The development of leadership has a long history of service and support by the Office of the Governor General. Working with partners, the Rideau Hall Foundation aims to build and celebrate excellence in Canadian leadership, and increase public awareness about and commitment to Canada’s multi-faceted democracy. The RHF will work towards higher levels of Canadian democratic literacy – including our history, orders of government, and Northern and Indigenous governance – particularly among young people.
The Michener Award was established in 1970 by the late Right Honourable Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada from 1967 to 1974. The Award honours and celebrates outstanding and unbiased public service in journalism. ... Read More
The RHF set out to conduct research to understand how Canadians felt about their public institutions (including government, healthcare, education, justice, news and media) and whether there is an opportunity to increase engagement between Canadians and these institutions to maintain a healthy democracy. ... Read More
The Sovereign’s Medal for Volunteers recognizes the exceptional volunteer achievements of Canadians from across the country in a wide range of fields. ... Read More
Thanks to the generosity of a small group of philanthropic champions of the Order of Canada, the Chancellery of Honours with the support of RHF was able to ... Read More
By the Right Honourable David Johnston, 28th Governor General of Canada and Chair of the RHF, and Paul Davidson,...
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The Rideau Hall Foundation (RHF) and the Michener Awards Foundation are joining forces to strengthen the Michener Awards and...
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The Rideau Hall Foundation will begin exciting new work this Fall thanks to the incredible generosity of the Barrett...
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