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And the Winners Are…

The Gold and Silver awards for this year’s 16 NMA: B2B categories were announced via TwitterFacebookLinkedIn, and e-newsletter on May 26, 2022. Gold winners in creator-focused categories receive a $500 cash prize in addition to their award certificate.

If you are a Gold or Silver winner, please contact us with your mailing information. Cash prizes (for Gold winners in creator-focused categories) and certificates will be mailed this summer. Honourable Mention certificates are available on request.

Gold, Silver, and Finalists’ seals are available for download here.

Highlights

Gold- and Silver-Winning Publications

PublicationGoldSilver
Azure1
Canadian Family Physician11
Canadian Grocer1
CIM Magazine11
Esquisses1
Foodservice and Hospitality1
FORUM2
Pivot, CPA Canada52
Precedent Magazine1
Profession Santé1
Queen’s Alumni Review12
University Affairs13
University of Toronto Magazine21

2022 Winners / Lauréats

Best Column or Regularly Featured Department / Meilleure chronique ou rubrique 

Gold

Picture This: Yurt Alert; Armed and Ready; Partners in Craft
Pivot, CPA Canada
Dave Zarum, Liza Agrba, Scott Messenger
Contributors: Paul Ferriss, handling editor; Dave Zarum, handling editor

Silver

PEOPLE
Canadian Grocer
Carolyn Cooper, Danny Kucharsky, Andrea Yu
Contributors: Shellee Fitzgerald, editor-in-chief; Carol Neshevich, managing editor; Josephine Woertman, art director

Honourable Mention

An Executor’s Life
Advisor’s Edge 
Rudy Mezzetta

The Current
CIM Magazine
Robert Hiltz, Mehanaz Yakub, Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, editor-in-chief; Carolyn Gruske, section editor


Best Profile of a Company / Meilleur profile d’un enterprise

Gold

Stand and Deliver
Pivot, CPA Canada
Sarah Liss
Contributor: Emily Landau, handling editor

Honourable Mention

Ready For Restoration
Canadian Fabricating & Welding
Lindsay Luminoso

Saving Hospitality
Foodservice and Hospitality
Rosanna Caira


Best Profile of a Person / Meilleur portrait

Gold

The Playmaker
Pivot, CPA Canada
Dave Zarum
Contributor: Paul Ferriss, handling editor

Silver

Man with a Vision
FORUM
Kira Vermond
Contributor: Deanne Gage, editor

Honourable Mention

Representing elderly in court and beyond
Canadian Lawyer
Tim Wilbur, editor-in-chief

Dr. Alika Lafontaine reimagines the narrative of medicine
CMAJ
Wendy Glauser
Contributor: Lauren Vogel, editor

Érick Rivard, architecte du quotidien
Esquisses
Anne-Marie Tremblay
Contributors: Anne-Hélène Dupont, rédactrice en chef; Jessica Dostie, rédactrice en chef adjointe; Christine Lanthier, éditrice

That Funny Lady: CBC’s Baroness von Sketch Show star Aurora Browne has the last laugh
The York University Magazine
Deirdre Kelly
Contributor: James Nixon, art director


Best Feature Article: Trade / Meilleur article de fond : commercial

Gold

The two sides of the coal story
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, editor-in-chief; Carolyn Gruske, section editor; Dawn Fraser, graphic designer

Silver

Diamond versus diamond
CIM Magazine
Carolyn Gruske

Honourable Mention

Constructing a Brighter Future
Aboriginal Business Report
Andrew Snook

Support the Shape
Canadian Fabricating & Welding
Lindsay Luminoso

E-commerce in pandemic times
Canadian Food Business
Jana Manolakos
Contributor: Popi Bowman, editor

Breaking down the digital twin
Canadian Metalworking
Lindsay Luminoso

Using tailings to get to net zero
Canadian Mining Journal
Alisha Hiyate

Third-Party Delivery
Foodservice and Hospitality
Jessica Huras

The Big Quit
Strategy Magazine
Justin Crann
Contributor: Jennifer Horn, content director, editor

The Magic of Mushrooms
The York University Magazine
Deirdre Kelly
Contributor: James Nixon, art director


Best Feature Article: Professional / Meilleur article de fond : professionnel

Gold

Apprendre à vivre avec ses erreurs
Profession Santé
Geoffrey Dirat
Collaborateurs: Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef; Anne Hébert, rédactrice en chef adjointe; Sébastien Thibault, illustrateur

Silver

Honourable Mention

Community Ties
Azure
Stefan Novakovic, Tura Cousins Wilson

Confronting the Very Real Threat of Inflation
ICD Director Journal
Barrie McKenna

Eyes on the Prize
Pivot, CPA Canada
John Lorinc
Contributor: Paul Ferriss, handling editor

La pharmacie communautaire de demain
Profession Santé
Mathieu Ste-Marie
Collaborateurs : Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef

Flora Feminista: Women in the Plant World Are Breaking Ground
The York University Magazine
Alanna Mitchell
Contributors: Deirdre Kelly, assigning and handling editor; James Nixon, art director

Addressing anti-black racism
University Affairs
Tayo Bero


Best News Coverage / Meilleure couverture de l’actualité

Gold

The Next Course
Azure
Elizabeth Pagliacolo

Silver

The Breaking Point
Pivot, CPA Canada
Lauren McKeon
Contributor: Emily Landau, handling editor

Honourable Mention

Regulators to take steps against short selling
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, editor-in-chief; Matthew Parizot, section editor

COVID-19, un an après — Tous ensemble
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Francis Vachon, photographe

Un Québec autosuffisant en santé
Profession Santé
Mathieu Ste-Marie
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Anne Hébert, rédactrice en chef adjointe

Call the midwife, get on a waitlist
University Affairs
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing
Contributor: Léo Charbonneau, editor


Best How-To Article or Series of Articles / Meilleure article ou meilleure série d’articles de conseils pratiques 

Gold

Prevention in Practice: Improving preventive screening with Indigenous peoples
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Pascale Breault, Dr. Jessie Nault, Dr.  Michèle Audette, Sandro Échaquan, Jolianne Ottawa, Olga Szafran, Dr. Neil R. Bell,  Dr. James A. Dickinson, Dr. Roland Grad, Dr. Guylène Thériault, Dr. Harminder Singh, Earle Waugh

Silver

Moving Up and Moving On; Knowing the Fine Print
FORUM
Alison MacAlpine, Jamie Golombek, Debbie Pearl-Weinberg
Contributor: Deanne Gage, editor

Honourable Mention

Call to Action – Mark Carney at COP26
Pivot, CPA Canada
Heather Whyte, Tobin Lambie, Michael Massoud
Contributor: Douglas Dunlop, handling editor


Best Series of Articles / Meilleure série d’articles

Gold

Take Two
Foodservice and Hospitality
Amy Bostock, Danielle Schalk

Silver

University Affairs covers EDI
University Affairs
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing, Kelly Boutsalis, Julie Cafley
Contributor: Ian Munroe, editor

Honourable Mention

Third Rail Series: The toxic power dynamics of gaslighting in medicine, I’m a GP, How do we know what we know?
Canadian Family Physician
Sarah Fraser, Dr. Adam Sandell, Dr. Arundhati Dhara

Patient partnership series
CMAJ
Diana Duong, Abigail Cukier
Contributor: Lauren Vogel, editor

The Future of Cities; How we move; Where we work; The rise of biophilic design; Where we live; What we do;
Pivot, CPA Canada
Joe Berridge, Jason Kirby
Contributor: Dave Zarum, handling editor

The virtual health care pivot series
The Medical Post
Louise Leger, Abigail Cukier, Kylie Taggart
Contributor: Colin Leslie, handling editor


Best Photograph / Meilleure photographie

Gold

Portrait of Prof. Mark V. Campbell
University of Toronto Magazine
Wade Hudson
Contributors: Della Rollins, photo editor; Vanessa Wyse, art director

Silver

Unplugged
Pivot, CPA Canada
Rodolphe Beaulieu
Contributor: Daniel Neuhaus, director of photography

Honourable Mention

Peace of Heart
Canadian Family Physician
Cyrus McEachern
Contributor: Eva Markvoort

Getting Covid’s Number
Queen’s Alumni Review
Jennifer Roberts

The Big Shift
The York University Magazine
Chris Robinson
Contributors: James Nixon, art director; Deirdre Kelly, editor

Portrait of Prof. Keisuke Fukuda
University of Toronto Magazine
Kate Dockeray
Contributors: Della Rollins, photo editor; Vanessa Wyse, art director


Best Illustration / Meilleure illustration

Gold

The Brain Drain
Precedent Magazine
Andrew B. Myers
Contributors: Brian Morgan, art director; Rachel Wine, art director

Honourable Mention

Therapy goes digital
University Affairs
Alain Pilon
Contributors: Underline Studio; Judith Lacerte, senior designer

Seeds of Bravery
University of Toronto Magazine
Grace J. Kim
Contributor: Vanessa Wyse, art director


Best Editorial / Meilleur éditorial

Gold

Le temps qu’il faut
Esquisses
Pierre Corriveau, architecte, président de l’Ordre des architectes du Québec

Silver

Editorial: Climate change is a health issue
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Sarah Fraser, editorial fellow

Honourable Mention

One Year Later
Advisor’s Edge
Melissa Shin, editorial director

Accounting for the Natural World
Pivot, CPA Canada
Gord Beal


Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread / Meilleure direction artistique : article ou double-page d’ouverture

Gold

Un laboratoire secret tiré de l’oubli
Affaires universitaires
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte
Collaborateur : Pascale Castonguay, rédactrice/réviseure francophone

Silver

Threads of History
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton
Contributors: Jessica Bushey, photographer; Jana Chytilova, photographer; Patrick Langston, writer

Honourable Mention

The Future of Cities
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa

The Brain Drain
Precedent Magazine
Brian Morgan, Rachel Wine

Five on the Rise
Queen’s Alumni Review
Studio Wyse
Contributors: Ty Burke, writer; May Truong, photographer

Beneath the surface
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

Weaving Indigenous and western knowledge
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte


Best Cover / Meilleure page couverture

Gold

The Miracle of Insulin, Autumn 2021
University of Toronto Magazine
Scott Anderson, Andrea Ucini, Vanessa Wyse

Silver

November-December 2021
University Affairs
Underline Studio; Judith Lacerte, senior designer

Honourable Mention

Stage Fright
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa, art director

Follow the Money
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa, art director 
International Contributor: Noma Bar, illustration

Things We’ve Learned
Ryerson University Magazine
Studio Wyse, art direction; Lucinda Wallace, designer; Ty Dale, illustrator; Colleen Mellor, editor

Spring/Summer 2021
Wood Design & Building
Sharon MacIntosh, art director; Popi Bowman, editor


Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue / Meilleure direction artistique d’un numéro

Gold

Fall 2021
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton

Silver

Spring 2021
Queen’s Alumni Review
Studio Wyse

Honourable Mention

November-December 2021
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

Autumn 2021 issue
University of Toronto Magazine
Vanessa Wyse


Best Issue / Meilleure numéro

Gold

Call to Action
Pivot, CPA Canada
Contributors: Pivot and CPA Canada Team

Silver

Autumn 2021 issue
University of Toronto Magazine
Contributors: Scott Anderson, Franziska Barczyck, Cole Burston, Don Campbell, Jorian Charlton, Sally Choi, Matthew DiMera, Liz Do, Kate Dockeray, Megan Easton, Rebecca Gao, Remi Geoffroi, Meric Gertler, Johnny Guatto, Nick Iwanyshyn, Marcia Kaye, Jenna King, Patricia Lonergan, Nickita Longman, Cynthia Macdonald, Gilbert Ndikubwayezu, Sam Pierre, Cody Punter, Ali Raza, Enzo Rodriguez, Della Rollins, David Sparshott, Alice Taylor, Andrea Ucini, Vanessa Wyse, Andrea Yu

Honourable Mention

March/April 2021 issue
Azure
Contributors: Kendra Jackson, Stefan Novakovic, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Evan Pavka, Danny Sinopoli

Automne 2021 — Perspectives autochtones
Esquisses
Collaborateurs : Jean-Nicolas Bouchard, membre du comité de rédaction; Chantal Grisé, membre du comité de rédaction; Joanne Parent, membre du comité de rédaction; Ange Sauvage, membre du comité de rédaction; Christine Lanthier, éditrice; Anne-Hélène Dupont (37e AVENUE), rédactrice en chef; Jessica Dostie (37e AVENUE), rédactrice en chef adjointe; Steve Proulx (37e AVENUE), conseiller à la rédaction; Maya Cousineau Mollen, collaboratrice et conseillère, Premières Nations et Inuit; Christine Dufresne, réviseure; Stéphanie Lessard (37e AVENUE), correctrice d’épreuves; Amélie Beaulieu (Kokonut design), conceptrice graphique; Cathy Beauséjour, collaboratrice; Nahka Bertrand, collaboratrice; Mario Cloutier, collaborateur; Maude Hallé Saint-Cyr, collaboratrice; Me Cassandra Iorio, collaboratrice; Sylvie Lemieux, collaboratrice; Valérie Levée, collaboratrice; Me Samuel Massicotte, collaborateur; Marie-Eve Schaffer, collaboratrice; Fabienne Théoret Jerome, illustratrice; Jean-François Venne, collaborateur

Judgment Day
ICD Director Journal
Contributors: Simon Avery, Matthew Fortier, Heather Wilson, Prasanthi Vasanthakumar

Spring 2021
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Studio Wyse; Alex Beshara, Ruth Dunley, Wendy Treverton, Queen’s Alumni Review editorial team

The How-To Issue
The Medical Post
Contributors: Colin Leslie, editor-in-chief; Abigail Cukier, writer; Louise Leger, writer; Kylie Taggart, writer; Nancy Peterman, creative director; Josephine Woertman, art director

Cannabis
The Spark: Business & Innovation Magazine
Contributors: Kristina Svana, publisher; Lisa van de Geyn, content director & editorial consultant; Melanie Marler, creative director; Sunday Lek, senior designer; Melissa Nowakowski, senior writer; Kailee Somers, writer; Martha Beach, researcher

Summer 2021 — The Big Shift
The York University Magazine
Contributors: Deirdre Kelly, editor; James Nixon, art director

November-December 2021
University Affairs
Contributors: Ian Munroe, editor; Tara Siebarth, web editor; Pascale Castonguay, French writer/reviser; Judith Lacerte, senior designer; Underline Studio


Best Magazine / Meilleur magazine

Gold

Attractive, interesting, and expertly designed, Pivot excels in captivating its audience from cover to cover.

— NMA: B2B Jury

Honourable Mention

The Medical Post
Queen’s Alumni Review


Acknowledgements

The National Media Awards Foundation is incredibly grateful for the support of the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates. Special thanks also to Hannah Browne and the team at  Studio 141 for once again creating this year’s visual elements, and to Vesselin Stroumsky, for developing the Foundation’s online submissions and judging platforms.

On behalf of everyone who entered this year’s competition, and on behalf of the NMAF team, a sincere thank you to our dedicated roster of volunteer judges.

Save the Date!

The National Media Awards Foundation is thrilled to announce that we will be hosting a long-overdue, in-person event in Toronto on September 29, 2022. Join us at the Globe and Mail Centre for a day of professional development and an evening of reconnecting and networking with friends and peers. Details to follow this summer. 

And the Nominees Are…

The National Media Awards Foundation (NMAF) proudly presents the nominees for the 4th annual National Magazine Awards: B2B. Fifty judges generously volunteered their time and expertise for this year’s awards, evaluating entries from 50 trade, association, and professional magazines across Canada. From their evaluations, 90 finalists have emerged across 16 categories, representing the exemplary work of Canadian business-to-business publications in 2021. 

