Winners
The following organizations are the 2025 program winners and the best in private company governance in Canada.
BEST ADVISORY BOARDS
BEST FAMILY BUSINESS ADVISORY BOARD:
LEE VALLEY
BEST EMPLOYEE-OWNED ADVISORY BOARD
(OVER 1000 EMPLOYEES):
BFL CANADA
BEST EMPLOYEE-OWNED ADVISORY BOARD
(UNDER 250 EMPLOYEES):
VISTAVU SOLUTIONS
BEST EMERGING EMPLOYEE-OWNED ADVISORY BOARD:
ZERO RENEWABLES
BEST FIDUCIARY BOARDS
BEST FAMILY BUSINESS FIDUCIARY BOARD
(OVER 1000 EMPLOYEES):
MINTO GROUP
BEST FAMILY BUSINESS FIDUCIARY BOARD
(UNDER 1000 EMPLOYEES):
NICOLA WEALTH
BEST EMPLOYEE-OWNED FIDUCIARY BOARD:
VMAC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES INC.
BEST FAMILY OFFICE FIDUCIARY BOARD
HOKANSON CAPITAL INC.
BEST INVESTOR-BACKED FIDUCIARY BOARD:
SOUL FOODS GROUP
BEST EMERGING INVESTOR-BACKED FIDUCIARY BOARD:
PLANTAFORM
THE 2025 TRAILBLAZERS
EMERGING TRAILBLAZER
PARTNER, MID-MARKET GROWTH CAPITAL, EDC:
ERIK BRIEN-WRIGHT
MISSION-DRIVEN TRAILBLAZER
SHEBOOT:
JULIA ELVIDGE, JENNIFER FRANCIS
AND SONYA SHOREY
(CO-FOUNDERS)
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