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, [24] 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.).
- June 14, 1968: George Pearkes, 20th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia [25]
- April 14, 1978: Bob Prittie, mayor of Burnaby [25]
- April 3, 1987: Eileen Dailly, deputy premier and Minister of Education [25] [26]
- April 6, 1990: James Gibson Lorimer, politician [25]
- June 14, 2010: Michael J. Fox, actor [27] [28]
Source: City of Burnaby [28]
- March 21, 1966 (res.): George Pearkes, 20th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia [29]
- September 13, 1966 (res.): Jack Loutet, mayor of North Vancouver [29]
- March 4, 1968 (res.): Nancy Greene, alpine skier [29]
- January 18, 1971 (res.): John Henry Cates, Canadian MLA, and his wife, Carrie, a former mayor [29]
- April 8, 2002 (res.): Ray Perrault, senator [29]
- June 14, 2010: Lauren Woolstencroft, paralympic skier [30]
- August 16, 2017: John Marinus, Comox town councillor [31]
- 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 [32]
Unless otherwise specified, the source of the items on this list is the City of Vancouver's website. [36]
- June 28, 1933: Jimmy McLarnin, police officer [37]
- August 28, 1936: Edward Wentworth Beatty, president of the Canadian Pacific Railway [38]
- April 11, 1938: Lauchlan Alexander Hamilton, civil engineer and Alderman [39]
- January 4, 1939 (res.): R. B. Bennett, 11th prime minister of Canada
- June 30, 1941 (res.): William Lyon Mackenzie King, 10th prime minister of Canada
- September 29, 1941 (res.): Eric Hamber, 15th lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- January 2, 1946 (res.): Harry Crerar, military general
- December 23, 1946 (res.): William Culham Woodward, 16th lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- March 17, 1947 (res.): William Harold Malkin, 21st mayor of Vancouver
- November 3, 1949: Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of India [40]
- December 1, 1952 (res.): George Clark Miller, 23rd mayor of Vancouver
- November 16, 1953 (res.): J. S. Matthews, archivist and historian [41]
- December 17, 1963 (res.): Jonathan Webster Cornett, 25th mayor of Vancouver
- December 17, 1963 (res.): George T. Cunningham, founder of the pharmacy chain Cunningham's
- December 30, 1963 (res.): Frederick Hume, 28th mayor of Vancouver
- December 29, 1964 (res.): Charles Edwin Thompson, 27th mayor of Vancouver
- December 29, 1964 (res.): Henry Herbert Stevens, politician and businessman
- February 17, 1965 (res.): W. A. C. Bennett, premier of British Columbia
- December 29, 1965 (res.): Arnold Webster, politician
- December 20, 1966 (res.): H. R. MacMillan, chair of the Vancouver Board of Trade
- January 16, 1968 (res.): Frank Mackenzie Ross, 19th lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- August 27, 1968 (res.): George Pearkes, 20th lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- October 1, 1968 (res.): William Mark Duke, Archbishop of Vancouver
- December 17, 1968 (res.): Clarence Wallace, 18th lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- December 16, 1970 (res.): Prentice Bloedel, creator of the Bloedel Reserve
- January 11, 1972 (res.): Howard Charles Green, politician
- January 11, 1972 (res.): Whitford Julian VanDusen, businessman and philanthropist
- April 10, 1973 (res.): Harold Edward Winch, politician and Leader of the Opposition
- July 23, 1974 (res.): Grace MacInnis, politician
- August 27, 1974 (res.): Arthur Laing, leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party
- December 17, 1976 (res.): John Robert Nicholson, 21st lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- March 14, 1978 (res.): Jean Coulthard, composer
- April 24, 1979 (res.): Jack Diamond, businessman and philanthropist
- June 11, 1985 (res.): John Lecky, Olympic rower
- January 7, 1986 (res.): Henry Pybus Bell-Irving, 23rd lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- January 7, 1986 (res.): Walter Koerner, businessman and philanthropist [42]
- March 24, 1987 (res.): Rick Hansen, paralympian
- April 29, 1988: Cecil Howard Green, geophysicist and Texas Instruments founder [43]
- July 12, 1988 (res.): Nathaniel Nemetz, lawyer and judge
- February 4, 1989: Jack Shadbolt, artist [44]
- June 16, 1992 (res.): Thomas R. Berger, politician and jurist
- September 2, 1993 (res.): The Vancouver Foundation
- September 28, 1993 (res.): David Lam, 25th lieutenant governor of British Columbia
- April 12, 1994: George Woodcock, author and critic [45]
- May 28, 2002 (res.): Arthur Erickson, architect
- November 5, 2002 (res.): Kim Campbell, 19th prime minister of Canada
- October 6, 2005 (res.): Dal Richards, musician
- July 6, 2010: Art Phillips, 32nd mayor of Vancouver [46]
- February 23, 2011: Jim Green, councillor [47]
- July 12, 2011: Milton Wong, businessman and philanthropist [48]
- October 30, 2015: Dr. David Suzuki, academic, science broadcaster, and environmental activist [49]
- November 8, 2016: Margaret Mitchell, member of parliament for Vancouver East [50]
- February 28, 2017: Michael Harcourt, mayor of Vancouver and premier of British Columbia [51]
- March 9, 1927: Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 13th governor general of Canada [52]
- June 19, 1928: Robert Pim Butchart, founder of Butchart Gardens [52]
- February 5, 1959: Frank Mackenzie Ross, 19th lieutenant Governor of British Columbia [52]
- November 19, 1965: George Pearkes, 20th lieutenant governor of British Columbia [52]
- October 13, 1966: Robert Mayhew, businessman and politician [52]
- October 15, 1970: W. A. C. Bennett, premier of British Columbia [53]
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