Congratulations to the 2022 Canadian Business Excellence Awards for Private Businesses Recipients
Alexa Translations breaks language barriers by providing A.I.-powered translations for the world’s most prestigious legal, financial, and government institutions. Trained in Canadian French and hosted on Canadian servers, the Alexa Translations A.I. platform empowers translation teams and delivers complex, industry-specific results with unmatched quality and speed. And with two decades of award-winning service from our very own professional team of linguistic experts, you can trust that your business will be in good hands.
Architech is a Canadian digital transformationfirm. Over last 18 years, Architech has partnered with enterprise businesses and scale ups to build the digital solutions of the future. Architech’sworld-class team of Design & Technology specialists leverage the latest cloud technology to build digital products that deliver superior customer experiences and deeply impact our client’s business. The Architech team is on a mission to “build a better future”, and that spans far past client projects. Each employee is empowered to get involved in the larger community to affect positive change in their own unique way.
Avana is a Saskatchewan-based real estate enterprise proud of its female-led, customer-focused values. Since its founding in 2014, Avana has emerged as a leading developer in Regina with accolades for its high-growth successes and social responsibility. With $400 million in assets under management and extraordinary business performance to date, Avana ranked No. 10 on the Canadian Business and Maclean’s 2020 Growth List of top 500 companies in Canada. It marks the first time in history that a female-led company from Saskatchewan broke the Growth List’s Top 10.
BeaverTails’ iconic pastries are deliciously addictive, whole-wheat Canadian flat donuts, hand-stretched to resemble the tail of a beaver and served piping hot with your choice of delectable toppings. The BeaverTails menu has aslo expanded to include a diverse list of snack options, including our signature pastries, poutine, beverages and frozen treats – 160 locations worldwide. Creating indulgent moments since 1978.
Founded in 2003, Brainworks is a client-centred medical rehabilitation firm focusing on cognitive, behavioural and psychosocial treatment and assessment. Managed from its offices in Huntsville and North Bay Ontario, Brainworks provides direct rehabilitation services throughout “the near north” and Northeastern Ontario. Innovative and secure eRehabilitation™ programs reach clients in the most remote areas of the province. Creative brain injury awareness campaigns, administrative and clinical excellence, support to the community and outstanding reputation with both clients and peers have resulted in local, provincial, national and even international recognition more than 25 times since 2013.
Corporate Finance Institute (CFI) is the leading, accredited provider of online learning for finance professionals. With specialized certification programs featuring hundreds of on-demand courses, lessons, and interactive exercises created and led by industry experts, CFI combines theory and practice to give learners best-in-class finance skills for the real world.
CFI enables organizations of any size to upskill employees with turnkey and custom learning paths for all types and levels of finance professionals. Unlimited access to thoughtfully curated, high-quality content—including courses, articles, assessments, videos, exercises, and templates—empowers staff to learn anywhere, anytime, with engaging lessons and resources made for sustainable skill-building.
Denesoline Corporation is the economic development arm of the Lutsel K’e Dene First Nations, located on the East Arm of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories. Denesoline tackles unique problems faced in our isolated, circumpolar environment with cutting edge, innovative solutions. Denesoline serves the mining sector through avenues such as ice road construction, bulk freight, aviation, lubricants, explosives, and much more. Denesoline is now targeting broader issues via initiatives such as renewable energy, food security through aeroponic farming, 3D printing, and waste recycling. Denesoline believes in finding sustainable, long-term solutions that will improve not only our local environment, but the planet.
Group MMI is a leader in the cleaning industry in Eastern Canada. Founded in 1991, MMI cares for the cleaning needs of over 1000 locations. What distinguishes MMI from its competitors is its focus on culture. MMI prioritizes a humans first philosophy. Where the cleaning industry often sacrifices its workers for higher profit, MMI recognizes that happy and healthy workers are pivotal. With this in mind, MMI has created a culture department headed by a Culture Architect. The end result is that MMI has one of the lowest turnover rates in the industry which greatly increases customer satisfaction.
Indellient is a cloud transformation professional services firm specializing in, Data, DevOps and Cloud Application Development. We partner with ambitious companies across their business lifecycle to create foundational and lasting change that drive business impact. Founded in 2004 with our head office in Oakville Ontario, Indellient was conceived from the belief that high-performing companies want to create the future and leverage innovative capabilities. What does Indellient mean? At our core belief, it means to create business outcomes with integrity, teamwork, adaptability, and ownership.
ISU Corp is a high-tech company that works with successful businesses to increase their net profits using exceptional custom software solutions; specializing in Software Architecture, Development, Project Management and Software User Interface Design. They have a comprehensive team of I.T. professionals that bring to the business many years of experience in a wide variety of technologies.
ISU Corp has been providing industry leading software solutions since it was founded in 2005. Their main focus is to create a win – win environment with their clients. They view every project as a partnership, where honesty and professionalism mandate every task.
Jan Kelley is an award winning creative digital agency that helps businesses grow. Our philosophy brings together the power of technology and the brilliance of humanity to spark ideas, generate momentum and drive lasting results. We use a proprietary digital growth framework to develop and optimize and iterate strong digital-first marketing strategies and programs for a roster of amazing client partners.
Fully independent, 100% Canadian owned and entrepreneurial at heart, Jan Kelley invests in client growth and success. We believe that strong brands are built from the inside out, starting with clarity of purpose, vision and values. Our team is dedicated to building a company culture that helps people thrive, fosters innovation and drives company performance.
