Award Categories

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BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING

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Winner: Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc.

Excellence Awardees

Centurion Asset Management Inc.
CIRA
CMHA Grey Bruce
Fresh Tracks Canada Inc.
KUBRA
MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd
Tourism Industry Association of Canada
William Osler Health System

BEST HR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

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Winner: Region of Peel

Excellence Awardees

Beneva
Compass Group Canada
Customertimes
Redstone Agency
TravelBrands
Trimac Transportation

BEST LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW FIRM

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Winner: Roper Greyell LLP

Excellence Awardees

Achkar Law
Levitt LLP
Sultan Lawyers Professional Corporation

BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION STRATEGY

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Winner: Definity

Excellence Awardees

Applauz Inc
Assurant Canada
BI WORLDWIDE Canada
CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG)
Ingram Micro
NAV CANADA
Niagara Casinos
Plasman
The Good Samaritan Society
Wawanesa Insurance

BEST SERVICE PROVIDER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: LeedHR

Excellence Awardees

BlueSky Personnel Solutions
Career Contacts
CareerJoy
Citation Canada
HRWize
O.C. Tanner
Options Consulting Solutions
Queen’s University Industrial Relations Centre (IRC)
The Roundtable
The Talent Company

BEST TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

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Winner: Beneva

Excellence Awardees

BEST WORKPLACE CULTURE

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Winner: GoodLife Fitness

Excellence Awardees

Bayer Canada
BioTalent Canada
Calgary Humane Society
CMiC (Computer Methods International Corp.)
Daily Bread Food Bank
Dentalcorp
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
MCAN Financial
SiftMed
SMS Engineering
Turner Fleischer

CANADIAN HR LEADER OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Diana Valler – TravelBrands

Excellence Awardees

Erin Gordon – Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc.
Gordana Terkalas – Aecon Group Inc.
Kiran Benet – Redberry Restaurants
Kourtney Shelton – Redstone Agency
Laura Salvatore – Centurion Asset Management Inc.
Leila Wong – Celestica
Michelle Chang – MAD Elevator Inc
Omo Akintan – University Pension Plan
Shawn Gibson – Info-Tech Research Group
Terri Andrianopoulos – RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust

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

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Winner: Aurora Cannabis Inc.

Excellence Awardees

Aecon Group Inc.
City of Maple Ridge
Ingram Micro
Metrolinx
MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd
Procon Mining and Tunnelling
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.
The Corporation of the Town of Caledon
University Canada West

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

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Winner: Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.

Excellence Awardees

Coconut Software
Cowichan Tribes
Fengate Asset Management
NRT Technology Corp.
Regency Fireplace Products
Starlight Investments
Syngenta Canada Inc.
Willowdale Asset Management
YMCA of the National Capital Region

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FINANCE/INSURANCE)

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Winner: Prospera Credit Union

Excellence Awardees

Centurion Asset Management Inc.
CI Financial
MCAN Financial

CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (RETAIL/HOSPITALITY)

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Winner: Sporting Life Group

Excellence Awardees

Fresh Tracks Canada Inc.
Glentel
Lindt & Sprüngli (Canada), Inc.
Mountain Equipment Company (MEC)
Niagara Casinos
Redberry Restaurants
Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.
The Boulevard Club
TravelBrands

EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

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Winner: CIBC Mellon

Excellence Awardees

Air Canada
Calgary Airports
Cascadia Metals Ltd
CWB Group – Industry Services
Elevate Aviation
Flight Centre Travel Group
Goodwill Industries of Alberta
PepsiCo
Syngenta Canada Inc.
Toronto Pearson
Westland Insurance

EXCELLENCE IN FLEXIBLE WORK STRATEGIES

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Winner: British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)

Excellence Awardees

Aurora Cannabis Inc.
Bayer Canada
College of North Atlantic
CWB Group – Industry Services
eCampusOntario
Info-Tech Research Group
Northpoint Legal LLP
Save the Children Canada
Scarfone Hawkins LLP
Symcor Inc
The Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families

MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY

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Winner: Fidelity Canada

Excellence Awardees

Aecon Group Inc.
CI Financial
Compass Group Canada
IAMGOLD Corporation
Kinaxis
KUBRA
NAV CANADA
Peterborough Police Service
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.
Upper Canada Forest Products

MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF HR TECHNOLOGY OR AI

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Winner: City of Barrie

Excellence Awardees

Coast Mental Health
Cooperators
Enabled Talent
FlightHub
Kinaxis
PaymentEvolution
Province of Nova Scotia
Seasons Retirement Communities
University Canada West
Wawanesa Insurance

THE ADP CANADA AWARD FOR HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

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Winner: Trang Diep – MTU Maintenance Canada Ltd

Excellence Awardees

Bahareh Rahimi – Refrigerative Supply Limited
Charles Riegel – Regency Fireplace Products
Jessy Manhas – Menno Place
Kristen Shaw – Info-Tech Research Group
Mondy Azulphar – First Capital REIT
Rachel Thomson – Prospera Credit Union
Ravi Madas – The Boulevard Club
Sofia Arora – Daily Bread Food Bank
Wendy Jin – Hootsuite

THE dentsu CANADA AWARD FOR HR CHAMPION (CEO)

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Winner: Sujata Connors – Menno Place

Excellence Awardees

Dermot Strong – Refrigerative Supply Limited
Faisal Kazi – Siemens Canada Limited
Jeff Walker – CAA North & East Ontario
Mark Becker – Dexterra Group
Nathalie Tanious – TravelBrands
Nicolas Caprio – Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.
Rick Watkin – KUBRA
Warren Spitz – Upper Canada Forest Products

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

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Winner: CAA Club Group of Companies (CCG)

Excellence Awardees

Air Canada
British Columbia Automobile Association (BCAA)
Cognition+
Hydro Ottawa
iA Financial Group
Medavie
Metrolinx
Refrigerative Supply Limited
Symcor Inc

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

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Nicole Desloges – former SVP, People Lifelabs, and Board Director for the Human Resources Professional Association (HRPA) and Universite de l’Ontario Francais (UOF)

THE PAYWORKS AWARD FOR BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY

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Winner: Hootsuite

Excellence Awardees

Dejero
Fidelity Canada
Hyundai Auto Canada Corp.
Kinectrics Inc.
KUBRA
Nuclear Promise X
Plasman
Siemens Canada Limited
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.
The Mutual Fire Insurance Company of British Columbia
The Travel Corporation

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

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Winner: IAMGOLD Corporation

Excellence Awardees

Algoma Steel Inc
Dejero
Niagara Health
Securiguard Services Limited
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.
Tiny Toes Castle Ltd.
Upper Canada Forest Products
Wawanesa Insurance
Yamaha Motor Canada

THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO AWARD FOR NEXT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT INNOVATION

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Winner: Starlight Investments

Excellence Awardees

Centurion Asset Management Inc.
CIBC Mellon
CIRA
Conwest Developments Ltd.
Fidelity Canada
Nuclear Promise X
Sephora Canada
Siemens Canada Limited
Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.
Zurich Canada

WOMAN OF DISTINCTION

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Winner: Ramneet Aujla – Metrolinx

Excellence Awardees

Alena Miatlushka – The Boulevard Club
Bianca Cuffaro – FlightHub
Brenda Okorogba – Momentswithbren Consulting
Carmela Marino – Ferrari and Associates
Deborah Maynard – Coast Mental Health
Kayla Campbell – Canadian Tire
Kristen Stinson – Regency Fireplace Products
Lisa Smith – Prospera Credit Union
Natalie MacDonald – MacDonald & Associates
Vickie Laurendeau – WorkJam
Yui Nonoyama – University Canada West