The Gold and Silver awards for the 19 NMA: B2B categories were announced across the NMA: B2B official digital channels including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, www.NMAB2B.com and e-newsletter. Gold winners in creator-focused categories received a $500 cash prize in addition to their award.
Please contact us with mailing information if you are a Gold or Silver winner.
Cash prizes (for Gold winners in individual awards) and certificates will be mailed to winners this summer.
Gold, silver and finalist’s seals are available for download here.
NMA: B2B Leadership Award
The Foundation proudly congratulates Karen Lorimer, winner of the 2020 B2B Leadership Award. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding career achievement, contributions to the field, and overall leadership of a member of the Canadian B2B media industry. [Read more]
Best Magazine
GOLD
Esquisses won the prestigious Best Magazine award. The judges found that Esquisses delivers outstanding content to support its goals of informing and supporting the profession of architecture, including the Order of Architects in Quebec, as well as contributing to the advancement of public protection.
Pivot, CPA Canada and University Affairs received Honourable Mentions.
Best Publisher
Prix de l’éditeur
GOLD
Canadian Architect (IQ Business Media) was the recipient of the 2020 Best Publisher award. Inline with the criteria of the category, Canadian Architect is this year’s Best Publisher because they do an excellent job of covering the industry. Everything about it, from content to design speaks in a language that’s relevant to its readers.
WINNERS HIGHLIGHTS
Pivot, CPA Canada collected the most wins, with an impressive three Gold medals and six Silver medals. Their submission “Hi, I’m Mike” is a Gold winner for Best Issue and a Silver winner for Best Cover.
Pivot, CPA Canada writer and previous NMA: B2B award-winner Luc Rinaldi added additional medals to his collection today, with a Gold medal in Best Series of Articles—for “Foresight: Future Proof; Opening Gambit; Back to the Future” with writers Brenda Bouw and John Lorinc—along with Silver medals in Best Profile of a Company for “Transforming America’s Game” and Best Feature Article: Professional for “Inspector Gadget”.
Along with winning the coveted Best Magazine award, Esquisses took home the Gold medal for Best Editorial (for “Villes denses, lieux d’échanges”).
Taking home two Gold awards is University Affairs, in Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue for their “November 2019” issue and Best Profile of a Person for “Anne Innis Dagg gets her due” by Diane Peters.
The complete list of Gold and Silver winning publications includes:
2020 NMA:B2B WINNERS LIST
Best Column or Regularly Featured Department
GOLD
Étions-nous prêts ?
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier
SILVER
Pratiques exemplaires
Pour parler profession
Philippe Orfali
Véronique Ponce (Handling Editor)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Identity on the Job
Benefits Canada
Martha Porado
Great Teaching
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Melissa Campeau (Handling Editor)
In the end: What nursing means to me
RNJ (also known as Registered Nurse Journal)
Margaret Grylls, Shirley Kennedy, Jennifer Murphy-Novak
Kimberley Kearsey (Handling Editor)
Adventures in Academe
University Affairs
Jessica Riddell
Best Profile of a Company
GOLD
Toy Story
Pivot, CPA Canada
Steve Kupferman
Luc Rinaldi (Handling Editor)
SILVER
Transforming America’s Game
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Mark Stevenson (Handling Editor)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Raise a Little ExHell
Pivot, CPA Canada
Jason Kirby
Luc Rinaldi (Handling Editor)
Best Profile of a Person
GOLD
Anne Innis Dagg gets her due
University Affairs
Diane Peters
SILVER
Heather Munroe-Blum: A complex life
Director Journal
Gordon Pitts
HONOURABLE MENTION
Jan Kath’s Magic Carpet Ride
Azure
David Agnew
The King of Chefs
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Rosanna Caira
Meet Michael
