We are pleased to reveal the Canadian creators who won Gold and Silver medals at this year’s National Magazine Awards: B2B gala. The gala was held at Arcadian Court in Toronto on June 5, 2026, and was co-hosted by Katie Underwood and Erik Mohr.
Silver and Honourable Mention certificates are available on request; please fill out this form to request a certificate.
Best Branded Content Collaboration: B2B / Meilleure collaboration de contenu de marque : B2B
Gold / Médaille d’or
Sovereign Insurance Ask the Experts with Newcom Media
Canadian Underwriter
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
2025 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey
Benefits Canada
Ninepoint Infographics with Newcom Media: Two Clients. Two Goals. One Fund.
Advisor.ca / Conseiller.ca / Investment Executive / Finance et Investissement
Best Editorial, Column, or Regularly Featured Department / Meilleur éditorial, chronique, ou rubrique régulière
Gold / Médaille d’or
Inside — Editor’s Notes
Canadian Interiors
Writer: Peter Sobchak
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
CIM Magazine
Writers: James Whyte, Vanessa MacLean, Craig Waldie, Chris Hachkowski
Contributors: Michele Beacom, Ryan Bergen
Canadian Grocer
Writer: Andrea Yu
Contributors: Kristin Laird, managing editor; Jackie Shipley, art director; Shellee Fitzgerald, editor-in-chief
Best Profile of a Company / Meilleur profil d’un énterprise
Gold / Médaille d’or
Stand-up robotics
EGBC Innovation
Writer: Shereen Lee
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Manulife Wealth’s ‘significant transformation’
Investment Executive
Writer: Jonathan Got
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Powering progress with a can-do mindset
Canadian Fabricating & Welding
Writer: Lindsay Luminoso
Home Goods Merchandiser
Writer: Clare Tattersall
SeedMaster builds on Prairie roots with global growth
Canadian Fabricating & Welding
Writer: Lindsay Luminoso
Canadian Forest Industries
Writer: Andrew Snook
Iconic Brand: Keeping It Fresh
Franchise Canada magazine
Writer: Kym Wolfe
Best Profile of a Person / Meilleur Portrait
Gold / Médaille d’or
Keeper of the Faith
Queen’s Alumni Review
Writer: Tony Atherton
Contributors: Johnny C.Y. Lam, photographer; Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Beyond Beatlemania
The York University Magazine
Writer: Deirdre Kelly
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
How Al Meghji became one of Canada’s most trusted tax litigators
Canadian Lawyer
Writer: Carolyn Gruske
Investment Executive
Writer: Kevin Press
Leadership Profile: From the Mop to the Top
Franchise Canada magazine
Writer: Kirstyn Brown
Portrait du Dr Martin Plaisance
Profession Santé
Rédactrice : Anaïs Bouitcha
Best Feature Article: Trade / Meilleur article de fond : commercial
Gold / Médaille d’or
Get Buzzed: Honey Spirits in Canada
Poured Canada
Writer: Chelsea Clarke
Contributors: Margaret Spratt, editor; Daniel Costa, graphic designer; Jill Harris, publisher
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Parenthood to Practice: Building a Better Future for Mothers in Architecture
Azure
Writer: Sydney Shilling
Contributor: Brian Wong, art director
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
The Northern Miner
Writer: Frédéric Tomesco
La désinformation, une menace pour les entreprises ?
Gestion
Auteur : Jean-François Venne
Pharmacy Practice + Business
Writer: Rosalind Stefanac
Contributor: Vicki Wood, editor
Canadian Underwriter
Writer: Alyssa Di Sabatino
Contributor: David Gambrill, editor-in-chief
Through the Mind’s Eye: How neuroscience is recalibrating the built environment
Canadian Interiors
Writer: Rhys Phillips
Best Feature Article: Professional / Meilleur article de fond : professionnel
Gold / Médaille d’or
Hacking the System
Azure magazine
Writer: Eric Mutrie
Contributor: Brian Wong, art director
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Time to Disagree?
