The awards were created to recognize the many hard-working and dedicated individuals and organizations that are helping
to grow Canada’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
In London, Startup Canada handed out awards to
organizations such as Ryerson University, Microsoft, MaRS, Communitech and
Ernst & Young. Individuals recognized included mentor of the year Sean Wise
from Ryerson, “ecosystem builder” Joel Adams of London, academic of the year Howard
Armitage from University of Waterloo, “Lifetime Achievement” winner Gary Will
of Communitech and many other organizations, and, umm, me. Presumably for
writing endlessly about entrepreneurs for 25 years.
Enjoy some
photos of the event. The names of all the winners appear below.
All the winners....
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| Rick interviewing event hosts Amanda Stratton and Quinn Lawson |
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| With Jame Bowen and winner Helen Braiter from CBIP |
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| Rick and his shiny new hardware, with James Bowen and Startup founder Victoria Lennox |
Entrepreneurial
Effect Award
Awarded
to the individual, group, community, network or organization that has developed
and produced a program, tool, research project or event that has had the
greatest impact in advancing entrepreneurship in Canada.
Ontario
Winner: Entrepreneurship
101 @ MaRS
Runner-Up: TIM Program
Runner-Up: Humber Launch
Atlantic
Winner: Clarity.fm
Quebec
Winner: International Startup
Festival
Prairies
Winner: Launch
Party
Runner-Up: Fundica
BC
Winner: Grow Conference
Runner-Up: New Ventures BC
Startup
Community of the Year
Awarded
to the official Startup Canada Community that has most successfully advanced
their local entrepreneur community through both strengthening their local
entrepreneurship ecosystem and culture as well as advancing Canada’s
entrepreneurship ecosystem through active engagement and contribution
nationally.
Ontario
Winner:
Startup Waterloo
Atlantic
Winner: Startup Fredericton
Quebec
Winner: Quebec
Startup
Prairies
Winner: Startup Winnipeg (RampUp
Manitoba / AssentWorks)
Runner-Up: Startup Calgary
BC
Winner: Startup PG
Most
Entrepreneurial Post-Secondary Institution of the Year
Awarded
to the college or university that demonstrates the largest commitment and
impact in advancing entrepreneurship.
Ontario
Winner: Ryerson University
Runner-Up: University of Waterloo
Runner-Up: Seneca College
Atlantic
Winner: University of New Brunswick
Prairies
Runner-Up: Wilson Centre for
Entrepreneurial Excellence
BC
Winner: University of Victoria
Runner-Up: Simon Fraser University
Professional
Services Company of the Year
Awarded
to a professional services firm – e.g. banking, legal, accounting, strategic
consulting, etc. – that demonstrates the largest commitment and impact in
supporting and investing in entrepreneurs, startups, startup communities and
entrepreneurial activities locally and nation-wide.
Ontario
Winner: Ernst & Young
Runner-Up: Deloitte
Atlantic
Winner: McInnes Cooper
Prairies
Winner: Boast Capital
Incubator/
Accelerator of the Year
Awarded
to a Canadian incubator or accelerator that demonstrates both innovative
approaches and the largest impact in advancing the success of entrepreneurs,
startups, startup communities and entrepreneurial activities locally and
nation-wide.
Ontario
Winner: Communitech
Runner-Up: Invest Ottawa
Atlantic
Winner: Launch 36
Quebec
Winner: FounderFuel
Prairies
Winner: Alberta Women
Entrepreneurs
Runner-Up: TEC Edmonton
BC
Winner: Growlab
Runner-Up: Wavefront
Government
Organization of the Year
Awarded
to a municipal, provincial or federal government program, department, office,
agency or entity that demonstrates both innovative approaches and the largest
impact in advancing the success of entrepreneurs, startups, startup communities
and entrepreneurial activities locally and nation-wide.
Ontario
Prairies
Winner: Women’s Enterprise Initiative
BC
Winner: BC Innovation Council
Non-Profit
Support Organization of the Year
Awarded
to a non-profit organization that demonstrates both innovative approaches and
the largest impact in advancing the success of entrepreneurs, startups, startup
communities and entrepreneurial activities locally and nation-wide.