MBC Managed IT Services is an award-winning security-first managed IT services provider. Since 2000, MBC has been helping Canadian businesses grow by handling their corporate technology needs through Cloud Solutions and Managed IT Services. MBC’s clients are unique and operate in different verticals. However, what they share among them is the desire for IT to be simple, secure, and modern. By partnering with many respected and trusted companies such as Microsoft, Cisco and Dell, MBC offers a diverse portfolio of Managed IT Services and Cloud Solutions, with the mission of providing Delightful IT.
Mobials is an umbrella company representing three brands that combine technology, data and personal service, empowering our clients to help consumers make informed, transparent and stress-free decisions. The three brands – AutoVerify, Blue Auto and Recowell are all working to future proof their industries by helping consumers and businesses better connect as more people research and plan their purchases from home.
Founded 35 years ago, Neuro-Rehab Services is a well-respected multi-disciplinary medical rehabilitation firm offering assessment and rehab services to adults and children with brain, spinal cord, and other neurological and serious conditions. Neuro-Rehab’s experienced, compassionate and dedicated clinicians work as a team with family members, employers, educators, funding sources and legal representatives, to ensure all programming is client centered and coordinated. They provide sessions in-office or virtually throughout Ontario.
Offering culturally sensitive programs in over 10 languages, and spearheading a myriad of charity initiatives and events, has solidified their long-standing stellar reputation in the rehabilitation field and community.
R. Khanuja Dentistry understands the value of each employee, each customer and offers the highest standard of care being at the fore front of innovative technology.
Dr. Raj is one of the recipients of Canada 150 Medallion- a medal of honour for community service and The June Callwood Oustanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism. The company has donated $140,000 in dental products and services to the needy.
T&T Power Group exists to provide power generation solutions to our clients. We continually strive to increase our repertoire of services and products keeping in line with current industry standards and customer needs. We provide service, sales, rentals, and installation of all power generation products and systems including complete turn-key systems. Specifically, we are a generator manufacturer, sales, and service organization. Our scope of services includes a well-rounded offering of custom and standard solutions allowing for a powerful marriage between efficiency and creativity. It’s through the combination of these skill sets that allows us to prosper in the marketplace.
TOOLBX leverages technology to bind a three-sided marketplace of builders, dealers and drivers – with a SAAS mission of improving the construction supply chain and job site productivity.
Our app simplifies material procurement and job site services, by cutting time and effort wasted in searching for, waiting for, and moving materials. Our tech-first vision for an interruption-free marketplace recently led us to build e-commerce integration for dealers, helping generate new revenue online.
Our product’s success and impact is measured via stakeholder feedback and data. With consistent input from customers, we’re swiftly building nuanced features that best meet the demands of the industry.
UniUni is a Canadian courier for e-commerce and logistics companies that is full of energy and determination. Excellent delivery quality and an affordable last-mile solution is propelling its quick growth throughout Canada. Headquartered in Richmond, BC, Canada, UniUni is constantly evolving shipping services that are meeting the changing logistics needs of e-commerce clients while staying ahead of market trends. UniUni’s team and cutting-edge technology elevates and streamlines delivery services in Canada to meet customers’ demanding expectations. The company’s vision is to become the recognized leader and first choice for last-mile delivery in North America.
Waterford Global Inc. is a top-tier international executive search firm specialized in helping our clients build exceptional teams through the acquisition of equally-exceptional talent. Clients retain our firm as a strategic partner and advisor in the recruitment of executive-level leaders and mid-to-senior level managerial, technical and scientific talent. Working with a client portfolio of domestic and international organizations, we contribute to their success in mature and emerging markets. With over 45years of combined experience between our firm’s two Founding Partners, Waterford Global Inc. is a long-standing provider-of-choice to private-and public-sector clients in such key industry verticals as agribusiness, manufacturing, professional and financial services, healthcare, construction & infrastructure, technology, and natural resources. Our geographical footprint includes satellite offices across Canada and globally, from which we regularly deliver our customized, high-touch and high-value search and recruitment services.
Weston Forest is a leading distributor and remanufacturer of softwood & hardwood lumber and specialty panel products, serving North America’s industrial and construction sectors. A trusted partner since 1953, Weston’s remanufacturing and inventory management services help customers create specified crating, packaging, pallets and boxes, and other niche wood products that are essential for the production or shipment of Industrial goods. The company’s logistics and just-in-time fulfilment capabilities support truss manufacturing, framing, lagging & shoring, concrete forming and other processes that are crucial to commercial and residential construction and large infrastructure projects.
Weston Forest is honoured to be recognized repeatedly by Deloitte as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies, by the Canadian Business Growth 500 as one of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies, by Waterstone Human Capital as one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and by Excellence Canada as a recipient of its Canadian Business Excellence Award for Private Businesses. In addition, Weston Forest received the Mississauga Board of Trade 2019 Large Business of the Year Award and has been featured on the Globe & Mail’s inaugural list of Canada’s Top Growing Companies.
Winright Law is a law firm that focuses on business, real estate and wills and estate planning.
Our practice is devoted to helping companies and individuals with their legal issues and to protecting them from legal liability. Our clients range from individuals and investors, to real estate syndicates, restaurants, and start-up companies.
Winright Law is a law firm that aims to be the leader of innovative practices in the legal industry, by consistently providing better legal services to our clients and a better work environment for our employees. Our mission is to lead, inspire and create a better legal experience.