Fifty-eight top organizations and 11 high-performance leaders from across Canada have been named the 2025 winners of the Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Canada’s Most Admired CEO, and Canada’s Most Admired Chief People and Culture Officer (CPCO) Awards.
Founded by Waterstone Human Capital, Canada’s leading cultural talent advisory firm, the Canada’s Most Admired Awards program is where the very best practices in high-performance culture and leadership are celebrated.
“These awards recognize the very best in high performance corporate culture–those leaders and organizations that have built and nurtured performance-driven cultures and that are at the forefront of culture best practices,” says Marty Parker, President and CEO of Waterstone Human Capital and Chair of the Canada’s Most Admired program. “This year’s winners actively craft high-performance cultures and serve as an inspiration for others who want to do the same.”
Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures of 2025 – Non-Profit and Broader Public Sector
Arthritis Society Canada (Toronto, ON)- CAA Atlantic (Saint John, NB)
- Canadian Cancer Society (Toronto, ON)
- CNIB and DBCS (Toronto, ON)
- Fairview Parkwood Craigwiel Communities (Cambridge, ON)
- Michael Garron Hospital/Toronto East Health Network (Toronto, ON)
- Opportunities NB (ONB) (Fredericton, NB)
- Ronald McDonald House BC and Yukon (Vancouver, BC)
- Royal Roads University (Victoria, BC)
- Second Harvest Canada (Etobicoke, ON)
- Southlake Health (Newmarket, ON)
- YMCA of Greater Toronto (Toronto, ON)
“On behalf of Waterstone Human Capital and our partners, congratulations to the 2025 award winners,” says Parker. “We look forward to celebrating their success and the impact culture is having on their growth and performance.”
The Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, Canada’s Most Admired CEO, and Canada’s Most Admired CPCO awards will be presented at an awards celebration in Toronto on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Tickets will be available at canadasmostadmired.com in December.