We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2023 National Magazine Awards: B2B, which were presented this afternoon at the NMA: B2B luncheon. The luncheon was hosted by Melissa Shin at Arcadian Loft in Toronto, with gold winners in creator-focused categories receiving a $500 cash prize in addition to their award certificate.
Silver and Honourable Mention certificates are available on request; please email staff@magazine-awards.com for details.
Gold- and Silver-winning Publications
| Publication | Gold | Silver |
| Alberta Innovators | 1 | |
| Azure | 1 | |
| Canadian Family Physician | 1 | 1 |
| CIM Magazine | 1 | |
| Director Journal | 1 | |
| Esquisses | 1 | |
| Pivot | 2 | 2 |
| Precedent | 1 | |
| Queen’s Alumni Review | 5 | 2 |
| ReNew Canada | 1 | |
| Ryerson University Magazine | 1 | |
| strategy | 1 | |
| The Medical Post | 2 | |
| The York University Magazine | 1 | |
| Today’s Trucking | 1 | |
| University Affairs | 3 | |
| University of Toronto Magazine | 1 |
2023 Winners
Best Column or Regularly Featured Department / Meilleure chronique ou rubrique
Gold / Médaille d’or
If These Walls Could Talk
Queen’s Alumni Review
Tony Atherton
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Dr. Raj Waghmare’s column
The Medical Post
Dr. Raj Waghmare
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Art of Family Medicine/Third Rail
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Chris Frank, Dr. Stephanie Hart, and Dr. Sheri Klassen
PEOPLE
Canadian Grocer
Andrea Yu
Purpose Driver Series: Changing Tides, At the Right Time, and On a Mission
Pivot
Emily Latimer and Liza Agrba
Contributors: Paul Ferriss and Dave Zarum, handling editors
Best Profile of a Company / Meilleur profil d’une entreprise
Gold / Médaille d’or
BlackBerry’s Rebound
Pivot
Bryan Borzykowski
Contributor: Dave Zarum, handling editor
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Midlife makeover
CIM Magazine
Herb Mathisen, Carolyn Gruske
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Future Forward
Hotelier Magazine
Rosanna Caira
Canada’s first foundation aimed at supporting Black communities takes non-traditional approach to philanthropy
The Philanthropist Journal
Julie Sobowale
Best Illustration / Meilleure illustration
Gold / Médaille d’or
A century of scientific growth
University Affairs
Hudson Christie
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Asset Management
Alberta Innovators
Scott Carmichael
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Liquid Gold
Convenience Store News Canada
Tim Zeltner
Contributor: Jackie Shipley, art director
Ending the drought
Director Journal
Hawlii Pichette
Contributor: Lionel Bebbington, art director
Ride on
Precedent
Hudson Christie
Field Trip
Queen’s Alumni Review
Tim Zeltner
Best Feature Article: Trade / Meilleur article de fond : commercial
Gold / Médaille d’or
A reality check on the metaverse
strategy
Josh Kolm
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Carrying a heavy load
ReNew Canada
Andrew Snook
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Reimagining the Box
Canadian Grocer
Shellee Fitzgerald
The North redefined
CIM Magazine
Herb Mathisen, Carolyn Gruske
Best Feature Article: Professional / Meilleur article de fond : professionnel
Gold / Médaille d’or
The boss is not okay
Director Journal
Prasanthi Vasanthakumar
Contributors: Simon Avery, editor; Lionel Bebbington, art director
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Architecture During Wartime
Azure
Eric Mutrie
Next In Line
Pivot
John Lorinc
Contributor: Paul Ferriss, handling editor
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Accès refusé
Affaires universitaires
Jean-François Venne
“We are desensitized”: Violence escalating in struggling emergency departments
CMAJ
Diana Duong and Lauren Vogel
The Indigenous Advantage
Director Journal
Barrie McKenna
Contributors: Simon Avery, editor; Lionel Bebbington, art director; Hawlii Pichette, illustrator
Prescription for change
Director Journal
Virginia Galt
Contributors: Simon Avery, editor; Lionel Bebbington, art director
Back to the drawing board
Precedent
Luc Rinaldi
Band of Brothers
Queen’s Alumni Review
Blair Crawford
Best Photograph / Meilleure photographie
Gold / Médaille d’or
À Coeur ouvert
