The Northern Lights Aero Foundation is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to recognize outstanding Canadian women in the aviation or aerospace industry. The Foundation’s national award program, the Elsie MacGill Northern Lights Award, is the pinnacle aviation and aerospace award that recognizes, promotes and inspires past, present and future generations of Canadian women in the industry. Established in 2009, the annual award program honours up to eight women each year in the categories of Flight Operations, Government, Business, Education, Engineering, Pioneer and Rising Star.