Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame


The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame honours and celebrate Canadians who have made outstanding contributions to the agriculture and food industry and publicizes the importance of their achievements throughout Canada.
Inaugurated in 1960 and located in Toronto, Ontario, the temple is currently administered by an association comprising a board of 12 directors; 3 each from Eastern Canada, Western Canada, Ontario and the rest of the country.

Gallery

Since 1960, the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto has been home to the gallery where the association displays portraits of its inductees along with their biographical notes. The gallery is open to the public during the fair in November but can only be visited by appointment during the rest of the year. In 1995-1996, the gallery moved to a more permanent home at the National Trade Center.

Induction Ceremony

The association chooses at the most three inductees each year for all the nominations is receives. During the November Agricultural Fair in Toronto, an induction dinner and portrait unveiling ceremony is held where the life and accomplishments of the year's inductees are celebrated.

Notable Inductees

NameYear of inductionProvince
John Edward Brownlee1963Alberta
Patrick Burns1963Alberta
Ross Butler1997Ontario
Robert Bertram Church1991Alberta
Keith Downey2002Ontario
Ernest Charles Drury1971Ontario
John Dryden1963Ontario
Christian Jensen1962Alberta
James Garfield Gardiner1962Saskatchewan
Adélard Godbout1962Quebec
Harry Hays1983Alberta
George Stewart Henry1963Ontario
Thomas Laird Kennedy1962Ontario
Charles Mayer2005Manitoba
Duncan McNab McEachran1961Quebec
James Duncan McGregor1961Manitoba
Archibald J. McLean1963Alberta
Dr. Ernest Mercier1991Quebec
William Richard Motherwell1962Saskatchewan
Robert R. Ness1962Quebec
Daniel Edward Riley1965Alberta
Charles E. Saunders1987Ontario
Donald Shaver1986New Brunswick
Walter Russell Shaw1980Prince Edward Island
Cyril Sherwood1986New Brunswick
Baldur R. Stefansson2002Manitoba
William Atcheson Stewart1988Ontario
Lyle Vanclief2014Ontario
Eugene Whelan2001Ontario
Charles Ambrose Zavitz1974Ontario