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Omond Solandt Award

Description

The Omond Solandt Award is presented to an organization, private or governmental, that is deemed to have made an outstanding contribution to Operational Research in Canada. Dr. Solandt was the founder and first chair of the Defence Research Board (DRB). At various times in his life, he headed the Science Council of Canada, was vice chair of Canadian National Railways (CNR), and Chancellor of the University of Toronto.

Nomination instructions

We thank you for your interest. Nominations are no longer accepted for 2025.

Recipients

2025
Darkhorse Analytics
2024
Ivey Publishing
2023
IVADO
2022
HALCO Software Systems Ltd.
2020
Canadian Tire
2019
Federated Co-operatives Ltd.
2018
Canadian Blood Services
2017
FPInnovations
2016
WestJet
2015
AD OPT Technologies
2014
I.B.M.
2013
Mitacs, Inc.
2012
Navtech, Inc.
2011
Not awarded
2011
Non Attribué
2010
Not awarded
2010
Non Attribué
2009
Maplesoft
2008
RDDC-Valcartier
2007
The Descartes Systems Group Inc.
2006
Ministère des Transports du Québec
2005
J. D. Irving, Limited
2004
Canadian Pacific Railway
2003
Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia (WCB)
2002
Algorithmics, Incorporated
2001
Hydro-Québec
2000
Tigrsoft Inc.
1999
Dofasco Inc
1998
Les Conseillers INRO
1997
Canada Post
1996
Non Attribué
1996
Not awarded
1995
Dept. of Transportation, City of Calgary
1994
Giro, Inc.
1993
Imperial Oil, Ltd
1992
Ernst & Young
1991
Université de Montréal
1990
James F. Hickling Consultants
1989
Canadian Airlines International
1988
Consolidated Bathurst
1987
Dome Petroleum
1986
Ontario Hydro
1985
Suncor
1984
Department of National Defense
1983
City of Winnipeg
1982
CNR
1981
Bell Northern Research
1980
Not awarded
1980
Non Attribué
1979
Air Canada
1978
Canada Packers

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