- 2007 – C. Barth Netterfield, University of Toronto/CITA
- 2006 – Aephraim Steinberg, University of Toronto
- 2005 – Eric Poisson, University of Guelph
- 2004 – Victoria Kaspi, McGill University
- 2003 – Mike Luke, University of Toronto
- 2002 – Eric Hessels, York University
- 2001 – Michel Gingras, University of Waterloo
- 2000 – Hui C. Liu, IMS, National Research Council
- 1999 – Robert C. Myers, McGill University
- 1998 – Louis Taillefer, McGill University
- 1997 – Douglas A. Bonn, University of British Columbia
- 1996 – Jeff Dahn, Simon Fraser University
- 1995 – Sajeev. John, University of Toronto
- 1994 – Jeff F. Young, University of British Columbia
- 1993 – Nicholas Kaiser, University of Toronto
- 1992 – Robert F. Kiefl, University of British Columbia
- 1991 – David B. MacFarlane, McGill University
- 1990 – Ian Affleck, University of British Columbia
- 1989 – Tom Tiedje, University of British Columbia
- 1988 – François Wesemael, Université de Montréal
- 1987 – Allan H. MacDonald, National Research Council
- 1986 – André-Marie Tremblay, Université de Sherbrooke
- 1985 – Serge Rudaz, University of Minnesota
- 1984 – Nathan Isgur, University of Toronto
- 1983 – William G. Unruh, University of British Columbia
- 1982 – A.R.W. (Bob) McKellar, National Research Council
- 1981 – Bernie Nickel, University of Guelph
- 1980 – George I. Stegeman, University of Toronto
- 1979 – Gordon W.F. Drake, University of Windsor
- 1978 – Walter N. Hardy, University of British Columbia
- 1977 – Michael B. Walker, University of Toronto
- 1976 – John C. Hardy, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.
- 1975 – A. John Alcock, National Research Council
- 1974 – Jules P. Carbotte, McMaster University
- 1973 – Robin L. Armstrong, University of Toronto
- 1972 – Donald W.L. Sprung, McMaster University
- 1971 – Paul Marmet, Université Laval
- 1970 – Rudolph Roland Haering, Simon Fraser University (inaugural winner)