Celebrating leadership and innovation: The Digital Health Canada Awards at e-Health26
Monday June 14 | 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. ADT at the Halifax Convention Centre
Presenters:
- Chris Carvalho, Board of Directors President, Digital Health Canada
The newly reimagined Digital Health Canada Awards, as part of the e-Health26 Social Reception + Awards Ceremony, will recognize the individuals and teams advancing digital health across Canada. The Ceremony is poised to highlight leadership, innovation, and impact, while bringing the rapidly growing digital health community together to celebrate excellence and elevate the sector’s role nationwide.
What’s new
This refreshed program reflects the growth and evolution of the digital health sector, featuring:
- A streamlined structure with clear eligibility criteria to support fair and transparent adjudication
- New categories recognizing both individual and team or organizational contributions
- A more inclusive approach that reflects the full spectrum of roles and sectors across digital health
Built with the community
A national Awards Task Force helped shape the new program, ensuring it is more focused, inclusive, and aligned with today’s digital health landscape. Task Force members include Rod Burns (Digital Health Canada Fellow), Joby McKenzie (Teladoc Health Canada), Ted Scott (Hamilton Health Sciences Centre), Lydia Sequeira (Kids Help Phone), and Abbas Zavar (University of Toronto).
Award categories

- Steven Huesing Scholarship
- Digital Health Canada Future Leader Award
- Digital Health Canada Leadership Award

- Clinical and Care Delivery Transformation Award
- Data, Interoperability, and Infrastructure Award
- AI, Innovation, and Emerging Technologies Award
April is nomination month
Nominations open: April 1
Nominations close: April 30
Click the button below to learn more about each Award’s guidelines and submit a nomination.