University Affairs
Writer: Hannah Liddle
Contributor: Edward Thomas Swan, art director
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Quand le crime organisé infiltre l’immigration étudiante au Canada
Affaires universitaires
Rédactrice : Marie-Lou Bernatchez
Collaborateur : Edward Thomas Swan, directeur artistique
Queen’s Alumni Review
Writer: Robert Gerlsbeck
Contributors: Rémi Thériault, photographer; Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Dossier sur les troubles du sommeil
Profession Santé
Rédacteur : Geoffrey Dirat
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef ; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique
Douglas
Writer: Jill Van Gyn-Carr
Contributors: Joanne Sasvari, editor; Jeffrey Bosdet, photographer; Kelly Hamilton, lead graphic designer
Profession Santé
Rédactrice : Anaïs Bouitcha
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef ; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique
Maybe Things Will Be Different This Time
Up Here Business magazine
Writer: Cooper Langford
Canadian Lawyer
Writer: Tim Wilbur
University of Toronto Magazine
Writer: John Lorinc
Contributor: Scott Anderson, editor-in-chief
Best News Coverage / Meilleure couverture de l’actualité
Gold / Médaille d’or
When Your Neighbour Starts a Trade War
Pivot
Writer: John Lorinc
Contributors: Douglas Dunlop, Paul Ferriss, Stephanie Matas, Adam Cholewa, Dan Parsons
Silver / Médaille d’argent
As housing starts plummet, all eyes turn to development charges: What are they, after all?
Queen’s Park Briefing
Writer: Carolyn Gruske
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Mining industry optimistic in face of Trump threat
The Northern Miner
Writer: Colin McClelland
Les universités face à une période politique charnière
Affaires universitaires
Auteur : Mohamed Berrada
Collaborateur : Remie Geoffroi, illustrateur
Best How-To Article or Series of Articles / Meilleur article ou meilleure série d’articles de conseils pratiques
Gold / Médaille d’or
How to become a judge
Precedent
Writer: Daniel Fish
Contributor: Melissa Kluger, publisher
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Clinic
The Medical Post
Writer: Kylie Taggart
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Dossier sur les finances personnelles
Profession Santé
Auteur : Geoffrey Dirat
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef ; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique
Profession Santé
Auteur : Geoffrey Dirat
Collaborateurs : Aude Boivin Filion, rédactrice en chef adjointe ; Mélissa Pelletier, journaliste au pupitre
Comment gérer un patient non-adhérent
Profession Santé
Rédactrice : Anaïs Bouitcha
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef ; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique
Best Series of Articles / Meilleure série d’articles
Gold / Médaille d’or
Generation Next Thinking
Canadian Grocer
Writer: Rebecca Harris
Contributors: Shellee Fitzgerald, editor-in-chief; Kristin Laird, managing editor; Jackie Shipley, art director
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Tariff Wars
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Writers: Laura Pratt, Amy Bostock, Morag Mckenzie, Sotos LLP, Megan Lee, Ned Bell
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
The State of Post-Secondary Education
University Affairs / Affaires universitaires
Writers: Angela Mombourquette, Moira MacDonald, Martine Letarte
Contributors: Brooklin Holbrough, illustrator; Katrin Emery, illustrator; Edward Thomas Swan, illustrator; Marie-Lou Bernatchez, contributor
Pivot
Writers: Andrew Raven, John Lorinc, Stephanie Matas
Contributors: Paul Ferriss, Douglas Dunlop
CIM Magazine
Writers: Sarah St-Pierre, Dinah Zeldin, Ailbhe Goodbody
Up Here Business magazine
Writers: Arty Sarkisian, Karli Zschogner, Amy Kenny, Kirsten Murphy
Revue PLAN de l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec
Auteurs : William Thériault, Annie Labrecque, Gabrielle Anctil