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Agata Dzwonek
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Funeral Lakes
Queen’s Alumni Review
Johnny C.Y. Lam
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Jacques Descoteaux at Work
Pivot
Claudine Baltazar
Contributors: Daniel Neuhaus, director of photography; Adam Cholewa and Dan Parsons, art directors
David Clements
Queen’s Alumni Review
Rémi Thériault
15-Minute City
The York University Magazine
Chris Robinson
Contributors: James Nixon, art director; Deirdre Kelly, writer and editor
Best Profile of a Person / Meilleur portrait
Gold / Médaille d’or
Forward Focus
The York University Magazine
Deirdre Kelly
Contributors: James Nixon, art director; Mike Ford, photographer
Silver / Médaille d’argent
The Show Must Go On
Pivot
Liza Agrba
Contributor: Dave Zarum, handling editor
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
From Big Law to Launching a Firm
Canadian Lawyer
Tim Wilbur
From Legal Advocate to Award-Winning Author
Canadian Lawyer
Tim Wilbur
The Transformer
Director Journal
Gordon Pitts
Contributors: Simon Avery, editor; Lionel Bebbington, art director; J.P. Moczulski, photographer
In Pursuit of Balance
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Amy Bostock
Speaking freely
Precedent
Daniel Fish
Being a physician entrepreneur
The Medical Post
Kylie Taggart
Batter Up
The York University Magazine
Paul Fraumeni
Contributors: Deirdre Kelly, editor; James Nixon, art director
Where Kindness Rules
University of Toronto Magazine
Megan Easton
Best News Coverage / Meilleure couverture de l’actualité
Gold / Médaille d’or
Solving the student housing crisis
University Affairs
Frances Bula
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Beyond Borders
Pivot
Bryan Borzykowski
Contributor: Paul Ferriss, handling editor
Patients without doctors—coast to coast
The Medical Post
Ann Graham Walker
Best How-To Article or Series of Articles / Meilleure article ou meilleure série d’articles de conseils pratiques
Gold / Médaille d’or
How can the legal profession advance reconciliation?
Precedent
Simon Lewsen
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Rôle des architectes : concevoir en mode circulaire
Esquisses
Benoîte Labrosse
How to create order out of chaos
University Affairs
Hannah Liddle
Best Series of Articles / Meilleure série d’articles
Gold / Médaille d’or
The pandemic’s effect on research
University Affairs
Jennifer Quesnel, Kerry Banks, Brian Owens
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Generation Next Thinking
Canadian Grocer
Rebecca Harris, Rosalind Stefanac
The plight of international students
University Affairs
Shauna McGinn, Jean-François Venne, Matthew Halliday
Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread / Meilleure direction artistique : article ou double-page d’ouverture
Gold / Médaille d’or
The Sound of Queen’s
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton, designer
Contributors: Johnny C.Y. Lam, photographer; Peter Simpson, writer
Silver / Médaille d’argent
The Next Chapter Begins
Ryerson University Magazine
Studio Wyse
Contributors: Vanessa Wyse, art direction and design; Della Rollins, photo editor; Alex Jacobs-Blum, photography; Colleen Mellor, editor
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Digital Divide
Pivot
Dan Parsons, associate art director
Contributor: Adam Cholewa, art director
Hall of Presidents
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton, designer
Contributors: Tony Atherton, writer; John Bonner, photographer
Rewilding of the Castle
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton, designer
Contributors: Zoltan Attila Kecskes, photographer; Jordan Whitehouse, writer
Get Outside!
re:porter magazine
Rose Pereira
Contributors: Hayden Maynard, illustrator; Ebony-Renee Baker, writer
Talking About a Revolution
re:porter magazine
Rose Pereira
Contributors: Dan Rubinstein, writer; Gaëlle Leroyer, photography; Sylvie Li, photography.
The Return of Classic Cocktails
re:porter magazine
Rose Pereira
Contributors: Steve Freihon, photography; Max Flatow, photography; Dillon Burke, photography; Eric Medsker, photography; Peter Marquez, photography; Natalie Black, photography; Erik Putz, photography. Wei Tchou, writer
What’s in a Name?
