2022 Winners And Excellence Awardees

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BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING


Winner: Sephora Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

CareerJoy
CIRA, Canadian Internet Registration Authority
Interior Health Authority
Peninsula Canada
Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC
SmartSweets
Sollio Agriculture
Teranet Inc
VHA Home HealthCare

BEST HR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY


Winner: Top Hat

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bennett Design Associates
CIRA, Canadian Internet Registration Authority
City of Vaughan
Dejero
Scotiabank
Starlight Investments
Symcor
Upper Canada Forest Products
Wilfrid Laurier University

BEST LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM


Winner: Macdonald & Associates

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Rudner Law
Whitten and Lublin PC

BEST REMOTE WORK STRATEGY


Winner: CIBC Mellon

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Corus Entertainment
CWB Group
Fellow
Guusto
Igloo Software
Ingram Micro Canada
SmartSweets
The Minto Group
Wave
Willowglen Systems Inc.

BEST TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY


Winner: Tata Consultancy Services Inc

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Centurion Asset Management
Dejero
Top Hat
Upper Canada Forest Products

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (500 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)


Winner: Canada Post

 EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

123Dentist
Alberta Health Services
City of Vaughan
Dexterra Group
Geotab Inc.
Ingram Micro Canada
Kinaxis Inc.
Sollio Agriculture
The Corporation of the City of Vernon
YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES)


Winner: Igloo Software

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

CIRA, Canadian Internet Registration Authority
Hyundai Auto Canada
Peninsula Canada
RDJ Bakeries Ltd
Starlight Investments
Top Hat
Toronto Region Board of Trade
Upper Canada Forest Products
Willowglen Systems Inc.

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FINANCE/INSURANCE)


Winner: Prospera Credit Union

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Centurion Asset Management
Citco (Canada) Inc.
Humania Assurance
Scotiabank
TD Bank Group
Wave
Westland Insurance

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (RETAIL/HOSPITALITY)


Winner: Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Boutique La Vie en Rose
Brookstreet Hotel and The Marshes Golf Club
Loblaw
London Drugs Ltd
Sephora Canada

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY & INCLUSION


Winner: City of Vaughan

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bayer Inc.
BroadbandTV
D2L Corporation
Good Samaritan Society & Good Samaritan Canada
Hyundai Auto Canada
Nuclear Promise X Inc.
PSP Investments
Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC
Tata Consultancy Services Inc
TransAlta
YMCA – YWCA of the National Capital Region

MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY


Winner: IPEX

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Canadian Red Cross (in collaboration with Proof Strategies Inc.)
Extendicare Inc
Geotab Inc.
Kinaxis Inc.
Laurentide Controls
Paystone
Scotiabank
Upper Room Home Furnishings

MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF HR TECHNOLOGY


Winner: Accenture

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

All Weather Windows
Boutique La Vie en Rose
Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services
Coast Mental Health
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Paystone
Rise People
Seasons Retirement Communities
Synergy HR Consulting
Tata Consultancy Services Inc
Toronto Region Board of Trade

THE ADP CANADA AWARD FOR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR


Winner: Jack McCormick – Microsoft Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Laurie Gaal – Lululemon Athletica
Nicole Picton – Ottawa Tourism
Sarah Azadi – Paystone
Colin Jackson-Sarkany – Shinydocs
Sarah Patterson – The Corporation of the City of Vernon
Jade Skinner – Westmoreland Mining LLC

THE CPHR CANADA AWARD FOR HR CHAMPION (CEO)


Winner: Linda Seymour – HSBC

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Dr. Amin Shivji – 123Dentist
Adrian Moise – Aequilibrium
Nancy Southern – ATCO Ltd and Canadian Utilities
Rob Gialloreto, CPHR – Consumer Protection BC
Emmie Leung – Emterra Group
Joel McLean – Info-Tech Research Group
Rania Llewellyn – Laurentian Bank
Julie Bevacqua – Rise People
Dennis Mitchell – Starlight Capital
Jason Wubs – Westland Insurance

THE HRD READERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SERVICE PROVIDER


Winner: Industrial Relations Centre (IRC), Queen’s University

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Avanti Software Inc.
Blu Ivy Group
CareerJoy
HRWize
McLean & Company
O.C. Tanner
Peak Performance Human Resources Corp.
Plum
Salopek & Associates

THE HRPA AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION


Winner: Brigid Pelino – Definity Financial

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Susan Goodyer – Accenture
Cheryl Kerrigan – Bluecat
Deborah Maynard – Coast Mental Health
Michelle Berg – Elevated HR Solutions
Hanan Haddad – Hilton Canada
Dorena Quinn – IAMGOLD
Natalie C. MacDonald – MacDonald & Associates
Sindhu John – Tata Consultancy Services Inc
Jane Fedoretz – TransAlta

THE LEADERSHIP AGENCY AWARD FOR HR LEADER OF THE YEAR


Winner: Sanita Alias – CIRA, Canadian Internet Registration Authority

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cindy McArthur – Dexterra Group
Simon Gagné – Empire Company Ltd (Sobeys Inc.)
Jennifer Longworth – Entuitive
Lisa Gravelle – Loblaw
Kerri Smiley – Mattamy Homes
Carolyn Byer – Microsoft Canada
Praptasha Pattanayak – Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies
Frank Monteleone – Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC
Sudha Dwivedi – Teranet Inc.

THE LIFEWORKS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL & MENTAL WELLNESS


Winner: AstraZeneca Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Ada
BGIS
BGRS
CAA Club Group
Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
Ericsson Canada Inc.
Export Development Canada (EDC)
IAMGOLD
London Hydro
Ontario Power Generation
Prospera Credit Union

THE O.C. TANNER AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HR INDUSTRY


Winner: Jim Reid – James Reid Board and Executive Advisory Services

THE PAYWORKS AWARD FOR BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY


Winner: Air Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Accenture
Bimbo Canada
CIBC Mellon
Corus Entertainment
Geotab Inc.
Hydro Ottawa
Hyundai Auto Canada
Integral Group
Medavie
Sephora Canada
Tata Consultancy Services Inc

THE QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY IRC AWARD FOR BEST LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY


Winner: Transalta

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BlueCat
ecobee
Extendicare Inc
Hydro Ottawa
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Ingram Micro Canada
Tata Consultancy Services Inc
Town of Innisfil
Wave

THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO AWARD FOR NEXT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT INNOVATION


Winner: Centurion Asset Management

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Accenture
Dejero
Mediabrands
Starlight Investments
SunLife

THE VENNGO AWARD FOR BEST WORKPLACE CULTURE


Winner: AstraZeneca Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bayer Inc.
CAAT Pension Plan
D2L Corporation
Dejero
Guusto
Kinaxis Inc.
Microsoft Canada
Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
Wave

THE WORKHUMAN AWARD FOR BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION STRATEGY


Winner: CAA Club Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Brookfield Properties Development
Centurion Asset Management
Dejero
Mitel
Paystone
Peninsula Canada
Tata Consultancy Services Inc
The Corporation of the City of Vernon
Trimac Transportation