List of Business Awards in Canada
This is the world’s best list of business awards in Canada. It includes all the most credible Canadian business awards, from Canadian banking awards to Canadian HR awards, Canadian technology awards and Canadian marketing awards. Here you can find information to help you enter The Canadian Private Business Growth Awards, The Canada Awards for Excellence, Canada’s Outstanding CEO of the Year, Canada’s Fastest Growing Companies, CAMP Marketing Awards, Canadian Business Leader Awards, Canada’s Safest Employers, Insurance Business Awards Canada, The CMA Awards, and Canada’s Spotlight Awards among many others.
Please note: the “~” symbol means that the date is based on the previous year’s awards programme or is an estimate based on the information available.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
We can’t guarantee 100% accuracy (we try our best!) so always visit the individual awards’ websites for the latest information.
| Award name | Deadline Date | Awarding Date | Industry | Region |
| EGR North America Awards | 10th Feb | 27th Apr | Design & Innovation | North America |
| IISE Operational Excellence Division Teaching Award | 14th Feb | 15th Mar | Construction & Architecture | North America |
| Women's Infrastructure Network WIN Awards | 14th Feb | ~29th Apr | Financial Services | Canada |
| The ISRI Design for Recycling (DFR) Award | 17th Feb | 17th Apr | Design & Innovation | North America |
| Inspiring Workplace Awards North America | 22nd Feb | ~24th May | HR & Training | North America |
| FCS Portfolio Awards | 22nd Feb | ~5th May | Financial Services | North America |
| ANA B2 Awards | 24th Feb | ~12th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| North American Copper in Architecture Awards | 28th Feb | ~1st Sep | Construction & Architecture | North America |
| CVCA Awards | 28th Feb | ~4th Jun | Financial Services | Canada |
| Brampton Board of Trade Business Excellence Awards | 3rd Mar | 4th May | Business | Canada |
| The AICP Post Awards (for the Postproduction Industry) | 6th Mar | ~14th May | Journalism Publishing & Media | North America |
| Effie Awards Canada | 10th Mar | ~13th Jul | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| Automotive News PACE Awards | ~11th Mar | ~28th Apr | Transport & Logistics | North America |
| Excellence in Retailing Awards | 11th Mar | ~31st May | Retail & Consumer Goods | Canada |
| The Alberta Business Awards of Distinction | ~14th Mar | ~19th Jun | Business | Canada |
| Small Business British Columbia SBBC Awards | 15th Mar | 2nd Jun | Business | Canada |
| Emerge Media Awards | ~15th Mar | ~11th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| Women in Sales Awards (North America) | 17th Mar | 22nd Jun | Business Leaders | North America |
| Awards for Communication Excellence (ACE) | ~18th Mar | ~15th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| Disability Matters Awards North America | 18th Mar | 25th Apr | Corporate Social Responsibility | North America |
| Digital Transformation Awards and CIO of the Year | ~18th Mar | ~25th May | IT & Telecommunications | Canada |
| Canada Green Building Council CaGBC Awards | 24th Mar | ~4th Jun | Construction & Architecture | Canada |
| Canadian Bar Association CBA Awards | ~28th Mar | ~7th Feb | Legal Services | Canada |
| Ministers Award for Municipal Excellence | ~31st Mar | ~1st Nov | Public Sector | Canada |
| Franchising@WORK Awards | ~31st Mar | ~15th May | HR & Training | North America |
| Best Three IT Companies In Edmonton | ~31st Mar | ~29th Apr | IT & Telecommunications | Canada |
| The RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards | ~1st Apr | ~23rd Nov | Business Leaders | Canada |
| Canadian Search Awards | ~1st Apr | ~9th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| Canada's Top Small & Medium Employers | ~5th Apr | ~6th Apr | Business | Canada |
| The Drum Awards for Marketing Americas | 6th Apr | 8th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| The Insurance Canada Technology Awards (The ICTAs) | ~7th Apr | ~22nd Jun | Financial Services | Canada |
| Canada's Outstanding CEO of the Year | 10th Apr | 3rd May | Business Leaders | Canada |
| The Aite-Novarica Group Insurance Technology Impact Awards | ~15th Apr | ~28th Jun | Financial Services | North America |
| MM&M Awards | ~20th Apr | ~6th Oct | Health & Social Care | North America |
| Mondo*dr Americas Awards for Technology in Entertainment | ~21st Apr | ~8th Jun | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | North America |
| The CPRS National Award of Excellence | ~22nd Apr | ~29th May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| Canada Awards for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CANIE) | ~22nd Apr | ~4th Nov | Business | Canada |
| The BCI Americas Awards | ~28th Apr | ~19th Apr | Business | North America |
| AHEAD Awards Americas | ~29th Apr | ~16th Sep | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | North America |
| World Travel Awards North America | ~30th Apr | ~28th Jan | Travel & Tourism | North America |
| Canadian Health Informatics Awards CHIA | ~30th Apr | ~26th May | Health & Social Care | Canada |
