2008 Jane Jacobs Lifetime Achievement Award
• Phyllis Lambert, Founder, Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA), and life long urban advocate

City Renewal
• Habitat for Humanity Movement in Canada, its 70 affiliates and volunteers
• Quartier International de Montréal, internationally acclaimed urban revitalization project

City Soul
• Dyan Marie, artist and community advocate
• B. Denham Jolly, Founder, first urban-format radio station in Canada

City Livability
• Janet Rosenberg, Landscape Architect / urbanist
• Evergreen Foundation, urban greening movement

City Initiatives
• Government of Ontario, initiatives for strong urban regions
• The Bird-Friendly Development Working Group, authors of internationally acclaimed development guidelines

City Youth
• Christopher Beausoleil, champion of the Canadian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Ayan Hersi, social and human rights advocate
• Ryan Teschner, advocate for youth engagement and community safety

Local Heroes
• Evergreen - A United Neighbourhood, Thunder Bay Neighbourhood Association
• Richard Gosling, President, Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club
• Michel Labbé, Founder & President, Options for Homes
• The Toronto Police Service, for the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy