2022 Winners and Excellence Awardees
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Best HR Communication Strategy
Best Labour & Employment Boutique Law Firm
Best Talent Management Strategy
Canadian HR Team of the Year (500 Employees or More)
Canadian HR Team of the Year (Fewer Than 500 Employees)
Canadian HR Team of the Year (Finance/Insurance)
Canadian HR Team of the Year (Retail/Hospitality)
Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
Most Effective Recruitment Strategy
Most Innovative Use of HR Technology
The ADP Canada Award for Rising Star of the Year
The CPHR Canada Award for HR Champion (CEO)
The HRD Readers’ Choice Award for Best Service Provider
The HRPA Award for Woman of Distinction
The Leadership Agency Award for HR Leader of the Year
The Lifeworks Award for Excellence in Financial, Physical & Mental Wellness
The O.C. Tanner Award for Lifetime Achievement in the HR Industry
The Payworks Award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
The Queen’s University IRC Award for Best Learning & Development Strategy
The University of Waterloo Award for Next Generation Employment Innovation
Best Employer Branding
Sephora Canada
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
Top Hat
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
MacDonald & Associates
Rudner Law
Whitten and Lublin PC
Best Remote Work Strategy
CIBC Mellon
Corus Entertainment
CWB Group
Fellow
Guusto
Igloo Software
Ingram Micro Canada
SmartSweets
The Minto Group
Wave
Willowglen Systems Inc.
Best Talent Management Strategy
Tata Consultancy Services Inc
Centurion Asset Management
Dejero
Top Hat
Upper Canada Forest Products
Canadian HR Team of the Year (500 Employees or More)
Canada Post
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)
Igloo Software
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)
Prospera Credit Union
Centurion Asset Management
Citco (Canada) Inc.
Humania Assurance
Scotiabank
TD Bank Group
Wave
Westland Insurance
Canadian HR Team of the Year (Retail/Hospitality)
Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC
Boutique La Vie en Rose
Brookstreet Hotel and The Marshes Golf Club
Loblaw
London Drugs Ltd
Sephora Canada
Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
City of Vaughan
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
IPEX
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
Accenture
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
Jack McCormick - Microsoft Canada
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)
Linda Seymour - HSBC
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
Industrial Relations Centre (IRC), Queen's University
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
Brigid Pelino - Definity Financial
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
Sanita Alias - CIRA, Canadian Internet Registration Authority
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
AstraZeneca Canada
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
Jim Reid - James Reid Board and Executive Advisory Services
The Payworks Award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Air Canada
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
TransAlta
BlueCat
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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
Centurion Asset Management
Accenture
Dejero
Mediabrands
Starlight Investments
SunLife
The Venngo Award for Best Workplace Culture
AstraZeneca Canada
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
CAA Club Group
Brookfield Properties Development
Centurion Asset Management
Dejero
Mitel
Paystone
Peninsula Canada
Tata Consultancy Services Inc
The Corporation of the City of Vernon
Trimac Transportation