The complete list of finalists is below. Winners will be announced via social media — we’re @NMA_B2B (use #NMAB2B22) — on May 26, with Gold winners in creator-focused categories receiving a $500 cash prize. All winners and nominees are also eligible to receive a certificate, while award-winning and nominated magazines are encouraged to use our official winners’ seals to promote their awards.

Top Nominees

Pivot, CPA Canada leads with 14 nominations in various categories, followed by University Affairs with 11 nominations and Queen’s Alumni Review with seven nominations. Other top nominees include University of Toronto Magazine with six nominations and The York University Magazine with five nominations. 

Nomination Highlights


Awards Presented to the Creator / Catégories Individuelles

Best Column or Regularly Featured Department / Meilleure chronique ou rubrique 

An Executor’s Life
Advisor’s Edge 
Rudy Mezzetta

PEOPLE
Canadian Grocer
Carolyn Cooper, Danny Kucharsky, Andrea Yu
Contributors: Shellee Fitzgerald, editor-in-chief; Carol Neshevich, managing editor; Josephine Woertman, art director

The Current
CIM Magazine
Robert Hiltz, Mehanaz Yakub, Alexandra Lopez-Pacheco
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, editor-in-chief; Carolyn Gruske, section editor

Picture This: Yurt Alert; Armed and Ready; Partners in Craft
Pivot, CPA Canada
Dave Zarum, Liza Agrba, Scott Messenger
Contributors: Paul Ferriss, handling editor; Dave Zarum, handling editor


Best Profile of a Company / Meilleur profile d’un enterprise

Ready For Restoration
Canadian Fabricating & Welding
Lindsay Luminoso

Saving Hospitality
Foodservice and Hospitality
Rosanna Caira

Stand and Deliver
Pivot, CPA Canada
Sarah Liss
Contributor: Emily Landau, handling editor


Best Profile of a Person / Meilleur portrait

Representing elderly in court and beyond
Canadian Lawyer
Tim Wilbur, editor-in-chief

Dr. Alika Lafontaine reimagines the narrative of medicine
CMAJ
Wendy Glauser
Contributor: Lauren Vogel, editor

Érick Rivard, architecte du quotidien
Esquisses
Anne-Marie Tremblay
Contributors: Anne-Hélène Dupont, rédactrice en chef; Jessica Dostie, rédactrice en chef adjointe; Christine Lanthier, éditrice

Man with a Vision
FORUM
Kira Vermond
Contributor: Deanne Gage, editor

The Playmaker
Pivot, CPA Canada
Dave Zarum
Contributor: Paul Ferriss, handling editor

That Funny Lady: CBC’s Baroness von Sketch Show star Aurora Browne has the last laugh
The York University Magazine
Deirdre Kelly
Contributor: James Nixon, art director


Best Feature Article: Trade / Meilleur article de fond : commercial

Constructing a Brighter Future
Aboriginal Business Report
Andrew Snook

Support the Shape
Canadian Fabricating & Welding
Lindsay Luminoso

E-commerce in pandemic times
Canadian Food Business
Jana Manolakos
Contributor: Popi Bowman, editor

Breaking down the digital twin
Canadian Metalworking
Lindsay Luminoso

Using tailings to get to net zero
Canadian Mining Journal
Alisha Hiyate

The two sides of the coal story
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, editor-in-chief; Carolyn Gruske, section editor; Dawn Fraser, graphic designer

Diamond versus diamond
CIM Magazine
Carolyn Gruske

Third-Party Delivery
Foodservice and Hospitality
Jessica Huras

The Big Quit
Strategy Magazine
Justin Crann
Contributor: Jennifer Horn, content director, editor

The Magic of Mushrooms
The York University Magazine
Deirdre Kelly
Contributor: James Nixon, art director


Best Feature Article: Professional / Meilleur article de fond : professionnel

Community Ties
Azure
Stefan Novakovic, Tura Cousins Wilson

Confronting the Very Real Threat of Inflation
ICD Director Journal
Barrie McKenna

Eyes on the Prize
Pivot, CPA Canada
John Lorinc
Contributor: Paul Ferriss, handling editor

La pharmacie communautaire de demain
Profession Santé
Mathieu Ste-Marie
Collaborateurs : Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef

Apprendre à vivre avec ses erreurs
Profession Santé
Geoffrey Dirat
Collaborateurs: Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef; Anne Hébert, rédactrice en chef adjointe; Sébastien Thibault, illustrateur

Flora Feminista: Women in the Plant World Are Breaking Ground
The York University Magazine
Alanna Mitchell
Contributors: Deirdre Kelly, assigning and handling editor; James Nixon, art director

Addressing anti-black racism
University Affairs
Tayo Bero


Best News Coverage / Meilleure couverture de l’actualité

The Next Course
Azure
Elizabeth Pagliacolo

Regulators to take steps against short selling
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, editor-in-chief; Matthew Parizot, section editor

The Breaking Point
Pivot, CPA Canada
Lauren McKeon
Contributor: Emily Landau, handling editor

COVID-19, un an après — Tous ensemble
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Francis Vachon, photographe

Un Québec autosuffisant en santé
Profession Santé
Mathieu Ste-Marie
Collaborateurs : Christian Leduc, rédacteur en chef; Dino Peressini, directeur artistique; Anne Hébert, rédactrice en chef adjointe

Call the midwife, get on a waitlist
University Affairs
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing
Contributor: Léo Charbonneau, editor


Best How-To Article or Series of Articles / Meilleure article ou meilleure série d’articles de conseils pratiques 

Prevention in Practice: Improving preventive screening with Indigenous peoples
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Pascale Breault, Dr. Jessie Nault, Dr.  Michèle Audette, Sandro Échaquan, Jolianne Ottawa, Olga Szafran, Dr. Neil R. Bell,  Dr. James A. Dickinson, Dr. Roland Grad, Dr. Guylène Thériault, Dr. Harminder Singh, Earle Waugh

Moving Up and Moving On; Knowing the Fine Print
FORUM
Alison MacAlpine, Jamie Golombek, Debbie Pearl-Weinberg
Contributor: Deanne Gage, editor

Call to Action – Mark Carney at COP26
Pivot, CPA Canada
Heather Whyte, Tobin Lambie, Michael Massoud
Contributor: Douglas Dunlop, handling editor


Best Series of Articles / Meilleure série d’articles 

Third Rail Series: The toxic power dynamics of gaslighting in medicine, I’m a GP, How do we know what we know?
Canadian Family Physician
Sarah Fraser, Dr. Adam Sandell, Dr. Arundhati Dhara

Patient partnership series
CMAJ
Diana Duong, Abigail Cukier
Contributor: Lauren Vogel, editor

Take Two
Foodservice and Hospitality
Amy Bostock, Danielle Schalk

The Future of Cities; How we move; Where we work; The rise of biophilic design; Where we live; What we do;
Pivot, CPA Canada
Joe Berridge, Jason Kirby
Contributor: Dave Zarum, handling editor

The virtual health care pivot series
The Medical Post
Louise Leger, Abigail Cukier, Kylie Taggart
Contributor: Colin Leslie, handling editor

University Affairs covers EDI
University Affairs
Laura Beaulne-Stuebing, Kelly Boutsalis, Julie Cafley
Contributor: Ian Munroe, editor


Best Photograph / Meilleure photographie

Peace of Heart
Canadian Family Physician
Cyrus McEachern
Contributor: Eva Markvoort

Unplugged
Pivot, CPA Canada
Rodolphe Beaulieu
Contributor: Daniel Neuhaus, director of photography

Getting Covid’s Number
Queen’s Alumni Review
Jennifer Roberts

The Big Shift
The York University Magazine
Chris Robinson
Contributors: James Nixon, art director; Deirdre Kelly, editor

Portrait of Prof. Mark V. Campbell
University of Toronto Magazine
Wade Hudson
Contributors: Della Rollins, photo editor; Vanessa Wyse, art director

Portrait of Prof. Keisuke Fukuda
University of Toronto Magazine
Kate Dockeray
Contributors: Della Rollins, photo editor; Vanessa Wyse, art director


Best Illustration / Meilleure illustration

The Brain Drain
Precedent Magazine
Andrew B. Myers
Contributors: Brian Morgan, art director; Rachel Wine, art director

Therapy goes digital
University Affairs
Alain Pilon
Contributors: Underline Studio; Judith Lacerte, senior designer

Seeds of Bravery
University of Toronto Magazine
Grace J. Kim
Contributor: Vanessa Wyse, art director


Awards Presented to the Magazine / Catégories Éditoriales

Best Editorial / Meilleur éditorial

One Year Later
Advisor’s Edge
Melissa Shin, editorial director

Editorial: Climate change is a health issue
Canadian Family Physician
Dr. Sarah Fraser, editorial fellow

Le temps qu’il faut
Esquisses
Pierre Corriveau, architecte, président de l’Ordre des architectes du Québec

Accounting for the Natural World
Pivot, CPA Canada
Gord Beal


Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread / Meilleure direction artistique : article ou double-page d’ouverture

Un laboratoire secret tiré de l’oubli
Affaires universitaires
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte
Collaborateur : Pascale Castonguay, rédactrice/réviseure francophone

The Future of Cities
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa

The Brain Drain
Precedent Magazine
Brian Morgan, Rachel Wine

Five on the Rise
Queen’s Alumni Review
Studio Wyse
Contributors: Ty Burke, writer; May Truong, photographer

Threads of History
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton
Contributors: Jessica Bushey, photographer; Jana Chytilova, photographer; Patrick Langston, writer

Beneath the surface
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

Weaving Indigenous and western knowledge
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte


Best Cover / Meilleure page couverture

Stage Fright
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa, art director

Follow the Money
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa, art director 
International Contributor: Noma Bar, illustration

Things We’ve Learned
Ryerson University Magazine
Studio Wyse, art direction; Lucinda Wallace, designer; Ty Dale, illustrator; Colleen Mellor, editor

November-December 2021
University Affairs
Underline Studio; Judith Lacerte, senior designer

The Miracle of Insulin, Autumn 2021
University of Toronto Magazine
Scott Anderson, Andrea Ucini, Vanessa Wyse

Spring/Summer 2021
Wood Design & Building
Sharon MacIntosh, art director; Popi Bowman, editor


Best Art Direction of a Complete Issue / Meilleure direction artistique d’un numéro

Fall 2021
Queen’s Alumni Review
Wendy Treverton

Spring 2021
Queen’s Alumni Review
Studio Wyse

November-December 2021
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

Autumn 2021 issue
University of Toronto Magazine
Vanessa Wyse


Best Issue / Meilleure numéro

March/April 2021 issue
Azure
Contributors: Kendra Jackson, Stefan Novakovic, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Evan Pavka, Danny Sinopoli

Automne 2021 — Perspectives autochtones
Esquisses
Collaborateurs : Jean-Nicolas Bouchard, membre du comité de rédaction; Chantal Grisé, membre du comité de rédaction; Joanne Parent, membre du comité de rédaction; Ange Sauvage, membre du comité de rédaction; Christine Lanthier, éditrice; Anne-Hélène Dupont (37e AVENUE), rédactrice en chef; Jessica Dostie (37e AVENUE), rédactrice en chef adjointe; Steve Proulx (37e AVENUE), conseiller à la rédaction; Maya Cousineau Mollen, collaboratrice et conseillère, Premières Nations et Inuit; Christine Dufresne, réviseure; Stéphanie Lessard (37e AVENUE), correctrice d’épreuves; Amélie Beaulieu (Kokonut design), conceptrice graphique; Cathy Beauséjour, collaboratrice; Nahka Bertrand, collaboratrice; Mario Cloutier, collaborateur; Maude Hallé Saint-Cyr, collaboratrice; Me Cassandra Iorio, collaboratrice; Sylvie Lemieux, collaboratrice; Valérie Levée, collaboratrice; Me Samuel Massicotte, collaborateur; Marie-Eve Schaffer, collaboratrice; Fabienne Théoret Jerome, illustratrice; Jean-François Venne, collaborateur

Judgment Day
ICD Director Journal
Contributors: Simon Avery, Matthew Fortier, Heather Wilson, Prasanthi Vasanthakumar

Call to Action
Pivot, CPA Canada
Contributors: Pivot and CPA Canada Team

Spring 2021
Queen’s Alumni Review
Contributors: Studio Wyse; Alex Beshara, Ruth Dunley, Wendy Treverton, Queen’s Alumni Review editorial team

The How-To Issue
The Medical Post
Contributors: Colin Leslie, editor-in-chief; Abigail Cukier, writer; Louise Leger, writer; Kylie Taggart, writer; Nancy Peterman, creative director; Josephine Woertman, art director

Cannabis
The Spark: Business & Innovation Magazine
Contributors: Kristina Svana, publisher; Lisa van de Geyn, content director & editorial consultant; Melanie Marler, creative director; Sunday Lek, senior designer; Melissa Nowakowski, senior writer; Kailee Somers, writer; Martha Beach, researcher

Summer 2021 — The Big Shift
The York University Magazine
Contributors: Deirdre Kelly, editor; James Nixon, art director

November-December 2021
University Affairs
Contributors: Ian Munroe, editor; Tara Siebarth, web editor; Pascale Castonguay, French writer/reviser; Judith Lacerte, senior designer; Underline Studio

Autumn 2021 issue
University of Toronto Magazine
Contributors: Scott Anderson, Franziska Barczyck, Cole Burston, Don Campbell, Jorian Charlton, Sally Choi, Matthew DiMera, Liz Do, Kate Dockeray, Megan Easton, Rebecca Gao, Remi Geoffroi, Meric Gertler, Johnny Guatto, Nick Iwanyshyn, Marcia Kaye, Jenna King, Patricia Lonergan, Nickita Longman, Cynthia Macdonald, Gilbert Ndikubwayezu, Sam Pierre, Cody Punter, Ali Raza, Enzo Rodriguez, Della Rollins, David Sparshott, Alice Taylor, Andrea Ucini, Vanessa Wyse, Andrea Yu


Best Magazine / Meilleur magazine

For the most prestigious award of the NMA: B2B program, our judges have selected three finalists:

Pivot, CPA Canada

Attractive, interesting, and expertly designed, Pivot excels in captivating its audience from cover to cover.

NMA: B2B Jury

The Medical Post

Simple, yet well-designed, The Medical Post stands out with its engaging content and human-focused, no-nonsense approach to practice management.

NMA: B2B Jury

Queen’s Alumni Review

There is much to admire and imitate in Queen’s Alumni Review. The well-written articles complement its design, which shines on its own while contributing to an easy and engaging reading experience.

NMA: B2B Jury

This is Pivot’s fourth consecutive nomination for Best Magazine. The Medical Post was previously a finalist in this category at the inaugural National Magazine Awards: B2B in 2019. This is the first-ever Best Magazine nod for Queen’s Alumni Review.


B2B Leadership Award & Best Publisher

After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to once again postpone awarding these prizes. All applications for these awards from 2020 and 2021 will be kept on file for consideration, and we look forward to celebrating the winners at next year’s awards.

Credit Changes & Additions

To request any changes, corrections, or additions, please send details to staff@magazine-awards.com with “NMA: B2B Credit Change” in the subject line. The deadline for credit changes and additions is May 6. 

Acknowledgements 

The NMAF gratefully acknowledges its government funders: the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council, and Ontario Creates. Special thanks also to Hannah Browne and the team at Studio 141 for providing all the original visual elements of this year’s awards, and to Vesselin Stroumsky for developing the Foundation’s online submissions and judging platforms. 

