- 2025 – Catherine Virgo
- 2024 – Stuart Teather
- 2023 – Justin Edenbaum
- 2022 – Justin Edenbaum
- 2021 – Tim Stoate
- 2020 – Nicholas Van Sluytman
- 2019 – Joseph Greenwood
- 2018 – Karen Reich
- 2017 – Karen Ford
- 2016 – Scott Adolph
- 2015 – Jeff Gerrits
- 2014 – Ed Young
- 2013 – Allison Covey
- 2012 – Steve Burchmore
- 2011 – Gerry Adam
- 2010 – Michael Leigh
- 2009 – Colin Turner
- 2008 – Allison Sharpe
- 2007 – Allison Sharpe
- 2006 – Rob Ness
- 2005 – Joanne Nightingale
- 2004 – Ed Young
- 2003 – Daryl King
- 2002 – Steve Burchmore
- 2001 – Deric Humble
- 2000 – John Allen
- 1999 – Alexandra Fangor
- 1998 – Sheridan Nolan
- 1997 – Terri Troy
- 1996 – Deric Humble
- 1995 – Larry Whatmore
- 1994 – Deric Humble
- 1993 – Rosemarie Sowerby
- 1992 – Barbara Fell
- 1991 – Laura McLaughlin
- 1990 – Allan Watson
- 1989 – Kim Backstrom
- 1988 – Judith Powell
- 1987 – Allan Watson
- 1986 – Gina Eady
- 1985 – Ken Reid
- 1984 – Ali Muir
- 1983 – Carl Von Mirbach
- 1982 – David McLeod
- 1981 – Kay Bennett
- 1980 – Ross King
- 1979 – Tom Allan
- 1978 – Tom Allan
- 1977 – Marilyn Floyd
- 1976 – Marilyn Floyd
- 1975 – Lynn Levitt
- 1974 – Mike McCarthy
- 1973 – Terry Levitt
- 1972 – Fred Ellsworth
- 1971 – Phil Stark
- 1970 – George Brcko
- 1969 – Peter Scott
- 1968 – Ed Chorostecki
- 1967 – Jim Richardson
- 1966 – Allan Whyte
- 1965 – Allan Whittaker
- 1964 – Myles Hamilton
- 1963 – Bruce Taylor
- 1962 – Art Glassford
- 1961 – Stan Skretrowicz
