Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024

Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024

Canadian entrepreneurs draw out possibilities.

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Meet Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 finalists

About the program

For three decades, we’ve shone the spotlight on thousands of visionary Canadian entrepreneurs who are changing what’s possible for Canada and the world. And we’ve only just begun.

By joining the program, you’ll have the opportunity to celebrate success with your team, inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs and gain access to an exclusive global network of program participants that help to build connections, fuel success and navigate long-term growth.

If you or someone you know is turning ground-breaking ideas into innovative businesses, we want to help celebrate that success today.

At EY, we support entrepreneurship for all — not just today, not just tomorrow, but for the next century and beyond.

Here’s to the next 30 years of Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program.

For 30 years, our Canadian program has:

Received more than

4,900

nominations

Celebrated nearly

3,300

finalists

Honoured over

1,450

award recipients

Congratulations to Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 winners
Regional winners 2024
Meet Pacific’s regional winners

Pacific

Meet Prairies’ regional winners

Prairies

Meet Ontario’s regional winners

Ontario

Meet Québec’s regional winners

Québec

Meet Atlantic’s regional winners

Atlantic

Entrepreneurs give new shape to success.
We’re celebrating every bold step forward. Join us.

Each fall, the business community comes together to celebrate the regional finalists and award winners of the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year program. 

These entrepreneurs not only create and build market-leading businesses, they also help take the standard of excellence to new heights, transform industries, create jobs and contribute to the vibrancy of communities. They create the art of the possible — far beyond any ideals or concepts. 

We’re looking forward to the regional celebrations this fall and we hope you’ll join us. The registration process is open. For more information, contact your regional program leader.

Pacific
October 25, 2024
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Prairies
October 10, 2024
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Ontario
October 24, 2024
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Québec
October 9, 2024
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Atlantic
October 10, 2024
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National Celebration
November 26, 2024
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Program timeline

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    March 1 – Program launch
    April 19 – Nominations close
    May – Judging phase one: Regional finalists determined
    May – Finalist interviews with EY
    June – Regional finalist celebrations
    June – Judging phase two: Finalist interviews with judges
    October – Regional Awards shows
    November 13 - 16 – EY Strategic Growth Forum®
    November – National Awards show
    June 2025 – EY World Entrepreneur Of The Year™

Meet Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Award winners

Congratulations to Canada’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 winners Aisha Yang and Musharaf Syed of Herbaland Naturals Inc.

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Meet Canada's EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2022 Award winners

Congratulations to Canada’s EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2022 winner Joanna Griffiths and the national award winners.

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Program contacts

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National sponsors

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Sponsor benefits

A unique year-round C-suite relationship development program:

  • Allows you to gain knowledge about an entrepreneur’s business 
  • Furthers relationships with your targets and clients
  • Extends relationships into the C-suite
  • Garners media and press coverage of the event
  • Promotes your brand and competitive positioning in high-growth entrepreneurial markets
  • Assists entrepreneurs with raising their profile and company profiles
  • Provides access to a robust, influential entrepreneurial ecosystem
  • Brand exposure to a broadened audience through virtual EY Canada Awards show
  • Access and invites to other EY exclusive events

Benefits of participation

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    Peer-to-peer learning opportunities – The chance to keep a pulse on the latest hot topics with peer-to-peer learning experiences, workshops, roundtable discussions and more.

    Connect with EY advisors - Connections with EY advisors through the EY 7 Drivers of Growth and EY Velocity to help your business broaden its focus to embrace value creation.

    Lifetime entrepreneur community access - Lifetime access to a community of like-minded business leaders who are each on their own transformational journey, including fellow entrepreneurs, program judges and sponsors, business leaders and EY personnel.

    Expand your network - The opportunity to expand your network and build relationships through invitations to exclusive entrepreneurially focused and broader EY-run events.

    Exclusive Invitation -  An exclusive invitation to the EY Strategic Growth Forum®, one of North America’s largest gatherings of entrepreneurs, investors, executives and business leaders.

What makes a good nominee?

EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® recognizes innovative entrepreneurial achievement among individuals and companies that demonstrate vision, leadership and success. See what it takes to submit a good nomination.

2024 nominations are now closed.

  • Eligibility Requirements

    Built over decades, our communities, alliances and relationships support your growth.

    • The nominee must be an owner or CEO of a private or public company, and responsible for the day‑to‑day operations of the business. Co‑founders are eligible if they share leadership responsibilities at the company.
    • Non-founding entrepreneurs are only eligible if the individual manages the business and assumes the associated risks.
    • The nominee must have been in their current leadership role for at least two years, by the application deadline.
    • The nominee’s company must be at least three years old.
    • The nominee's headquarters must be in the region where the nomination is submitted.

     

  • Key Considerations

    Growth

    • Are they growing or expanding offices, operations across provincial and global borders?
    • Have they undergone any recent mergers or acquisitions?
    • What actions do they take to create long-term value?

    Story

    • What makes the entrepreneur's story unique? Have they had an interesting journey to get to where they are today?
    • Have they won other awards or have their accomplishments been recognized in the media?
    • Is the company led by a woman, Black, Indigenous, person of colour or 2SLGBTQ+ entrepreneur?
    • Does the company foster an inclusive workforce/culture?

     

  • Other Tips

    A strong and well-written nomination is powerful and compelling to the judges. Consider these important points when completing a nomination form.

    • It’s about the entrepreneur! Share their accomplishments as the founder/leader of the business, the success of the company as a whole and the team who has supported the journey. Bragging is encouraged. No need to be humble.
    • Understand how the entrepreneur will be evaluated. The judges will consider entrepreneurial spirit, purpose, growth, and impact. It’s a balanced scorecard.
    • Tell the entrepreneur story. Paint a picture of their history, entrepreneurial spirit and accomplishments.
    • Be concise and polished. Stay within the word count limit and make sure to proof your work.
    • Demonstrate results. Make sure all achievements are measurable. Quantify and expand on the growth in the storytelling portion with specific numbers, percentages and statistics.
    • Meet the nomination deadline. Careful planning and preparation will help you get your nomination in on time.

     

   

 

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