The 2025 recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award is Michel Rodrigue.

Michel Rodrigue has turned innovation into access and access into meaningful impact. For decades, he has championed digital technology not as a shortcut, but as a bridge, connecting people to evidence-based, person-centred support wherever they live.

With strategic foresight and uncommon empathy, he brought together clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and technologists to build credible, scalable e-mental health solutions. Under his guidance, digital tools evolved from pilot projects into platforms, moving from promising ideas to trusted, everyday care.

His approach is both principled and practical. He measures what matters, shares what works, and keeps people firmly at the centre. As a result, systems have improved, partnerships have deepened, and communities, especially those historically left behind, have been better served.

Michel Rodrigue has helped position Canada as a global leader in digital mental health while inspiring progress around the world.

Congratulations to Michel Rodrigue.