Pivot, CPA Canada
Jason McBride
Lara Zarum (Handling Editor)
You Don’t Want This Guy’s Job
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Mark Stevenson (Handling Editor)
Failure IS an Option
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Melissa Campeau (Handling Editor)
The Road Less Travelled
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Melissa Campeau (Handling Editor)
The Specialists’ Divorce
The Medical Post
Tristan Bronca
Best Feature Article: Trade
GOLD
Welcome Home
Canadian Occupational Safety
Amanda Silliker
SILVER
Social Standing
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe, Tom DiNardo, Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser
HONOURABLE MENTION
Rise of the Machines
Benefits Canada
Kelsey Rolfe
The Artificial Intelligence test
CIM Magazine
Cecilia Keating, Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser
Black Hat Hacker: The Dark Side of Connectivity
OHS Canada
Andrew Snook
The Next Big Thing
Strategy
Justin Dallaire
Best News Coverage
GOLD
The Many Sides of Sidewalk Toronto
Azure
John Lorinc, Stefan Novakovic, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Bianca Wylie
SILVER
Le microbiote, l’allié de l’heure
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy
HONOURABLE MENTION
What to expect as title regulation extends to Ontario
Advisor’s Edge
Michelle Schriver
The RVU solution
The Medical Post
Colin Leslie
Best Feature Article: Professional
GOLD
The End of Articling
PrecedentJD
Simon Lewsen
Daniel Fish (Handling Editor)
SILVER
Inspector Gadget
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Lara Zarum (Handling Editor)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Déclin des régimes PD – Changement de cap sur les marchés financiers?
Avantages
Pierre-Luc Trudel
State of the Nation
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam
Is the culture of medicine contributing to miscarriages among female physicians?
CMAJ
Wendy Glauser, Roger Collier
The Pharmacists’ Dilemma
Pharmacy Practice+Business
Sonya Felix
Vicki Wood (Handling Editor)
Paying the Partners
Precedent
Daniel Fish
Melissa Kluger (Handling Editor)
The Scourge of Cyberbullying
University Affairs
Christina Frangou
Best How-to Article or Series of Articles
GOLD
Réseauter autrement
Les Affaires
Olivier Schmouker
SILVER
Build Your Book with Your Clients’ Children
Advisor’s Edge
Michelle Schriver
HONOURABLE MENTION
Death in the Digital Age
FORUM
Deanne Gage
Diverse Learners
Professionally Speaking
Lisa van de Geyn
Kristin Doucet (Handling Editor)
Best Series of Articles
GOLD
Foresight: Future Proof; Opening Gambit; Back to the Future
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Bryan Borzykowski, Brenda Bouw, Brian Friedrich, Laura Friedrich, John Lorinc
SILVER
Last Out: Retail – It’s Swedish for Shrinking; Dollar Daze; What’s in Store for Bricks and Mortar?
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Hague, Courtney Shea
Luc Rinaldi, Melanie Morassutti (Handling Editors)
HONOURABLE MENTION
9 découvertes québécoises
Profession Santé
Christian Leduc, Mathieu Ste-Marie, Justine Montminy, Éric Grenier
New Architecture on Parliament Hill
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam
Policy Update
Director Journal
Matthew Fortier
Dossier Architecture résiliente
Esquisses
Emilie Laperrière, Guillaume Roy, Christine Lanthier (Rédactrice en chef)
A Toast to the Coast
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Sarah B. Hood
A Year in Niagara
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Bruce McAdams
Foresight: Future Proof; Opening Gambit; Back to the Future
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi, Brenda Bouw, John Lorinc
Best Photograph
GOLD
The Write Stuff
Professionally Speaking
Margaret Mulligan
Studio 141 (Art direction), Melissa Campeau (Handling editor)
SILVER
December 2019
Professionally Speaking
Matthew Liteplo
Studio 141 (Art direction), Kristin Doucet (Handling editor)
HONOURABLE MENTION
The King of Chefs
Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine
Margaret Mulligan
Meet Michael
Pivot, CPA Canada