Call for Entries

The National Magazine Awards: B2B Early Bird Rate offer ends on January 12, 2022 and the final submission deadline is January 18, 2022 at midnight (ET). Note that the deadline for the B2B Leadership Award is March 2, 2022, and submission information for this award can be sent to staff@magazine-awards.com until the deadline.

Categories

The 18 NMA: B2B categories are divided into three distinct award groups: Awards Presented to the Creator, Awards Presented to the Magazines and the B2B Leadership Award, which is the only award in its grouping.

The nine additional cross-program awards are open to applicants of both the Digital Publishing Awards and National Magazine Awards, as well as applicants of the National Magazine Awards: B2B. For this cross-program initiative, all entries in each category will be evaluated by a single panel of judges, and one winner will be announced per each category below:

  • Best Editorial Newsletter
  • Best Podcast: Current Affairs
  • Best Podcast: Arts, Culture and Society
  • Best Online Video: Short
  • Best Online Video: Feature
  • Best Online Video: Mini-Doc

How to Submit

  1. Register online at https://submissions.nmab2b.com/login 
  2. Review the Rules and Submission Requirements to ensure eligibility
  3. Review the submission Categories and complete the application(s)
  4. Pay the required entry fees 

In response to the challenges surrounding COVID-19, no hard copies are required for the 2022 National Magazine Awards: B2B and all entry materials are to be uploaded via the online submission portal. 

Call for Entries

The National Media Awards Foundation is excited to announce we are now accepting submissions for the 4th annual National Magazine Awards: B2B! This year, there are 18 categories and nine additional cross-program categories Canadian B2B writers and publishers can submit their original work to, for the chance to be recognized by Canada’s most prestigious media awards organization. 

Categories

The 18 NMA: B2B categories are divided into three distinct award groups: Awards Presented to the Creator, Awards Presented to the Magazines and the B2B Leadership Award, which is the only award in its grouping.

The nine additional cross-program awards are open to applicants of both the Digital Publishing Awards and National Magazine Awards, as well as applicants of the National Magazine Awards: B2B. For this cross-program initiative, all entries in each category will be evaluated by a single panel of judges, and one winner will be announced per each category below:

  • Best Editorial Newsletter
  • Best Podcast: Current Affairs
  • Best Podcast: Arts, Culture and Society
  • Best Online Video: Short
  • Best Online Video: Feature
  • Best Online Video: Mini-Doc

How to Submit

  1. Register online at https://submissions.nmab2b.com/login 
  2. Review the Rules and Submission Requirements to ensure eligibility
  3. Review the submission Categories and complete the application(s)
  4. Pay the required entry fees 

In response to the challenges surrounding COVID-19, no hard copies are required for the 2022 National Magazine Awards: B2B and all entry materials are to be uploaded via the online submission portal. 


Fees and Prizes

The fee to submit work to the National Magazine Awards: B2B is $135 per category, plus HST, and the early bird fee is $125 plus HST per category. The only exception is the B2B Leadership Award, which is a nomination-based award and costs only $25 to enter. 

Winners of the creator-focused awards will receive a $500 cash prize, plus a certificate, while winners of magazine-focused awards will receive both a certificate and winner’s seal. The winner of the B2B Leadership Award will receive a certificate.

Deadlines

The NMA: B2B Early Bird Rate offer ends on January 12, 2022 and the final submission deadline is January 18, 2022 at midnight (ET). Note that the deadline for the B2B Leadership Award is March 2, 2022, and submission information for this award can be sent to staff@magazine-awards.com until the deadline.

Digital Publishing Awards and National Magazine Awards

Looking for more categories to enter? Try the National Magazine Awards, where Canadian content creators and both digital and print magazines are invited to submit their work to 28 different categories. If you’re looking to submit more digital content, be sure to check out the Digital Publishing Awards’ 24 unique categories.

Questions?

We have answers. Connect with us by email at staff@magazine-awards.com, or via direct message on Twitter

Call for Judges

The National Media Awards Foundation is now welcoming applications for judges for the 2022 National Magazine Awards: B2BDigital Publishing Awards, and National Magazine Awards.

Since 1977, the NMAF has promoted and honoured excellence in journalism, writing, and visual creation in the Canadian magazine industry. In 2021, almost 2,000 entries across all three of our awards programs were evaluated by a dedicated roster of more than 230 volunteer judges from all areas of the magazine and digital media industries.

We welcome applications from people who bring different perspectives to the judging process—from established industry leaders to celebrated emerging talents. We are also committed to addressing systemic racism and structural biases in Canadian media by ensuring that our judging panels are reflective of Canada’s cultural diversity.

Judging will take place in February and March, 2022. To volunteer as a judge, please apply using the form on our website. If you have any questions about how to apply or the rest of the judging process, please email us at staff@magazine-awards.com.



Why Volunteer?

We’re proud to have had some of the finest Canadian journalists, writers, and industry experts serve on our past juries.

The National Magazine Awards have been a major component in the growth of my writing career, and I am inestimably grateful not just for their financial support, but for the recognition from my peers and idols which they represent. Adjudicating the Best Personal Journalism category in 2020 was a deep dive into the breadth and depth of Canada’s masters of the form at the absolute state of the art of contemporary writing, for which I am immensely grateful. It made me a sharper reader, and a sharper writer. 
— Anthony Oliveirawriter and culture critic, and PhD with the University of TorontoToronto, ON.

It was such an enriching experience to be a judge for the NMAs. Being able to appreciate the work of my peers, and discuss their work with the other judges, made me feel like even more a part of the literary community that has supported and nourished me.
— Alicia Elliottaward-winning Tuscarora writer from Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, ON.

Getting your hands on a B2B magazine can be tricky if you don’t belong to a particular profession. As an NMA: B2B judge, I had the pleasure of reading new publications and discovering the rich journalistic and artistic talent behind them.
— Luc Rinaldi, freelance journalist and former editor, Pivot magazine, Toronto, ON.

I enjoy the process because it gives me the opportunity to contribute both individually and collectively. Entering my own scores for each entry validates the time I spend reviewing and assessing each submission; discussing my assessments with the other judges during our conference call provides the opportunity to weigh the value of those assessments against the opinions of other industry experts and (on occasion) to argue in favour of work which I feel may have been undervalued.
Dawn Chafe, executive editor, Atlantic Business Magazine, St. John’s, NL.

It’s a great honour to judge the NMAs and see some of the best magazine work happening in Canada. I love editorial design and it’s wonderful when some of the winning entries are small, independent publications that understand great design is integral to their success.
— Fidel Peñacreative director and co-founder of Underline Studio, Toronto, ON.

Judging the NMAs allows you to keep tabs on industry leaders, validate someone’s hard work, and boost a worthy talent’s own career. It’s also an easy way to give back to a community that has given all of us so much.
Arjun Basu, senior vice president, Product at Bookmark Content and Communications, Montreal, QC.

The NMAs focus on creators, the people who are create the work that makes everything else possible. Given all of the challenges that creators face in earning a living, participating in a process that recognizes and rewards their efforts is, I think, important and valuable work.
Kim Pittaway, former editor, Chatelaine, and journalism teacher, Dartmouth, NS.

Serving as a judge for the National Magazine Awards, which I have done for at least ten years, is always a highlight of my reading year. It’s like receiving an engaging anthology of great writing by exciting emerging writers, masterful old pros, and hidden treasures. And you get the honour of choosing the best of a wonderful bunch! What could possibly be better?
Stephen Trumper, writer, editor, teacher, volunteer, Toronto, ON.

I think the NMAs themselves are a valuable measure of the accomplishments of Canadian magazine writers and editors. As to the process, we were given sufficient time and a workable structure both leading up to and in the conversation itself. My fellow judges offered interesting insights into the work considered and the process was both engaged and congenial.
Kim Jernigan, former editor, The New Quarterly, Waterloo, ON.

Volunteering as a judge with the National Magazine Awards was a great experience, it really gave me a chance to see the depth and variety of voices being published in Canadian magazines right now, this flourishing of diverse perspectives and thoughts make right now a very exciting time for Canadian media.
— Ossie Michelinaward-winning Inuk journalist and activist from the community of North West River, Labrador.

Having been involved since the 1980s, as a board member, president (1991) a member of a special review committee (Strategic Speculation) and a frequent judge, I have a real investment in the event. What I like most of all is the emphasis the awards have nurtured of rewarding the effort of individual creators (rather than the publications, which get to bask in the reflected glory anyway). Some no longer seem to value, or understand, this. But it is one of the things which makes the Magazine Awards special.
D.B. Scott, publisher, Canadian Magazines blog, Cambridge, ON.

Presenting the Winners of the 2021 National Magazine Awards: B2B

The National Media Awards Foundation revealed the 2021 NMA: B2B Gold and Silver winners on May 27 across various 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. 

If you are a gold or silver winner, please contact us with your mailing information. Honourable Mention certificates are available upon request. Gold, silver and finalist’s seals are available for download here. 

Winner’s Highlights

  • Pivot, CPA Canada earned six gold medals—including the program’s coveted Best Magazine award—and two silver medals. “Magazine Article. May Contain Sentences.” received both gold (in Best Profile of a Company) and silver (in Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread) medals. 
  • Profession Santé is a two-time gold winner (Best Editorial and Best Profile of a Company) and two-time silver winner (Best Feature Article: Professional and Best News Coverage). 
  • Receiving two silver awards is Director Journal, for Best Issue and Best Profile of a Person. 
  • University Affairs also received two silver medals, for Best News Coverage and Best Series of Articles.
  • “Remarkable Teacher” and “Pratiques Exemplaires, Une classe ou l’ou se sent bien” earned Professionally Speaking two silver awards, in the categories of Best Column or Regularly Featured Department and Best Photograph. 

Gold and Silver-Winning Publications

2021 NMA: B2B Winners List

BEST COLUMN OR REGULARLY FEATURED DEPARTMENT / MEILLEURE CHRONIQUE OU RUBRIQUE 

GOLD

Purpose Driver: The Giver; Sweet Success; The Next Generation
Pivot, CPA Canada
Rebecca Fleming, Melissa Buote, Jason Kirby
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

SILVER

Remarkable Teacher
Professionally Speaking
Richard Ouzounian, Teddy Katz
Contributor: Bill Harris
Handling Editor: Melissa Campeau

HONOURABLE MENTION

Best behaviour
Advisor’s Edge
Mark Burgess
Handling Editor: Melissa Shin

Patient Portraits
CMAJ
Seema Marwaha

Spa Star
Spa Inc.
Jana Manolakos
Handling Editor: Popi Bowman

Adventures in Academe
University Affairs
Jessica Riddell
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

BEST PROFILE OF A COMPANY / MEILLEUR PROFIL D’UNE ENTREPRISE

GOLD

Magazine article. May contain sentences.
Pivot, CPA Canada
Shawn Micallef
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

SILVER

De garde 24/7 – Une aventure hors du commun
Profession Santé
Denis Méthot
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

HONOURABLE MENTION

Keeping it fresh
Canadian Grocer 
Shellee Fitzgerald
Handling Editor: Carol Neshevich

All that Glitters
Pivot, CPA Canada
Peter Shawn Taylor
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

The shiny new university in Canada’s North
University Affairs
Rhiannon Russell
Handling Editor: Natalie Samson

BEST PROFILE OF A PERSON / MEILLEUR PORTRAIT

GOLD

Unbroken
Pivot, CPA Canada
Denis Trottier, Lara Zarum
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

SILVER

Crafting Decisions in a Crisis
Director Journal
Richard Blackwell
Handling Editor: Simon Avery

HONOURABLE MENTION

The Jeff Dahn interview: One-on-one with Canada’s foremost lithium-ion battery expert
Electric Autonomy Canada
Emma Jarratt
Handling Editor: Brian Banks

Remarkable Teacher, Wonder Woman
Professionally Speaking
Teddy Katz
Handling Editor: Melissa Campeau

Great Teaching, Character Driven
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Handling Editor: Melissa Campeau

BEST FEATURE ARTICLE: TRADE / MEILLEUR ARTICLE DE FOND : COMMERCIAL

GOLD

Who is the post-pandemic consumer? 
Strategy
Justin Dallaire
Handling Editor: Jennifer Horn

SILVER

The Future of Plastic
Azure
Susan Nerberg
Handling Editor: Elizabeth Pagliacolo

HONOURABLE MENTION

Taking Action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Canadian Grocer 
Rebecca Harris 
Handling Editors: Shellee Fitzgerald, Carol Neshevich

Where We Go From Here (Is Anybody’s Guess)
Canadian Interiors
Peter Sobchak

Has sustainability reporting become unsustainable?
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser
Handling Editor: Carolyn Gruske

Why we should be tipping the iceberg: a case study in innovation
SUSTAIN
Stacey Newman
Handling Editor: Stacey Newman

BEST FEATURE ARTICLE: PROFESSIONAL / MEILLEUR ARTICLE DE FOND : PROFESSIONNEL

GOLD

Biais sexiste en santé – D’égale à égal
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy, Mathieu Ste-Marie
Collaborateur : Éric Grenier
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

SILVER

In recovery
Precedent Magazine
Daniel Fish
Handling Editor: Melissa Kluger

HONOURABLE MENTION

Porteurs de sens collectif
Esquisses
Benoîte Labrosse

Double Duty
FORUM 
Tamar Satov
Handling Editor: Deanne Gage

My artificial pancreas
Pharmacy Practice+Business
Jonathan Garfinkel
Handling Editor: Vicki Wood

All that Glitters
Pivot, CPA Canada
Peter Shawn Taylor

Making medical school admissions more diverse
University Affairs
Wendy Glauser 
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

BEST NEWS COVERAGE / MEILLEURE COUVERTURE DE L’ACTUALITÉ

GOLD

Santé publique – Profiter de la crise
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier, Christian Leduc, Justine Montminy, Mathieu Ste-Marie
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

SILVER

In mourning, universities memorialize the victims of Flight 752
University Affairs
Christina Frangou
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

HONOURABLE MENTION

Protection Services
Azure
Simon Lewsen
Handling Editor: Danny Sinopoli

Pandemic Effect
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam

From the Ashes
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

The Changeup
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Hague
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

Researchers respond to gender-based violence, ‘the pandemic within a pandemic’
University Affairs
Melissa Fundira
Handling Editor: Natalie Samson

BEST PHOTOGRAPH / MEILLEURE PHOTOGRAPHIE 

GOLD

Mr. Clean
Pivot, CPA Canada
Troy Moth

SILVER

Pratiques Exemplaires, Une classe ou l’ou se sent bien
Professionally Speaking/Pour parler profession
Matthew Liteplo 
Collaborateurs : Studio 141, Melissa Campeau

HONOURABLE MENTION 

The alcohol problem
Precedent Magazine
Nick Wong

Paul Taylor, FoodShare Toronto
SUSTAIN
Stacey Newman

Out of Action, Comes Hope
University of Toronto magazine
Jorian Charlton
Editor: Scott Anderson; Art Director: Studio Wyse

BEST HOW-TO ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES / MEILLEUR ARTICLE OU MEILLEURE SÉRIE D’ARTICLES DE CONSEILS PRATIQUES 

GOLD

Referral etiquette guide
The Medical Post
Louise Leger
Handling Editor: Colin Leslie

SILVER

The Trust Crisis: The Trust Crisis; Mr. Clean; Gimme Shelter
Pivot, CPA Canada
Peter Shawn Taylor, Adrienne Tanner, Micah Toub
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

HONOURABLE MENTION

Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction Materials (series of three articles)
Canadian Architect
Jennifer O’Connor, Anthony Pak, Kelly Alvarez Doran
Handling Editor: Elsa Lam

Making connections to serve indigenous communities
Pharmacy Practice + Business
Sonya Felix
Handling Editor: Vicki Wood

