The CAJ’s annual awards program recognizes the best in Canadian journalism with a particular focus on investigative work. Entries are welcome from any practising journalist whose work has been published or broadcast in Canada.
For information about the awards program, head to our page dedicated to awards categories, descriptions, and submissions.
The application portal for the 2025 awards program is now CLOSED.
Thank you to all who submitted their applications by the January 13, 2026 deadline.
And the finalists are…
To view the full list of finalists from the 2024-2025 program, head to our News page.
The finalists for the 2025-2026 program will be announced in April 2026.
Enter now for CAJ’s 2025 Awards! Details on our Upcoming Awards page.
Deadline is January 13, 2026.
CAJ Awards Banquet
The CAJ Awards Banquet celebrates the best in Canadian journalist each year, at the tail end of its Annual National Conference. Complete with a dinner and the awards ceremony, the evening is a moment in time to honour the work of journalists from the previous year and is the only peer awards program that highlights investigative journalism.
2025 Awards Banquet
Photo credit: Nga Kam Yiu
