Award Categories

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

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Winner: Dr. Raeleen Manjak – Director of Human Resources at City of Vernon

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Accor Management Canada Inc
eOne
Geotab
Nuclear Promise X
Randstad Interim Inc.
Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc

BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY

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Winner: Fidelity Investments Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Accor Management Canada Inc
eOne
Geotab
Nuclear Promise X
Randstad Interim Inc.
Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc

BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING

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Winner: Centurion Asset Management

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

CIRA
Revera
Seasons Retirement Communities
Sephora Canada
SmartSweets
Teranet Inc
Wave

BEST LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM

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Winner: Turnpenney Milne LLP

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Monkhouse Law
Rudner Law

BEST LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

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Winner: Purolator

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

ADP Canada
Axonify Inc.
Canadian Pacific Railway
Conwest Developments Ltd.
Export Development Canada (EDC)
Fidelity Investments Canada
Hydro Ottawa
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc
Tech Mahindra Ltd.
The Corporation of the City of Vernon

BEST REMOTE WORK STRATEGY

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Winner: Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.

 EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BookJane
Certn
Fidelity Investments Canada
Middlesex London Health Unit
ModoHR Technologies Inc
Nordia Inc
SmartSweets
TELUS
Teranet Inc.

BEST TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

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Winner: Health Standards Organization

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Centurion Asset Management
Dejero
Fidelity Investments Canada
Ingram Micro Inc

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

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Winner: Assent Compliance Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bethesda Community Services
Bluecat
Coast Mental Health
Covenant House Vancouver
eOne
Fullscript
Hyundai Auto Canada
Jobber
Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC)
Starlight Investments

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FINANCE/INSURANCE)

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Winner: Green Shield Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

AGF
Borrowell
Canada Life
Economical Insurance
Financeit
Manulife
Prospera Credit Union
Scotiabank
Wave
Westland Insurance

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (RETAIL/HOSPITALITY)

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Winner: Best Buy Canada, Ltd.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Accor Management Canada Inc
Compass Group Canada
Longo’s
Sephora Canada
Sunwing Travel Group
Tim Hortons Foundation Camps

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

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Winner: PSP Investments

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Best Buy Canada, Ltd.
Borrowell
BroadbandTV Corp.
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd
Colliers
D2L
DHL Supply Chain
EllisDon
Hootsuite
Securiguard Services
Wave

MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY

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Winner: Department of National Defence

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BRP
Dejero
Invest Ottawa
Kinaxis
Nordia Inc
Revera
Wave

MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF HR TECHNOLOGY

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Winner: FYidoctors

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Department of National Defence
Hydro Ottawa
Invest Ottawa
Seasons Retirement Communities
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc
Tech Mahindra Ltd.

RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Melissa Li – Canfor

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Melody Zhang – Atomic Cartoons, the Kids and Family Division of Thunderbird Entertainment Group
Devon Lewis – Coast Mental Health
Ara Vivek – Colliers
Raj Parmar – Colliers
Amrit Takhar – Schneider Electric Canada Inc.
Fiona Dowsing – Trend Micro Technologies Inc.

THE DENTSU AWARD FOR BEST HR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

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Winner: Ingram Micro Inc

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bimbo Canada
Blue Ant Media Inc.
Canada Life
CIRA
City of Vaughan
Dynacare Inc.
Hydro Ottawa
Sollio Agriculture
Starlight Investments

THE GALLAGHER AWARD FOR HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (500 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)

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Winner: Sollio Agriculture

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Baylis Medical
Canfor
CHEP Canada Corp
Geotab
Hazelview
Kinaxis
McCain Foods
Skyline Group of Companies
Toronto & Region Conservation Authoritya

THE HRD READERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SERVICE PROVIDER

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Winner: O.C. Tanner

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Applauz
Blu Ivy Group
Bright + Early
headversity
Igloo Software
ModoHR Technologies
Peak Performance Human Resources Corp.
Peninsula Canada
Salopek & Associates Ltd

THE HRPA AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Ashira Gobrin – Wave

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Keira Torkko – Assent Compliance Inc.
Susan Snow – Canada Revenue Agency
Zabeen Hirji – Deloitte
Annie Corbeil – eStruxture Data Centers
Jenn Lofgren – Incito Executive & Leadership Development
Kristle Bautista – Magellan Aerospace
Kerry Tompson – Sobeys Inc.
Sindhu John – Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc

THE KPMG AWARD FOR CANADIAN HR CHAMPION (CEO)

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Winner: Bruce Anderson – Dejero

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Kevin McCreadie – AGF Management Limited
Andrew Graham – Borrowell
Shahrzad Rafati – BroadbandTV Corp.
Melissa Sariffodeen – Canada Learning Code
Darrell Burnham – Coast Mental Health
Michael Medline – Empire Company Limited
Rania Llewellyn – Laurentian Bank
Jaqui Parchment – Mercer Canada
Kirk Simpson – Wave
Jason Wubs – Westland Insurance

THE LEADERSHIP AGENCY AWARD FOR HR LEADER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Margareth McBeath – Nuclear Promise X

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Sanita Alias – CIRA
Shalini Duggal – Centrilogic
Laura Salvatore – Centurion Asset Management
Cheryl Fullerton – Corus Entertainment
Brigid Pelino – Economical Insurance
Nicole Liddell – Real Estate Council of BC
Maria McCullough – SaskEnergy
Thierry Miras – Schneider Electric Canada Inc.
Simon Gagne – Sobeys Inc.

THE VENNGO AWARD FOR BEST WORKPLACE CULTURE

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Winner: Fullscript

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bluecat
CARFAX
Dejero
Geotab
Hyundai Auto Canada
Kinaxis
Nutrien
Ottawa Community Housing Corporation (OCHC)
ProntoForms

THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO AWARD FOR NEXT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT INNOVATION

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Winner: Rio Tinto

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Centurion Asset Management
FDM Group Canada Inc.
FYidoctors
Geotab
IBM Canada Ltd.

THE VENNGO AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL & MENTAL WELLNESS

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Winner: Telus

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BGRS
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
CSA Group
Dynacare Inc.
Ingram Micro Inc
Kinaxis
Mercer Canada
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Servus Credit Union

THE WORKHUMAN AWARD FOR BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION STRATEGY

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Winner: CAA Club Group (CCG)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

CIBC Mellon
Compass Group Canada
Day & Ross, Inc.
Dejero
Jobber
Schneider Electric Canada Inc
Tech Mahindra Ltd.