Forty-one of the country's most outstanding principals are being recognized for their exceptional leadership and dedication, as well as the positive impact they are having in their communities.
School leaders from Vancouver to Newfoundland will gather in the Sheraton Centre in Toronto on Tuesday to receive thanks and recognition.
It may be hard to find anyone to accept the credit, however, without giving the credit to their staff or lauding the school community.
You would expect little else from the men and women being honoured as Canada's best school principals.
Two modest honorees told CTV's Canada AM that they would accept the praise as one member of a larger community.
"When I heard I got the award I really had to turn it back to the staff because I know that they were part of the nomination," said Beth McCarthy, principal of Ian Baille Primary School in Miramichi, N.B. "It means a lot to me but it also means a lot to our school and our school community."
Every province has at least one representative among the honorees, which were selected through a nomination process by the Learning Partnership based on student engagement, dedication and vision.
Ontario led the class with 19 honourees, including Mike St. John, principal of Vimy Ridge Public School in Ajax, Ont.
"We all realized that it is a privilege to serve our students and our community," St. John said on Tuesday. "The creativity and innovation that happens in the classrooms in our school reinforces the commitment that our teachers have."
St. John said one of the most important lessons he and his staff impart on their students is the message of social change through individual action.
He said Vimy Ridge's goal is to teach each student that he or she is a hero, and inspire them to become a "catalyst for action".
"They don't wear a cape and heroes don't wear an NHL Leafs jersey in our school. They are actually ordinary people whose social action is extraordinary," he said.
