Calling all employers and plan sponsors — the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards will open for entries on Monday, March 31.

This year, Benefits Canada is allowing a bit of extra time for submitting nominations, so we’re opening up the awards portal a whole month early.

If your organization is leading the way in transforming the way you support your employees with the benefits plan, financial wellness, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives or wellness programs, check out the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards site and send in an entry. The awards are also open to consultants, advisors and insurers that are looking to highlight one of their plan sponsor clients.

Visit the Workplace Benefits Awards site here.

Two categories that were introduced last year will be looking once again for nominations in 2025 — HR/Benefits Professional of the Year, which recognizes a leading individual from a plan sponsor who has led a successful career in the benefits or human resources space; and Industry Leadership, which recognizes an individual from the provider space who is demonstrably active and engaged in shaping the future direction of the benefits industry.

The full list of categories for the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards are:

  • Absence Management
  • Benefits Plan Communications
  • DEI Program
  • Drug/Benefits Plan Innovation
  • Financial Wellness Program
  • Future of Work Strategy
  • Health/Wellness Program (>1,000 employees)
  • Health/Wellness Program (<1,000 employees)
  • HR/Benefits Professional of the Year
  • Industry Leadership
  • Mental Health Program (>1,000 employees)
  • Mental Health Program (<1,000 employees)

Read: Who are the winners of the 2024 Workplace Benefits Awards?

The Workplace Benefits Awards continue to honour the achievements of exceptional Canadian employers and Benefits Canada wants to add your organization’s name to the list. Last year’s winners included: Amazon Canada, Admiral Insurance, CAA Club Group, Colliers, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, IMAX Corp., Peel Region, PepsiCo Canada, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and TMX Group Ltd.

The winners will be announced during the 2025 Healthy Outcomes Conference, an event designed for employers and taking place in Toronto on Oct. 21. Entrants will be invited to register, alongside previous Workplace Benefits Awards entrants, finalists and winners, to exchange ideas, best practices and tools for achieving improved employee health outcomes and enhanced organizational performance.

Nominations will be accepted until Wednesday, June 30, 2025. Visit the Workplace Benefits Awards site to submit a nomination or complete an entry for your organization or your plan sponsor clients.

Visit the Workplace Benefits Awards site here.