Nominations sought for East York’s Agnes Macphail Award

Nominations are now being sought for East York’s annual Agnes Macphail Award.

The award recognizes an East York resident for volunteer leadership in community building and fowarding issues of social justice.

Nominees must have exemplified Macphail’s motto, “Think Globally, Act Locally”, by making an impact in women’s rights; fairness to seniors; criminal justice reform; international peace and disarmament; or access to housing, healthcare and education.

In 1921, at just 31 years of age, Macphail became the first woman to be elected as a member of the federal House of Commons.

Continuing down her path as a pioneer in Canadian politics, she subsequently became the first woman elected and sworn to sit in the Ontario Legislative Assembly in 1943 after being elected to represent York East.

Nominations for the 2026 award should be sent to the Agnes Macphail Recognition Committee, c/o Strategic Protocol and External Relations, 2nd Floor, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St. W., Toronto, ON, M5H 2N2.

For more information on the nomination process, please go to www.toronto.ca/city-government/awards-tributes/awards/agnes-macphail-award.

The deadine for nomimations for the Agnes Macphail Award is 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026.