The Canadian Historical Association’s Sir John A. Macdonald Prize is a key award being integrated into the new Vice-Regal Awards program as the Governor General’s History Award for Scholarly Achievement. For the past thirty-three years, the association has presented the prize to the non-fiction work of Canadian history publishing in the last year judged to have made the most significant contribution to an understanding of the Canadian past. Manulife Financial generously provides the $5,000 cash prize that accompanies the award.
“We are most grateful to the Governor General and Canada’s History Society for helping the CHA give scholarly research greater exposure,” said Michel Duquet, Executive Director of the Canadian Historical Association. “Well-researched and well-written Canadian history can educate and inspire Canadians. And I can’t think of a more worthy setting than the Governor General Awards to recognize the valuable work of historians.”
The Governor General’s History Award for Excellence in Scholarly Achievement: the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize is presented by the Canadian Historical Association and Manulife Financial.