR VERGARA | Chile | Hector Vergara | ED, Manitoba Soccer Association, holds FIFA record on Word Cup games | HECTOR VERGARA ED, Manitoba Soccer Association, holds FIFA record on Word Cup games | Winnipeg | ||
| 2013 | ON | ALFREDO CAXAJ | Guatemala | Alfredo Caxaj | Founder and ED, London’s Sunfest, second largest music festival in Canada | ALFREDO CAXAJ Founder and ED, London’s Sunfest, second largest music festival in Canada | London | ||
| 2013 | BC | LAURA CUNER | Argentina | Laura Cuner | Founder, Avafina –organic foods firm with annual sales of $14 million in 6 years | LAURA CUNER Founder, Avafina –organic foods firm with annual sales of $14 million in 6 years | Vancouver | ||
| 2013 | AB | FERNANDO TRIANA | Colombia | Fernando Triana | Founder, Soy Hispano TV and Edmonton’s Latin Heritage Carnival | FERNANDO TRIANA Founder, Soy Hispano TV and Edmonton’s Latin Heritage Carnival | Edmonton | ||
| 2013 | BC | MARIO POCHAT | Mexico | Mario Pochat | Founder, Vancouver Animation School and CIRA awardee for innovation | MARIO POCHAT Founder, Vancouver Animation School and CIRA awardee for innovation | Vancouver | ||
| 2013 | ON | GUILLERMO SCHIBLE | Nicaragua | Guillermo Schible | Lawyer and co-founder, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Ontario | GUILLERMO SCHIBLE Lawyer and co-founder, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Ontario | Toronto | ||
| 2013 | ON | JUANA MUNOZ-LICERAS | Spain | Juana Munoz-Liceras | Linguist, Spanish professor and supervisor for PhD thesis, U of Ottawa | JUANA MUNOZ-LICERAS Linguist, Spanish professor and supervisor for PhD thesis, U of Ottawa | Ottawa | ||
| 2013 | MB | XIMENA MUNOZ | Chile | Ximena Munoz | Manitoba’s first Fairness Commissioner appointed by Lieutenant Governor | XIMENA MUNOZ Manitoba’s first Fairness Commissioner appointed by Lieutenant Governor | Winnipeg | ||
| 2013 | QC | SAUL POLO | Colombia | Saul Polo | President, Liberal Party of Quebec | SAUL POLO President, Liberal Party of Quebec | Quebec | ||
| 2014 | Hon. Kerry -Lynne Findlay, Canada’s Minister of National Revenue | BC | SOPHIE LAVIERI (DR.) | Venezuela | Sophie Lavieri (Dr.) | Chemistry professor, community innovator | SOPHIE LAVIERI (DR.) Chemistry professor, community innovator | Vancouver | |
| 2014 | QC | OSVALDO NUÑEZ (HON.) | Chile | Osvaldo Nuñez (Hon.) | First Hispanic Member of Parliament, lawyer, writer | OSVALDO NUÑEZ (HON.) First Hispanic Member of Parliament, lawyer, writer | Quebec | ||
| 2014 | ON | MARGARITA CAROPRESI | Mexico | Margarita Caropresi | Founder, Atoctli and Comunicacion Multicultural magazine | MARGARITA CAROPRESI Founder, Atoctli and Comunicacion Multicultural magazine | Toronto | ||
| 2014 | ON | LUIS CONTRERAS | Mexico | Luis Contreras | History-making professional jockey | LUIS CONTRERAS History-making professional jockey | Toronto | ||
| 2014 | BC | CARMEN AGUIRRE | Chile | Carmen Aguirre | Mainstream actor, director, writer | CARMEN AGUIRRE Mainstream actor, director, writer | Vancouver | ||
| 2014 | QC | MARTIN MOVILLA | Colombia | Martin Movilla | RCI Journalist, producer, analyst | MARTIN MOVILLA RCI Journalist, producer, analyst | Quebec | ||
| 2014 | ON | MANUEL GOMEZ (DR.) | Colombia | Manuel Gomez (Dr.) | Researcher, Director (fr), St. John’s rehab program | MANUEL GOMEZ (DR.) Researcher, Director (fr), St. John’s rehab program | Toronto | ||
| 2014 | ON | JORGE ANDRÉS CORREA (DR.) | Colombia | Jorge Andrés Correa (Dr.) | Researcher, Technical Director, Canadian Meat Council | JORGE ANDRÉS CORREA (DR.) Researcher, Technical Director, Canadian Meat Council | Ottawa | ||
