IS Award Winners

2009 Winners

CBC Toronto Vision Award for Immigrant Inclusion:
Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Toronto Star Award for Excellence in Workplace Integration:
St. Michael's Hospital
RBC Immigrant Advantage Award:
Pitney Bowes and Samtack
Canadian HR Reporter Individual Achievement Award:
Michael Bach, National Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, KPMG

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2008 Winners

RBC Best Immigrant Employer Award: Nytric Limited and CH2M HILL Canada Limited
Canadian HR Reporter Individual Achievement Award: Jane Lewis
CBC Toronto Business Leadership Award: Fiona Macfarlane
Toronto Star Immigrant Champion Award: Patricia O'Connor

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2007 winners

Small Employer Award: Steam Whistle Brewing
Mid-size Employer Award: Xerox Research Centre of Canada
Large Employer Award: Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Influencer Award: George Brown College
Canadian HR Reporter Individual Achievement Award:Sischa Maharaj
Toronto Star "People's Choice" Award for Outstanding Achievement in Immigrant Success:Alan Rego

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2006 winners

Small Employer: i 3 DVR International Inc.
Mid-size Employer: Family Service Association of Toronto
Large Employer: Ernst & Young LLP
Influencer: St. Michael's Hospital
Individual (tie): Amy Go, Executive Director,Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care
Individual (tie): Ken Pustai, Senior Vice-president,Human Resources, TD Bank Financial Group

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Winner Recognition

IS Award winners are honoured at an awards ceremony and cocktail reception hosted by RBC. Winners are recognized at the event by their peers, employers, government, media and key stakeholders as leaders in an area of increasing importance to the Canadian economy.

Winners receive:

• Public recognition at the IS Awards ceremony
• Profile through IS Awards web site and marketing materials
• Hand-crafted IS Awards sculpture

Other benefits may include:

• Opportunities for local and national media coverage
• Future speaking opportunities through TRIEC programs and events
  

Winners of the RBC Best Immigrant Employer Award receive:

• A complimentary HR workshop offered through hireimmigrants.ca on building effective strategies to better attract and recruit skilled immigrants, as well as improving individual and organizational cultural competence