1946 Governor General's Awards

The awards recognized Canadian writers for new English-language works published in Canada during 1946 and were presented in 1947. There were no cash prizes.^{[citation needed]}

The 1946 awards were announced on April 19, 1947, in Toronto, Ontario. As every year from 1942 to 1948, there two awards for non-fiction, and four awards in the three established categories, which recognized English-language works only.

• Fiction: Winifred Bambrick, Continental Revue
• Poetry or drama: Robert Finch, Poems
• Non-fiction: Frederick Philip Grove, In Search of Myself
• Non-fiction: Arthur R. M. Lower, Colony to Nation

The Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour, commonly called the Stephen Leacock Award, recognizes the previous year's best English-language book of humour by a Canadian writer. It was inaugurated for 1946 publications when the winner was announced along with the Governor General's Literary Awards in April 1947 although it was – and always has been – separately administered and presented. As of 2015 the Leacock Medal approximately maintains its original schedule (2015, for 2014 publications: winner announced online, May 13; Leacock ceremony, first weekend in June) Meanwhile, the ceremonial date of the Governor General's Literary Awards has advanced to November of the publication year.

• Stephen Leacock Award: Harry L. Symons, Ojibway Melody

(That is the 1947 Leacock Award, after the year of announcement and presentation.)