List of Keys to the City in Canada

Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Key to the City is a symbol of the Freedom of the City presented by a town or city's municipal government to esteemed residents or visitors whom the city wishes to honour. The award, usually an ornamental key, is generally presented by the mayor or some other public figure at an award ceremony. Some cities allow visiting celebrities to request that a key be granted to them, a practice which has resulted in some controversy.[1]

Alberta

Calgary

The local equivalent is the

Donald Hugh MacKay. The first white felt cowboy hat was given to the Mayor of Toronto, Hiram E. McCallum, as thanks for his hosting during the 36th Grey Cup (1948). The honour can be requested through Tourism Calgary; white hatting ceremonies are also conducted for individual tourists and groups by a volunteer corps at the Calgary International Airport.[2]
Past recipients include:

Edmonton

British Columbia

Municipalities in British Columbia grant the freedom of the city, rather than a key, to individuals worthy of recognition. In accordance with Section 158 of the Community Charter,[21] potential recipients must receive the unanimous support of the city council before they are granted the Freedom, which is then usually bestowed upon them during a special ceremony.

In the following list, where the date of the award ceremony is unknown, the date of the council resolution is given instead. These dates are marked with (res.).

Burnaby

Source: City of Burnaby[25]

City of North Vancouver

Comox

  • August 16, 2017: John Marinus, Comox town councillor[28]

Coquitlam

  • Fern Bouvier
  • Sandy Burpee
  • Don Cunnings
  • Reverend John Davies
  • Dorothy Fleming
  • Larry Fleming
  • Rene Gamache
  • Dr. J. Crosby Johnston
  • Jean Lambert
  • Robert McNary
  • Eunice Parker
  • Leonore Peyton

Source: City of Coquitlam[29]

District of North Vancouver

Kelowna

Oliver

Vancouver

Unless otherwise specified, the source of the items on this list is the City of Vancouver's official website.[33]

Victoria

West Vancouver

Manitoba

Winnipeg

New Brunswick

Saint John

Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's

St. John's awards the Freedom of the City rather than a Key.

  • May 22, 1968:
    Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
  • October 10, 1970: Irish Ambassador Joseph Shields, Alderman D.C. MacLean, Provost of Ayr, Scotland, Alan O. Will of Bristol, England, Henry G.R. Mews
  • August 31, 1977: Andrew Crosbie
  • September 11, 1997: Paul Johnson
  • May 28, 2000: Drum Major William Tilley, Major Walter Learning, Colonel Adrian Heffernan
  • May 12, 2001: World Junior Championship Curling Team (Brad Gushue, Mark Nichols, Brent Hamilton, Mike Adam, Jamie Korab, Jeff Thomas)
  • November 15, 2004: Dr. Paul O'Neill
  • September 30, 2008: Dr. Nigel Rusted
  • June 24, 2010: John J. Murphy
  • May 19, 2016: Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, philanthropist[63]

Source: City of St. John's[64]

Ontario

Brampton

Source: City of Brampton[65]

Burlington

  • July 2023: Beverly Kingdon
  • May 2023: City of Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
  • July 2022: Burlington Teen Tour Band
  • March 2022: Renata Fast
  • March 2022: Emma Maltais
  • October 2021: Jean Longfield
  • October 2021: Lisa Lunski
  • December 2020: Kendall Cooper
  • December 2020: Ian Elliott
  • January 2020: Gordon Schottlander
  • October 2019: City of Itabashi, Japan
  • January 2019: Mike 'Beard Guy' Taylor

Source: City of Burlington[74]

Kingston

London

Markham

Mississauga

Niagara Falls

Ottawa

Source: City of Ottawa[90]

Peterborough

Ronnie Hawkins, M.H."Lefty" Reid - Former Director and Curator of The Hockey Hall of Fame and Volunteer Curator of the Peterborough Sports Hall of Fame.

Sault Ste. Marie

Timmins

Toronto

Source: City of Toronto[189]

Windsor

Quebec

Montreal

Source: City of Montreal[225]

Saskatchewan

Regina

Saskatoon

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