2018 WINNERS & FINALISTS
HRD Canada Magazine in partnership with Ultimate Software would like to congratulate the winners of the 2018 Canadian HR Awards. Winners were revealed live on Thursday, September 20th, 2018 at The Liberty Grand Toronto.
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Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
Best Employment & Labour Lawyer (Within a Practice)
Best Talent Management Strategy
Labour & Employment Law Boutique of the Year
Canadian HR Rising Star of the Year
Canadian HR Team of the Year (Fewer Than 500 Employees)
Canadian HR Team of the Year (Finance or Insurance)
Canadian HR Team of the Year (Retail or Hospitality)
The Accompass Award for Canadian HR Team of the Year (500 Employees or More)
The Dentsu Aegis Network Award for Best HR Communication Strategy
The Globoforce Award for Best Reward & Recognition Strategy
The HRD Readers’ Choice Award For Best Service Provider (100 Staff or More)
The HRD Readers’ Choice Award For Best Service Provider (Fewer than 100 Staff)
The Ivey Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement in HR Industry
The KPMG in Canada Award for HR Leader of the Year
The Leadership Agency Award for Woman Of Distinction
The MaxSys Staffing & Consulting Award for Most Effective Recruitment Strategy
The Mercer Award for Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
The Seneca Award for Best Learning & Development Strategy
The TalentEgg Award for Best Employer Branding
The Ultimate Software Award for Best Workplace Culture
The University of Waterloo Award for Best Next Generation Employment Innovation
The Venngo Award of Excellence for Financial, Physical & Mental Wellness
The XREF Award for Most Innovative Use of HR Technology
BEST CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY STRATEGY
Aird & Berlis LLP
Bell
L'Oreal Canada
Nature's Path - WINNER
PepsiCo Canada
Purolator
Tata Consultancy Services Canada
The Travel Corporation
BEST EMPLOYMENT & LABOUR LAWYER (WITHIN A PRACTICE)
Lorenzo Lisi - Aird & Berlis LLP
Nancy F. Barteaux, Q.C. - Barteaux Durnford
S. Margot Blight - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - WINNER
Benjamin Kranc - Kranc Associates
Andrew Monkhouse - Monkhouse Law
James D. Kondopulos - Roper Greyell LLP
Laura Williams - Williams HR Law
BEST TALENT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY
Acclaim Ability Management Inc.
DHL Supply Chain - WINNER
FL Fuller Landau LLP
LoyaltyOne
Seneca College
Tata Consultancy Services Canada
Wave
LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT LAW BOUTIQUE OF THE YEAR
Kent Employment Law
MacLeod Law Firm
Minken Employment Lawyers
Monkhouse Law
Rodney Employment Law
Whitten & Lublin
Williams HR Law - WINNER
CANADIAN HR CHAMPION (CEO)
Carol Leaman - Axonify - WINNER
David Ossip - Ceridian
David Bowden - Colliers International
Sam Sebastian - Pelmorex (The Weather Network)
Joe Dietrich - Trillium Mutual Insurance Company
Kirk Simpson – Wave
Laurie Schultz – ACL
CANADIAN HR RISING STAR OF THE YEAR
Izzie Egan - Blankslate Partners
Garima Gupta - Deloitte
Victor Sei - ICE Currency Services
Jacqueline Tran - Kinross Gold Corporation
Stephanie Schiffmacher - Nature's Path
Diana Trasolini - Paladin Security Group - WINNER
Keyur Jani - Royal Bank of Canada
Melissa Udvari - Tulip Retail
Alexandra Hall - You.i TV
CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FEWER THAN 500 EMPLOYEES)
Coast Mental Health
Freshii
Intelex - WINNER
Kira Systems
SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health
Stryker
Thalmic Labs
Wave
CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (FINANCE OR INSURANCE)
Coinsquare
Paysafe
Peoples Group/Peoples Trust - WINNER
Questrade
Royal Bank of Canada
Western Financial Group
CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (RETAIL OR HOSPITALITY)
Best Buy Canada
Giant Tiger Stores
JYSK Canada - WINNER
Sleep Country Canada
TouchBistro
Tulip Retail
Walmart Canada
THE ACCOMPASS AWARD FOR CANADIAN HR TEAM OF THE YEAR (500 EMPLOYEES OR MORE)
Bank of Canada
Canopy Growth Corporation
CIMA+
Corus Entertainment
La Coop fédérée - Agri-business Division
Marine Harvest
Nav Canada
Ubisoft Toronto - WINNER
WinSport
THE DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK AWARD FOR BEST HR COMMUNICATION STRATEGY
AstraZeneca Canada
CAA Club Group
CIBC
Hydro Ottawa
Tata Consultancy Services Canada
Traction on Demand - WINNER
THE GLOBOFORCE AWARD FOR BEST REWARD & RECOGNITION STRATEGY
Accenture
ADP Canada
Aecon
BDC
Ceridian
Doctors of BC - WINNER
Mccarthy Tetrault LLP
Moneris Solutions
Stryker
THE HRD READERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SERVICE PROVIDER (100 STAFF OR MORE)
ADP Canada
Globoforce
MaRS Discovery District - WINNER
WilsonHCG
IBM Canada
THE HRD READERS’ CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST SERVICE PROVIDER (FEWER THAN 100 STAFF)
/N SPRO
7Geese
KLF Group - WINNER
Clear HR Consulting
The Leadership Agency
THE IVEY ACADEMY AWARD FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT IN THE HR INDUSTRY
Lorne Rubis - ATB Financial - RECIPIENT
THE KPMG IN CANADA AWARD FOR HR LEADER OF THE YEAR
Arielle Meloul Wechsler - Air Canada
Alexis Corbett - Bank of Canada - WINNER
Larissa Holmes - Borrowell
Cheryl Fullerton - Corus Entertainment
Jason Fleming - MedReleaf
Jennifer Vantuil - Platinum Investments
Emma Horgan - Questrade
Agnes Garaba - SAP Canada
Janet Hughes - Vancouver Film School
THE LEADERSHIP AGENCY AWARD FOR WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
Marni Johnson - BlueShore Financial
Shelley Brown - Bromelin HR Consulting
Paula Knight - Cancer Care Ontario
Colleen Bailey Moffit - Enercare
Heidi Hauver - Keynote Group
Stephanie Hollingshead - Sierra Systems
Tanya Wick - Tolko Industries
THE MAXSYS STAFFING & CONSULTING AWARD FOR MOST EFFECTIVE RECRUITMENT STRATEGY
Agnico Eagle - WINNER
BlueCat Networks
Kinaxis
KUBRA
La Coop fédérée - Agri-business Division
Ubisoft Toronto
Ultimate Software
THE MERCER AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Accenture
Ceridian
Jazz Aviation
Manulife - WINNER
Norton Rose Fulbright
Scotiabank
Tolko Industries
Ultimate Software
THE SENECA AWARD FOR BEST LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY
Bell & BCE
Best Buy Canada
Challenger Motor Freight
D2L Corporation
Fidelity Canada
G Adventures
LoyaltyOne
Royal Bank of Canada - WINNER
Sienna Senior Living
WilsonHCG
THE TALENTEGG AWARD FOR BEST EMPLOYER BRANDING
Colliers International
Manulife
McDonald's Restaurants of Canada - WINNER
Nav Canada
Reynolds and Reynolds
Sun Life Financial
Traction on Demand
THE ULTIMATE SOFTWARE AWARD FOR BEST WORKPLACE CULTURE
ACL
AstraZeneca Canada - WINNER
Axonify
Doctors of BC
Kinaxis
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Mindful Snacks
Paysafe
Thalmic Labs
TJX Canada
THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO AWARD FOR BEST NEXT GENERATION EMPLOYMENT INNOVATION
Axonify
Bell
BlueCat Networks
Dentsu Aegis Network
Fidelity Canada
Freshii
IBM
Jazz Aviation
Labatt Breweries of Canada - WINNER
Procter & Gamble
Ubisoft Toronto
THE VENNGO AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR FINANCIAL, PHYSICAL & MENTAL WELLNESS
ATB Financial - WINNER
D2L Corporation
Jazz Aviation
Niagara Casinos
SickKids Centre for Community Mental Health
Sklar Wilton & Associates
Sleep Country Canada
THE XREF AWARD FOR MOST INNOVATIVE USE OF HR TECHNOLOGY
Bank of Canada
G Adventures - WINNER
Hydro Ottawa
Kinaxis
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McDonald's Restaurants of Canada