Ontario
Winner: MaRS Discovery District
Runner-Up: Ladies Learning
Code
Atlantic
Winner: Hub Halifax
Quebec
Winner: La Fondation Montréal inc
Prairies
BC
Winner: CYBF BC
Runner-Up: Launch Academy
Anchor
Company of the Year
Awarded
to a large private sector firm that demonstrates the largest commitment and
impact in supporting and investing in entrepreneurs, startups, startup
communities and entrepreneurial activities within their community and
nation-wide
Ontario
Winner: Microsoft
Runner-Up: Shopify
Quebec
Winner: Videotron
BC
Winner: Hootsuite
Entrepreneurship
Ecosystem Builder of the Year
Awarded
to a Canadian who has demonstrated the greatest impact in advancing the success
of entrepreneurs, startups, startup communities and entrepreneurial activities
locally, regionally and / or nationally and who has been a leading evangelist
and champion of entrepreneurship, demonstrably contributing to more
entrepreneurial attitudes, behaviours and activities.
Ontario
Winner: Joel Adams
Runner-Up: Reza Satchu
Atlantic
Winner: Robert Pelley
Quebec
Winner: Gabriel
Sundaram
Runner-Up: Phil Telio
Prairies
Winner: Chris
Johnson
Runner-Up: Joelle Foster
BC
Winner: Dan Gunn
Runner-Up: Jeff Keen
Entrepreneur
Mentor of the Year
Awarded
to a Canadian entrepreneur mentor who has demonstrated the greatest impact in
advancing the success of entrepreneurs, startups, startup communities and
entrepreneurial activities locally, regionally and / or nationally through
no-cost mentorship of entrepreneurs as evidenced by their rate of growth.
Ontario
Winner: Sean Wise
Runner-Up: Jeff Dennis
Atlantic
Winner: Robert
Zed
Quebec
Winner: LP Maurice
Prairies
Winner: Randy Yatscoff
Runner-Up: Stephen
King
BC
Winner: Ray Walia
Runner-Up: Cathy
Kuzel
Entrepreneurship
Educator of the Year
Awarded
to a Canadian educator who has:
- Demonstrated excellence in educating, empowering and equipping entrepreneurship students with the attitudes, skills, experiential learning opportunities and networks needed to pursue successful entrepreneurial ventures;
- Made a significant impact in both fostering student-led entrepreneurship initiatives and motivating senior campus leadership to adopt entrepreneurial policies and priorities; and / or,
- Engaged actively in the local startup community through bringing strudents into the community and bringing the community onto the campus.
Ontario
Winner: Howard Armitage
Runner-Up: Ajay Agrawal
Atlantic
Winner: Dr. Mary
Kilfoil
Quebec
Winner: Michael
Avedesian
Prairies
Winner: Scott
MacAulay
BC
Winner: Brent Mainprize
Media
Person of the Year
Awarded
to a Canadian media person who has:
- Demonstrated the greatest impact in advancing public awareness about entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, and entrepreneurial issues and / or
- Leveraged their public voice to champion entrepreneurship through the media and through their community service.
Ontario
Winner: Rick
Spence
Runner-Up: Ian Hardy of Betakit
Atlantic
Winner: Peter
Moreira
Prairies
Winner: Martin Cash
BC
Winner: Rob Lewis
Young
Entrepreneur of the Year
The Young
Entrepreneur Award is a celebration of youth entrepreneurship – reminding us of
the importance of cultivating entrepreneurial awareness and acumen both at home
and through early education to fuel the next generation of Canada’s great
entrepreneurs.
Ontario
Winner: Linda
Manziaris
Runner-Up: William Zhou
Prairies
Winner: Mandy Balak
Wolf
Blass Lifetime Achievement Award
Awarded
to a Canadian who has demonstrated the greatest impact in advancing the success
of entrepreneurs, startups, startup communities and entrepreneurial activities
locally, regionally and / or nationally throughout their lifetime.
Ontario
Winner: Gary Will
Atlantic
Winner: Gerry Pond
Quebec
Winner: John Dobson (Foundation)
Prairies
Winner:
Allan Scott
Investor
of the Year
Awarded
to a Canadian investor who has demonstrated the greatest impact in advancing
the success of entrepreneurs, startups, startup communities and entrepreneurial
activities locally, regionally and / or nationally through a blend of monetary
investment and mentorship.
Prairies
Winner: Randy Thompson
Runner-Up: Dan
Park
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