PJ Marshall Awards

The Peter J. Marshall Municipal Innovation Award honours one of Ontario’s youngest and most innovative Municipal Finance Commissioners. It recognizes those municipal governments demonstrating excellence in the use of innovative approaches to improve capital and/or operating efficiency and to generate effectiveness through alternative service delivery initiatives and partnerships.

The Award’s objective is to showcase instances where Ontario municipalities have implemented and can point to tangible outcomes from new, more cost effective ways of providing public services and facilities. By awarding and profiling innovation, we continue to advance creativity and strong municipal government.
 

Peter J. Marshall Municipal Innovation Awards 2026 Call for Submissions

Please read this document in full before submission.

Submissions must be received electronically on or before Friday, May 22, 2026.

2025 Award Recipients

  • City of Kitchener - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the City of Kitchener for its Kitchener City Hall Service Center.
  • Middlesex County - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the Middlesex County for its CARE First Deployment Initiatives of Middlesex-London Paramedic Service program.
  • Town of Collingwood - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award for its Rapid Additional Residential Unit Deployment Initiative project.

2024 Award Recipients

  • Regional Municipality of York - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the Regional Municipality of York for its automated transit facility inspection program.
  • Town of Midland - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the Town of Midland for its project: Leveraging AI for Enhanced Risk Assessments for Water and Wastewater Infrastructure.
  • City of Peterborough - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the City of Peterborough for its Modular Bridge Housing Community project.

2023 Award Recipients

  • City of Vaughan – The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to The City of Vaughan for its AI-based Road Patrol Manager project.
  • Municipality of Middlesex Centre - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the Municipality of Middlesex Centre for building efficient shared services through technology.
  • City of Markham - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to The City of Markham for its approach to the 2022 Markham Municipal Election.

2022 Award Recipients

2021 Award Recipients

  • Township of Archipelago - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the Township of Archipelago for its project "A Tale of a Thousand Turtles."
  • City of Kitchener - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the City of Kitchener for its project "Housing For All."
  • City of Markham - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the City of Markham for its project "Taking the Lead - Markham Targets Single Use Plastics Styrofoam Packaging Recycling."
  • County of Renfrew - The Peter J. Marshall Innovation Award Jury presented its highest award to the City of Markham for its project "Renfrew County Virtual Triage and Assessment Centre."

2020 Award Recipients