The 68-year-old from Toronto is one of eight people announced as who will be introduced at the annual Induction dinner to be held this year in Calgary, Alberta on November 10.

The others include Clara Hughes, who carried Canada's flag at the Opening Ceremony of the Vancouver Olympics and is the only Canadian to have won multiple medals in the Summer and Winter Games; Kyle Shewfelt, who captured Canada's first Olympic gold medal in gymnastics; Jean-Luc Brassard, a former moguls skier who won a gold medal at the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer; and wheelchair racer Chantal Petitclerc, winner of a record 21 Paralympic medals, including 14 gold.

They will be also joined by Jacques Villeneuve, one of three drivers in the history of motorsport to win the Indy Car Championship, the Indianapolis 500 and the Formula One World Championship.

Jackson was first inducted into the Hall of Fame after he and sculling mate George Hungerford stunned an unsuspecting field to bring Canada its only gold medal at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

He has now been recognised for his outstanding record in sports administration, capped by OTP, which he stepped down from as chief executive last month.

Canada finished top of the medals table in Vancouver winning 26 medals, 14 of them gold, which also made them the most successful host nation in the history of the Winter Games.

They had previously failed to win a gold medal when they had staged the Summer Games at Montreal in 1976 and the Winter Games at Calgary in 1988.

Jackson's citation reads: "He never left the world of sports. 

"Combining superb athleticism with academia he dedicated his life to advancing sport.

"As Director of Sport Canada, President of the Canadian Olympic Association, Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary, consultant on six Olympic bids and architect of the medal-targeted funding programme Own the Podium, which brought Canada the most Winter Olympic gold medals in its history, Jackson's impact on Canadian sport runs very deep indeed."

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