Katherine Holland
The Graffiti Artist
Precedent
Daniel Ehrenworth
The Office of Gilbert Li (Art direction)
September 2019
Professionally Speaking
KC Armstrong
Studio 141 (Art direction), Kristin Doucet (Handling editor)
Best Illustration
GOLD
Revelations
Canadian Family Physician
Alex Garant
SILVER
Fixer Apper
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington
HONOURABLE MENTION
21st-Century Dash
CAA Magazine
Hayden Maynard
Mya McNulty (Art Direction)
Vancouver alleyway
Canadian Family Physician
Ken Foster
iScrapers
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington
The Precedent Innovation Awards
Precedent
Justin Poulsen
The Office of Gilbert Li (Art direction)
Best Editorial
GOLD
Villes denses, lieux d’échanges
Esquisses
Pierre Corriveau
SILVER
Gun control: a health issue for which physicians rightfully advocate
CMAJ
Dr. Matthew B. Stanbrook
HONOURABLE MENTION
Rethink your value proposition
Advisor’s Edge
Michelle Schriver
Architecture’s Climate Crisis (3-part series)
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam
We should care more about caregivers
CMAJ
Dr. Nathan Stall
Best Art Direction: Single Article
GOLD
Lisbon Bite by Bite
CAA Manitoba Magazine
Gary Davidson
SILVER
The Game Changer
HSC Review
Barb Woolley (Creative Director), Taylor Kristan (Art Director)
HONOURABLE MENTION
Timeless Tokyo
Bombardier Experience Magazine
Anna Minzhulina
Tastes Of The Irish
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty
Brad Long on Sustainability, Butter, Food & Love
MENU Magazine
Boomerang Art + Design
The Precedent Innovation Awards
Precedent
The Office of Gilbert Li
It’s Time to Adapt
University Affairs
Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
Best Cover
GOLD
Spring/Summer 2019
Bombardier Experience Magazine
Anna Minzhulina, Melika Dez, Pauline
Loctin
SILVER
‘Hi, I’m Mike’
Pivot, CPA Canada
Katherine Holland
Pivot and CPA Canada team
HONOURABLE MENTION
Special 30th Anniversary Issue
Hotelier Magazine
Courtney Jenkins, Muhammed Sajid
The Unseeable
Inside the Perimeter
Gabriella Secara
Auditing in the Drone Age
Pivot, CPA Canada
Pivot and CPA Canada team
La douleur
Profession Santé
Dino Peressini
Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue
GOLD
November 2019
University Affairs
Léo Charbonneau, Natalie Samson, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Laura Bealne-Stuebing, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
SILVER
Auditing in the Drone Age
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa
HONOURABLE MENTION
Winter 2019
CAA Manitoba Magazine
Gary Davidson, Dan Parsons
Future Forward
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa
‘Hi, I’m Mike’
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa
Best Issue
SILVER
The Product and Materials Issue
Azure
Danny Sinopoli, Joe Silveira, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Kendra Jackson, Erin
Donnelly, Kari Silver
HONOURABLE MENTION
Spring/Summer 2019 Issue
Bombardier Experience Magazine
Elio Iannacci, Christopher DiRaddo, Anna Minzhulina, Renée Morrison, Kelly Stock, Katrina Brindle
December 2019
Canadian Grocer
Shellee FItzgerald , Carol Neshevich, Josephine Woertman
The Misconduct Issue
The Medical Post
Staff & Contributors
November 2019
University Affairs
Léo Charbonneau, Natalie Samson, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Laura Beaulne-Stuebing, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio
Winter 2019
Wood Design & Building Magazine
Popi Bowman, Jana Manolakos, Ethan Kwan
Congratulations to the winners of the 2020 National Magazine Awards: B2B!
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The National Media Awards Foundation is incredibly grateful for the support of: Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council and Ontario Creates. We are also thankful for the support of CCR Solutions, Cision and Magazines Canada.
A special thanks to Studio 141 for creating this year’s visual elements.
This year’s NMA: B2B judges volunteered their time and industry knowledge, reading and evaluating hundreds of entries; our sincerest thanks!
