Since 2001, David Joseph Schade (b. 1953) has served as leader for the NRC Canadian Astronomy Data Centre which has contributed numerous innovations to data management for, inter alia, HST, CFHT, Gemini, JCMT and MOST observatories and to the Virtual Observatory.

Orbit type: Mars-crosser

Reference: MPC 79913

John Barrie Hutchings (b. 1941) uses observations from the X-ray to the radio regimes to probe intrinsically-luminous stars, X-ray binaries, neutron stars and stellar-mass black holes, and active galactic nuclei and quasars.

Sarah Ireland (b. 1996) displayed unrivalled enthusiasm in the pursuit of astronomical knowledge, following in the Canadian tradition of astronomical excellence and embodying the spirit of Beyond the International Year of Astronomy.
Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 79913

Discovered 2006 July 18 by Q.-z. Ye and H.-C. Lin at Lulin.

Orchestra London Canada, founded in 1937, is a professional orchestra in London, Ontario.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 79913

Popular Slovak ice-hockey player Pavol Demitra (1974–2011) spent 16 seasons in the National Hockey League. His most successful season was with St. Louis, being awarded the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy in 2000. A three-time Olympian, he was named to the All-Star Team in 2010. Name suggested by S. Kürti.

Discovered 2003 Apr. 6 by the Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Object Search at the Anderson Mesa Station of Lowell Observatory.

Gordon A. H. Walker (b. 1936), profesor emeritus at the University of British Columbia, was a member of the first group to report on the detection of extrasolar planets.

Named in honor of William F. Bottke, Jr., known for his research on the collisional and dynamical evolution of minor planets. He has also contributed to the study of the origin and evolution of NEAs, in particular by analyzing the formation of doublet craters found on the terrestrial planets.

Dr. Bottke was elected an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on 2012-06-29.

Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid

Reference: MPC 32348

Allan Rahill (b. 1958) is a meteorologist at the Canadian Meteorological Centre, an amateur astronomer and accomplished optician. His astronomy forecast models feed the Clear Sky Charts, a primary planning tool for observers across North America.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 67219

Attilla Danko (b. 1955) is a Canadian software designer and amateur astronomer. He developed and maintains the Clear Sky Charts, which are a primary planning tool for astronomical observers in North America.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 67219