| Canadian Business Hall of Fame | 4th May | 11th May | Business | Canada |
| The PM360 Trailblazer Awards | ~6th May | ~22nd Sep | Health & Social Care | North America |
| North American Digital Media Awards | ~13th May | ~29th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| Strategy Awards | ~16th May | ~24th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| Excellence in Welding Awards | ~17th May | ~11th Nov | Construction & Architecture | North America |
| WXN Top 100 - Canada's Most Powerful Women | ~17th May | ~25th Nov | Business Leaders | Canada |
| Zweigwhite Hot Firm List | ~20th May | ~2nd Oct | Construction & Architecture | North America |
| Institutional Asset Management Awards | ~31st May | ~23rd Sep | Financial Services | North America |
| Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards Canada | ~31st May | ~23rd Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Canada |
| Growth 500: Canada's Fastest-Growing Companies | ~31st May | ~13th Sep | Business | Canada |
| Canada's Most Admired Corporate Cultures | ~31st May | ~1st Nov | HR & Training | Canada |
| Women in IT Awards Canada | ~3rd Jun | ~25th Oct | IT & Telecommunications | Canada |
| Canadian HR Awards | ~3rd Jun | ~15th Sep | HR & Training | Canada |
| Lloyds List Americas Awards | ~5th Jun | ~1st Oct | Transport & Logistics | North America |
| London Business Achievement Awards | ~5th Jun | ~27th Sep | Business | Canada |
| Transform Awards North America | 9th Jun | ~15th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| The Plutus Awards (Personal Finance Blogging) | ~10th Jun | ~9th Sep | Financial Services | North America |
| North American Customer Centricity Awards | ~10th Jun | ~12th Oct | Customer Contact | North America |
| Women of Inspiration | ~15th Jun | ~13th Nov | Business Leaders | Canada |
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16th Jun | ~25th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Awards | ~24th Jun | ~17th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| Event Marketer Top 100 IT List | 30th Jun | ~21st Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Event Marketer Fab 50 | 30th Jun | ~14th Dec | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Champions of Mental Health Awards | ~30th Jun | ~6th Oct | Health & Social Care | Canada |
| The US Partnership Awards | ~1st Jul | ~15th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Lexpert Rising Stars Awards | ~8th Jul | ~22nd Nov | Legal Services | Canada |
| Adweek Brand Genius | ~11th Jul | ~13th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Data Management Insight Awards - USA | ~11th Jul | ~22nd Sep | Financial Services | North America |
| Insurance Business Awards Canada | ~15th Jul | ~17th Nov | Financial Services | Canada |
| The SMARTIES North America (Mobile Marketing Association MMA) | ~19th Jul | ~3rd Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Cresta Awards | ~20th Jul | ~26th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| CMA Awards (Canadian Marketing Association) | ~22nd Jul | ~18th Nov | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| Best of Canada Sign Industry Awards BOCSIes | ~24th Jul | ~21st Sep | Design & Innovation | Canada |
| TECTERRA Awards | ~27th Jul | ~15th Sep | IT & Telecommunications | Canada |
| CIO50 Awards Canada | ~27th Jul | ~29th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Canada |
| FF (Fintech Finance) Awards | ~29th Jul | ~29th Nov | Financial Services | North America |
| Ontario Business Achievement Awards | ~31st Jul | ~12th Nov | Business | Canada |
| Loyalty 360 Awards | ~1st Aug | ~19th Sep | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| International Hotel Awards - Canada | ~3rd Aug | ~15th Oct | Hospitality Sport & Leisure | Canada |
| IDC Future Enterprise Awards North America | ~5th Aug | ~2nd Aug | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| Electricity Canada Awards | ~12th Aug | ~8th Oct | Transport & Logistics | Canada |
| TECHNATION Ingenious Awards | ~15th Aug | ~29th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | Canada |
| Adweek Hot List | ~17th Aug | ~25th Oct | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Forbes 30 under 30 | ~1st Sep | ~13th Nov | Business Leaders | North America |
| Surrey Business Excellence Awards (Canada) | ~7th Sep | ~9th Nov | Business | Canada |
| International Property Awards (Canada) | ~8th Sep | ~13th Nov | Construction & Architecture | Canada |
| The Timmy Awards | ~9th Sep | ~10th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| The Institute for Performance and Learning Awards | ~9th Sep | ~6th Nov | Education | Canada |
| CRN Tech Innovator Awards | ~9th Sep | 1st Dec | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| Canadian Architect Awards of Excellence | ~12th Sep | 1st Dec | Construction & Architecture | Canada |
| Tempest eSports Business Awards | ~16th Sep | ~2nd Nov | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| The North American DevOps Awards | ~22nd Sep | ~8th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| Simcoe and District Outstanding Business Achievement Awards | ~23rd Sep | ~3rd Nov | Business | Canada |
