2025
Nominations
To nominate an individual or organization for the 2025 Building Diversity Awards, please select the desired award category and complete the respective nomination form by Monday, April 14, 2025. Nominations are welcome from anywhere in Canada.
The process involves two crucial steps. Initially, upon submitting your nomination, a member of the Toronto Community Benefits Network (TCBN) team will contact the nominee to confirm their acceptance. They will then be requested to provide additional details to complete their profile, as appropriate. This includes showcasing their efforts in fostering a respectful and inclusive workplace environment. For a comprehensive understanding of the nomination process, please refer to the FAQs section below.
Owner/Client/Developer Leading on Diversity Award
The award recognizes an organization - Client/Owner/Developer that is making extraordinary efforts to ensure underrepresented groups are accessing jobs and opportunities in construction.
Contractor Leading on Diversity Award
The award recognizes an organization - General Contractor or Contractor that is making extraordinary efforts to ensure underrepresented groups are accessing jobs and opportunities in construction.
Union Leading on Diversity
The award recognizes an organization - Union that is making extraordinary efforts to ensure underrepresented groups are accessing jobs and opportunities in construction.
Mentee NexGen Builders Award
The award recognizes a new construction pre-apprentice, apprentice or professional participating in a mentoring program. As a Mentee (individual), the nominee has experienced exceptional progress in taking the steps needed to succeed in their career.
Mentor NexGen Builders Award
The award recognizes a current or past construction industry labourer, journeyperson or experienced professional who served as a mentor. As a Mentor (individual), the nominee has excelled in supporting the professional growth and development of a Mentee.
Employer NexGen Builders Award
The award recognizes a construction industry employer. As an Employer (organization), the nominee has excelled in supporting the welcome and professional growth and development of diverse workers in the workplace.
Champion Community Benefits Award
The award recognizes an individual whose dedication to advancing community benefits in policy and/ or practice at the systems level within the construction industry has significantly benefited equity deserving groups accessing social, environmental, and economic benefits from investment in infrastructure and urban development.
Coalition
Community Benefits Award
The award recognizes a community benefits coalition in that has achieved significant progress in advancing negotiations for a community benefits agreement incorporating unique, local practices which make a significant contribution to their community and the development of a national standard for community benefits agreements.
Project
Community Benefits Award
The award recognizes a major construction project with a formal community benefits agreement in place that has achieved positive outcomes meeting or exceeding those stated in the agreement.
Diverse Contractor to Watch Award
Presented by the Afro Canadian Contractors Association, this award honours a standout emerging minority owner contractor or social enterprise from each Canadian province and territory. It recognizes those demonstrating readiness to successfully compete for construction contracts in the Industrial, Commercial and Institutional sector.
Nominations Frequently Asked QUestions
Submissions, process, selection, gala, and more.
What is the nominations deadline?
We will continue to process nominations until the end of day Tuesday, April 30. Submit your nominations early in case additional information is required to complete the process.
What happens after I submit a nomination?
Once submitted, a member of the Nominations Committee will follow up with each nominee to confirm their nomination and add any additional information they would like to share. This process can take up to two weeks. Incomplete nominations will be invalidated after April 30.
How will recipients be selected?
The Nominations Committee will review and shortlist 3 to 5 of the strongest candidates in each category to submit to Selection Panels comprised of community, labour and industry leaders who recognize systems change in progress.
* Note the Community Benefits Champion Award will be selected by the public through an online People’s Choice voting process.
* Note the Community Benefits Champion Award will be selected by the public through an online People’s Choice voting process.
How do nominators select the right category?
We have provided a description of each category, however upon review of the submissions, the Nominations Committee reserves the right to place strong nominees in the best suited category. Nominees who are moved from one category to another will be given the opportunity to consent and to provide additional information as required.
When will recipients be notified?
Shortlisted honorees in all award categories will be notified no later than May 1st. They will be asked to confirm their approval of being publicly recognized and their attendance at the June 14th Awards Ceremony.
Names of the shortlisted honorees will be shared with the media on May 14th. Award recipients in the organization categories will be notified by May 31st to allow time for their leadership to accept the award in person.
A reception will be held for all shortlisted honorees prior to the Awards, date to be determined.
Award recipients will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on June 14th.
Names of the shortlisted honorees will be shared with the media on May 14th. Award recipients in the organization categories will be notified by May 31st to allow time for their leadership to accept the award in person.
A reception will be held for all shortlisted honorees prior to the Awards, date to be determined.
Award recipients will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on June 14th.
April 1
Start of DEI Education Series
Apr 30
Nominations Close
May 13
Desjardins Presents: 2024 BDA Honourees
Jun 14
2024 Canadian Building Diversity Awards