Best Photograph / Meilleure photographie
Gold / Médaille d’or
Turning to Trades
Douglas
Photographer: Jeffrey Bosdet
Contributors: Tammy Schuster, editor; Kelly Hamilton, lead graphic designer
Silver / Médaille d’argent
U of T President Meric Gertler
University of Toronto Magazine
Photographer: Wade Hudson
Contributor: Vanessa Wyse, creative director
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Western Alumni Magazine
Photographer: Sarah Wright
Contributors: Raj Grainger, design/art direction; Althea Blackburn-Evans, publisher; Marcia Steyaert, editor-in-chief; Megan Stacey, senior editor; Paul Fraumeni, senior editor
University of Toronto Magazine
Photographer: Nick Iwanyshyn
Contributor: Vanessa Wyse, creative director
Markham Stouffville Hospital magazine
Photographer: Shlomi Amiga
Contributors: Bryan Borzykowski, editorial director; Glynis Ratcliffe, managing editor; Taryn Dufault, art director
Vie de Château
Photographe : Marie H Rainville
Collaborateurs : Manuela Bartolomeo, styliste ; Elissa Bibaud, mannequin ; Melissa Sanabria Perez, cheveux et maquillage
Best Illustration / Meilleure illustration
Gold / Médaille d’or
Beyond Opioids, for U of T Med Magazine’s Pain Issue
U of T Med Magazine
Illustrator: Jud Haynes (with guidance from Magazine Art Director Mark Bennett)
Contributor: Mark Bennett
Best Topical Reporting: AI & Technology / Meilleur reportage thématique : IA et technologie
Gold / Médaille d’or
Look Again: Deepfakes and the Trust Problem with AI
Pivot
Writer: John Lorinc
Contributors: Paul Ferriss, Stephanie Matas
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
L’intelligence artificielle s’invite dans l’architecture
Esquisses
Auteur : Jean-François Venne
Applications intelligentes de scribes médicaux : les grandes possibilités de ces nouveaux outils
Le Médecin du Québec
Auteure : Elyanthe Nord
Best DEI Reporting / Meilleure reportage DÉI
Gold / Médaille d’or
I’m Every Woman
Benefits Canada
Writer: Sonya Singh
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Queer Engineers Belong Here
Engineering Dimensions
Writer: Sharon Aschaiek
Contributor: Nicole Axworthy, managing editor
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Power Play: How CPAs are helping women’s pro sports thrive
Pivot
Writer: Jessica Patterson
Contributors: Paul Ferriss, Stephanie Matas
Halal investment options expand for Muslim clients
Investment Executive
Writer: Noushin Ziafati
Best Special Report / Meilleur reportage spécial
Gold / Médaille d’or
2025 Report Card series research package
Investment Executive
Writers: Jonathan Got, Sangjun (John) Han, Roland Inacay, Katie Keir, Ciara Lalor-Lindo, James Langton, Alisha Mughal, Michelle Schriver, Sai Tamanna Sharma and Noushin Ziafati
Other Contributors: Kristen Chew, Alisha Hiyate, Tiana Kirton, Carole Le Hirez, Diane Lalonde, Guillaume Poulin-Goyer, Kevin Press and Jason Stacey
Silver / Médaille d’argent
The Long Road to Equity
University Affairs / Affaires universitaires
Writer: Lesley Evans Ogden
Other Contributor: Valerie Bordeleau, illustrator
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Neighbourhood Pharmacy Gazette
Writer: Karen Welds
Canadian Grocer
Writer: Shellee Fitzgerald
Contributors: Kristin Laird, managing editor; Jackie Shipley, art director
Best Art Direction of a Single Article or Opening Spread / Meilleure direction artistique d’un article ou double page d’ouverture
Gold / Médaille d’or
Forever Connected
Indiescreen
Contributors: Andrew Addison, editor-in-chief; Kyle Schruder RGD, creative director; Meleana Conquer, designer
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Feeding Change
Western Alumni Magazine
Contributors: Raj Grainger, design/art direction; Sarah Wright, photographer; Althea Blackburn-Evans, publisher; Marcia Steyaert, editor-in-chief; Megan Stacey, senior editor; Paul Fraumeni, senior editor
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Indiescreen
Contributors: Andrew Addison, editor-in-chief; Kyle Schruder RGD, creative director; Ysabella Ocampo, designer