| HRO Today Association Awards | ~30th Sep | ~17th Nov | HR & Training | North America |
| FBR50 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards | ~30th Sep | ~24th Feb | Business | North America |
| Best in Biz Awards (North America) | ~30th Sep | ~23rd Nov | Business | North America |
| Best Ottawa Business Awards | ~30th Sep | ~25th Nov | Business | Canada |
| Windsor-Essex Chamber Business Excellence Awards | ~30th Sep | 17th May | Business | Canada |
| Canadian Online Publishing Awards | ~30th Sep | ~14th Jan | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| Top Franchises for Women Awards | ~30th Sep | ~15th May | Business Leaders | North America |
| Markets Choice Awards Women in Finance | ~30th Sep | ~17th Nov | Financial Services | North America |
| The Northern Ontario Industry Leader Awards | ~1st Oct | ~1st Dec | Travel & Tourism | Canada |
| North American Software Testing Awards | ~3rd Oct | ~9th Nov | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| CSPN Women in Leadership Awards | ~7th Oct | ~25th Nov | Business Leaders | Canada |
| Northern Ontario Business Awards | ~7th Oct | ~15th Nov | Business | Canada |
| Innovation SABRE Awards North America | ~10th Oct | ~2nd Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| The WealthTech Americas Awards | ~13th Oct | 23rd Feb | Financial Services | North America |
| The Women Leaders in Digital Health Awards | ~13th Oct | ~1st Feb | Health & Social Care | Canada |
| Printed Circuit Design & Fab NPI Awards | ~22nd Oct | ~25th Feb | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| The Top Recruiter Awards | ~28th Oct | ~30th Nov | HR & Training | North America |
| Eco Impact Awards | ~31st Oct | ~3rd Feb | Corporate Social Responsibility | Canada |
| Women's Business Club Awards Canada | 31st Oct | 7th Dec | Business Leaders | Canada |
| Georgie Awards | ~1st Nov | ~26th Jun | Construction & Architecture | Canada |
| Canada's Best Managed Companies | ~9th Nov | ~6th May | Business | Canada |
| The Disability:IN Inclusion Awards | ~18th Nov | ~12th Jul | Corporate Social Responsibility | North America |
| Ontario Made Awards | ~21st Nov | 22nd Feb | Products & Manufacturing | Canada |
| Canadian Construction Association Awards | ~28th Nov | ~14th Mar | Construction & Architecture | Canada |
| CMA Awards (Canadian Medical Association) | ~30th Nov | ~1st Feb | Health & Social Care | Canada |
| Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards | ~30th Nov | 31st May | Retail & Consumer Goods | Canada |
| Communications Awards of Excellence | ~30th Nov | ~18th Feb | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| National Magazine Awards B2B | 1st Dec | ~10th Jun | Journalism Publishing & Media | Canada |
| Digital Publishing Awards | 1st Dec | ~27th May | Journalism Publishing & Media | Canada |
| Vaughan Chamber of Commerce Business Achievement Awards | 9th Dec | ~9th Jun | Business | Canada |
| The IJGlobal North America Awards | 9th Dec | 16th Mar | Financial Services | North America |
| The PubWest Book Design Awards | 15th Dec | ~1st May | Journalism Publishing & Media | North America |
| Top Choice Awards | 21st Dec | 13th Jan | Business | North America |
| HRO Today CHRO of the Year Awards | 31st Dec | 4th May | HR & Training | North America |
| SQM Contact Center Industry Awards | 31st Dec | 31st Mar | Customer Contact | North America |
| SQM FCR Best Practice Awards | 31st Dec | ~31st Mar | Customer Contact | North America |
| SQM Annual Customer Experience Awards | 31st Dec | 15th Feb | Customer Contact | North America |
| The CanadianSME National Business Awards | 5th Jan | ~30th Apr | Business | Canada |
| Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition | 6th Jan | ~20th Apr | Construction & Architecture | North America |
| Halo Awards | 10th Jan | 17th May | Corporate Social Responsibility | North America |
| Canadian Mortgage Awards | 13th Jan | 20th Apr | Financial Services | Canada |
| IFLR Americas Awards | 18th Jan | ~12th May | Legal Services | North America |
| National Magazine Awards | 20th Jan | ~29th Sep | Journalism Publishing & Media | Canada |
| Wood Design and Building Awards | 20th Jan | ~26th Oct | Construction & Architecture | North America |
| CJF Jackman Award for Excellence in Journalism | 20th Jan | ~10th Jun | Journalism Publishing & Media | Canada |
| TradingTech Insight Awards USA | 27th Jan | ~11th Jun | Financial Services | North America |
| ANA REGGIE Awards | 27th Jan | ~11th Apr | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Strategy Marketing Awards | 27th Jan | ~13th Jun | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | Canada |
| SSON Impact Awards North America | 27th Jan | 22nd Mar | IT & Telecommunications | North America |
| SABRE Awards North America | 30th Jan | 3rd May | Marketing PR Events & Advertising | North America |
| Canadian Pediatric Society CPS Awards | 31st Jan | ~28th May | Health & Social Care | Canada |
| PEAK Awards for Women in Finance | 31st Jan | 11th May | Financial Services | Canada |
| EECOM’s Awards of Excellence in Environmental Education and Communication | 31st Jan | 15th Feb | Education | Canada |
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