2021 Award Recipients

Congratulations to the 2021 Canadian Event Awards Recipients

The biggest night in the Canadian event industry took place July 7, 2021, when the Canadian Event Awards was streamed live from the fabulous bb Blanc Studios in Toronto, the Experience Factory in Calgary and virtually from one of Canada’s most iconic event spaces, Casa Loma. Event professionals from across Canada tuned in to watch the show, while many others attended smaller viewing parties in Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Hosted by Jian and Page Magen in Toronto and Dustin Westling and Lynn Fletcher in Calgary, this year’s gala was more than a celebration; it was a night filled with powerful stories and an opportunity to reconnect as an industry and get inspired for Canada’s reopening of live events Viewers were treated to a live performance by international recording artist, Brett Kissel, Jenn Beaupre and the debut of a new charting single by new music artists New Moon Junction.  To read more about the event partners click here.

Best Virtual Event Cooking /Cocktail Demo
MCC Destination Management, Toronto, ON for the Virtual Brew Master Tour and Tasting


Outstanding Logistical Achievement
ESP (Event Strategy Partners) Inc., Toronto, ON for Can You Do Lunch?


Best Experience/Gift Box
OneWest Event Design, Calgary, AB for TransAlta Agents of Innovation


Best Event for a Private Individual/Group or Cause
R5 Event Design & Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique, Toronto, ON for A Tuscan Dinner Party


Best Virtual Backdrop/Staging Design
bb Blanc, Vaughan, ON for bb Blanc Studio A


Best Event Video/Filmmaking
Event Imaging, Toronto, ON for The Virtual Santa Claus Experience


Best Hybrid Wedding
Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for Hybrid Hallelujah


Best Audio Visual Design for an Event

Quest Audio Visual, Toronto, ON for Big Data and AI Toronto Virtual Conference 2020


Best Corporate Event – TIE

Cantrav, Vancouver, BC for SITE Global
Fifth Element Group, Toronto, ON for the TRBOT 2020 Annual Dinner


Best Creative Solution

Bond Brand Loyalty, Mississauga, ON 2020 for the Ford Motor Company x MLSE Playoff Parties

Best Drive-Through Event Experience

e=mc² events & The Drive-Thru Grad Joint Venture Collaborative, Calgary, AB for Drive-Thru Grad 2020 


Best Experiential Marketing Event

Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for the Shoppers Drug Mart – New & So You Pop Up

Best Virtual Event for a Non-Profit

Hala Events & Communications Inc., Toronto, ON for the Ryerson University Faculty of Law Virtual Opening Celebration


Best Virtual Conference/Convention

TK Events Inc., Oakville, ON for Digital 2020 – The ISF World Congress 


Best Technical Support for an Event 

bb Blanc, Vaughan, ON for Restaurants Canada 2020 RC Show


Best Virtual Awards Event 

Production Canada, Vaughan, ON for the 2020 Director’s Guild of Canada Awards


Best Virtual Corporate Event

aNd Logistix Inc & JL Events Group, Toronto, ON for the Great Canadian Show

Best Virtual Marketing Event

Tycoon Events, Edmonton, AB for the University of Alberta Open House 2020


Best Event for a High Profile Charity

ESP (Event Strategy Partners) Inc., Toronto, ON for Laugh Out Loud Benefitting Trillium Health Partners Foundation


Best Virtual Event Platform

JUNōO, Toronto, ON for JUNōO- Immersive Digital Experiences


Best Event Produced for a Community Based Non-Profit

Edmonton Public Library, Edmonton, AB for the Stanley A. Milner Library Grand Opening 


Best Event Design and Decor – TIE

Cantrav & Loungeworks, Vancouver, BC for What’s Your Vancouver? SITE Global
OneWest Event Design, Calgary, AB for GoWest – Breaking Open Conference Breakout Rooms


Most Creative Floral Design

Bespoke Blossoms, Victoria, BC for the Painted Rainbow


Best Wedding 

Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for A Dance of Love


The Big Idea of 2020

Event Imaging, Toronto, ON for The Virtual Santa Claus Experience


Best Industry Support Initiative

BC Meetings & Events Industry Working Group 


Most Outstanding Virtual Event of the Year 

Communique Incentives Inc., Toronto, ON for the Mary Kay Seminar @ Home 2020


Most Outstanding Event of the Year

Cantrav, Vancouver, BC for SITE Global


Entertainer of the Year

Mega Magic- Magician Mike D’Urzo, Toronto, ON

Event Industry Volunteer of the Year

Lisa Marks, Owner, Brand Alive Inc., Calgary, AB


Event Professional of the Year 

Mahoganey Jones, CMP, DES, HMCC, Founder & Event Producer, Event Specialists, Brampton, ON

Wedding Professional of the Year
Michelle Garber, Creative Director, Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique, Thornhill, ON