Donnez-vous vos données?/Cyberattaques: l’industrie est vulnérable
Transport Routier
Steve Bouchard

BEST SERIES OF ARTICLES / MEILLEURE SÉRIE D’ARTICLES 

GOLD

The Future of Work: Signed, Sealed, Delivered; No Fixed Address, Safe Spaces
Pivot, CPA Canada
Jason McBride 
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

SILVER

Our pandemic moment; virtual dissertations; a return, but not to normal
University Affairs
Moira MacDonald; Suzanne Bowness; Emily Baron Cadloff, Shauna McGinn, Mark Cardwell
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

HONOURABLE MENTION

Prevention in Practice
Canadian Family Physician
Guylène Thériault MD CCFP, Pascale Breault MD CCFP, James A. Dickinson MB BS PhD CCFP FRACGP, Roland Grad MD CM MSc CCFP FCFP, Neil R. Bell MD SM CCFP FCFP, Harminder Singh MD MPH FRCPC, Olga Szafran MHSA
Handling Editor: Nicholas Pimlott, Kathryn Taylor

COVID-19: How grocery is contending with a crisis
Canadian Grocer 
Rosalind Stefanac, Rebecca Harris, Chris Powell
Handling Editor: Shellee Fitzgerald, Carol Neshevich

Future-proofing against climate change/Zeroing in on CO2/Taking heat
CIM Magazine
Cecilia Keating/Herb Mathisen
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser
Handling Editor: Carolyn Gruske

How Indigenous people are coping with COVID-19
CMAJ
Jolene Banning
Handling Editor: Lauren Vogel

Spécial COVID-19
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy, Mathieu Ste-Marie, Denis Méthot
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

BEST ILLUSTRATION / MEILLEURE ILLUSTRATION

GOLD

The lawyer’s guide to not drinking
Precedent Magazine
Wenting Li

HONOURABLE MENTION

Factory Farming
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington

Learning in Motion
Professionally Speaking
Jeannie Phan
Contributors: Melissa Campeau, Senior Editor; Bill Powell, Editor-in-Chief; Richard Lewko, Publisher

BEST EDITORIAL / MEILLEUR ÉDITORIAL

GOLD

The Third Rail
Canadian Family Physician
Sarah Fraser MSc MD CCFP

SILVER

Un scandale bien mal venu
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier

HONOURABLE MENTION

Editor’s Desk
Canadian Lawyer
Tim Wilbur

Le logement comme infrastructure collective
Esquisses
Pierre Corriveau

BEST ART DIRECTION: SINGLE ARTICLE OR OPENING SPREAD / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : ARTICLE OU DOUBLE-PAGE D’OUVERTURE

GOLD

Big Picture
Ryerson University magazine – Summer 2020
Studio Wyse
Contributors: Edward Burtynsky, Alia Youssef, Finbarr O’Reilly, Lucy Lu
Handling Editor: Colleen Mellor

SILVER

Magazine article. May contain sentences.
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa

HONOURABLE MENTION

Second to None
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty

Beautiful Belize
CAA Saskatchewan Magazine
Mya McNulty

The pull of procrastination
University Affairs
Graham Roumieu, Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

Out of Action, Comes Hope
University of Toronto magazine – Winter 2020
Studio Wyse
Editor: Scott Anderson; Photographer: Jorian Charlton

BEST COVER / MEILLEURE PAGE COUVERTURE

GOLD

The Ultimate Canadian Bucket List
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty, Angela Southern

HONOURABLE MENTION

Winter 2020
Ryerson University magazine
Art Director: Studio Wyse, Editor: Colleen Mellor; Illustrator: Andy Rementer

Truth Tellers issue
University of Toronto magazine
Editor: Scott Anderson; Art Direction: Studio Wyse; Photographer: Luis Mora

BEST ART DIRECTION OF A COMPLETE ISSUE / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE D’UN NUMÉRO

GOLD

Spring 2020
University of Toronto magazine
Studio Wyse

HONOURABLE MENTION

25 Great Places Waiting to Be Discovered
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty

Taking care of yourself
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

BEST ISSUE / MEILLEUR NUMÉRO

GOLD

The Resiliency Issue
Azure
Danny Sinopoli, Cristian Ordóñez, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Kendra Jackson, Evan Pavka, Vicky Lee, Kari Silver, Anna Lin

SILVER

Doing the Right Thing
Director Journal
Matthew Fortier and Simon Avery

HONOURABLE MENTION

The Ultimate Canadian Bucket List
CAA Magazine
Paul Ferriss, Mya McNulty, Claire Cooper, Cindy Lubinc

Breaking the Silence
FORUM
Deanne Gage, Giselle Sabatini, Alex Mlynek, Peter Wilmshurst

The Alcohol Issue
Precedent Magazine
Melissa Kluger, Daniel Fish, The Office of Gilbert Li

Pivoting in a Pandemic
The Spark: Business & Innovation Magazine
Kristina Svana, Publisher / Lisa van de Geyn, Content Director & Editorial Consultant / Melanie Marler, Creative Director / Melissa Nowakowski, Senior Writer / Frank Auddino, Advertising & Circulation Director

Back to school?
University Affairs
Léo Charbonneau, Natalie Samson, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Laura Beaulne-Stuebing, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio

BEST MAGAZINE / MEILLEUR MAGAZINE

GOLD
Heather Whyte, Publisher of Pivot
HONOURABLE MENTION

Esquisses

University Affairs

Cross-Programming Categories

BEST EDITORIAL NEWSLETTER / MEILLEURE INFOLETTRE EDITORIALE 

GOLD

Infolettre Quatre95
URBANIA / Quatre95
Jean-Pierre Bastien, rédaction; Marc-Antoine Jacques, design; Théo Gjini, David Mongeau-Petitpas, intégration

SILVER

LiisBeth: Dispatch
Liisbeth.com Dispatch
Meral Mohammad Jamal, Lana Pesch, pk mutch

HONOURABLE MENTION

Hi, Art!
CBC Arts
Leah Collins

L’actualité politique
L’actualité
Mathieu Carbasse, Alec Castonguay, Pierre Fortin, Philippe J. Fournier, Chantal Hébert, Rafael Jacob, Karel Mayrand et Camille Payant

Le courrier du coronavirus
Le Devoir
Alexis Riopel, Alexandre Shields, Olivier Sylvestre, Claire Dazat

Le courrier américain
Le Devoir
Philippe Papineau, Baptiste Barbe, Stéphane Baillargeon, Carine Touma, Sarah Boumedda et Guillaume Saint-Hilaire

Globe Climate Newsletter
The Globe and Mail
Sierra Bein

The Narwhal Newsletter
The Narwhal
Arik Ligeti

The Supplement Newsletter
The Supplement
Samantha McCabe, Alex Nguyen, Sierra Bein

BEST PODCAST: NEWS & POLITICS / MEILLEUR BALADO : ACTUALITÉS ET POLITIQUE

GOLD

Laissez-nous raconter l’histoire crochie : Décoloniser l’Histoire un mot à la fois
Radio-Canada
Production Terre Innue en collaboration avec Radio-Canada OHdio; Marie Andrée Gill, animation; Brad Gros-Louis & Karine Lanoie-Brien, co-réalisateurs; Karine Lanoie-Brien, concept; Isabelle Picard, recherche; Lynne Trépanier, prise de son; et al. 

SILVER

Brainwashed
CBC Podcasts
Michelle Shephard, host/writer; Chris Oke & Lisa Ellenwood, writers/producers; Cesil Fernandes, sound design; Sarah Melton, associate producer; Emilie Quesnel, digital producer; Evan Aagaard, video producer; Ben Shannon, art director

HONOURABLE MENTION

CANADALAND
Canadaland
Jesse Brown, host; Kasia Mychajlowycz, senior producer; Roslyn Kufuor, senior producer; Andréa Schmidt, managing editor; Kevin Sexton, managing editor; Tiffany Lam, Karl Dockstader, Sean Vanderklis, and Justin Ling, contributing reporters

Recall: How to Start a Revolution
CBC Podcasts
Geoff Turner, Jessica Linzey, Francis Plourde, creators;  Geoff Turner, showrunner; Arif Noorani, executive producer; Jessica Linzey, Francis Plourde, associate producers; Geoff Turner, Jessica Linzey, Francis Plourde, writers; Emilie Quesnel, digital producer

Satanic Panic
CBC Podcasts
Lisa Bryn Rundle, host; Lisa Bryn Rundle & Ilina Ghosh, script writers; Arif Noorani, executive producer; Tanya Springer, producer; Christopher Oke, editor; Olivia Pasquarelli, scoring and music supervision; Evan Kelly, sound engineer; Emilie Quesnel, digital producer

Party Lines
CBC Podcasts & CBC News
Elamin Abdelmahmoud, Rosemary Barton, Emma Godmere, Kristin Nelson; Fabiola Melendez Carletti, digital producer

Le Casanova de Montréal
QUB radio Le Bureau d’enquête
Brigitte Noël, Anne-Sophie Carpentier, Étienne Roy, Ève Lévesque, Bastien Gagnon-Lafrance, Philippe Séguin

Dérives
Radio-Canada
Olivier Bernard, animateur et réalisateur; Jo-Annie Larue, chef de projet de contenu; Alain Kemeid, conseiller au contentu; Annie Reeves,  directrice développement et production audionumérique; et al.

Spacing Radio
Spacing
Glyn Bowerman, Neil Hinchley, Matthew Blackett

The Big Story
The Big Story
Jordan-Heath Rawlings, Claire Brassard, Stefanie Phillips, Ryan Clarke

BEST PODCAST: ARTS & CULTURE / MEILLEUR BALADO : ARTS ET CULTURE

GOLD

Cool Mules
Canadaland
Kasia Mychajlowycz, host/reporter/producer; Jesse Brown, producer/co-writer; Jonathan Goldsbie, research; Nathan Burley, music; Chandra Bulucon, sound design/mixing

SILVER

The Hopeful
The Hopeful
Shayda Omidvar, Portia Larlee, Claire Brassard, Ryan Clarke

HONOURABLE MENTION

Les pires moments de l’Histoire avec Charles Beauchesne – Saison III
URBANIA
Charles Beauchesne, animation; Charles Beauchesne, Odrée Rousseau, François DeGranpré, texte et recherche; Barbara-Judith Caron, réalisation; Lucie Fournaison et Alexandre Sarkis, montage; Raphaëlle Huysmans et Philippe Lamarre, producteurs exécutifs

Off The Chart: Xtra’s L Word podcast
Xtra Magazine
Erica Lenti, Chelle Turingan, co-hosts; Chelle Turingan, producer/audio editor; Rachel Giese, executive producer; KidKulit, music

BEST ONLINE VIDEO: SHORT / MEILLEURE VIDÉO EN LIGNE : FORMAT COURT

GOLD

Marion et les collages féministes
Le Devoir
Daphnée Hacker-B., Cédric Gagnon, Bénédicte Millaud

SILVER

Au front, aux soins intensifs de l’Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal
Radio-Canada
Simon Coutu, journaliste; Maryse Gagnon, rédactrice en chef; Frédéric Lacelle, réalisateur; Charlie Debons-Ricard, motion designer

HONOURABLE MENTION

The Original Pandemic
CBC Arts
Lucius Dechausay, Des Mckenzie

Are you making these face mask mistakes?
CBC News
Amara McLaughlin, Roxanna Woloshyn, Anne MacRae, Scott Galley, Tashauna Reid

The race for a vaccine
CBC Toronto
Chris Glover, Paul Borkwood

Cécile et la deuxième vague de COVID-19
Le Devoir
Jasmine Legendre, Matt Joycey, Bénédicte Millaud

Roundup
National Film Board of Canada
Nettie Wild, director; Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

Le choc des cultures
ONFR+
Andréanne Baribeau, Amine Beckoury, Aimé Majeau Beauchamp

‘We’re still a neighbourhood’: A Toronto couple runs errands for their COVID-19 isolated community
The Globe and Mail
Timothy Moore

BEST ONLINE VIDEO: FEATURE / MEILLEURE VIDÉO EN LIGNE : FORMAT LONG

GOLD
SILVER

60 Day Cycle
National Film Board of Canada
Colin Jones, Darcy Wittenburg, directors; Darcy Wittenburg, writer; Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

HONOURABLE MENTION

Perfumed Dreaming
National Film Board of Canada
Kathleen Hepburn, director; Produced by the National Film Board of Canada

Bibelot et bingo : la vieillesse vue autrement
Radio-Canada
Joannie Lafrenière

When fracking and hydro dams collide
The Narwhal
Ben Parfitt, Jayce Hawkins, Carol Linnitt

We Crack Open Dr. Henry’s Model for Taming the Pandemic
The Tyee
Jesse Lupini, Koby Michaels, Lucas Kavanagh, Jeanette Ageson, David Beers

BEST ONLINE VIDEO: MINI-DOC / MEILLEURE VIDÉO EN LIGNE : MINI-DOCUMENTAIRE

GOLD

Manhunt, Manitoba
The Globe and Mail
Timothy Moore, Melissa Tait

SILVER

Agriculture : le Québec loin de l’autonomie alimentaire
Radio-Canada
Maxime Corneau, journaliste; Étienne Marcoux, réalisateur; François Dubuc, motion designer; Georges Sheehy, François Warnet, Marie-Andrée Cormier, preneurs de son; Catherine Marineau-Dufresne, réalisatrice-coordonnatrice; et al.

HONOURABLE MENTION

Canada’s a Drag: Mx. Wolverine, Toronto
CBC Arts
Lucius Dechausay, Peter Knegt, Mercedes Grundy

The Bomb Captain
CBC Podcasts
Craig Desson, Evan Aagaard, producers/editors; Evan Aagaard, camera/cinematography; Geoff Turner, Jessica Linzey, Francis Plourde, original reporting; Arif Noorani, executive producer; Emilie Quesnel, digital producer

Amachewespimawin: Shooting for the Cree way of life
CBC Saskatchewan
Madeline Kotzer, Heidi Atter, Matt Duguid, Trent Peppler

How the Nova Scotia mass shooting unfolded: 13 hours. 22 dead. 16 crime scenes.
Global News
Emanuela Campanella, James Hawkins, Julieta Tobon, Brian Royer, Christian Jeri

Fraude Organisée
Rad
Simon Coutu, journaliste; Johanne Lapierre, rédactrice en chef; Thomas Christopherson, Patrick André Perron, Carl Mondello, vidéaste; Jean-Philippe Gagnon, monteur; Mathieu Waddell, réalisateur; Pasquale Harrison-Julien, chef de pupitre; et al. 

BEST VIRTUAL EVENT / MEILLEUR ÉVÉNEMENT VIRTUEL

GOLD

Avenue magazine Top 40 Under 40 Meet the Class of 2020
Avenue
Käthe Lemon, RocketHouse (Steve Klintberg-Nagy and Zoe Klintberg-Nagy), Dallas Flexhaug

SILVER

Confronting COVID: The National Virtual Town Hall
CBC News
Lara Chatterjee, Angela Naus, Meg Banks, Steve Pennie, Cheryl Brown, Natalie Crowell, Joel Perron

HONOURABLE MENTION

AZ Awards Gala 2020
Azure Magazine
Nelda Rodger, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Vicky Lee, Anna Lin, Kari Silver, Evan Pavka, Mahasti Eslahjou, Wyatt Clough, Paddy Harrington, Tristan Marantos, Jessica Allen, Francesco Sgaramella

Quel avenir pour les ensembles et paysages patrimoniaux ?
Esquisses, le magazine de l’Ordre des architectes du Québec
Cathy Beauséjour, conseillère en communication (OAQ); Virginie Harvey, coordonnatrice de la formation continue (OAQ); Véronique Bourbeau, directrice des communications et des relations publiques (OAQ); Association des architectes paysagistes du Québec

Ask & Answer: Government Pandemic Support
HuffPost Canada
Althia Raj, host/producer; Amanda De Souza, producer; Stephane Sannuto, director; Allia McLeod, supervising producer; Luisa Cruz, floor director; Sasha Nagy, executive producer; Jessica Zimmerman, post-production supervisor

Microfestival – Pierre Kwenders Live
URBANIA
Pierre Kwenders, artiste; Gabriel Lajournade, réalisateur; Nicolas Roy-Bourdages, directeur technique; Alexis Demers, Aiguilleur Xavier Havitov, ingénieur son; Natan B. Foisy, Antoine Benhini, caméramans; Francis Robert, assistant caméra; et al.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The National Media Awards Foundation is incredibly grateful for the support of: the Government of Canada, the Ontario Arts Council and Ontario Creates. We are also thankful for the support of Cision and Magazines Canada. A special thanks to the team at  Studio 141 for once again creating this year’s visual elements, and to Vesselin Stroumsky, for developing the Foundation’s online submissions and judging platforms.