Lucrative and Lawful, yet . . . Offshore
Pivot
Contributors: Adam Cholewa, Dan Parsons
Old Times Magazine
Contributors: Rose Pereira, art director; Evaan Kheraj, photographer; Jenny Prior, editor and director of content and creative
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Indiescreen
Contributors: Andrew Addison, editor-in-chief; Kyle Schruder RGD, creative director
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributor: Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Best Cover / Meilleure page couverture
Gold / Médaille d’or
Feeding Change
Western Alumni Magazine
Contributor: Raj Grainger, design/art direction; Sarah Wright, photographer; Althea Blackburn-Evans, publisher; Marcia Steyaert, editor-in-chief; Megan Stacey, senior editor; Paul Fraumeni, senior editor
Silver / Médaille d’argent
A University Transformed
University of Toronto Magazine
Contributors: Wade Hudson, photographer; Vanessa Wyse, art director; Scott Anderson, editor-in-chief
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Indiescreen
Contributors: Andrew Addison, editor-in-chief; Kyle Schruder RGD, creative director; Jenny Gagnon RGD, designer; Ysabella Ocampo, designer; Meleana Conquer, designer; Lenore Ramirez RGD, designer
When Your Neighbour Starts a Trade War
Pivot
Contributors: Adam Cholewa, Dan Parsons
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Humber River Health magazine
Contributors: Shlomi Amiga, director of photography; John Montgomery, art director; Bryan Borzykowski, editorial director; Jennifer Goldberg, director of strategy; Glynis Ratcliffe, managing editor
U of T Med Magazine
Contributor: Mark Bennett
University Affairs
Contributor: Remie Geoffroi, illustrator
Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue / Meilleur direction artistique d’un numéro
Gold / Médaille d’or
Fall/Winter 2025
Western Alumni Magazine
Contributors: Raj Grainger, design/art direction; Althea Blackburn-Evans, publisher; Marcia Steyaert, editor-in-chief; Megan Stacey, senior editor; Paul Fraumeni, senior editor
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Summer 2025
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Alex Beshara, director of marketing and publications; Ruth Dunley, editor; Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Alex Beshara, director of marketing and publications; Ruth Dunley, editor; Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Pivot
Contributors: Adam Cholewa, Dan Parsons
U of T Med Magazine
Contributor: Mark Bennett
Humber River Health magazine
Contributors: John Montgomery, Glynis Ratcliffe, Jennifer Goldberg, Bryan Borzykowski
Best Podcast / Meilleur balado
Gold / Médaille d’or
What’s on Dec?
Canadian Underwriter
Contributors: Jason Contant, associate editor; David Gambrill, editor-in-chief; Andrew McFadyen, director, video production; Brad Ling, senior video producer; Emily Ferrier, social media producer; Michaela Manchisi, graphic communications project manager; Katie Ngo, graphic communications project specialist; Anna-Christina Di Liberto, director, content solutions
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Advisor.ca
Contributors: Kevin Press, editorial director; Alisha Hiyate, managing editor; Noushin Ziafati, associate editor; Andrew McFadyen, director, video production; Brad Ling, senior video producer; Emily Ferrier, social media producer; Jason Stacey, graphic designer; Michaela Manchisi, graphic communications project manager; Anna-Christina Di Liberto, director, content solutions
The Catalysts: Medical science and discovery podcast
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at Western University
Contributors: Allan Lewis, producer; Megan Morris, producer; April Kemick, producer; David Creces, technical producer; Patrick Morley, host
Best Editorial Newsletter / Meilleure infolettre éditoriale
Gold / Médaille d’or
Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine Email Newsletter
