Business of the Year Award (1-10 Employees)

Sponsored By: MNP LLP

  • Erban Corner
  • Euro Reflections Hair Studio, Spa, & MediSpa
  • Fairway Divorce Solutions
  • FASTSIGNS of Kitchener-Waterloo
  • Four All Ice Cream
  • Graf-Martin Communications
  • LenJo Bakes
  • Lush Woodcraft
  • My IT Guy Corp.
  • Physio At Hand
  • Pretty by Her 
  • Pynx Productions 
  • Sugar Savvy Body Sugaring 
  • Taylors Bridal Boutique
  • The Ripple Effect Education
  • The Sonneck House Salon and Spa 
  • The Underdog Dance Corp. 
  • The Whip Boxing and Fitness 
  • Top-Notch Concierge & Organizers
  • Verdure Wellness Clinic

Business of the Year Award (11-50 Employees)

Sponsored By: Miller Thomson LLP

  • Accelerator Centre
  • AET Group Inc.
  • Boma Learning Centre Inc.
  • Clean & Tidy
  • Dana Shortt Gourmet and Gifts
  • FoxNet Inc.
  • Graham Mathew
  • Linxus Group Inc.
  • Overlap Associates
  • S&V Uptown 
  • Simplify Supply Chain Solutions Inc.
  • The RaeLipskie Partnership
  • THEMUSEUM
  • Wilmot Technologies Inc.

Business of the Year Award (Over 50 Employees)

Sponsored By: University of Waterloo

  • Activa
  • Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
  • Conestoga Meats
  • EY
  • Home Hardware Stores Ltd.
  • Kuntz Electroplating Inc. (KEI)
  • MetCredit
  • MNP LLP
  • Northern Digital Inc. (NDI) 
  • Priority Mechanical Services 
  • WalterFedy
  • Your Neighbourhood Credit Union (YNCU) 

New Business of the Year

Sponsored By: Cushman & Wakefield Waterloo Region Ltd.

  • Champagne Insurance Agency Inc.
  • Fur Babies Pet Care
  • Highland Cannabis Inc.
  • Maid in KW 
  • Milkman's Daughter
  • Nedal's Flowers 
  • Optimal Affect
  • Quality Health and Performance Inc.
  • The Caring Mushroom
  • The Social Snippet
  • You and I Paint Inc.

Community Builder of the Year Award

Sponsored By: Heffner Lexus & Heffner Toyota

  • 100+ Women Who Care Waterloo Region
  • Caudle's Catch Seafood
  • Graf-Martin Communications
  • Libro Credit Union
  • M&T Printing Group
  • Mamas for Mamas KW
  • Penske Truck Leasing Canada
  • Piller's Fine Foods
  • Rangers Reach
  • RBJ Schlegel Holdings Inc.
  • Waterloo Brewing
  • Wellbeing Waterloo Region

Employee Engagement Award

Sponsored By: Conestoga College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning

  • Igloo Software
  • Parents for Community Living
  • Reis Informatica
  • The Food Bank of Waterloo Region 
  • WalterFedy
  • Waterloo Regional Police Service
  • Your Neighbourhood Credit Union (YNCU)

Environment & Sustainability Award

Sponsored By: Enbridge

  • Borealis Grille & Bar
  • Canon Canada
  • Friendlier
  • Heat Design Equipment Inc.
  • Huron Creek Developments
  • IntelliCulture
  • Joseph & Company Inc.
  • Little Mushroom Catering
  • RCKSTR INC.
  • SUTERA In-Ground
  • Tepperman's
  • Worm Wrangler

Health & Wellness in the Workplace Award

Sponsored By: WalterFedy

  • Axonify
  • Cushman & Wakefield Waterloo Region Ltd.
  • Heartzap Safety Training & Equipment
  • Home Hardware Stores Ltd. 
  • Playgrounds Movement Training Centre
  • RSM Canada
  • Sekond Skin Society
  • Stantec Consulting Ltd. 
  • Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada

Innovation Award

Sponsored By: Scotiabank

  • Arcadis IBI Group
  • Canon Canada
  • Execulink Telecom
  • JONY Studios
  • RideCo Inc.

Non-Profit/Charitable Award

Sponsored By: MTE Consultants Inc.

  • 100+ Women Who Care Waterloo Region
  • Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
  • Carizon Family and Community Services
  • COMPASS Refugee Centre
  • Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
  • Mamas for Mamas KW
  • Parents for Community Living
  • Portage Ontario
  • Shelter Movers Waterloo Region
  • SPECTRUM Waterloo Region's Rainbow Community Space
  • The Kidney Foundation of Canada, Waterloo Wellington & District Chapter
  • ToastyToes Waterloo Region 

Service Excellence in Hospitality & Tourism Award

Sponsored By: Gowling WLG

  • Cellar 52 (by The Stella Collective)
  • Counterpoint Brewing Company Inc.
  • Flair Airlines Ltd. 
  • Homewood Suites by Hilton Cambridge/Waterloo
  • S&V Uptown

Young Professional of the Year Award

Sponsored By: PwC

  • Kate Bradfield, Field & Co. Creative
  • Allan Cayenne, Peak Realty Ltd.
  • Dustin Champagne, Champagne Insurance Agency Inc.
  • Ruben Domingos, TD Commercial Banking
  • Katie Giddy, Grand River Agricultural Society
  • Sarah Nicole Martin, Optimal Affect
  • Emilie Scissons, Sugar Savvy Body Sugaring
  • Jennifer Seberras, Simplify Supply Chain Solutions Inc.
  • Beisan Zubi, The New Rules

Volunteer of the Year Award

Sponsored By: Bell Canada

  • This is a special merit award, awarded without nominations

Michael R. Follett Community Leader of the Year Award

Sponsored By: Equitable Life of Canada

  • This is a special merit award, awarded without nominations