2019
- Eisen, Max By Chance Alone
- Abu Bakr al Rabeeah, Homes
- Chariandy, David, Brother
- Wong, Lindsay, The Woo-Woo
2018
- Sakamoto Mark, Forgiveness
- Bala, Sharon, The Boat People
- El Akkad Omar, American War
- Johnson Greg, Precious Cargo
- Dimaline, Cherie, The Marrow Thieves
2017
- Alexis, Andre, Fifteen Dogs
- Ashby, Madeline, Company Town
- Vermette, Katherena, The Break
2016
- Hill, Lawrence, The Illegal
- Rau Badami, Anita, The Heroes Walk
- Lindberg, Travey, Birdie
- Vassanji, MG, Nostalgia
- Winter, Michael, Minister without Portfolio
2015
- Thuy, Kim, Ru
- King, Thomas, Inconvenient Indian
2014
- Boyden, Joseph, The Orenda
- Atwood, Margaret, The Year of the Flood
- Edugyan, Esi, Half Blood Blues
- Hage, Rawi, Cockroach
- Winter, Kathleen, Annabel
2013
- Moore, Lisa, February
- Urquhart, Jane, Away
- Wagamese, Richard, Indian Horse
2012
- Nemat, Marina, Prisoner of Tehran
- Vaillant, John, The Tiger
2011
- Fallis, Terry, The Best Laid Plans
- McKay, Amy The Birth House
- Shields, Carol, Unless
2010
- Dickner, Nichols, Nikolski
- Choy, Wayson, The Jade Peony
- Coupland, Douglas, Generation X
- MacDonald Ann-Marie, Fall on your Knees
2009
- Hill, Lawrence, The Book of Negroes
- Richards, David Adams, Mercy Among the Children
- Adamson, Gil, The Outlander
- Francis Brian, Fruit
2008
- Quarrington, Paul, King Leary
- Findlay Timothy, Not Wanted on this Voyage
- Hopkins, Nalo, Brown Girl in the Ring
2007
- O’Neill, Heather, Lullabies for Little Criminals
- Irani, Anosh, The song of Kahunsha
2006
- Toews, Miriam, A Complicated Kindness
- Boyden, Joseph, Three Day Road
- Itani, Francis, Deafening
2005
- Day, Frank Parker, Rockbound
- Atwood, Margaret, Oryx and Crake
- Sarsfield Mairuth, No Crystal Stair
2004
- Vanderhaeghe, Guy, The Last Crossing
- King, Thomas, Green Grass, Running Water
- Munro, Alice, The Love of a Good Woman
- Richler Mordechai, Barney’s Version
2003
- Johnston, Wayne, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams
- Martel, Yann, Life of Pi
2002
- Ondaatje, Michael, In the Skin of a Lion
- Atwood, Margaret, The Handmaid’s Tale
- Clarke, George Elliott, Whylah Falls
- Laurence, Margaret, The Stone Angel
- Mistry, Rohinton A Fine Balance