On behalf of everyone who entered this year’s competition, and on behalf of the NMAF team, a sincere thank you to our dedicated roster of volunteer judges

2022 National Magazine Awards: B2B Jury

The National Media Awards Foundation is thrilled to introduce the 2022 National Magazine Awards: B2B jury. This group of 50 judges volunteered their time and expertise to collaboratively evaluate hundreds of pieces of editorial content published in Canadian B2B magazines. From everyone at the NMAF and all who submitted entries this year, thank you!


David Agnew

David Agnew is a former senior editor at Azure. He now serves as copy editor for a diverse group of Canadian magazines, including several past National Magazine Award winners.

Ed Bajek

Edward “Ed” Bajek began working in the publishing industry in 1984. Ed has worked domestically and internationally in sales, distribution, circulation, marketing, merchandising and logistics for books and magazines. Ed has worked with some of the largest publishers, wholesalers, and disturbers in the world, and helped launch titles from B2B to consumer blockbusters on the newsstand.

Photo Credit: Justine Latour

Karine Bénézet

Fascinée par les relations humaines et l’impact des mots, Karine Bénézet est journaliste pour le magazine L’Itinéraire et responsable de formation, depuis 2016. Cette combinaison avait tout pour plaire à celle qui œuvrait, en France, dans le milieu de l’inclusion sociale par l’information. Installée à Montréal depuis 8 ans, elle superposera à son parcours professionnel une atypique reprise d’études universitaires en communication, puis cherchera tout naturellement à articuler ses valeurs et sa passion autour d’un journalisme qui place l’humain au cœur de ses publications.

Lise Boullard

Lise Boullard is a passionate lifestyle editor and writer with over a decade of experience. After completing a master’s degree in publishing from Simon Fraser University, Lise’s French roots drew her east where she served as associate editor of Reader’s Digest in Montreal. Back in Vancouver, Lise joined Glacier Media, where she spent three years living the good life—and writing about it—as managing editor of Vita and Vancouver Living magazines. Lise now works at the forefront of Canada’s digital publishing industry, crafting copy that appeals to both humans (and algorithms) as the owner of Joie Digital Marketing. She also shares her lifestyle musings on her blog, The Editor’s Diary at theeditorsdiary.com.

Joyce Byrne

Joyce Byrne is an award-winning veteran of the Canadian magazine industry. She has led publishing, editorial, creative, marketing and sales teams and boards in Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary, and has worked on nearly every type of magazine, from arts and literary to light industrial, with consumer, business, health and cannabis in between. Joyce is the recipient of the National Media Awards Foundation’s Outstanding Achievement award, and is past president of Alberta Magazine Publishers Association. She is AMPA’s curriculum consultant and the host of this year’s AMPA Webinar Series. Joyce lives in Toronto and her personal brand is I Love Magazines. 

Melissa Campeau

Melissa Campeau is a senior communications professional and an award-winning writer and editor who’s worked in the fields of travel, advertising, entertainment, education, HR and finance. Her work has appeared in a range of publications including ProfitHR Professional, Professionally Speaking and Financial Post. During her three years as Senior Editor with Professionally Speaking magazine, the publication won two gold and seven silver NMA B2B awards.

Fredrik Carlberg

Fredrik Carlberg is a visual thinker, with an interest in the form & function and sustainable practices of all systems and products. He is an active and responsible consumer, applying principles of sustainability wherever possible. Fredrik has a great appreciation for simple elegant, evocative design work in any industry and appreciates the opportunity to guide the strategy and development of any project from brand identities, packaging, editorial projects to websites and new media. Fredrik served as a faculty advisor/educator at York University/Sheridan College design programs. His current clients include B2B sectors in hospitality, food service, grocery, meetings & incentive travel, financial services, recruitment, plumbing & HVAC/R.

His specialties include creative direction, brand identity and logo design, content management, graphic design, editorial design, web design and usability, illustration, photography, art direction, communication strategy and sustainability.

Peter Carter

Peter Carter is a Toronto-based writer, editor, and one-time magazine owner and publisher with 35 years of experience in Canadian magazines. The winner of a Michener Award for Public Service Journalism, Peter is currently Analysis Editor at The Lawyers’s Daily. When he’s not editing or penning his award-winning blog Pete’s Blog&Grille, Carter is either playing his accordion or riding his motorbike.

Gail Cohen

Gail Cohen is one of Canada’s most respected legal journalists. She is currently the Canadian Correspondent for American Lawyer Media as well as an editor with the New York-based professional team at Reuters. She was previously the editor in chief of Canadian Lawyer, Law Times and InHouse magazines and related digital products. Gail has extensive freelance editing and writing experience and has provided strategic communications advice, editing and writing services to a number of Canadian-based non-profit organizations. She is also an awesome gardener, mushroom hunter, chef and quilter.

Justin Dallaire

Justin Dallaire is an associate editor at MoneySense, a personal finance digital magazine. A graduate of the master’s program at the School of Journalism, he previously served as associate editor at Strategy magazine. Dallaire was nominated for Best New Magazine Writer at the 2018 National Magazine Awards and for Feature Writing at the 2020 National Magazine Awards: B2B. Last year, he won a Gold medal in Best Feature Article: Trade for the piece, “Who is the post-pandemic consumer?”

Tara Deschamps

Tara Deschamps is a Toronto-based business journalist with The Canadian Press covering tech, cannabis and real estate. She’s previously worked at the Toronto Star and The Globe and Mail, wrote a weekly real estate series for The New York Times, and freelanced for The Guardian, Star Metro News and Maclean’s.

Diana Duong

Diana Duong is the news reporter at CMAJ. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines including Chatelaine, Maclean’s and Best Health.

Jacinthe Dupuis

Jacinthe Dupuis is a former Senior Editor for Air Canada enRoute. She is currently completing a Master’s in organizational communications where she studies how entrepreneurship trajectories are constituted through a communicational perspective. 

Daniel Fish

Daniel Fish is the senior editor at Precedent Magazine. He graduated from Carleton University’s journalism program and has a master’s in English from the University of Guelph. Daniel won Gold at the National Magazine Awards for his profile of Michael Bryant.

Gabrielle Giroday

Gabrielle (Gabe) Giroday is the media relations lead for the Temerty Facuty of Medicine at University of Toronto and editor of U of T Med Magazine. Before joining U of T in 2019, she worked as a newspaper editor and reporter, and as a provincial government spokeswoman. She was a judge for the National Newspaper Awards in 2021.

Nuria Gonzalez

Born and raised in Mexico City, Nuria Gonzalez has more than 20 years of experience in the editorial, advertising, and digital media sectors.

Nuria moved to Canada in 2003, working as the art director for Fuse and Mix magazines. Currently, she works as the art director for Benefits Canada magazine. Additionally, she oversees Benefits Canada‘s website user experience, branding strategy and supervising consistency throughout all digital platforms, including digital marketing, and e-newsletters. Previously, Nuria was the design manager at Lord Cultural Resources, where she coordinated the firm’s publications, branding and marketing initiatives for their six offices worldwide.

Nuria holds a BA in graphic communications and a master’s degree in digital media from Ryerson University.

Mara Gulens

Mara Gulens is a writer and editor whose stories have appeared in publications such as Cairo Today, The Medical Post and The Globe and Mail. She’s been editor of two Microsoft web portals, the Canada Computes family of publications and the award-winning CMA magazine. Mara’s work on CPA Canada’s dynamic e-newsletter was recognized by Association Media & Publishing and the Canadian Online Publishing Awards. Mara lives and works in Toronto.

Rebecca Harris

Rebecca Harris is a seasoned business writer and B2B content specialist. On the publishing side, her work has appeared in Marketing, Canadian Grocer, Foodservice & Hospitality, Hotelier, Canadian Business, and Communication Arts. Rebecca has won four Canadian Business Media Awards (formerly KRW awards) and has been nominated for 16 awards.

Andy Holloway

Andy Holloway is an editor/writer who has worked for a variety of publications in a variety of positions over the past 30+ years. He’s currently editor of Financial Post magazine, senior features editor of the Financial Post, editor of the weekly FP Investor newsletter and a contributing editor to the National Post.

Brenda Johnstone

Brenda Johnstone brings more than 30 years of trade magazine publishing experience. She launched Convenience & Carwash Canada fourteen years ago and the Women in Carwash conference two-and-a-half years ago. Brenda’s wide range of experience includes national and regional trade magazines, national and regional Tradeshow organizing, corporate event planning, golf tournament organization and more.

Joelle Kidd

Joelle Kidd is a writer and editor living in Toronto. She has worked as the editor of Ciao! Magazine and WHERE Winnipeg magazine, and as a staff writer for the Anglican Journal / Epiphanies Magazine. She is currently the editor of Franchise Canada magazine.

Emma Jarratt

Emma Jarratt is an investigative journalist in Toronto. She holds a Master of Journalism from Ryerson University and a Bachelor of Arts from Carleton University. Emma is the Managing Editor of Electric Autonomy Canada where she oversees the editorial body of content for the outlet and often, herself, reports on industry news. Emma is an accredited member of The Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ). Emma was previously an associate producer for W5 and freelanced for CTV, the Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail, The Barents Observer and VICE in print and broadcast. She has reported from eight countries and lived abroad in Switzerland, the U.K. and Norway.

Louise Leger

Award-winning journalist, accomplished storyteller, avid fan of alliteration. Born and raised in Montreal, Louise studied English Literature at Bishop’s University, and then launched her career at the Sherbrooke Record, covering everything from sidewalk safety to sovereigntists and celebs. After dabbling in Vancouver life and press junkets to L.A., she put down roots in Toronto. 

What followed was a blur of entertainment / business / medical journalism, with a few stints editing on national news desks. She then made a semi-pivot to media relations and corporate communications. Today, Louise is a medical / lifestyle / business writer, marketing and social media copywriter and communications consultant. Her company is Catbird Communications.

Colin Leslie

Colin Leslie is a journalist in Toronto who has worked at The Medical Post for 25 years including the last 13 as editor-in-chief. He’s won gold and silver National Magazine Awards: B2B and before that a number of Kenneth R. Wilson Awards. He’s supervised editorial teams of different sizes over the years.

Wenting Li

Wenting Li is a Toronto/ Tkaronto-based illustrator, painter and muralist. Wenting has done work for The Walrus, The Globe & Mail, The New York Times, and Polaris Music Prize; her most recent public mural project is The Hope in Chinatown.

Matthew Liteplo

Matthew Liteplo is a commercial photographer based in Ottawa. Over the past decade, Matthew has worked with a variety of commercial, corporate and editorial clients throughout Canada to produce a people-focused body of work. Matthew believes that creating a thoughtful connection is the best way to make a creative project successful for the client.

Andrew Macklin

Andrew Macklin is an external communications specialist for WSP in Canada. Prior to joining WSP, Macklin was the editorial director of Toronto’s Actual Media, responsible for the company’s content development and execution for its water, environment and infrastructure brands. A jack-of-all-trades media and communications professional with nearly two decades of experience creating print, audio, and video content, his extensive portfolio also includes senior roles in municipal, provincial and federal election campaigns, as well as holding multiple leadership positions within local and provincial not-for-profit organizations. Macklin is a regular voice on the national and international conference circuit, speaking on issues such as water industry innovation, asset management, and industry investment opportunities. He is a regular contributor to provincial and national media outlets on public sector infrastructure issues, including appearances on CBC: The National, CTV’s Power Play, and CBC Power and Politics.

Gil Martínez

Gil Martínez has more than two decades of design experience and has worked for publishers throughout North America. He has been a member of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers since 2004, where he has reviewed portfolios for junior designers and prospective members, and participated in its Education and Ethics committees. He has received accolades from the HOW International Design Awards, the SoGood Design Awards, the Canadian Business Media Awards and others. In addition to his work as art director for Newcom Media Inc.’s Financial Group, Gil writes about branding and design for the financial industry, has written a book about calligraphy and typography, and teaches editorial design at Centennial College.

Hélène Matteau

D’abord enseignante, puis réviseure et journaliste, Hélène Matteau a aussi travaillé pendant 20 ans à la direction de magazines grand public.

Mya McNulty

Mya McNulty is an award-winning art director, specializing in custom content creation, editorial creative direction and design. With more than 15 years of experience, she helps brands tell stories that are meaningful and engaging. Over the years, she has created content for a wide range of clients, including Porter, CAA, Sobeys, Acura and Aeroplan.

Anna Minzhulina

Anna Minzhulina is a multi-award-winning Art Director and artist who has had a career spanning close to two decades in print and digital design. 

Her visionary magazine covers have been highly regarded by such industry legends as George Lois, Chip Kidd and David Drummond for their ingenuity. Minzhulina’s acclaimed graphic design and creative direction can be found in publications ranging from Maisonneuve magazine and Maclean’s magazine to Experience magazine. 

She has been on the Board of Directors for the NMA Foundation since 2018. That same year, Minzhulina was granted a Fellowship Award for her ongoing graduate studies work at Concordia University. Currently, she is pursuing a Masters Degree in Computation Arts at Concordia University and her research focus centers on magazine design and the use of traditional and artistic processes in print media. Minzhulina is also a trained artist who explores human nature through canvas and multimedia. Her first exhibit is scheduled for Spring 2023.

Dean Mitchell

A career-long advocate of illustration, Dean Mitchell has worked with many of the best and brightest illustrators in the publication world.

After more than 20 years art directing and designing some of Canada’s best-known magazines, he founded Fresh Art & Design in 2007, with his life and business partner, Susan Mitchell.

He has been invited to speak on the topics of magazine design and illustration by, the RGD, CMPA (MAGS U), OCADU, and Sheridan College’s Illustration Symposium. Served as a jury member on the Applied Arts Awards, and twice now, on both the National Magazine Awards, and the NMA B2B Awards (formerly the KRW’s).

A proud Mohawk member of Six Nations of the Grand River, his firm takes special interest in branding and design for Indigenous organizations and companies wishing to communicate with Indigenous peoples. Clients include many Indigenous NPOs, major banks, universities, museums, corporations, and numerous federal and provincial government agencies.

Stephanie C. Mitchell

Stephanie C. Mitchell works with lawyers, judges, and senior executives across Canada to help them learn to communicate more clearly and persuasively. She has both a law degree and a first-class honours degree in journalism. She is based in Montréal and regularly beams herself around the world to lead workshops about clear writing and effective public speaking. Stephanie has years of experience choosing the best words as a news reporter and senior producer for CBC Radio in Vancouver, Victoria, and Edmonton. She has also worked in government communications and law school administration.

Candice Pinault Novak

Candice Pinault Novak has been leading editorial teams and editing magazines for the past 10 years—specializing in helping higher education institutions communicate strategically and engage their communities through innovative, award-winning print and digital magazines.

Luc Rinaldi

Luc Rinaldi is a senior editor at Toronto Life. His writing has appeared in Maclean’s, Canadian Business, The Walrus and Reader’s Digest.

Alec Scott

Alec Scott is a Canadian writer based in Oakland. His work has appeared in Toronto Life, Report on Business, the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco magazine, the Guardian, and he has taught writing at Stanford. His first novel, Until It Shimmers, comes out next year. He has been nominated for 13 National Magazine Awards.

Katie Sehl

Katie Sehl is a writer and editor based in Montréal. Her writing and photography have appeared in Air Canada’s enRoute, CNN, Fortune, Maisonneuve, and VICE. She was previously editor-in-chief of APEX Experience magazine.

Jo Shackleton

Jo Shackleton has been in the design industry since graduating from St Martins College, London with a BA (Hons) degree in Graphic Design in 1992. She has worked for many of the larger agencies in London, Madrid and San Francisco. She received a D&AD Award for creative excellence for her work on the Siemens investor handbook. Jo founded Eighth Day Design in April 2002.

Amanda Silliker

Amanda Silliker is the editor of PTEN (Professional Tool & Equipment News) and Professional Distributor magazines, a part of the Vehicle Repair Group at Endeavor Business Media. She was thrilled to take on this position in April 2021 and marry her personal love of the automotive industry with her professional B2B magazine experience. 

Amanda has been editing B2B publications for 12 years. She was the editor of Canadian Occupational Safety magazine, a B2B trade publication for safety professionals, and the project manager for Canada’s Safest Employers Awards at Thomson Reuters in Toronto before joining Endeavor. She previously held editor roles at Canadian HR Reporter and Canadian Family in Toronto, and Dance Magazine in New York City. She has a Bachelor of Journalism, Highest Honours, from Carleton University in Ottawa.

Amanda is an award-winning journalist. In 2020, she was the gold winner in the Best Feature Article: Trade category at the National Magazine Awards: B2B for her article about health and safety for recent immigrants. The same article was placed in the Top 25 Feature Articles list from the international 2020 Tabbie Awards. Amanda regularly conducts speaking engagements and hosts panel discussions at conferences across North America. 

Based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband and 2-year-old daughter, Amanda is honoured to be a member of the National Magazine Awards: B2B judging panel.

Michael Sinanan

Michael is principal at Brainmetal Design. His experience has incorporated publishing, corporate communications, creative design, branding solutions and the fine arts, adding photography and industrial design to his extensive portfolio. With a love for the visual world and a near obsession with how design unites, Brainmetal has become a portal for clients to access his knowledge of business strategies, market intelligence, out-of-the-box creativity and detailed brand delivery. Working from the west to east coast, Brainmetal has explored the varied world of design incorporating international influence to create comprehensive and informed projects.

Andrew Snook

Andrew Snook is a professional writer and editor based in Mississauga, Ontario. Snook has written for more than 50 business-to-business magazines, regional and national newspapers and online publications. His articles have recently earned him two National Magazine Awards: B2B (Honourable Mentions in 2019 and 2020) and an international Tabbie Award (2020 — Top 25 B2B Magazine Articles from English Language Publications around the world, #20). Snook also won a bronze medal at the 2021 Independent Publishers Book Awards for Best Regional Fiction (Canada-West) for his second novel, Remy’s Dilemma: Special Delivery.

Neil Sutton

As the editor of Canadian Security, SP&T News and Sécurité Québec, Neil Sutton manages the content strategy for Annex Business Media’s Security group, including print and digital magazines, websites, events, award programs, and social media presence. Neil has worked with Annex for almost 15 years. Prior to that, he was the editor of the Canadian technology/business publication ITBusiness.ca. Neil is an active member of the security industry, volunteering for the Canadian Security Lifesaver Association as a board member and the Canadian Security Association on its Monitoring Station Symposium organizing committee.

John Tenpenny

John Tenpenny is an award-winning editor, writer and content creator, with more than 25 years of experience in delivering high-quality editorial content and special publishing projects. In his previous roles, he worked at the helm of a variety of trade publications, including ReNew Canada, Plumbing & HVAC, Canadian Shipper, Canadian Forest Industries, and Canadian Mortgage Professional.

Marine Thomas

Diplômée d’une maîtrise en Management de la culture et des médias de Sciences Po Paris, Marine Thomas est spécialisée dans la presse d’affaires. En 2011, elle pilote la refonte du magazine Premières en affaires, un bimestriel sur les grands enjeux économiques au féminin. Deux ans plus tard, elle participe à la création d’Inspiro, un magazine trimestriel destiné aux jeunes professionnels et entrepreneurs. Elle assure la supervision du contenu de ces deux publications jusqu’en 2015, puis devient rédactrice en chef de la revue Gestion de HEC Montréal. En décembre 2016, elle entre au journal Les Affaires à titre de directrice de contenu, Journal et Bulletin privilège avant d’en devenir la rédactrice en chef en juillet 2019. Engagée dans la communauté, Marine a été vice-présidente du conseil d’administration du Y des femmes, présidente-fondatrice du comité philanthropique Génération W et administratrice de Lire et faire lire.

Joe Thompson

Joe Thompson has been covering the Canadian manufacturing sector for nearly two decades. He is responsible for the day-to-day editorial direction of Canadian Metalworking magazine, providing a uniquely Canadian look at the world of metal manufacturing. An award-winning writer and graduate of the Sheridan College journalism program, he has published articles worldwide in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical, infrastructure, and entertainment.

Conan Tobias

Conan Tobias is the editor-in-chief, publisher, and founder of Taddle Creek magazine, and the executive director of the Doug Wright Awards.

Michael Tong

Based in Toronto, Michael is the art director at Group SJR, a global marketing and advertising agency. He has worked on multimedia projects for a variety of luxury and lifestyle clients including Fairmont, Birks, Lindt, Air Canada, Bombardier, Hudson’s Bay, Interac and Corby Spirit & Wine. A cross-platform creative, Michael brings his interests in food, travel, design, and culture to life through comprehensive art direction and graphic design.

Brianne Tulk

Brianne Tulk is a Toronto-based communications specialist with over 10 years of experience in healthcare, research, and higher education. She is passionate about storytelling and the role that communications plays as a key part of knowledge translation.

Tim Wilbur

Tim Wilbur is a licensed lawyer and current Editor-In-Chief of Key Media’s print and digital law publications including Lexpert, Canadian Lawyer, InHouse, and Law Times. He is a graduate of McMaster University with a degree in Philosophy & Human Rights and Juris Doctor Law degree from the University of Toronto. He has over 16 years of publishing experience, starting as the Focus Editor on The Lawyers Weekly publication at LexisNexis and managing legal editorial content for Thomson Reuters. His reporting covers all areas of law in Canada, and he also oversees content for Key Media’s legal events, including the Canadian Law Awards and Lexpert Rising Stars. He has appeared on panel discussions and has chaired and emceed leading events for the legal community in Canada.

We’ll be announcing the nominees for the 2022 National Magazine Awards: B2B very soon! Please make sure to follow us on Twitter and Facebook for details.

Judging Application

We welcome applications from people who bring different perspectives to the judging process—from established industry leaders to celebrated emerging talents. We are also committed to addressing systemic racism and structural biases in Canadian media by ensuring that our judging panels are reflective of Canada’s cultural diversity. Do you have any questions about the judging process? Email us at staff@magazine-awards.com!

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Nous encourageons les candidatures de personnes qui apportent une perspective différente au processus d’évaluation—des chefs de file de l’industrie aux talents émergents reconnus. Nous nous engageons également à lutter contre le racisme systémique et les préjugés structurels au sein des médias canadiens en garantissant que nos panels de juges reflètent la diversité culturelle du Canada. Avez-vous des questions sur le processus de jugement? Écrivez-nous à staff@magazine-awards.com!

Nominees Announced for the 2021 National Magazine Awards: B2B

The National Media Awards Foundation is proud to present the nominees of the third annual National Magazine Awards: B2B. 51 judges generously dedicated their time and expertise, evaluating over 200 submissions from 57 B2B publications across Canada. From their evaluations, 82 finalists emerged, representing the exemplary work produced by Canadian creators and publications in 2020.

The complete list of finalists is below. Winners will be announced via social media—we’re @NMA_B2B (using hashtag #NMAB2B21)—on May 27th, 2021, with gold winners in creator-focused categories receiving a $500 cash prize.

Top Nominees 

Pivot, CPA Canada received recognition across various categories, for a total of 13 nominations. University Affairs follows with an impressive 10 nominations. Both Pivot, CPA Canada and University Affairs are competing—alongside Esquisses—for the coveted title of Best Magazine. Profession Santé and Professionally Speaking are tied for third place with five nominations each, while CAA Magazine, Precedent Magazine and University of Toronto magazine are in fourth with four nominations each. Publications receiving three nominations include Azure, Canadian Grocer, and Esquisses.

Nomination Highlights

  • “All that Glitters,” published in Pivot, CPA Canada, is nominated twice, in Best Profile of a Company and Best Feature Article: Professional.
  • “Out of Action, Comes Hope,” published in University of Toronto Magazine, is a finalist for Best Photograph and Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread.
  • Professionally Speaking’s Remarkable Teacher series is nominated in both Best Column or Regularly Featured Department and Best Profile of a Person. 
  • Pivot, CPA Canada’s “Magazine Article. May Contain Sentences.” is a finalist in both Best Art Direction: Single Article or Opening Spread and Best Profile of a Company.
  • CAA Magazine’s “The Ultimate Canadian Bucket List” is a nominee in both Best Issue and Best Cover.

Awards Presented to the Creator / Catégories Individuelles

BEST COLUMN OR REGULARLY FEATURED DEPARTMENT / MEILLEURE CHRONIQUE OU RUBRIQUE 

Best Behaviour
Advisor’s Edge
Mark Burgess
Handling Editor: Melissa Shin

Patient Portraits
CMAJ
Seema Marwaha

Purpose Driver: The Giver; Sweet Success; The Next Generation
Pivot, CPA Canada
Rebecca Fleming, Melissa Buote, Jason Kirby
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

Remarkable Teacher
Professionally Speaking
Richard Ouzounian, Teddy Katz
Contributor: Bill Harris
Handling Editor: Melissa Campeau

Spa Star
Spa Inc.
Jana Manolakos
Handling Editor: Popi Bowman

Adventures in Academe
University Affairs
Jessica Riddell
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

BEST PROFILE OF A COMPANY / MEILLEUR PROFIL D’UNE ENTREPRISE

Keeping it Fresh
Canadian Grocer 
Shellee Fitzgerald
Handling Editor: Carol Neshevich

Magazine article. May contain sentences.
Pivot, CPA Canada
Shawn Micallef
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

All that Glitters
Pivot, CPA Canada
Peter Shawn Taylor
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

De garde 24/7 – Une aventure hors du commun
Profession Santé
Denis Méthot
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

The shiny new university in Canada’s North
University Affairs
Rhiannon Russell
Handling Editor: Natalie Samson

BEST PROFILE OF A PERSON / MEILLEUR PORTRAIT

Crafting Decisions in a Crisis
Director Journal
Richard Blackwell
Handling Editor: Simon Avery

The Jeff Dahn interview: One-on-one with Canada’s foremost lithium-ion battery expert
Electric Autonomy Canada
Emma Jarratt
Handling Editor: Brian Banks

Unbroken
Pivot, CPA Canada
Denis Trottier, Lara Zarum
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

Remarkable Teacher, Wonder Woman
Professionally Speaking
Teddy Katz
Handling Editor: Melissa Campeau

Great Teaching, Character Driven
Professionally Speaking
Stuart Foxman
Handling Editor: Melissa Campeau

BEST FEATURE ARTICLE: TRADE / MEILLEUR ARTICLE DE FOND : COMMERCIAL

The Future of Plastic
Azure
Susan Nerberg
Handling Editor: Elizabeth Pagliacolo

Taking Action on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Canadian Grocer 
Rebecca Harris 
Handling Editor: Shellee Fitzgerald, Carol Neshevich

Where We Go From Here (Is Anybody’s Guess)
Canadian Interiors
Peter Sobchak

Has sustainability reporting become unsustainable?
CIM Magazine
Kelsey Rolfe
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser
Handling Editor: Carolyn Gruske

Who is the post-pandemic consumer? 
Strategy
Justin Dallaire
Handling Editor: Jennifer Horn

Why we should be tipping the iceberg: a case study in innovation
SUSTAIN
Stacey Newman
Handling Editor: Stacey Newman

BEST FEATURE ARTICLE: PROFESSIONAL / MEILLEUR ARTICLE DE FOND : PROFESSIONNEL

Porteurs de sens collectif
Esquisses
Benoîte Labrosse

Double Duty
FORUM 
Tamar Satov
Handling Editor: Deanne Gage

My artificial pancreas
Pharmacy Practice+Business
Jonathan Garfinkel
Handling Editor: Vicki Wood

All that Glitters
Pivot, CPA Canada
Peter Shawn Taylor

In recovery
Precedent Magazine
Daniel Fish
Handling Editor: Melissa Kluger

Biais sexiste en santé – D’égale à égal
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy, Mathieu Ste-Marie
Collaborateur : Éric Grenier
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

Making medical school admissions more diverse
University Affairs
Wendy Glauser 
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

BEST NEWS COVERAGE / MEILLEURE COUVERTURE DE L’ACTUALITÉ

Protection Services
Azure
Simon Lewsen
Handling Editor: Danny Sinopoli

Pandemic Effect
Canadian Architect
Elsa Lam

From the Ashes
Pivot, CPA Canada
Luc Rinaldi
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

The Changeup
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Hague
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

Santé publique – Profiter de la crise
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier, Christian Leduc, Justine Montminy, Mathieu Ste-Marie
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

In mourning, universities memorialize the victims of Flight 752
University Affairs
Christina Frangou
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

Researchers respond to gender-based violence, ‘the pandemic within a pandemic’
University Affairs
Melissa Fundira
Handling Editor: Natalie Samson

BEST PHOTOGRAPH  / MEILLEURE PHOTOGRAPHIE

Mr. Clean
Pivot, CPA Canada
Troy Moth

The alcohol problem
Precedent Magazine
Nick Wong

Pratiques Exemplaires, Une classe ou l’ou se sent bien
Professionally Speaking/Pour parler profession
Matthew Liteplo 
Collaborateurs : Studio 141, Melissa Campeau

Paul Taylor, FoodShare Toronto
SUSTAIN
Stacey Newman

Out of Action, Comes Hope
University of Toronto magazine
Jorian Charlton
Editor: Scott Anderson; Art Director: Studio Wyse

BEST HOW-TO ARTICLE OR SERIES OF ARTICLES / MEILLEUR ARTICLE OU MEILLEURE SÉRIE D’ARTICLES DE CONSEILS PRATIQUES 

Reducing Embodied Carbon in Construction Materials (series of three articles)
Canadian Architect
Jennifer O’Connor, Anthony Pak, Kelly Alvarez Doran
Handling Editor: Elsa Lam

Making connections to serve indigenous communities
Pharmacy Practice + Business
Sonya Felix
Handling Editor: Vicki Wood

The Trust Crisis: The Trust Crisis; Mr. Clean; Gimme Shelter
Pivot, CPA Canada
Peter Shawn Taylor, Adrienne Tanner, Micah Toub
Handling Editor: Luc Rinaldi

Referral etiquette guide
The Medical Post
Louise Leger
Handling Editor: Colin Leslie

Donnez-vous vos données?/Cyberattaques: l’industrie est vulnérable
Transport Routier
Steve Bouchard

BEST SERIES OF ARTICLES / MEILLEURE SÉRIE D’ARTICLES

Prevention in Practice
Canadian Family Physician
Guylène Thériault MD CCFP, Pascale Breault MD CCFP, James A. Dickinson MB BS PhD CCFP FRACGP, Roland Grad MD CM MSc CCFP FCFP, Neil R. Bell MD SM CCFP FCFP, Harminder Singh MD MPH FRCPC, Olga Szafran MHSA
Handling Editor: Nicholas Pimlott, Kathryn Taylor

COVID-19: How grocery is contending with a crisis
Canadian Grocer 
Rosalind Stefanac, Rebecca Harris, Chris Powell
Handling Editor: Shellee Fitzgerald, Carol Neshevich

Future-proofing against climate change/Zeroing in on CO2/Taking heat
CIM Magazine
Cecilia Keating, Herb Mathisen
Contributors: Ryan Bergen, Dawn Fraser
Handling Editor: Carolyn Gruske

How Indigenous people are coping with COVID-19
CMAJ
Jolene Banning
Handling Editor: Lauren Vogel

The Future of Work: Signed, Sealed, Delivered; No Fixed Address, Safe Spaces
Pivot, CPA Canada
Jason McBride 
Handling Editor: Lara Zarum

Spécial COVID-19
Profession Santé
Justine Montminy, Mathieu Ste-Marie, Denis Méthot
Rédacteur : Christian Leduc

Our pandemic moment; virtual dissertations; a return, but not to normal
University Affairs
Moira MacDonald, Suzanne Bowness, Emily Baron Cadloff, Shauna McGinn, Mark Cardwell
Handling Editor: Léo Charbonneau

BEST ILLUSTRATION / MEILLEURE ILLUSTRATION

Factory Farming
Pivot, CPA Canada
Matthew Billington

The Lawyer’s Guide to Not Drinking
Precedent Magazine
Wenting Li

Learning in Motion
Professionally Speaking
Jeannie Phan
Contributors: Melissa Campeau, Senior Editor; Bill Powell, Editor-in-Chief; Richard Lewko, Publisher

Awards Presented to the Magazine / Catégories Éditoriales

BEST EDITORIAL / MEILLEUR ÉDITORIAL

The Third Rail
Canadian Family Physician
Sarah Fraser MSc MD CCFP

Editor’s Desk
Canadian Lawyer
Tim Wilbur

Le logement comme infrastructure collective
Esquisses
Pierre Corriveau

Un scandale bien mal venu
Profession Santé
Éric Grenier

BEST ART DIRECTION: SINGLE ARTICLE OR OPENING SPREAD MEILLEURE / DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE : ARTICLE OU DOUBLE-PAGE D’OUVERTURE

Second to None
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty

Beautiful Belize
CAA Saskatchewan Magazine
Mya McNulty

Magazine article. May contain sentences.
Pivot, CPA Canada
Adam Cholewa

Big Picture
Ryerson University magazine – Summer 2020
Studio Wyse
Contributors: Edward Burtynsky, Alia Youssef, Finbarr O’Reilly, Lucy Lu
Handling Editor: Colleen Mellor

The pull of procrastination
University Affairs
Graham Roumieu, Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

Out of Action, Comes Hope
University of Toronto magazine – Winter 2020
Studio Wyse
Editor: Scott Anderson; Photographer: Jorian Charlton

BEST COVER / MEILLEURE PAGE COUVERTURE

The Ultimate Canadian Bucket List
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty, Angela Southern

Winter 2020
Ryerson University magazine
Art Director: Studio Wyse, Editor: Colleen Mellor; Illustrator Andy Rementer

Truth Tellers issue
University of Toronto magazine
Editor: Scott Anderson; Art Direction: Studio Wyse; Photographer: Luis Mora

BEST ART DIRECTION OF A COMPLETE ISSUE / MEILLEURE DIRECTION ARTISTIQUE D’UN NUMÉRO

25 Great Places Waiting to Be Discovered
CAA Magazine
Mya McNulty

Taking care of yourself
University Affairs
Underline Studio, Judith Lacerte

Spring 2020
University of Toronto magazine
Studio Wyse

BEST ISSUE / MEILLEUR NUMÉRO

The Resiliency Issue
Azure
Danny Sinopoli, Cristian Ordóñez, Elizabeth Pagliacolo, Kendra Jackson, Evan Pavka, Vicky Lee, Kari Silver, Anna Lin

The Ultimate Canadian Bucket List
CAA Magazine
Paul Ferriss, Mya McNulty, Claire Cooper, Cindy Lubinc

Doing the Right Thing
Director Journal
Matthew Fortier and Simon Avery

Breaking the Silence
FORUM
Deanne Gage, Giselle Sabatini, Alex Mlynek, Peter Wilmshurst

The Alcohol Issue
Precedent Magazine
Melissa Kluger, Daniel Fish, The Office of Gilbert Li

Pivoting in a Pandemic
The Spark: Business & Innovation Magazine
Kristina Svana, Publisher; Lisa van de Geyn, Content Director & Editorial Consultant; Melanie Marler, Creative Director; Melissa Nowakowski, Senior Writer; Frank Auddino, Advertising & Circulation Director

Back to school?
University Affairs
Léo Charbonneau, Natalie Samson, Tara Siebarth, Pascale Castonguay, Laura Beaulne-Stuebing, Judith Lacerte, Underline Studio

BEST MAGAZINE / MEILLEUR MAGAZINE

For Best Magazine—the program’s most prestigious award—there are three nominees: Esquisses, Pivot, CPA Canada, and University Affairs. 

Esquisses
Esquisses tackled the subject of the pandemic and architecture with a human angle, and their design is always on point.” — NMA Jury

Pivot, CPA Canada
Pivot was an unexpectedly playful magazine, impressing with its interesting content and well-executed artistic direction. “ — NMA Jury

University Affairs
“It’s not easy to pull off both an airy design and heavy bilingual content—but, University Affairs did it, and they did it well.” — NMA Jury

CROSS-PROGRAMMING CATEGORIES 

Nominees in these categories will be announced on May 12, 2021, when the Digital Publishing Awards finalists are revealed. 

B2B LEADERSHIP AWARD & BEST PUBLISHER

After careful consideration, our Board of Directors made the decision to postpone awarding these prizes. Rest assured that applications from 2020 will automatically be kept on file and considered for the 2021 awards season. The winner will then be presented, on stage, at the spring 2022 event. This was a difficult decision, but we look forward to awarding these prizes when it is safe for the industry to gather and celebrate.

CREDIT CHANGES & ADDITIONS

If you would like to make any credit changes or additions, please send details to staff@magazine-awards.com with subject line “NMA: B2B Credit Change.” The deadline for credit changes and additions is Monday, May 17, 2021 at midnight ET.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The National Media Awards Foundation is incredibly grateful for the support of: the 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 the team at  Studio 141 for once again creating this year’s visual elements, and to Vesselin Stroumsky, for developing the Foundation’s online submissions and judging platforms.

On behalf of everyone who entered this year’s competition, and on behalf of the NMAF team, a sincere thank you to our dedicated roster of volunteer judges

2021 National Magazine Awards: B2B Jury

The National Media Awards Foundation is pleased to introduce the roster of judges for the 2021 National Magazine Awards: B2B. Thank you to the 51 judges who volunteered their time and expertise this year to help us recognize excellence in editorial content published in Canadian B2B magazines!

Hamda Al Naimi is an award-winning multidisciplinary graphic designer who desires to contribute positively to the world through design. She specializes in print, branding, environmental and visual design. During her career, Hamda tackled editorial design and journalism while working at Gulf News in Dubai, brand and environmental design at Studio o+a in San Francisco, and visual and graphic design at Google in the bay area. Currently, Hamda is working on personal projects to expand her scope of knowledge in experimental typography and typeface design. 

During her childhood, she used visuals to navigate the complexities of learning in school, which led her to fall in love with and appreciate the importance of arts and design. Later in life, that background became her philosophy as a professional designer; one who strives to take the most tangled concepts and present them in the simplest way possible. 

Hamda’s work has been recognized by internationally known design competitions. A select list of her awards include Communication Arts, Print, International Design Awards, IJungle Awards, DNA Paris, and London International Creative Competition. Her projects were also featured in Packaging of the World and Women of Graphic Design. 

Lise Boullard is a passionate lifestyle editor and writer with over a decade of experience. After completing a master’s degree in publishing from Simon Fraser University, Lise’s French roots drew her east where she served as associate editor of Reader’s Digest in Montreal. Back in Vancouver, Lise joined Glacier Media, where she spent three years living the good life—and writing about it—as managing editor of Vita and Vancouver Living magazines. Lise now works at the forefront of Canada’s digital marketing industry, crafting copy that appeals to both humans (and algorithms), as the owner of Joie Digital Marketing. She also shares her lifestyle musings on her blog, The Editor’s Diary at theeditorsdiary.com. (Photo Credit: Ellen Hong Photography)

Julia Breckenreid is an illustrator in Toronto, fascinated by people and the stories they’ve lived. Her work has been awarded a gold medal by the Society of Illustrators in New York and acknowledged multiple times by American Illustration, Communication Arts and 3×3 awards annuals. Featured in a few books about illustration, but most notably in 100 Illustrators, as selected by Steven Heller & Taschen Books.

Keep an eye out for a non-fiction picture book that Julia has illustrated about art collectors Herbert & Dorothy Vogel, with a publication date set for the fall, 2021.

Tristan Bronca is a magazine writer in Toronto and formerly the senior editor at The Medical Post.

Joyce Byrne is Alberta Magazine Publishers’ past President and an award-winning veteran of the Canadian magazine industry, including the National Magazine Awards Foundation Outstanding Acheivement in 2018. She has led creative, marketing and sales teams and boards in Toronto, Edmonton and Calgary, and has worked on nearly every type of magazine, from literary to light industrial, with consumer, business, health and cannabis in between. Her personal brand is I Love Magazines.

Solana Cain is a photo editor at The Globe and Mail. She is passionate about ensuring diversity and inclusion behind the lens in news coverage. Solana has worked as a photo editor for Maclean’s, Getty Images and HELLO! Canada. She is a member of Diversity Photo, The Authority Collective, Women Photograph and a mentor in the newly launched BIPOC photojournalism mentorship program, Room Up Front.

For the past 23 years, Dawn Chafe has been executive editor of Atlantic Canada’s longest-publishing, most award-winning and largest circulation business magazine, Atlantic Business Magazine. Her tenure has been dedicated to the continuous improvement of the publication and the publishing industry, particularly with regards to an uncompromising editorial standard.

Claire Cooper is the managing editor of CAA Magazine, which goes out to 1.7 million members of the Canadian Automobile Association. Claire got her start in magazines at Toronto Life, and has almost 20 years of experience working in both custom content and newsstand publications. Stories about people and places are her favourites to work on, but Claire can help make just about any topic interesting to a variety of readers.

Kristin Doucet is a seasoned communications professional with over 25 years’ experience editing professional magazines. She is the managing editor of Professionally Speaking, published by the Ontario College of Teachers, which has a circulation of 250,000 readers. Prior to this position, Kristin worked in editing and communications roles in financial services for 15 years. She is the former editor of CMA Magazine (now Pivot magazine, published by CPA Canada) and FORUM magazine, published by Advocis, The Financial Advisors Association of Canada, where she was also the Director of Communications.

Diana Duong is a health journalist who has written for a variety of publications including The Medical Post, Chatelaine, and CMAJ News. She’s passionate about the human impact healthcare has on us all.

Jacinthe Dupuis is a senior editor at Air Canada enRoute based in Montréal and a graduate student in Organizational communication at Université de Montréal.

Byron Eggenschwiler is an award-winning illustrator whose work has appeared in many publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and GQ. His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators (New York), Communication Arts, the National Magazine Awards and Applied Arts. He lives and works in Calgary, Alberta.

Daniel Fish is the senior editor at Precedent. He graduated from Carleton University’s journalism program and has a master’s in English from the University of Guelph. Daniel won Gold at the National Magazine Media Awards for his profile of Michael Bryant. He also won a Gold medal at the National Magazine Awards: B2B for the piece, “The mental-health crisis in law.”

Angelyn Francis is currently a reporter for the Toronto Star, covering equity and inequality. She regularly covers race, food, music, culture and community initiatives, sometimes all at once. Francis previously hosted season one of HuffPost’s award-winning podcast “Born and Raised,” which was about second generation Canadians and how food influences their lives. In addition, she founded Angelyn Francis Media, where she collaborates on video, photography, writing and hosting projects.

Deanne Gage is a Toronto-based editor and writer who specializes in personal finance. She’s the editor of FORUM magazine, and is a regular contributor to Globe Advisor. A recipient of several journalism awards, Deanne’s work has also appeared in Chatelaine, Today’s Parent, the Toronto Star, MoneySense, and leading B2B publications.

David Gambrill re-joined Canadian Underwriter as Editor-in-Chief in November 2017. He was previously Editor and Senior Editor of Canadian Underwriter between 2005 and 2012. Before returning to the publication, he worked as a Communications Consultant for four years at the Insurance Institute of Canada. From 2001-04, he was a staff writer and copy editor for Law Times, a weekly newspaper for the legal profession in Ontario, as well as a regular contributor to Canadian Lawyer magazine. His work has appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, The Kingston Whig-Standard and Maclean’s magazine.

Jeff Hannaford is an award-winning art director with over 20 years of experience. He has art directed Zoomer, Canadian Family, Salon, and Hamilton Magazine, and spent five years as the Associate Art Director of FLARE. He has previously judged for the Kenneth R. Wilson Awards, Applied Arts Magazine Design Awards, and has sat on the Les Usherwood Award committee.

Rebecca Harris is an award-winning writer with 20 years’ experience in business publishing. She was a writer and editor at Toronto-based Marketing magazine for 12 years, and held the managing editor post from 2009-2012. Now a full-time freelance writer, her work has appeared in Canadian Grocer, Foodservice & Hospitality, Hotelier, Canadian Business and Communication Arts. Throughout her career, Rebecca has won four Canadian Business Media Awards (formerly Kenneth R. Wilson Awards) and has been nominated for 14 awards.

Andy Holloway is an editor/writer who has worked for a variety of publications in a variety of roles over the past 30 or so years. Currently editor of Financial Post Magazine, features editor at Financial Post and a contributing editor at the National Post.

Elio Iannacci is an award-winning editor, writer and content creator. His work has been featured in The Globe and Mail, Maclean’s, the National Post, the Toronto Star, More UK and The Hollywood Reporter, as well as numerous North American and European publications. His media credentials also include two long standing tenures with Flare magazine (as Executive Editor) and FASHION magazine (as Features Editor). He is currently the Editorial Director of Experience magazine and last served as a jury member for The Writer’s Trust of Canada’s prestigious Dayne Ogilvie Prize. As one of the country’s most qualified and experienced arts and culture reporters, Iannacci has had the opportunity to speak to some of the world’s most fascinating people. Included in his list of in-depth profiles are names such as Karl Lagerfeld, Joni Mitchell, Beyoncé Knowles, Laverne Cox and Lady Gaga. His work has been featured on CNN, NBC News, Entertainment Tonight, Breakfast Television, CTV News and Global News. (Photo Credit: Alexandra Votsis)

Kendra Jackson is the deputy editor of Azure magazine, Canada’s leading publication that celebrates the very best in international architecture and design and the vanguard practitioners who are contributing to the betterment of the built world and beyond. Working in the magazine publishing industry for nearly 20 years, Jackson has successfully combined her passions for journalism and for contemporary design, and is continuously inspired by the people and projects she encounters through her position at the magazine, on both a national and global scale.

Deborah Jaremko is an industrial journalist who has been covering Canada’s oil and gas sector for more than 17 years, currently as director of content and website management for the Canadian Energy Centre. Previously Deborah was editor of jwnenergy.com and led oilsands content for the Daily Oil Bulletin. She was editor of Oilsands Review magazine from its launch in June 2006 to its close in spring 2017. Deborah graduated from the journalism degree program at Mount Royal College in Calgary in 2003. 

Alma Kamal is an award-winning graphic designer with a serious passion for print. Alma moved across the globe to learn more about design, herself and others. She believes that design can be applied to literally everything, but it works best when utilized to spread knowledge, love and compassion.Her work has been featured by major media including Adobe Live, Communication Arts, Print magazine and Print Finishes: Push your Designs from Good to Great.

Vicky Lee is the art director of Designlines magazine, as well as the associate art director of the award-winning Azure magazine.

Leata Lekushoff is an award-winning writer, editor and content creator with 15+ years experience in publishing and corporate communications. During her time as Senior Editor at Professionally Speaking/Pour parler profession magazine, dozens of contributors were nominated as well as rewarded for their work under her direction—both at national and international levels. Leata began her career in film and TV, and has a background in photography. She is proud to be part of the jury for the 2021 National Magazine Awards: B2B.

Colin Leslie is a journalist in Toronto who has worked at The Medical Post for over 20 years including the last 10 as editor-in-chief. He’s won gold and silver National Magazine Awards: B2B and before that a number of Kenneth R. Wilson Awards. He’s supervised editorial teams of different sizes over the years. The Medical Post is a six-times a year magazine and a daily newsletter for Canada’s doctors and is a magazine with a 56-year history.

Gil Martínez has more than two decades of design experience and has worked for publishers throughout North America. He has been a member of the Association of Registered Graphic Designers since 2004, where he has reviewed portfolios for junior designers and prospective members and participated in its Education and Ethics committees. He has received accolades from the HOW International Design Awards, the SoGood Design Awards, the Canadian Business Media Awards and others. In addition to his work as art director for Newcom Media Inc.’s Financial Group, Gil writes about branding and design for the financial industry, wrote a book about calligraphy and typography, and teaches editorial design at Centennial College.

Elisabeth Massicolli évolue depuis plusieurs années dans l’univers des magazines féminins. Elle s’intéresse de près à la mode durable, aux voyages, au féminisme et à la culture populaire. Passionnée des mots, elle est également éditrice et autrice. Son premier roman, La Bouche Pleine, est paru à l’automne 2020, chez Québec Amérique. 

Mya McNulty is an Art Director at Strategic Content Labs, the custom content division of St. Joseph Communications. She currently oversees the CAA group of magazines, which goes to almost 3 million members from Alberta to Newfoundland. Over the course of her career, she has created content for a wide range of clients, including Mazda, Sobeys, Acura and Aeroplan. Her work has crossed multiple channels and includes editorial, advertising, direct mail, and in-store, both in print and online. Mya graduated from NSCAD University with an honours degree in Communication Design.

Anna Minzhulina is an award-winning art director and designer, specializing in editorial and communication design. Her work includes National Magazine Award-winning feature designs, editorial packages and covers for titles such as Maisonneuve magazine. Her work has also been recognized by the Folio Awards, which recently acknowledged her designs and art direction for Experience magazine. Experience magazine was presented with awards for the “Overall Design,” “Cover Design,” “Feature Design,” and “Graphic Art”. Last year she was among nominees for the B2B National Magazine Awards for best art direction and cover design (which won gold). Currently, she is on the Board of Directors for the National Magazine Awards Foundation, an institution she has been working with for years. In 2018, she became the recipient of the Power Corporation of Canada Graduate Fellowship Award, from Concordia University. Now, she is in the process of finishing her graduate thesis on the importance of the sketch method during the design process.

Carol Moskot is an editorial art director and creative director based in New York with 25+ years of magazine and custom publishing experience in the US and Canada. Carol is an award-winning designer specializing in art direction, photo direction and branding. Her studio, Carol Moskot Design + Direction, focuses on the intersection of publication design and story-telling for magazines and nonprofits to help them tell their stories for the common good. She has won over 80 awards for her work from the National Magazine Awards, Society of Publications Designers and Advertising and Design Club of Canada. One of her current projects is art directing Broadview, which she recently rebranded and redesigned for the United Church of Canada.

Elizabeth Pagliacolo is Editor In Chief at Azure, an independent Toronto-based publication that has covered the cutting-edge of design and architecture around the globe for over 35 years. A National Magazine Award–winning editor and writer, Pagliacolo has reported from international design fairs, covered major architectural projects and interviewed the leading lights of contemporary design. She has also participated on design juries in Toronto and New York. In 2017, she was the Director of Programming of the EDIT Festival, presented by Design Exchange in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. She has also written for The Globe and Mail, enRoute Edition, Frame and many other publications.

Mariève Paradis a été journaliste pendant près de 15 ans. Elle travaille maintenant en communications dans le réseau de la santé en plus de poursuivre sa maîtrise en journalisme à l’Université Concordia.

Émilie Pontbriand is the Manager of Marketing & External Relations at Imagine Canada, overseeing communications, marketing and branding initiatives. Before coming to Imagine Canada, Émilie was the Director of Programs & Communications at the National Media Awards Foundation. Prior to working in the charitable sector, she worked in the music industry as the Marketing Manager for Celinedion.com. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communications and a certificate in Political Science from Laval University, as well as a Translation certificate from the University of Toronto.

Martha Porado is the managing editor of The Medical Post and Pharmacy Practice + Business and has written for numerous B2B publications including Benefits Canada and Advisor’s Edge.

Karyn Pugliese, aka Pabàmàdiz, is best known for her work as a Parliament Hill reporter and as the Executive Director of News and Current Affairs at APTN (Aboriginal Peoples Television Network), where she ran the news department for seven years. She joined Ryerson’s faculty in the Spring of 2020 while completing a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University. Karyn has worked in both daily news and on long-form investigations at a variety of outlets including ichannel, VisionTV, CBC and CTV.

Karyn is a past president of the Canadian Association of Journalists, and she is a board member of Canadian Journalists for Free Expression. She is a Journalists for Human Rights Ambassador and worked as an expert trainer for the program in South Sudan in 2018.

Her journalism has been recognized by the Canadian Association of Journalists, the Canadian Screen Awards, the Native American Journalists Association and the Public Policy Forum. She holds degrees in Journalism and History.

Karyn is a citizen of the Pikwàkanagàn First Nation in Ontario, and is of mixed Algonquin and Italian descent. When she is not engaged in acts of journalism, you’ll find her paddling a canoe, shooting photos and eating frybread.

Elizabeth Raymer is Senior Editor for Canadian Lawyer and Lexpert, where she assigns and edits stories and newsletters, and covers the Supreme Court of Canada, national/federal and Quebec beats and litigation, among other topics. She cut her teeth in legal journalism as a staff writer for The Lawyer’s Weekly and has written broadly for other publications, including the CBA’s National magazine, University Affairs and The Bottom Line. She previously worked as an editor for Thomson Reuters, Rogers Publishing’s Pharmacy Post, the Book and Periodical Council’s annual Freedom to Read review, and for all three Toronto daily broadsheets.

She graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Women’s Studies and Literature, holds an M.A. in Journalism from the University of Western Ontario and a diplôme de langue et de civilisation françaises (niveau avancé) from the Sorbonne.

Dr. Jessica Riddell is a Full Professor of Early Modern Literature in the English Department at Bishop’s University (Quebec, Canada), specializing in early modern dramatic and non-dramatic literature. Dr. Riddell was awarded the 3M National Teaching Fellowship in 2015, the first recipient of the award at Bishop’s University. She holds the Stephen A. Jarislowsky Chair of Undergraduate Teaching Excellence at Bishop’s University; in this capacity, she explores innovative teaching and learning practices, creates mentorship opportunities for students and faculty, and participates in a wide range of consultations at the national and international levels. Dr. Riddell is also the Executive Director of the Maple League of Universities, a consortium of four universities – Bishop’s, Mount Allison, Acadia, and St. Francis Xavier – that share a focused commitment to quality undergraduate education. She works across the four universities to support high impact practices as part of a 21st century liberal education. She engages in public-facing activities and projects, including as an active contributor to public scholarship as a longstanding columnist for University Affairs Magazine (2015 – 2020), national media contributor (with CBC Sunday Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and other venues), as a keynote speaker at international conferences, and as a visiting scholar in the UK, Norway, and Australia. She sits on a number national and international boards, including the Future Skills Research Advisory Board (Social and Emotional Skills – SES), and is a member of Future Skills Talent Council.

Luc Rinaldi is a Toronto-based freelance journalist and the former editor of Pivot magazine. His work has appeared in Maclean’s, Toronto Life and Reader’s Digest.

Kelsey Rolfe is an award-winning journalist and editor based in Toronto, with bylines in TVO, the Globe and Mail, Maisonneuve Magazine and the Northern Miner, among others. She has worked as a section editor for CIM Magazine and an associate editor for Benefits Canada. Currently freelance, she writes about mining, employment and labour, health, technology and cities. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards: B2B, SABEW Canada’s Best In Business awards and the Canadian Association of Journalists awards.

Guillaume Roy est journaliste indépendant basé à Saint-Félicien au Lac-Saint-Jean. Diplômé en sciences de l’environnement et passionné de grandes aventures, il couvre l’actualité en lien avec les ressources naturelles, l’entrepreneuriat, les sciences et le plein air. Il collabore entre autres avec Espaces, Le Quotidien, Caribou, Unpointcinq, Quatre-Temps, L’Actualité, Québec Sciences, et Beside. Il est aussi le rédacteur en chef du magazine Opérations forestières. 

Sunaya Sapurji is an award-winning journalist who has worked in digital, print, TV and radio. Currently, she is currently a Toronto-based editor and writer at The Athletic. Her previous stops include the Toronto Star, Yahoo Sports and CBC News.

Amanda Silliker is the Branding and Communications Director at SendtoNews, an online video platform that delivers content, technology and monetization to publishers across North America. She was the gold winner in the Best Feature Article: Trade category at the 2020 National Magazine Awards: B2B for her article about health and safety for recent immigrants in Canadian Occupational Safety (COS) magazine. She also placed in the Top 25 Feature Articles for the same article at the 2020 Tabbie Awards. Amanda was the editor of COS, published by Thomson Reuters, for eight years as well as the project manager for the publication’s annual awards program, Canada’s Safest Employers. She has held previous roles at Canadian HR Reporter, Canadian Family and Dance Magazine. Amanda has a Bachelor of Journalism, Highest Honours, from Carleton University in Ottawa.

Bill Skerrett PhD has spent many years involved with the media industry in Atlantic Canada. He helped create the Atlantic Magazines Association and is the founding and current Executive Director of the 40 year old Atlantic Journalism Awards, which has a magazine awards component. He was a commentator/producer at CBC television and radio. Bill is an inductee into the Atlantic Journalism Hall of Fame and has written many articles for Atlantic magazines. He has operated his own film/video production/media company and as such is the key writer/producer/director for hundreds of documentaries, TV series and print publications. He has also lectured in writing, communication and media at several Atlantic universities.

Diplômée d’une maîtrise en Management de la culture et des médias de Sciences Po Paris, Marine Thomas est spécialisée dans la presse d’affaires. En 2011, elle pilote la refonte du magazine Premières en affaires, un bimestriel sur les grands enjeux économiques au féminin. Deux ans plus tard, elle participe à la création d’Inspiro, un magazine trimestriel destiné aux jeunes professionnels et entrepreneurs. Elle assure la supervision du contenu de ces deux publications jusqu’en 2015, puis devient rédactrice en chef de la revue Gestion de HEC Montréal. En décembre 2016, elle entre au journal Les Affaires à titre de directrice de contenu, Journal et Bulletin privilège avant d’en devenir la rédactrice en chef en juillet 2019. 

Engagée dans la communauté, Marine est vice-présidente du conseil d’administration du Y des femmes, présidente-fondatrice du comité philanthropique Génération W, et administratrice de Lire et faire lire

Joe Thompson has been covering the Canadian manufacturing sector for nearly two decades. He is responsible for the day-to-day editorial direction of Canadian Metalworking magazine, providing a uniquely Canadian look at the world of metal manufacturing. An award-winning writer and graduate of the Sheridan College journalism program, he has published articles worldwide in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, pharmaceutical, medical, infrastructure, and entertainment.

Based in Toronto, Michael Tong is the art director at Group SJR, a global marketing and advertising agency. He has worked on multimedia projects for a variety of luxury and lifestyle clients including Fairmont, Birks, Lindt, Air Canada, Bombardier, Hudson’s Bay, Interac and Related Companies. A cross-platform creative, Michael brings his interests in food, travel, design, and culture to life through comprehensive art direction and graphic design.

Lisa van de Geyn is a self-proclaimed life-long magazine junkie and a nearly 20-year veteran in Canada’s magazine industry. The award-winning magazine writer and editor has worked on staff and freelance for a variety of publications, including Chatelaine, Canadian Living, Today’s Parent, CPA Magazine, House & Home and Living Luxe. She’s a mom to two tweenagers and loves her Netflix subscription.

Jeff Wasserman is a Toronto based food, drink and still life photographer. Previously, Jeff was the Photography Editor at the National Post for thirteen years—the flagship paper for Canwest Global (which later became Postmedia). There, he led a team of photo editors, staff photojournalists and a large roster of freelance photojournalists around the world to produce award-winning content. Before that Jeff was a photojournalist at The Globe and Mail and the Financial Post, covering a wide range of national and international assignments. Jeff’s roots are in Windsor, Ontario where he began his photographic career as a commercial photographer, shooting catalogues and other commercial assignments in the Windsor area, before moving to Toronto.

Tim Wilbur is a licensed lawyer and current Editor-In-Chief of Key Media’s print and digital law publications including LexpertCanadian LawyerInHouse, and Law Times. He is a graduate of McMaster University with a degree in Philosophy & Human Rights and Juris Doctor Law degree from the University of Toronto. He has over 14 years of publishing experience, starting as the Focus Editor on The Lawyers Weekly publication at LexisNexis and managing legal editorial content for Thomson Reuters.

His reporting covers all areas of law in Canada, and he also oversees content for Key Media’s legal events, including the inaugural Canadian Law Awards and Lexpert Rising Stars. He has appeared on panel discussions and has chaired and emceed leading events for the legal community in Canada.

Rachel Wine is a freelance art director and photo editor based in Toronto. She has worked at The Globe and Mail, where she was the photo editor for documentary features and lifestyle publications Globe Style Advisor and Globe Pursuits. Prior to The Globe, she worked at Air Canada’s enRoute magazine and was a contributing editor at Maclean’s and Canadian Business. She is an independent curator who lectures, writes and consults on photography and visual projects.

As editor of the Pharmacy Group of media at EnsembleIQ, Vicki Wood oversees content in Canada’s leading pharmacy publication, Pharmacy Practice+Business, and on pharmacists’ most popular information site, CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca.

Vanessa Wyse is the founder and Creative Director of Studio Wyse. A native of Sydney, Australia now based in Toronto, Canada. Studio Wyse creates print and digital editorial visual solutions, branding and strategy for some of the world’s largest media brands and institutions including The University of Toronto, Chatelaine, xtramagazine.com and The Globe and Mail to name just a few. Previous to launching Studio Wyse, Vanessa was the founding Creative Director of the internationally recognized city weekly The Grid. Her work has received awards and accolades from the NMAF (Canada), SPD (U.S.), ADCC (Canada), Applied Arts (Canada), SND (U.S.), Type Directors Club and D&AD (UK).

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