This is a list of winner's of the Governor General's Award for English language children's illustration. This award was created in 1987 alongside the Governor General's Award for English language children's literature.

• 1987 - Marie-Louise Gay , Rainy Day Magic
• 1988 - Kim LaFave , Amos's Sweater
• 1989 - Robin Muller , The Magic Paintbrush
• 1990 - Paul Morin , The Orphan Boy
• 1991 - Joanne Fitzgerald , Doctor Kiss Says Yes
• 1992 - Ron Lightburn , Waiting for the Whales
• 1993 - Mireille Levert , Sleep Tight, Mrs. Ming
• 1994 - Murray Kimber , Josepha: A Prairie Boy's Story
• 1995 - Ludmila Zeman , The Last Quest of Gilgamesh
• 1996 - Eric Beddows , The Rooster's Gift
• 1997 - Barbara Reid , The Party
• 1998 - Kady MacDonald Denton , A Child's Treasury of Nursery Rhymes
• 1999 - Gary Clement , The Great Poochini
• 2000 - Marie-Louise Gay , Yuck, A Love Story
• 2001 - Mireille Levert , Island in the Soup
• 2002 - Wallace Edwards, Alphabeasts
• 2003 - Allen Sapp , The Song Within My Heart
• 2004 - Stéphane Jorisch , Jabberwocky