Canada’s Most Admired Awards

Learn more about the awards programs, how to nominate or submit, who votes and what benefits it holds for your organization or CEO.

The Benchmark of Success

Recognizing the top organizations and CEO’s that Canada has to offer. Creating a benchmark of success for all those who are nominated.

Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures

Founded by Waterstone Human Capital, this national program, annually recognizes best-in-class Canadian organizations for having cultures that enhance performance and sustain a competitive advantage.

Canada’s Most Admired™ CEO

Founded by Waterstone Human Capital, this award honours the country’s most admired CEO’s, who recognize culture isn’t just connected to performance; it drives performance.

Nominate Your Culture

Nominations for Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures are open year-round. Learn more about the programs, how to nominate, and what benefits it holds for your organization.

Become a Canada’s Most Admired™ Program Partner

Sponsoring the Canada’s Most Admired™ program provides exclusive networking opportunities, and extensive exposure, to an elite group of influential executives and decision-makers, thought leaders in corporate culture and winners from Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures program.

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2022 Winners

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Questtrade
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John Ferguson

John Ferguson

John is President and Chief Executive Officer of Purolator, leading a team of more than 14,000 employees across North America,…

Wayne Chiu

Wayne Chiu is a successful Canadian businessman and philanthropist who has left an indelible impact on the City of Calgary….

Judi

Judi Hess

Judi has been the CEO of Copperleaf since 2009. Under her leadership, Copperleaf was named one of Canada’s Best Managed…

Zak Hemraj

Zak Hemraj

Zak Hemraj is the Co-founder and CEO of Loopio, a Toronto-based software company thathelps organizations streamline their process for answering…

Michael Lavis

Michael Lavis

Michael Lavis is the founding CEO of Creative Options Regina (COR) — a for-impact, charitable organization that develops personalized support services…

Lori Nikkel

Lori Nikkel

Lori Nikkel is a visionary champion of social and environmental justice issues related to food. She is an international thought…

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