The inspiration continues! Here are a few more of our most inspiring women of 2022 that we couldn’t leave out.
Mattea Roach
The 23-year-old won the hearts of trivia fans when they secured the fifth-longest winning streak in Jeopardy! history and became the most decorated Canadian player of all time, earning $560,983.
Iakoiehwáhtha Patton
The fourth-year University of Toronto art history student made history this past month when she was named a Rhodes Scholar and became the first female First Nations person to join the select group.
Patricia Jaggernauth
The longtime CP24 anchor shed light on racism and sexism in the journalism industry after filing a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission against Bell Media.
Marisa Rocco
Surviving through a catastrophic fire and the ups and downs of COVID, the owner of beloved restaurant Sotto Sotto is heading into the restaurant’s 30th anniversary in 2023 and is stronger than ever.
Brooke Lax
After multiple surgeries and plenty of time spent in children’s hospitals and meeting kids who have had to make hospitals their home, Brooke started the Packing a Smile initiative. She has been collecting donations from toy and book companies, packing up bags and distributing them to the children’s wings in different hospitals for five years, donating close to 1,000 bags.
Joanne Dallaire
An Indigenous elder and senior Indigenous relations and reconciliation advisor at former Ryerson University, she co-chaired the task force to rename the school in light of Egerton Ryerson’s legacy of cultural genocide.
Monika Myers
The 14-year-old model became the first with Down’s syndrome to rock the Fashion Art Toronto runway this year and is thought to be the first Canadian model with Down’s syndrome at New York Fashion Week.
Shahaddah Jack
Spoken word poet, activist and author of Underrated Royalty, a book about her east Toronto neighbourhood, the 18-year-old was named BGC’s (formerly Boys and Girls Club) 2022 National Youth of the Year.
Zoe Keary-Matzner
Along with six other young people, the Torontonian is taking the provincial government to court for weakening Ontario’s 2030 climate target and discriminating against young people as a result.
Devery Jacobs
A true rising star, the Reservation Dogs actor made her mark at TIFF this year in the moving This Place, showcasing her acting and writing chops and being a champion for queer Indigenous voices.