| 2014 | ON | AMANDA MARTINEZ | Mexico | Amanda Martinez | Singer and producer, co-Chair of Toronto 2015 Pan American Games | AMANDA MARTINEZ Singer and producer, co-Chair of Toronto 2015 Pan American Games | toronto | ||
| 2014 | QC | ADOLFO J. DE BOLD (DR.) | Argentina | Adolfo J. de Bold (Dr.) | Worldwided known researcher, Order of Canada Officer | ADOLFO J. DE BOLD (DR.) Worldwided known researcher, Order of Canada Officer | Quebec | ||
| 2015 | Hon. David Peterson, Chair, Toronto 2015 Pan American Games and Hon. Michael Coteau, Ontario Minister of Sports | ON | ISABEL INCLAN | Mexico | Isabel Inclan | Journalist, correspondent Mexico | ISABEL INCLAN Journalist, correspondent Mexico | toronto | |
| 2015 | ON | MARTHA BATIZ | Mexico | Martha Batiz | Author and translator, University of Toronto | MARTHA BATIZ Author and translator, University of Toronto | Toronto | ||
| 2015 | ON | JAVIER AIZERSZTEIN | Argentina | Javier Aizersztein | Entrepreneur, The Spanish Center Argentina, ON | JAVIER AIZERSZTEIN Entrepreneur, The Spanish Center Argentina, ON | Toronto | ||
| 2015 | ON | RICARDO PASCOE | Mexico | Ricardo Pascoe | Executive Vice President, National Bank of Canada | RICARDO PASCOE Executive Vice President, National Bank of Canada | Toronto | ||
| 2015 | ON | FERNANDO GARCIA | Argentina | Fernando Garcia | General Counsel, Nissan & Infiniti Canada (former high school drop out) | FERNANDO GARCIA General Counsel, Nissan & Infiniti Canada (former high school drop out) | toronto | ||
| 2015 | MB | VICTOR HUGO FERNANDEZ | Chile | Victor Hugo Fernandez | Hero firefighter, founder of Canadian Aid for Fire Services Abroad | VICTOR HUGO FERNANDEZ Hero firefighter, founder of Canadian Aid for Fire Services Abroad | Edmonton | ||
| 2015 | ON | JENNIFER DITCHBURN | Guatemala | Jennifer Ditchburn | Journalist, Canadian Press | JENNIFER DITCHBURN Journalist, Canadian Press | Ottawa | ||
| 2015 | ON | LAURA FERNANDEZ | Spain | Laura Fernandez | Mainstream artist, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter, host of Café Latino on Jazz FM | LAURA FERNANDEZ Mainstream artist, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter, host of Café Latino on Jazz FM | Toronto | ||
| 2015 | BC | ALEJANDRO ADEM (DR.) | Mexico | Alejandro Adem (Dr.) | Mathematician, CEO Mitacs Mexico, B.C | ALEJANDRO ADEM (DR.) Mathematician, CEO Mitacs Mexico, B.C | Vancouver | ||
| 2015 | ON | RODRIGO PIÑEROS | Colombia | Rodrigo Piñeros | Publisher, La Guía magazine | RODRIGO PIÑEROS Publisher, La Guía magazine | toronto | ||
| 2016 | H.E. Luis Almagro Lemes, Secretary General, OAS | ON | ALICIA VILORIA-PETIT (DR.) | Venezuela | Alicia Viloria-Petit (Dr.) | Cancer researcher and professor, University of Guelph | ALICIA VILORIA-PETIT (DR.) Cancer researcher and professor, University of Guelph | Guelph | |
| 2016 | ON | ANTONIO CAYCEDO (DR.) | Colombia | Antonio Caycedo (Dr.) | Colorectal surgery innovator, HSN scientist | ANTONIO CAYCEDO (DR.) Colorectal surgery innovator, HSN scientist | Sudbury | ||
| 2016 | ON | JOSEPH BOVARD (HON.) | El Salvador | Joseph Bovard (Hon.) | First and only Hispanic member of the Ontario Court of Justice | JOSEPH BOVARD (HON.) First and only Hispanic member of the Ontario Court of Justice | Toronto | ||
| 2016 | ON | ANDRES LOZANO (DR.) | Spain | Andres Lozano (Dr.) | Leading world expert in deep brain stimulation | ANDRES LOZANO (DR.) Leading world expert in deep brain stimulation | Toronto | ||
