Founder & Chairman

Mr. Hennick has received numerous accolades for his leadership and contributions. In 1998, he was awarded Canada’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and in 2001, he was named Canada’s CEO of the Year by Canadian Business Magazine. He has also been honored with two Honorary Doctorates: one in Laws from York University in 2011, and another from the University of Ottawa in 2014. In 2019, Mr. Hennick was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada and received the International Horatio Alger Award. In 2024, he was inducted into the Canadian Business Hall of Fame.

Mr. Hennick also served as past Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Sinai Health System and Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto. Through the Hennick Family Foundation, Jay and Barbara Hennick have made significant contributions to healthcare, education, and the arts, including: $50 million to the Royal Ontario Museum for its revitalization and new vision plans; $36 million donation to name Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Canada’s largest complex care and rehabilitation hospital, $10 million to the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre (Yad Vashem) in Jerusalem, Israel and smaller but significant benefactions include those to Osgoode Hall Law School and the Schulich School of Business at York University and to the University of Ottawa.