2021 Individual Award Winners
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
Wedding Professional of the Year
Michelle Garber, Creative Director, Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique, Thornhill, ON
2021 Award Finalists
Best Audio Visual Design for an Event
bb Blanc, Vaughan, ON for the Ontario Nurses Association Provincial Coordinators November Provincial Coordinators Meeting
Quest Audio Visual, Toronto, ON for Big Data and AI Toronto Virtual Conference 2020
Best Corporate Event
Cantrav, Vancouver, BC for SITE Global
Pacific Destination Services, Vancouver, BC for Through the Looking Glass
Pacific Destination Services, Vancouver, BC for the Emerald Forest Gala
Fifth Element Group, Toronto, ON for the TRBOT 2020 Annual Dinner
Best Creative Solution
Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for Reverse Rapunzel
Bond Brand Loyalty, Mississauga, ON 2020 for the Ford Motor Company x MLSE Playoff Parties
ESP (Event Strategy Partners) Inc., Toronto, ON for Can You Do Lunch?
Best Drive-Through Event Experience
Eventrix | Event Design & Invert720 Productions, Edmonton, AB for the Drive-In Concert Series
Calgary Sports & Entertainment Corp, Calgary, AB for the Calgary Hitmen Teddy Bear Lane
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
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for Quaker Holiday Lounge
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for SickKids Bravery Beads
Bond Brand Loyalty, Mississauga, ON for the 2020 Ford Motor Company x MLSE Playoff Parties
Fifth Element Group, Toronto, ON for the Thirsty Elf
Best Virtual Event for a Non-Profit
BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, Vancouver, BC for the Crystal Ball
Hala Events & Communications Inc., Toronto, ON for the Ryerson University Faculty of Law Virtual Opening Celebration
Hala Events & Communications Inc.., Toronto, ON for the UNICEF Canada – UNGA Live! 2020
Best Virtual Conference/Convention
aNd Logistix Inc., Toronto, ON for the Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP)
TK Events Inc., Oakville, ON for Digital 2020 – The ISF World Congress
Best Technical Support for an Event
Quest Audio Visual, Toronto, ON for the Big Data and AI Toronto – Virtual Conference 2020
bb Blanc, Vaughan, ON for Restaurants Canada 2020 RC Show
Best Virtual Awards Event
Aevias Services, Vancouver, BC for the Circle of Excellence Awards Virtual Event
Production Canada, Vaughan, ON for the 2020 Director’s Guild of Canada Awards
Best Virtual Corporate Event
Event Imaging, Toronto, ON for The Virtual Santa Claus Experience
Aevias Services, Vancouver, BC for the Circle of Excellence Awards Virtual Event
aNd Logistix Inc & JL Events Group, Toronto, ON for the Great Canadian Show
Tycoon Events, Edmonton, AB for the Mars Habitation Mission – BioWare’s Holiday Event 2020
Bond Brand Loyalty, Mississauga, ON for the Ford National Dealer Meeting
TK Events Inc., Oakville, ON for the Growth Faculty Masterclass Series
Best Virtual Marketing Event
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for the Egg Farmers of Canada – George Brown Competition
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for Humber Ignite Games
Tycoon Events, Edmonton, AB for the University of Alberta Open House 2020
Rare Indigo, Burnaby, BC for the Fairmont Mountain Region Virtual BDT
Best Event for a High Profile Charity
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for SickKids Bravery Beads
Hala Events & Communications Inc., Toronto, ON for the Exchange: Conversations to Inspire Change
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
TK Events Inc., Oakville, ON, for the TK Events Virtual Venue
ESP (Event Strategy Partners) Inc., Toronto, ON for the Hugo Virtual Event Hub
Ineventors, Toronto, ON
Best Event Produced for a Community Based Non-Profit
Edmonton Public Library, Edmonton, AB for the Stanley A. Milner Library Grand Opening
Cava Rose, Montreal, QC for Valentine’s Day Ball
Best Event Design and Decor
Cantrav & Loungeworks, Vancouver, BC for What’s Your Vancouver? SITE Global
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for Shoppers Drug Mart – New & So You Pop Up
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for Quaker Holiday Lounge
Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique, Thornhill, ON for Eliana’s Art Themed Bat Mitzvah
OneWest Event Design, Calgary, AB for GoWest – Breaking Open Conference Breakout Rooms
Most Creative Floral Design
R5 Event Design, Toronto, ON for the Hindu Garden Wedding
Bespoke Blossoms, Victoria, BC for the Painted Rainbow
Bespoke Blossoms, Victoria, BC for Blueberries and Romance
R5 Event Design & Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique, Toronto, ON for the Tuscan Dinner Party
Best Wedding
Fab Fete Event Planning Boutique, Thornhill, ON for Bianca & Mark’s Modern Micro Wedding
Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for All Hail The Wedding Day!
Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for Bohemian Vibes
Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for Love and Sparkles
Lynn Fletcher Weddings, Calgary, AB for A Dance of Love
The Big Idea of 2020
HIGH BAR Hospitality & Event Group, Toronto, ON for the Mobile Luxury Cannabis Bar
Event Imaging, Toronto, ON for The Virtual Santa Claus Experience
Spectra Event Group, Vancouver, BC for A Powerful Pivot
Event Specialists, Brampton, ON for the EventPrenuer Club
Best Industry Support Initiative
The Virtual Event Resource by Tycoon Events
Save The Event Industry
Light Up Live Canada
BC Meetings & Events Industry Working Group
Most Outstanding Virtual Event of the Year
Event Imaging, Toronto, ON for The Virtual Santa Claus Experience
Communique Incentives Inc., Toronto, ON for the Mary Kay Seminar @ Home 2020
Most Outstanding of the Year
Cantrav, Vancouver, BC for SITE Global
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for Shoppers Drug Mart – New & So You Pop Up
Citizen XM, Toronto, ON for SickKids Bravery Beads
Hala Events & Communications Inc.., Toronto ON, for Exchange: Conversations to Inspire Change
Entertainer of the Year
Mega Magic- Magician Mike D’Urzo, Toronto, ON
The Destressin’ Driveway Sessions, Calgary, AB
Dueling Piano Kings, Calgary, AB
Danny Kramer Dance Band, Winnipeg, MB
Event Industry Volunteer of the Year
Lisa Marks, Owner, Brand Alive Inc., Calgary, AB
Corinne Kessel, Principal, Greenscape Design & Décor, Burnaby, BC
Elizabeth Clark, President, Chair Decor, Toronto, ON
Joanne Burns Millar, CEO & Owner, Pacific Destination Services Inc., Vancouver, BC
Event Professional of the Year
Rachel Klar, CMP, Senior Events Marketing Manager, Intuit, Mississauga, ON
Dustin Westling, CSEP, Managing Partner, OneWest Event Design, Calgary, AB
Mahoganey Jones, CMP, DES, HMCC, Founder & Event Producer, Event Specialists, Brampton, ON
