The Broadbent Institute celebrates the achievements of progressive movements and social democratic ideas through three annual awards: The Jack Layton Progress Prize, The Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research, and The Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize & Lecture.
The recipients of the three awards are announced annually at the Broadbent Institute’s spring Progress Summit in Ottawa, with the recipient of the Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize delivering the Lecture later on that year at Toronto Metropolitan University.
The Layton and Taylor Prizes take on open nominations from the public, and a shortlist is announced before the Progress Summit. The Broadbent Institute Awards Committee selects the recipients of the awards, to be announced and delivered at the Summit. The Ellen Meiksins Wood Prize is nominated and selected internally by the Awards Committee.
Nominations for the 2026 Jack Layton Prize and 2026 Charles Taylor Prize
Nominations are now open for the 2026 Jack Layton Progress Prize and 2026 Charles Taylor Prize for Excellence in Policy Research.
The deadline for online nomination submissions is Wednesday, December 31st, 2025 at 11:59pm PST.
A shortlist of nominees for consideration by the Broadbent Institute will be released in February 2026. The recipients of the 2026 Layton and Taylor Prizes will be invited to attend the 2026 Progress Summit, March 4-6 in Ottawa to deliver remarks.
Click the links below to learn more about the individual prizes, and to read about previous year’s award recipients.
