Canadian HR Awards 2022 | Key Media | 3 June 2022 | Live

For 9 years now, the annual Canadian HR Awards has been recognized as the leading independent awards program in the HR profession.

The awards showcase the nation’s most outstanding HR teams, leaders and employers for their achievements, leadership and innovation for their achievements, best practices and leadership in the HR profession over the past 12 months.

Excellence Awardees will be announced in HRD Canada and Canadian HR Reporter magazine and online channels in July. Winners will be revealed at the celebratory awards show on September 15, 2022 and profiled in HRD Canada and CHRR magazine.  

The Canadian HR Awards is presented by HRD Canada and Canadian HR Reporter, the resources of choice for the country's most forward-thinking HR professionals.

Award Categories

Individual
• The ADP Award for Rising Star of the Year
• The HRPA Award for Woman of Distinction
• The Leadership Agency Award for HR Leader of the Year
• The O.C. Tanner Award for Lifetime Achievement in the HR Industry
• HR Champion (CEO)

Organizational
• The Payworks Award for Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
• NEW The Queen's University IRC Award for Best Learning & Development Strategy
• The University of Waterloo Award for Next Generation Employment Innovation
• The Workhuman Award for Best Reward & Recognition Strategy
• Best Employer Branding
• Best HR Communication Strategy
• Best Labour & Employment Boutique Law Firm
• Best Remote Work Strategy
• Best Talent Management Strategy
• Best Workplace Culture
• Canadian HR Team of the Year (500 Employees or More)
• Canadian HR Team of the Year (Fewer Than 500 Employees)
• Canadian HR Team of the Year (Finance/Insurance)
• Canadian HR Team of the Year (Retail/Hospitality)
• Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
• Excellence for Financial, Physical & Mental Wellness
• Most Effective Recruitment Strategy
• Most Innovative Use Of HR Technology
• The HRD Readers’ Choice Award for Best Service Provider

2021 Winners

The O.C. Tanner Award for Lifetime Achievement in the HR Industry
• Dr. Raeleen Manjak - Director of Human Resources at City of Vernon

Best Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy
• Fidelity Investments Canada

Best Employer Branding
• Centurion Asset Management

Best Labour & Employment Boutique Law Firm
• Turnpenney Milne LLP

Best Learning & Development Strategy
• Purolator

Best Remote Work Strategy
• Rexall Pharmacy Group Ltd.

Best Talent Management Strategy
• Health Standards Organization

Canadian HR Team of the Year (Fewer Than 500 Employees In Canada)
• Assent Compliance Inc.

Canadian HR Team of the Year (Finance/Insurance)
• Green Shield Canada

Canadian HR Team of the Year (Retail/Hospitality)
• Best Buy Canada, Ltd.

Excellence in Diversity & Inclusion
• PSP Investments

Most Effective Recruitment Strategy
• Department of National Defence

Most Innovative Use of HR Technology
• FYidoctors

Rising Star of the Year
• Melissa Li - Canfor

The dentsu Award for Best HR Communication Strategy
• Ingram Micro Inc

The Gallagher Award for HR Team of the Year (500 Employees or More)
• Sollio Agriculture

The HRD Readers’ Choice Award for Best Service Provider
• O.C. Tanner

The HRPA Award for Woman of Distinction
• Ashira Gobrin - Wave

The KPMG Award for Canadian HR Champion (CEO)
• Bruce Anderson - Dejero

The Leadership Agency Award for HR Leader of the Year
• Margaret McBeath - Nuclear Promise X

The UKG Award for Best Workplace Culture
• Fullscript

The University of Waterloo Award for Next Generation Employment Innovation
• Rio Tinto

The Venngo Award of Excellence for Financial, Physical & Mental Wellness
• TELUS

The Workhuman Award for Best Reward & Recognition Strategy
• CAA Club Group (CCG)