Award Categories

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BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING

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Winner: Sephora Canada

Excellence Awardees

Accent Inns Inc.
Bayer
CareerJoy
Great Wolf Lodge
Home and Community Care Support Services
Mattamy Homes
Moneris Solutions
PointClickCare
Reliance Home Comfort
Staples Canada ULC

BEST HR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

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Winner: Labatt Brewing Company Limited

Excellence Awardees

CIRA
Home and Community Care Support Services
Hydro Ottawa
Igloo Software
Ingram Micro Canada
Ontario Power Generation
Sonova
Top Hat
Upper Canada Forest Products

BEST LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM

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Winner: Rudner Law

Excellence Awardees

Harris & Company
Hum Law Firm
Kranc Associates
Levitt Sheikh
MacDonald & Associates
Monkhouse Law
Roper Greyell LLP
Whitten and Lublin PC

BEST REMOTE WORK STRATEGY

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Winner: Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)

Excellence Awardees

Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Fidelity Canada
Financeit
Hydro Ottawa
Igloo Software
J & M Group Inc.
PointClickCare
Prospera Credit Union

BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION STRATEGY

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Winner: CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG)

Excellence Awardees

BDO Canada LLP
BlueCat
Centurion Asset Management Inc.
CIBC
Citadel Mortgages
Coast Mental Health
Compass Group Canada
Financeit
Improving
Labatt Brewing Company Limited
TransAlta

BEST SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Chartered Professional in Human Resources British Columbia and Yukon (CPHR BC & Yukon)

Excellence Awardees

CareerJoy
Certn
O.C. Tanner
Queen’s University IRC
Rise People
The Leadership Agency
The Talent Company
Thrive Career Wellness Inc.
WorkTango

BEST TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

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Winner: Ontario Power Generation

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Dejero
Labatt Brewing Company Limited
Moneris Solutions
Predictive Success Corporation
Reliance Home Comfort
Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC
Teranet Inc.
Top Hat

BEST WORKPLACE CULTURE

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Winner: Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

7shifts Inc.
Aviva Canada
Bayer
CIRA
Fidelity Canada
Mobials Inc.
PointClickCare
Sharethrough
Syngenta Canada Inc.
Teranet Inc

CANADIAN HR LEADER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Cheryl Kerrigan – Bluecat

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aman Malhi – Refrigerative Supply Limited
Cynthia Domjancic – Ontario Power Generation
Kirk Merrett – Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
Laura Salvatore – Centurion Asset Management Inc.
Lauren Davey – Compass Group Canada
Lisa Tweedy – Home and Community Care Support Services
Mandi Sweiger – Skyline Group of Companies
Nancy Nazer – OMERS
Rosetta Belcastro – University Health Network
Steve Kovacic – Good Samaritan Society/Good Samaritan Canada
Tracy Rocca – TalentWorld

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

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Winner: Aecon Group Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

123Dentist
Bayer
Ingram Micro Canada
IPEX
IPG Mediabrands
Kinaxis Inc.
Niagara Casinos
Reliance Home Comfort
Skyline Group of Companies
VHA Home Healthcare

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

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Winner: Refrigerative Supply Limited

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Bethesda Community Services Inc
CIRA
Dejero
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
KUBRA
Mobials Inc.
Parkland County
Peninsula Canada
Sonova
Top Hat
Town of Innisfil

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FINANCE/INSURANCE)

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Winner: Centurion Asset Management Inc.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BDO Canada LLP
CIBC Mellon
Community Savings Credit Union

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (RETAIL/HOSPITALITY)

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Winner: Compass Group Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Accent Inns Inc
Earls Kitchen and Bar

THE CCDI AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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Winner: Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology
AstraZeneca Canada
BBTV Holdings Inc.
Canuck Place Children’s Hospice
Celestica
Definity
FuelPositive Corporation
Good Samaritan Society/Good Samaritan Canada
Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)
Nuclear Promise X Inc.
Securiguard Services Limited

EXCELLENCE IN FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL & MENTAL WELLNESS

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Winner: Air Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Aecon Group Inc.
BGIS
City of Vaughan
Fibernetics Corporation
IAMGOLD Corporation
Mattamy Homes
Medavie
Ottawa Community Housing Corporation
PepsiCo Canada
Prospera Credit Union
Tiny Toes Castle Ltd.

MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY

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Winner: City of Vaughan

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

123Dentist
Centurion Asset Management Inc.
D2L
Home and Community Care Support Services
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
J & M Group Inc.
Kinaxis Inc.
KUBRA
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.

MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF HR TECHNOLOGY

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Winner: Seasons Retirement Communities

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

BrightHR Canada
Canadian Forces Morale and Welfare Services
Coast Mental Health
Corporation of the City of Barrie
EPSI
Mobials Inc.
Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC
Siemens Canada Limited

THE ADP CANADA AWARD FOR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Sarah Yusyp – Skyline Group of Companies

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Alyssa Yu – Canfor Pulp Products Inc.
Ashley Desira – Fresh Tracks Canada
Brittany MacPherson – 7shifts Inc.
Elizabeth Tufegdzich – The Leadership Agency
Jonathan Arbour – Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Misty Garvock – Ontario Power Generation
Shonna Haines – Parkland County
Yatan Nizzar – Fairmont North & Central America/Fairmont Royal York

THE CPHR CANADA AWARD FOR HR CHAMPION (CEO)

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Winner: Cynthia Martineau – Home and Community Care Support Services

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Cory Munden – Atlantic Edge Credit Union
Dermot Strong – Refrigerative Supply Limited
Kevin Gauci – Optimus SBR
Laura Swain – Parkland County
Richard Taylor – Niagara Casinos
Rick Watkin – KUBRA
Robin Chakrabarti – Securiguard Services Ltd.
Saajid Khan – Compass Group Canada
Warren Spitz – Upper Canada Forest Products

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

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Winner: Louise Taylor Green – Former CEO, Corporate Secretary & Director of the Human Resources Professionals Association (HRPA)

THE PAYWORKS AWARD FOR BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY

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Winner: Bimbo Canada

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Dejero
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
Niagara Casinos
Optimus SBR
Plasman
Randstad Canada
Rexall Pharmacy Group ULC
Staples Canada ULC
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.

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

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Winner: TD Bank Group

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

7shifts Inc.
Aecon Group Inc.
Boshart Industries
CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG)
Canfor
City of Vernon
D2L
Geotab
Town of Innisfil

THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO AWARD FOR NEXT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT INNOVATION

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Winner: Starlight Group Property Holdings Inc (Starlight Investments)

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
CIRA
Fidelity Canada
Optimus SBR
Siemens Canada Limited
Sun Life
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.

WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Anne Marie Malleau – Great Wolf Lodge

EXCELLENCE AWARDEES

Anne Marie Malleau – Great Wolf Lodge
Annette Kingsley – American Express Canada (Amex Bank of Canada / Amex Canada Inc.)
Deborah Maynard – Coast Mental Health
Jabeen Boga – Ashton College and Revera Inc.
Jane N. Fedoretz – TransAlta
Jessica Kearsey – Deloitte Legal Canada
Kirsten I’Anson – Community Savings Credit Union
Nancee Gelineau – Upper Canada Forest Products
Natalie C. MacDonald – MacDonald & Associates
Nita Chhinzer – University of Guelph
Sarah Hough – Ontario Power Generation
Sheh Shojaee – Chartered Professional in Human Resources British Columbia and Yukon (CPHR BC & Yukon) (formerly)