Canoe Kayak Canada (CKC) is proud to honour the numerous coaches who have demonstrated excellence in leadership, initiative, and competitive success throughout the 2021 and 2022 seasons with the CKC Coach Recognition Award.
This award is presented annually to coaches who have coached an athlete or crew to either the nomination to a CKC National Team (Senior World Championships, Junior World Championships, Carded Athlete, or National Development Team) or a gold medal at the Canadian Canoe Kayak Championships. A big congratulations to all!
Below is a full list of the Coach Recognition Award recipients for the 2021 and 2022 season:
| 2021 Coaches | 2022 Coaches |
| Adam Mayo | Adam Mayo |
| Adam Oldershaw | Adam Oldershaw |
| Aiden Stead | Adam Richard |
| Anders Gustafson | Aiden Stead |
| Andreas Dittmer | Alexander Brodbeck |
| Andy Parry | Anders Gustafson |
| Anna Hetzler | Andrea Nicholls |
| Chad Brooks | Andreas Dittmer |
| Cheyanne Farquharson | Andy Parry |
| Chloe Martin | Anna Hetzler |
| Chris Chaisson | Bret Himmelman |
| Chris MacPherson | Chad Brooks |
| Chris Mehak | Cheyanne Farquharson |
| Christian Hall | Chloe Martin |
| Conrad Hutter | Chris Chaisson |
| Corey Firth | Chris MacPherson |
| Diane Tam | Chris Mehak |
| Dominic Gomez | Christian Hall |
| Dominic Gomez-Granger | Darrell Wiebe |
| Doug Tutty | Diane Tam |
| Elliot Smith | Dominic Gomez-Granger |
| Éric Mihalovic | Doug Tutty |
| Frederic Jobin | Drayton Coolen |
| Frédéric Loyer | Edit Fried |
| Hélène Gervais | Elliot Smith |
| Hunter George | Éric Mihalovic |
| Igor Nikitovic | Francois St-Aubin |
| Isaac Finkelstein | Frederic Jobin |
| Jacob McKenna | Frédéric Loyer |
| Jan Kirk | Hélène Gervais |
| Jerome Seremak | Hunter George |
| Joel Hazzan | Igor Nikitovic |
| Kalob Grady | Jacob Mckenna |
| KC Fraser | Jan Kruk |
| Kevin McIntyre | Jean-Benoit Lemay |
| Kyle Jeffery | Jerome Seremak |
| Liam Smedley | Jerome Seremak |
| Marie Rousseau-Demers | Joel Hazzan |
| Michael Holroyd | Josh Nowen |
| Mike Kerrivan | Kalob Grady |
| Rebecca Fanok | KC Fraser |
| Reid Farquharson | Kevin McIntyre |
| Rob Baert | Liam Smedley |
| Rob Smith | Marcel Potocny |
| Rob Stott | Marie Rousseau-Demers |
| Robert Baert | Michael Holroyd |
| Robin Kendall | Mike Kerrivan |
| Ryan Blair | Nick Lamontagne |
| Scott Oldershaw | Olivia Pucci |
| Sébastien Bettez | Pat Lester |
| Tessa Nagai | Peter Lombardi |
| Toshko Kalpakov | Rebecca Fanok |
| Reid Farquharson | |
| Riley Gray | |
| Rob Baert | |
| Rob Smith | |
| Rob Stott | |
| Robin Kendall | |
| Ryan Blair | |
| Scott Oldershaw | |
| Sébastien Bettez | |
| Tessa Nagai | |
| Tony Hall |