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The Canadian Positive Psychology Association (CPPA) and Workplace Strategies for Mental Health with Mary Ann Baynton are thrilled to announce the 2024 Canadian Workplace Well-Being Awards winners.
This award program recognizes and celebrates outstanding achievements in Canadian organizations that strengthen workplace well-being, employee mental health and psychological safety. The CPPA encourages organizations to integrate the principles and evidence-based practices of positive psychology into their HR strategy to support employee engagement, employee satisfaction and retention.
“The judging panel of ten experts in positive psychology and well-being were extremely impressed with the innovative programs, resources and support networks created by the 2024 winning organizations to foster employee mental health, well-being and sense of belonging”, says Louisa Jewell, President and Founder of the Canadian Positivity Association. “What is striking is the deep level of commitment to support employees to feel heard and understood when it comes to their well-being at work”, Jewell adds.
Some key patterns emerged amongst the winning organizations. Here are a few standouts:
- They take a strategic approach where well-being and psychological safety is part of their organizational HR Strategy;
- They invest in providing supports, enhanced mental health benefits and resources to help employees proactively manage their psychological health; and
- They are intentional about creating a culture where there is trust, and employees feel heard, cared for, valued, and have a sense of belonging.
Here are the 2024 Canadian Workplace Well-Being Winners: (CWWA Awards)
Nonprofit/Charity Sector
Canuck Place Children’s Hospice (Vancouver, BC)
Creative Options Regina (Regina, SK)
Kids Help Phone (Toronto, ON)
Small Private/Public Sector
Sklar Wilton and Associates (Toronto, ON)
Large Private/Public Sector
Best Buy (Vancouver, BC)
First West Credit Union (Langley, BC)
Metrolinx (Toronto, ON)
TransLink (Vancouver, BC)
The panel of expert judges for the 2024 Canadian Workplace Well-Being Awards included:
Shelly Bischoff, Workplace Consultant, Founder & Director, Ptolemy & Associates Inc.;
Dr. Marie-Hélène Budworth, Associate Professor, School of Human Resources Management, York University;
Dr. Elaine Cook, Manager, Humanistic Education and Training, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital;
Lorie Corcuera, Director, Learning & Development, MineSense Technologies;
Carrie Fletcher, Executive Vice President, People Culture & Strategy, St. Joseph’s Health System;
Rob Francis, Founder & Principal Consultant, Francis Organizational Consultants;
Jon Rosemberg, Founder & CEO, Strongpoint Group;
Sylvie Santoro, Senior Director of People & Culture, Datavalet Technologies – Montreal;
Andrew Soren, CEO & Founder, Eudaimonic by Design, and
Paula Toledo, Well-being Consultant & Artist Ode to Wonder.