| 2016 | ON | ADRIAN BARANCHUK (DR.) | Argentina | Adrian Baranchuk (Dr.) | President of the International Society of Electrocardiology (2015) | ADRIAN BARANCHUK (DR.) President of the International Society of Electrocardiology (2015) | Kingston | ||
| 2016 | ON | ANA DOMINGUEZ | Colombia | Ana Dominguez | President, Campbell Company of Canada | ANA DOMINGUEZ President, Campbell Company of Canada | Toronto | ||
| 2016 | MB | GUILLERMO ROCHA (DR.) | Mexico | Guillermo Rocha (Dr.) | President, Canadian Ophthalmological Society | GUILLERMO ROCHA (DR.) President, Canadian Ophthalmological Society | Brandon | ||
| 2016 | ON | HERNAN ASTUDILLO (FR.) | Ecuador | Hernan Astudillo (Fr.) | Priest, musician, philosopher and humanist | HERNAN ASTUDILLO (FR.) Priest, musician, philosopher and humanist | Toronto | ||
| 2016 | BC | JULIO MONTANER (DR.) | Argentina | Julio Montaner (Dr.) | Resercher and Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | JULIO MONTANER (DR.) Resercher and Director, BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS | Vancouver | ||
| 2016 | NS | EVA MARTINEZ | Spain | Eva Martinez | VP, Women in Aerospace Canada; former Major, Canadian military | EVA MARTINEZ VP, Women in Aerospace Canada; former Major, Canadian military | Halifax | ||
| 2017 | H.E. Guillermo Rischynski, Executive Director, Inter American Development Bank and John Tory, Toronto Mayor | ON | FRANCISCO UCAN MARIN | Mexico | Francisco Ucan Marin | Biology writer, scientist, and entrepreneur | FRANCISCO UCAN MARIN Biology writer, scientist, and entrepreneur | ||
| 2017 | BC | PAOLA ARDILES | Chile | Paola Ardiles | Champion/Social Innovation & Health, Simon Fraser University | PAOLA ARDILES Champion/Social Innovation & Health, Simon Fraser University | |||
| 2017 | ON | DANIEL GARCIA HERREROS | Colombia | Daniel Garcia Herreros | ED, Pan American Food & Music Festival | DANIEL GARCIA HERREROS ED, Pan American Food & Music Festival | |||
| 2017 | ON | MERCEDES ROWINSKY-GEURTS | Uruguay | Mercedes Rowinsky-Geurts | Former Dean and current professor, Wilfrid Laurier University · | MERCEDES ROWINSKY-GEURTS Former Dean and current professor, Wilfrid Laurier University · | |||
| 2017 | ON | ROSA BRUNO-JOFRE | Argentina | Rosa Bruno-Jofre | Former Dean of Education and professor, Queen’s University | ROSA BRUNO-JOFRE Former Dean of Education and professor, Queen’s University | |||
| 2017 | ON | NOEMI WEIS | Argentina | Noemi Weis | Human rights filmmaker, founder of Filmblanc | NOEMI WEIS Human rights filmmaker, founder of Filmblanc | |||
| 2017 | ON | FELIX MORA (HH) | Chile | Felix Mora (HH) | Likely the only Hispanic Justice of the Peace in Canada | FELIX MORA (HH) Likely the only Hispanic Justice of the Peace in Canada | |||
| 2017 | ON | CARLOS GONZALES PRADO (DR.) | Guatemala | Carlos Gonzales Prado (Dr.) | Philosopher, Fellow at Royal Society of Canada | CARLOS GONZALES PRADO (DR.) Philosopher, Fellow at Royal Society of Canada | |||
| 2017 | ON | ALEX BARROTTI | Uruguay | Alex Barrotti | Serial tech entrepreneur, founder of Touch Bistro | ALEX BARROTTI Serial tech entrepreneur, founder of Touch Bistro | |||
| 2017 | ON | JORGE FILMUS (DR.) | Argentina | Jorge Filmus (Dr.) | Sr. Scientist (Cancer), Sunnybrook Institute | JORGE FILMUS (DR.) Sr. Scientist (Cancer), Sunnybrook Institute | |||
| 2018 | Hon. Pablo Rodriguez, Canada’s Minister of Heritage, and Greg Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver | BC | LUIS FERNANDO VILLALBA | Paraguay | Luis Fernando Villalba | Associate Dean, Kwantlen Polytechnic University | LUIS FERNANDO VILLALBA Associate Dean, Kwantlen Polytechnic University | ||
