Andrew Pipe will receive the Award of Merit (Builder) for his outstanding, sustained and valuable contributions to the advancement of the objectives of Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) and the Commonwealth Sport Canada Foundation (CSCF), both domestically and internationally. Emily Metituk will receive the SportWORKS Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions during her international assignment with CSC. 

Pipe has had a long and distinguished career in Canadian and international sport and sport medicine. He is a past president of the Commonwealth Games Foundation of Canada and served as president of the Commonwealth Games Association of Canada. He has been a physician at several Commonwealth Games. 

He has also served as a physician at 13 Olympic Games and was the Team Physician for the Canadian men's national basketball team for more than 35 years. He has also served as physician for the Canadian women's national soccer team and the Canadian men's under-17 national soccer team. Previously, he was the team physician for the Canadian women's national volleyball team and the Canadian alpine skiing teams. 

The Canadian has dedicated countless hours of volunteer time to advocating, promoting and ensuring a fair, ethical, safe and healthy sporting environment for Canadian athletes and the broader Canadian sports community. His efforts have extended to the international arena, working on issues that have dramatically affected Canadian athletes in their pursuit of excellence beyond our borders. His volunteer contributions to the Canadian sport system in the areas of leadership, development, innovation and growth are impressive. 

At the age of 24, Emily Metituk has made a significant impact on Commonwealth sport and sport participation. Through Commonwealth Sport Canada's SportWORKS programme, she was a member of the organising committee for the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games in Trinidad and Tobago. She spent nine months there promoting the Games, travelling around the islands, visiting schools and promoting the Games' ideals of cultural understanding, friendship, sports participation and volunteerism. 

She is the head of social media and communications for the Throwdown Series-CrossFit event series in Western Canada and a certified CrossFit coach. She is also the Assistant Head Coach for the Nanaimo White Rapids Swim Club and has been connecting with coaches across the Commonwealth to creatid more opportunities for collaboration and travel between teams. 

"Andrew and Emily exemplify the true spirit of dedication as volunteers for Commonwealth Sport Canada. We are proud to recognise their many contributions and celebrate how their work has strengthened the Commonwealth Sport Movement, in Canada and beyond," said Claire Carver-Dias, President of CSC and former Olympic medallist in artistic swimming.

Commonwealth Sport Canada is the franchise holder for the Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Sport Movement in Canada. It is an active, contributing member of the Canadian sport community and supports Canada's athletes to achieve excellence at the Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and World Championships.