id ▁( disambiguation ) ▁Joseph ▁Re ed ▁( disambiguation ) <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Award ▁for ▁French - language ▁non - f iction ▁is ▁a ▁Canadian ▁literary ▁award ▁that ▁ann ually ▁recogn izes ▁one ▁Canadian ▁writer ▁for ▁a ▁non - f iction ▁book ▁written ▁in ▁French . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁four teen ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Awards ▁for ▁Liter ary ▁Mer it , ▁seven ▁each ▁for ▁cre ators ▁of ▁English - ▁and ▁French - language ▁books . ▁The ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Awards ▁program ▁is ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁the ▁Canada ▁Council ▁for ▁the ▁Arts . ▁ ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁inaugur ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁for ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁publications ▁in ▁two ▁categories , ▁convention ally ▁called ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁awards . ▁French - language ▁works ▁were ▁first ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Governor ▁General ' s ▁Awards . ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁* F rench ▁Category : A wards ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Category : 1 9 5 9 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Canada ▁Non - f iction ▁Category : Can ad ian ▁non - f iction ▁literary ▁awards ▁Category : F rench - language ▁literary ▁awards <0x0A> </s> ▁Ka ap