CCBC BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARDS

The Canada China Business Council’s biennial Business Excellence Awards recognize organizations that have played innovative and leadership roles in expanding and nurturing bilateral business relationships in Canada and China.

At CCBC’s AGM Business Forum on November 15, 2024, CCBC announced the winners of the 9th Canada China Business Excellence Awards.

The Awards, chosen by an independent panel of judges, recognize organizations from CCBC’s membership that take a leading and innovative role in expanding and nurturing bilateral business relationships. The successful stories of our award winners provide inspiration to other companies, helping to encourage more successful trade and investment between Canada and China.

Congratulations to the winners!

Resilience

Conducting Canada-China business demands that companies navigate complex culture differences and geopolitical challenges. This award recognizes businesses that have maintained or rebuilt their market presence during challenging times. Nominees can be Canadian organizations doing business in/with China or Chinese organizations doing business in/with Canada.

GOLD

Apex Supply Chain Management Inc.

Academic Collaboration

This award celebrates Canadian academic institutions that have developed and maintained a solid presence and partnerships in/with China, and/or successfully navigated policy changes to continue engagement with China. The collaboration described must be an active project or completed within the last two years.

GOLD

Holland College

SILVER

Master of Finance – Beijing, Smith School of Business, Queen’s University

BRONZE
York University, Asian Business & Management Program and the Faculty of Science (ABMP-FSc)

Marketing Campaign of the Year

A good marketing or social media campaign can really move the needle on exports to China, a highly competitive consumer market. This category recognizes a campaign by a Canadian company from the last two years that had significant impact on sales or profitability in China. Nominee can be the company itself or an agency that ran the campaign for its clients.

GOLD

WPIC Marketing + Technologies

Women in Leadership

This award recognizes female executives or leaders who have made a consequential impact on a company or institution’s success in or with China.

GOLD (tie)

Canada Wood Group – Haiyan ZHANG

GOLD (tie)

Magna International Inc. – Zhen WU

Benefit to Canada

The average Canadian is unaware of the economic benefit that Canadian exports to China bring to Canadians. This award recognizes companies who have achieved business results from exporting Canadian goods and/or services to China (can also include other types of business/investment with China). Nominees in this category are Canadian companies with at least two years of experience exporting to China.

GOLD

FountainVest

SILVER

Canada Wood Group

BRONZE

Bank of China (Canada)

President’s Award for Excellence

Educational institutions make a significant contribution to Canada’s export revenues, with international student tuition playing a vital role in supporting post-secondary institutions. While many communities benefit from these students, some feel the impact more profoundly than others—Cape Breton is a prime example. Once reliant on coal and determined to avoid dependence on government support, Cape Breton transformed its identity through innovative programs for international students, beginning with students from China and fueled by visionary thinking. Against the odds, Cape Breton—a once economically depressed community—found new vitality and attracted students from around the world.

Cape Breton University-Cape Breton Language Centre, Bilingual MBA Program