| 2018 | ON | JORGE BURNEO (DR.) | Peru | Jorge Burneo (Dr.) | Canadian pioneer in epilepsy, Western University | JORGE BURNEO (DR.) Canadian pioneer in epilepsy, Western University | |||
| 2018 | ON | FERNANDO MATA | Peru | Fernando Mata | Demographer, Author and Professor, University of Ottawa | FERNANDO MATA Demographer, Author and Professor, University of Ottawa | |||
| 2018 | ON | MARCELO ALIENDRE | Bolivia | Marcelo Aliendre | Director of Asset Management, Barrick Gold Corp | MARCELO ALIENDRE Director of Asset Management, Barrick Gold Corp | |||
| 2018 | ON | ISAAC GARCIA SITTON | Spain | Isaac Garcia Sitton | Director, International Education, York University | ISAAC GARCIA SITTON Director, International Education, York University | |||
| 2018 | ON | ALVARO POMBO | Colombia | Alvaro Pombo | Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of ProntoForms | ALVARO POMBO Entrepreneur, founder and CEO of ProntoForms | |||
| 2018 | ON | ROSA GALVEZ (HON.) | Peru | Rosa Galvez (Hon.) | First Hispanic Canadian Senator, pollution control expert | ROSA GALVEZ (HON.) First Hispanic Canadian Senator, pollution control expert | |||
| 2018 | ON | CARLOS ESCOBEDO (DR.) | Mexico | Carlos Escobedo (Dr.) | Nanotechnology Researcher, Queen’s University | CARLOS ESCOBEDO (DR.) Nanotechnology Researcher, Queen’s University | |||
| 2018 | ON | CESAR JARAMILLO | Colombia | Cesar Jaramillo | Nuclear disarment expert, ED, Project Ploughshares | CESAR JARAMILLO Nuclear disarment expert, ED, Project Ploughshares | |||
| 2018 | ON | JOSE A. CASTILLO | Peru | Jose A. Castillo | Sr. Principal, Global Quality/Risk Management, KPMG | JOSE A. CASTILLO Sr. Principal, Global Quality/Risk Management, KPMG | |||
| 2019 | Lynn Barr, Director General of Statistics Canada and John Tory, Toronto Mayor | ON | BEATRIZ PIZANO | Colombia | Beatriz Pizano | Actor, playwright, Artistic Director of Aluna Theatre | BEATRIZ PIZANO Actor, playwright, Artistic Director of Aluna Theatre | ||
| 2019 | ON | PATRICIA PENA (HON) | Spain | Patricia Pena (Hon) | Canadian Ambassador to Chile | PATRICIA PENA (HON) Canadian Ambassador to Chile | |||
| 2019 | QC | MILDER VILLEGAS | Peru | Milder Villegas | Director, Filaction development fund | MILDER VILLEGAS Director, Filaction development fund | |||
| 2019 | ON | LUIS LEHNER (DR.) | Argentina | Luis Lehner (Dr.) | Faculty Chair, Strong gravity expert, Perimeter Institute | LUIS LEHNER (DR.) Faculty Chair, Strong gravity expert, Perimeter Institute | |||
| 2019 | ON | CARLOS BASTIDAS | Colombia | Carlos Bastidas | Music Director, Durham Chamber Orchestra | CARLOS BASTIDAS Music Director, Durham Chamber Orchestra | |||
| 2019 | ON | ALDO DI FELICE | Argentina | Aldo Di Felice | President of TLN Media Group | ALDO DI FELICE President of TLN Media Group | |||
| 2019 | ON | MAX GOMEZ | Colombia | Max Gomez | President, Canadian Association of Latino Peace Officers | 2019 | |||
| 2019 | QC | LUIS ZUNIGA | Chile | Luis Zuniga | President, Hispanic and Latin Americans of Québec | LUIS ZUNIGA President, Hispanic and Latin Americans of Québec | |||
| 2019 | ON | ANATOL VON HANH | Chile | Anatol Von Hanh | VC, Board Member, (fr) Group Head, Scotiabank | ANATOL VON HANH VC, Board Member, (fr) Group Head, Scotiabank | |||
| 2019 | ON | MANUEL MONTERO-ODASSO (DR.) | Argentina | Manuel Montero-Odasso (Dr.) | World expert in dementia in older adults, Western U | MANUEL MONTERO-ODASSO (DR.) World expert in dementia in older adults, Western U |