Nominees for the Donald J. Johnston Award will be assessed against the following criteria:

1. FP Canada™ Fellow

  • The nominee must be an FP Canada Fellow.

2. Profound contribution and positive impact on FP Canada certifications and on the financial planning profession as a whole.

  • The nominee must have:
    • demonstrated leadership, and had a tangible, far-reaching impact on the profession and the public by inspiring increased recognition by industry, advisors and/or consumers of the importance of financial planning, and of FP Canada certifications as the standard to which planners must be held to best serve the public interest
    • made a significant direct contribution in support of FP Canada’s work
    • had a positive impact on users of financial services, or on the industry and organizations through which these services are offered

The Donald J. Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award is a prestigious distinction, with high criteria for accepting new recipients, and may not be awarded every year.

The Donald J. Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award will not be awarded to, and cannot be held by, an individual who has a substantiated complaint with FP Canada; a disciplinary history with FP Canada or the Autorité des marches financiers (AMF); or a disciplinary history with another regulator, professional body or SRO.

 

The 2025 nomination period will open in spring 2025.

 

2021 recipient

  • Cary List CFP®, FP Canada™ Fellow

Past recipients

  • 2020 - Larry A. Wood, CFP®, FP Canada™ Fellow
  • 2018 - Dawn Hawley, CFP®, FP Canada™ Fellow
  • 2017 - John De Goey, CFP®, FP Canada™ Fellow
  • 2011 - Randy Reynolds, CFP®, FP Canada™ Fellow
  • 2010 - Michael E. Lem, CFP®, FP Canada™ Fellow
  • 2009 - Patricia Lovett-Reid, CFP®, FP Canada™ Fellow
  • 2008 - Jim Rogers
  • 2007 - Alastair Rickard, FP Canada™ Fellow
  • 2006 - Donald J. Johnston