Event Awards

Meet the 2025 Canadian Event Award Finalists

The Canadian Event Awards (CEA), Canada’s most esteemed recognition program for live events, experiential marketing, and hospitality, is proud to announce the 2025 award finalists. 👉 View the full list of 2025…

Meet the 2025 Canadian Event Awards Jury

The Canadian Event Awards Judging Has Officially Begun! Thank you to our esteemed Awards Jury for dedicating their time and expertise to evaluate the best events from 2024. Over the next few…

A BIG Night for Canada’s Event Community

On April 30, 2025, our community will come together to celebrate excellence, recognize outstanding achievements, and honour the Canadian event industry and the incredible people who drive its success. Hosted at Universal…

Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club Brings Las Vegas to Vancouver

The Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club transformed its clubhouse for a one-night-only experience filled with the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas. Nominated for a 2024 Canadian Event Award, this well-produced evening…

The 2025 Canadian Event Awards are Officially Open

What began as a scribble on a napkin during a red-eye flight from California to Toronto 28 years ago has grown into the pinnacle of recognition for Canada’s event industry: the Canadian…

Announcing the 2024 Canadian Event Awards Finalists

  The Canadian Event Awards, Canada’s premier recognition program for the event and meeting industry, is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2024 Awards. This year’s competition saw unprecedented entries, including…

Insider Tips For Maximizing Award Entry Points

In the competitive world of event awards, understanding how to tailor your entry to meet the specific criteria of your category is the key to success. There are 44 different categories in…

Meet the 2023 Canadian Event Awards Finalists

We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2023 Canadian Event Awards! The Canadian Event Awards honours and celebrates the best in over 50 categories, from event design and production to…

2022 Canadian Event Awards Recipients

After two years of virtual award galas, the Canadian event community came back together to celebrate the 25th Annual Canadian Event Awards live from the fabulous Liberty Grand in Toronto, Canada, hosted…

2021 Sponsorship Marketing Awards (SMAs)

  Redstone Agency rocks the SMA’s. The Sponsorship Marketing Council Canada (SMCC) was created in 2004 to drive advancements in the field of sponsorship marketing. Its mission is to help brand marketers, agency…

Announcing The 2022 Canadian Event Award Finalists

Congratulations to the nominees for the 25th Annual Canadian Event Awards.  Thank you to our esteemed panel of judges for their time and efforts in scoring hundreds of submissions. Over the coming…

Five Insider Tips to Submitting Award Winning Entries

  Entering award competitions is important for event professionals—not just to win but also for the experience. Valuable lessons come from the time and effort spent preparing your entry, and the application…

Meet the 2017 Regional Event Award Winners

  Canadian Special Events Magazine is proud to announce the following companies have been named 2017 award recipients in the 1st Annual Canadian Regional Event Awards Competition. The Canadian Event Industry Awards…

VCEC Wins Green Roof Award

The Vancouver Convention Centre’s green roof has been honoured as one of the best in North America. Green Roofs for Healthy Cities presented PWL Partnership Landscape Architects Inc. with a 2010 Award…