Honorary Membership recognizes individuals who support the mission of the CPS.
Recipients receive complimentary CPS honorary membership (effective the following membership year), complimentary registration to the CPS Annual Conference for life, as well as all other membership benefits enjoyed by CPS associate members.
The award is presented during the CPS Annual Conference.
We are pleased to award Lisa Wolff with Honorary CPS Membership to recognize her decades of tireless work advocating for children and youth. Before retiring very recently as Director of Advocacy and Education at UNICEF Canada, she worked every day to advance the rights and well-being of Canada’s young people to their fullest potential.
Lisa has been a leading contributor to the Canadian Companion to UNICEF’s Annual Report Cards, which are an established and trusted tool supporting evidence-based advocacy in the child health sector in Canada, including by the CPS. She helped to strengthen collaboration between the CPS and UNICEF Canada, and has shared her knowledge and expertise with CPS membership as a speaker at multiple Annual Conferences (including in 2023 on environmental health and in 2019 on federal election advocacy).
Lisa has always collaborated across issues and sectors in the very best interests of children and youth, and she received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Distinguished Advocacy from the Governor-General of Canada in 2012.
Nominations will be held for two consecutive years but must be formally resubmitted following the two year period to be reconsidered. The Membership Subcommittee reserves the right to limit the number of honorary memberships granted each year.
Current voting members of the CPS Board of Directors and Membership Subcommittee members are not eligible.
Submissions must include:
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Dr. James Irvine
Dr. Cindy Blackstock
Mr. Irwin Elman
Dr. Ian Gemmill
Ms. Janet Austin
Dr. Leslie Rourke
The Honorable Margaret McCain
Mr. Ken Dryden
Mr. Sid Stevens
Mr. Raffi Cavoukian
The Honourable Michael Kirby
The Honourable Steven L. Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Father Emmett Johns
Senator Landon Pearson
William Cochrane, MD
Last updated: May 21, 2025