Toronto Met University Magazine
Studio Wyse
Contributors: Vanessa Wyse, art direction and design; Calvin Sprague, illustration; Colleen Mellor, editor
Best Editorial / Meilleur éditorial
Gold / Médaille d’or
You Were Duped: The so-called Freedom Convoy was never about trucks or border mandates
Today’s Trucking
James Menzies
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Concussions: understanding the invisible injury
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Sarah Fraser
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Continuity in the age of virtual care
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Nicholas Pimlott
Issues
Director Journal
Simon Avery
Best B2B Podcast / Meilleur balado B2B
Gold / Médaille d’or
Cause & Effect
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Deborah Melman-Clement
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
CFP Podcast
Canadian Family Physician
Contributors: Dr. Sarah Fraser and Dr. Nicholas Pimlott
Table Talk
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Contributors: Rosanna Caira, editor and publisher of Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine, Hassel Aviles, director of Not 9 to 5
Best Cover / Meilleure page couverture
Gold / Médaille d’or
La multidisciplinarité en pratique
Esquisses
Collaborateur : Romain Lasser, illustrateur
Silver / Médaille d’argent
The Anti-Paperwork Issue
The Medical Post
Contributors: Gracia Lam, Nancy Peterman, Josephine Woertman
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
January/February 2022: Liquid Gold
Convenience Store News Canada
Contributors: Jackie Shipley, art director; Tim Zeltner, illustrator; Michelle Warren, editor
In Conversation with Carson Chan ’99
Old Times Magazine
Contributor: Peter Ross, photography
Ring Master
Pivot
Contributors: Adam Cholewa, art director; LM Chabot, photographer; Dan Parsons, associate art director; Daniel Neuhaus, director of photography
Fall 2022
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, designer
Summer 2022
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Wendy Treverton, designer; Tim Zeltner, illustrator
Winter 2022
Ryerson University Magazine
Contributors: Studio Wyse; Vanessa Wyse, art direction and design; Colleen Mellor, editor
Autumn 2022
University of Toronto Magazine
Contributors: Studio Wyse, Michelle Yee, Scott Anderson
Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue / Meilleure direction artistique d’un numéro
Gold / Médaille d’or
Spring 2022
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton, designer
Silver / Médaille d’argent
What If…? (Spring 2022)
University of Toronto Magazine
Studio Wyse
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Reconcile and Prosper
Director Journal
Lionel Bebbington
January/February 2022
Pivot
Adam Cholewa, art director
Other Contributors: Dan Parsons, associate art director; Daniel Neuhaus, director of photography
May/June 2022
Pivot
Adam Cholewa, art director
Other Contributors: Dan Parsons, associate art director; Daniel Neuhaus, director of photography
Fall 2022
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton, designer
Summer 2022
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton, designer
Best Issue / Meilleur numéro
Gold / Médaille d’or
May/June 2022
Pivot
Contributors: Douglas Dunlop, executive; Paul Ferriss, Alex Correa, Mathieu de Lajartre, Anya Levykh, Beverley Ann D’Cruz, Asmahan Garrib, Dave Zarum, editorial; Adam Cholewa, Dan Parsons, Daniel Neuhaus, design
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Fall 2022
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Alex Beshara, director, marketing and publications; Ruth Dunley, editor; Wendy Treverton, designer
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
New Hospitality
Azure
Contributors: Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Kendra Jackson, Eric Mutrie, Cristian Ordóñez
Reconcile and Prosper
Director Journal
Contributors: Simon Avery, Lionel Bebbington, Annie Smith, Prasanthi Vasanthakumar, Heather Wilson
November/December 2022
Pivot
Contributors: Douglas Dunlop, executive; Paul Ferriss, Alex Correa, Mathieu de Lajartre, Anya Levykh, Beverley Ann D’Cruz, Asmahan Garrib, Dave Zarum, editorial; Adam Cholewa, Dan Parsons, Daniel Neuhaus, design
Spring 2022
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Alex Beshara, director, marketing and publications; Ruth Dunley, editor; Wendy Treverton, designer
Farm to Table
The Spark: Business & Innovation Magazine
Contributors: Kristina Svana, publisher; Melanie Marler, creative director; Katie Dupuis and Lisa van de Geyn, content directors; Melissa Nowakowski, senior writer; Kailee Somers
November-December 2022
University Affairs
Contributors: Ian Munroe, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Hannah Liddle, Judith Lacerte, Natalie Samson, Moira MacDonald, Underline Studio
September-October 2022
University Affairs
Contributors: Ian Munroe, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Hannah Liddle, Moira MacDonald, Samuel Sauvageau-Audet, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
What If…? (Spring 2022)
University of Toronto Magazine
Scott Anderson, Catherine Annau, Sharon Aschaiek, Ty Burke, Cole Burston, Yazmin Butcher, Don Campbell, Nathan Cyprys, Megan Easton, Dan Falk, Meric Gertler, Brent Gooden, Choi Haeryung, Wade Hudson, Nick Iwanyshyn, Alex Jacobs-Blum, Marcia Kaye, Kurt Kleiner, Brent Ledger, Patricia Lonergan, Nickita Longman, Noel Ransome, Jennifer Roberts, Janet Rowe, Raquel A. Russell, Derek Shapton, David Sparshott, Andrea Yu
Best Magazine / Meilleur magazine
Gold / Médaille d’or
Honourable Mention / Mention honorable
Acknowledgements
The NMAF gratefully acknowledges its government funders: the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates.