2009 Ontario Business Achievement Awards

June 15th, 2009

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Now in its 27th year, the annual Ontario Business Achievement Awards (OBAAs) were launched as a way for the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to publicly recognise success stories within the Ontario business community.

Previously known as the Outstanding Business Achievement Awards, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce partnered with the Ministry of International Trade’s Ontario Global Traders Awards to create a singular awards programme. This 2007 initiative combined two successful awards programs to create a bigger and brighter celebration of business and export excellence in Ontario. As a result, the Ontario Business Achievement Awards was established.

Each year, companies from all sectors and all sizes are celebrated and honored at the OBAAs. Our award winners are some of the most innovative and successful organizations in the province. Since 1983, over 130 Ontario Business Achievement Awards have been presented to companies that have exemplified excellence in Ontario.

The Ontario Business Achievement Awards recognises recipients in the following categories:

Business Excellence -RBC Royal Bank Award for Small Business (250 employees or less)

Business Excellence -Desjardins Award for Large Business (250 employees and over)

Innovation – TechnologyAward

Corporate Governance Award

2009’s inductees to the OBAA Hall of Fame are (in no particular order):

BartonAir Fabrication Inc., RBC Royal Bank Award for Small Business
PCR Contractors Inc., RBC Royal Bank Award for Small Business
Globestar Mining Corporation, Institute of Chartered Accountants Award for Corporate Governance
Cargojet, Desjardins Award for Large Business
COM DEV International Ltd., Desjardins Award for Large Business
Pressure Pipe Inspection Company, Innovation – Technology Award
Enervac Corporation, OGTA HSBC Award for Innovation Export – Gold
ViXS System Inc., OGTA HSBC Award for Innovation Export – Silver
Ice Culture Inc., OGTA HSBC Award for Innovation Export – Bronze
HLS HARD-LINE Solutions Inc., OGTA Market Expansion Award – Gold
Liquid Rubber Industries, OGTA Market Expansion Award – Silver
Dallata Consulting Group Ltd., OGTA Market Expansion Award – Bronze

For 2009 OBAA event photos on FLICKR, please click here

For further details on the nomination process or to access the application, please click here