The Killam Prize (previously the Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Prize) was established according to the will of Dorothy J. Killam to honour the memory of her husband Izaak Walton Killam.
Five Killam Prizes, each having a value of $100,000, were awarded annually by the Canada Council for the Arts to eminent Canadian researchers who distinguish themselves in the fields of social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, health sciences, or engineering.
In August 2021, the Canada Council announced it would transition the administration of the Killam program to the National Research Council Canada (NRC) by March 2022.
The restructured Killam Program was officially launched under the administration of the NRC in April 2022. It is now called the National Killam Program and consists of the Killam Prizes and the Dorothy Killam Fellowships.
| Year | Winner | Affiliation | Field |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Natural Sciences | ||
| 1978 | Natural Sciences | ||
| 1981 | Health Sciences | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 1982 | Natural Sciences | ||
| 1983 | Health Sciences | ||
| 1984 | Natural Sciences | ||
| 1985 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 1986 | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 1987 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 1988 | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 1989 | Engineering | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 1990 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 1991 | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 1992 | Engineering | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 1993 | Engineering | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 1994 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 1995 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 1996 | Health Sciences | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 1997 | Engineering | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 1998 | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 1999 | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 2000 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 2001 | Health Sciences | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 2002 | Social Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 2003 | Engineering | ||
| Social Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 2004 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Social Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 2005 | Engineering | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 2006 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Social Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Humanities | |||
| 2007 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 2008 | Social Sciences | ||
| Humanities | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 2009 | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2010 | Social Sciences | ||
| Mark Henkelman | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| 2011 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2012 | Humanities | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2013 | Health Sciences | ||
| Social Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| 2014 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2015 | Humanities | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| 2016 | Natural Sciences | ||
| Humanities | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2017[2] | Social Sciences | ||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Humanities | |||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| 2018[3] | Humanities | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| University of Alberta | Natural Sciences | ||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2019[4] | Humanities | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Université de Montréal | Natural Sciences | ||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2020[5] | Humanities | ||
| Health Sciences | |||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| Social Sciences | |||
| 2021[6] | Social Sciences | ||
| Humanities | |||
| Université de Montréal/Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) | Health Sciences | ||
| Engineering | |||
| Natural Sciences | |||
| 2022[7] | Humanities | ||
| Jeff Dahn | Engineering | ||
| Carl E. James | Social Sciences | ||
| Geoffrey Ozin | Natural Sciences | ||
| Salim Yusuf | Health Sciences |