Environmental Science & Engineering
Contributors: David Nesseth, contributing editor; Peter Davey, managing and online editor
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Franchise Canada magazine
Contributors: Alyssa Thulmann, content producer; Joelle Kidd, editor
Best Editorial Package / Meilleur dossier thématique
Gold / Médaille d’or
The Standing Up For Science Issue
U of T Med Magazine
Contributors: Betty Zou, Blake Eligh, Jim Oldfield, Linda Quattrin, Erin Howe, Scott Fotheringham, Alison Motluk, Mark Bennett, Roberta Brown, Gabrielle Giroday, Heather McCall, Emma Jones
Silver / Médaille d’argent
Issue 30 – The Epicureans
Block
Contributors: Kristina Ljubanovic, editor-in-chief; Yasemin Emory, Whitney Geller, Jacqueline Lane, creative directors; Mélanie Ritchot, commissioning editor; Catherine Dean, photo & illustration editor; Michael Nyarkoh, assistant photo & illustration editor; Ralph Damman, Grant Irving, design; Catherine Connes, translation; Suzanne Aubin, Jane Fielding, Lesley Fraser, copyediting and proofreading; Jeremy Paul, Maryam Siddiqi, Daniel Bromberg, Sara Baron Goodman, Camilla Sampson, Jennifer Foden, Kristina Ljubanovic, Mélanie Ritchot, Sydney Loney, Joseph Solomon Pepper, writing; Kagan McLeod, Roya Delsol, Lindsey Gazel, Sameer Farooq, Daniel Bromberg, Alison Slattery (Two Food Photographers), Kathleen Fu, Jason Logan, Nolan Pelletier, art, illustration and photography
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Western Alumni Magazine
Contributors: Althea Blackburn-Evans, publisher; Marcia Steyaert, editor-in-chief; Megan Stacey, senior editor and writer; Paul Fraumeni, senior editor; Raj Grainger, design/art direction; Jeff Renaud, writer; Crystal Mackay, writer; Alice Taylor, writer
Azure magazine
Contributors: Elizabeth Pagliacolo, editor-in-chief; Brian Wong, art director; Eric Mutrie and Stefan Novakovic, senior editors; Simon Lewsen, contributor
Humber River Health magazine
Contributors: Bryan Borzykowski, editorial director; Jennifer Goldberg, director of strategy; Glynis Ratcliffe, managing editor; Mark Brown, executive editor; John Montgomery, art director; Devon Scoble, project manager
Pivot
Contributors: Douglas Dunlop, Paul Ferriss, Stephanie Matas, Pamela Steer, Brian Bethune, Andrew Raven, John Lorinc, Melissa Robertson, Adam Cholewa, Dan Parsons
Constas
Collaborateurs : Agence 37e avenue
Best Issue / Meilleure numéro
Gold / Médaille d’or
Summer 2025
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Alex Beshara, director, marketing and publications; Ruth Dunley, editor; Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Silver / Médaille d’argent
2025
Nations
Collaborateur : Zane Buchanan, éditeur
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Western Alumni Magazine
Contributors: Althea Blackburn-Evans, publisher; Marcia Steyaert, editor-in-chief; Megan Stacey, senior editor; Paul Fraumeni, senior editor; Raj Grainger, design/art direction; Amanda Jackman, assistant editor; Trista Walker, assistant editor
Western Alumni Magazine
Contributors: Althea Blackburn-Evans, publisher; Marcia Steyaert, editor-in-chief; Megan Stacey, senior editor; Paul Fraumeni, senior editor; Raj Grainger, design/art direction; Amanda Jackman, assistant editor; Trista Walker, assistant editor
Rapport Magazine
Contributors: April Kemick, publisher; Emily Leighton, senior editor; Allan Lewis, creative director; Megan Morris, art director; Aegis Design Inc., design
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Alex Beshara, director, marketing and publications; Ruth Dunley, editor; Wendy Treverton, graphic designer
Best Magazine / Meilleur magazine
Gold / Médaille d’or
Honourable Mentions / Mentions honourables
Acknowledgements
The NMAF gratefully acknowledges its government funders: the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates.
A special thank you to Bronwyn James and Kade Renaud, who created this year’s stunning visuals.
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