2015 Winners & Finalist

THE KPMG AWARD FOR CANADIAN HR LEADER OF THE YEAR

Dr. Carmen Sicilia, Associate Dean & Director of Career & Professional Development Unit, McGill University

Dee Dee Milner, Senior Vice President Human Resources & Chief Human Resources Officer, Symcor Inc.

Jason Winkler, Managing Partner Talent (Canada), Deloitte

Melissa Fisher, Human Resources Manager, Hughes Petroleum Ltd.

Norm Sabapathy, Executive Vice President People, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd.

Patricia Farrington, Team Lead HR Services Unit & Program Advisor Injury / Illness Employment Accommodation Ontario Provincial Police (Ontario Public Service)

Pia Collins, Executive Director People and Culture, Coast Hotels

Sherri Wright-Schwietz, Head of Talent & Mastery, ATB Investor Services, ATB Financial - WINNER

THE AIRD & BERLIS LLP AWARD FOR CANADIAN HR CHAMPION - CEO OF THE YEAR

Brian Scudamore, CEO, O2E Brands

Bruce Dinan, President & CEO, Town Shoes Ltd.

Darlene Bailey, CEO & President, WCG Services

Evan Siddall, President & CEO, Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Frank Kollmar, President, L'Oreal Canada

John Stix, President, Fibernetics Corporation

John Sullivan, President & CEO, The Cadillac Fairview Corporation Ltd. - WINNER

Peter Crockett, CEO, County of Oxford

Peter Tarnawsky, Chief Adminstration Officer, Sturgeon County

Rick Watkin, President and CEO, KUBRA

Syed Hasan, CEO, ResponseTek Networks Corp.

THE BENEPLAN CO-OPERATIVE AWARD FOR CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES)

Arc Productions HR and Recruitment team

Artis REIT HR Team - WINNER

Empire Communities HR Team

Hughes Petroleum Ltd HR Team

Info-Tech Research Group HR Team

KUBRA HR Team

Platinum Investments Ltd HR Team

Pythian HR Team

RLB LLP HR Team

THE MCLEAN & COMPANY AWARD FOR CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (500 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)

The County of Wellington HR Team

Goodlife Fitness, People Department

Pelmorex Media HR Team - WINNER

Town Shoes Limited - HR Shoe Lovers

Toyota Canada Inc. HR Team

THE AWARD FOR EXTERNAL HR CONSULTANCY OF THE YEAR

Clear HR Consulting

Inspired HR - WINNER

Salopek & Associates

Vertical Bridge Consulting

XNL HR

Verity International Ltd

THE MAXSYS STAFFING AND CONSULTING AWARD FOR MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY

Absolute Software

Amaya Software (formerly PYR Software)

Canada Health Infoway

Island Health (Vancouver Island Health Authority) - WINNER

Loblaw Companies Ltd.

TeraGo Networks

Voices.com (Interactive Voices)

THE QUEENS UNIVERSITY IRC AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES INDUSTRY

Philip Wilson, DST Consulting Engineers

THE BEYOND BOARDROOMS AWARD FOR CANADIAN HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR

Ana Ivanic, HR & Operations Manager, Big Viking Games

Anna Summers, Global HR Business Partner for Global Financial Crime, HSBC Bank Canada

Dawn Farahani, Human Resources Project Manager, North America, Colliers International - WINNER

Isaac Heredia, Manager, Corporate HR & Total Rewards Manager, Town Shoes Ltd

Jane Watson, Sr. Human Resources, Ontario Securities Commission

Mariana Oseguera, HR Manager, Amaya Software (formerly PYR Software)

Michael Burzynski, E-Learning Designer & Developer, First National Financial LP

Michelle McRae, Team Lead (acting) OPP Wellness Unit, Ontario Provincial Police

Stephanie Alarie, Manager, Human Resources, WeirFoulds LLP

Taren Krawetz, Senior Human Resources Generalist, Canadian Institute for Health Information

THE VENNGO AWARD FOR BEST EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY

ADP

Goodlife Fitness

Great Wolf Lodge (Jim Pattison Group) - WINNER

Nisga'a Lisims Government

RLB LLP

Rogers Communications

Sutherland Global Services

WilsonHCG

Shoppers Drug Mart Corporation

THE IBM GHERSON AWARD FOR NEXT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

AltaGas Ltd

Amec Foster Wheeler Nuclear Canada - WINNER

Fortinet Technologies (Canada), Inc.

Hydro Ottawa

RBC

Saskatchewan Telecommunications Corporation

THE WINDS OF CHANGE AWARD FOR BEST HEALTH & WELLNESS STRATEGY

The City of St. John's

David Suzuki Foundation - WINNER

Digital Extremes

Interior Health & Northern Health

International Fitness Holdings LP

Klick Inc.

Ming Shine Co.

National Leasing

TeraGo Networks

THE PERSONALIZED PRESCRIBING INC. AWARD FOR BEST HR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY

Air Canada

BroadbandTV

Cambridge & North Dumfries Hydro Inc.

Rogers Communications - WINNER

Tata Consultancy Services Canada Inc.

Thompson Creek Metals – Endako Mine

THE KIDS & COMPANY AWARD FOR BEST HR STRATEGIC PLAN

All Weather Windows

BlackBerry Ltd.

Bombardier Inc.

Canadian Tire Corporation Ltd.

Empire Communities - WINNER

Ontario Public Service, Treasury Board Secretariat, HR Policy and Planning Branch

Tabor Village

Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Health Human Resources

THE HRD MAGAZINE READERS CHOICE AWARD: BEST INDUSTRY SERVICE PROVIDER

Capri Insurance - Intercity Insurance and Financial Services Inc.

Hicks Morley

HireGround Software

KPMG People Services - WINNER

Predictive Success Corporation

TidalShift Inc.

THE DIRECTORS COLLEGE AWARD FOR BEST LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

Assurant Solutions Canada

Cisco Systems

Halogen Software

MD Financial Management - WINNER

Pelmorex Media

PotashCorp

University of Alberta Organizational Health and Effectiveness

THE COTTON CANDY AWARD FOR BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION STRATEGY

Big Viking Games

CIBC Mellon - WINNER

LoyaltyOne

Nurse Next Door

Sierra Systems Group Inc.

THE ACCOMPASS AWARD FOR BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING

Calgary Co-operative Association Ltd.

Clark Builders

Fibernetics Corporation - WINNER

Keg Restaurants

Molson Coors

Tigris Incorporated

Traction On Demand

THE WMC (WESTERN MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS) AWARD FOR BEST TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY

Calgary Co-operative Association Ltd.

Colliers International

Habanero Consulting Group

Hydro Ottawa’s Prime Time Program - WINNER

Maple Leaf Foods

McCarthy Tetrault LLP

WeirFoulds LLP

THE CISCO AWARD FOR MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF HR TECHNOLOGY

BC Oil and Gas Commission

CIBC Mellon

CompuVision Systems Inc.

Loblaw Companies Ltd

MD Financial Management