Communications Awards of Excellence 2024: Nominees
Nominees for the Communications Awards of Excellence 2024
Here are all the nominations received for the Government of Canada’s Communications Awards of Excellence 2024. Congratulations to all the nominees!
Team Awards
Diamond Award of Communication Excellence
| Department/agency | Project title | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Communications Security Establishment | Online disinformation campaign | Christine Ménard Lauri Sullivan Aimee Savard Julia Grieve David Bertrand Deborah M. |
| Public Safety Canada | Online dangers experiential marketing (XM) school roadshow | Erin Rogers Julie Chan Monika Tackaberry |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Canada Digital Adoption Program | Ralph Duchesne Jessica Matias Oskar Kostrzewa Shelby Ann Kaneb Sandra Fortin Olivia Kidd Janis Camelon Marc Toupin Kristina Scott Lisa Gantheret Ryan Grani David Hicks Eric Bailey Owen Purcell Sutherland Tristan Daly Movshovich Sylvia McCauley Suzette Miron Vukola Skiljevic Perry Hoffman Katrina Kajjouni Josée Bernier Kathleen Connolly Camille Trottier Jeremy Mulder Lucy Cole Simon LeBlanc Kiera Lundberg John Woermke |
| Agriculture and Agri Food Canada | Taste the Commitment marketing campaign | Louis-François St-Pierre Dubois Caroline Pouliot Bonnie Cohen Kirk Finken Katharina Simioni Crofton Steers Siobhan O’Mahony Jessica Martin Julie Plamondon Jason Mulaire Nathalie Barchechat Nadine Boyd Émilie Gagnon Caya Savanna Platt Laurel Richardson Manon Mackey Fiona Currie Liam Finney Annie Beaudoin Christine Doyle Lorena Yanes Daniel Anello Greg Beard Joseph Pauls Monika Lavallée Abir Elgarawany |
| Health Canada | "Get Help Here" mental health and substance use advertising campaign | Monica Pantusa Alex Jasperse Leslie Levere Meaghen McKenna Rojarra Armbrister Natalie Rieger Eric Glaude Ashley Law-Kwet-Cheong |
| Women and Gender Equality | WAGE’s It’s Not Just campaign | Rosaleen O’Mahony Sasha Lemberg Pelly Jessica Pautz Kareen Hashmi |
Platinum Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Project title | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Justice Canada | UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) federal action plan | Marc Allain Devon Ash Deepika Bali Gabrielle Boivin Sarah Cameron Caroline Claude Nick D'Aoust Christian Girouard Genevieve Groulx Denis Lapointe Ian McLeod Maaria Rana Laura Rondeau Felix Robitaille Allison Storey Laura Storrie |
| Correctional Service of Canada | Lift Me Up: humanizing federal corrections | Charles Alexandre Paré David Monk Michèle Casademont Karine Beauvais Ayoub Jlila Fatima Beydoun Melissa Krikke Kenza Belhadi Denis LaPointe Jason McDonald Adam Van Vianen Alexandre Deslongchamps Véronique Rioux Kirstan Gagnon Toban Morrison Anique Rozon Carl Brunet Matthieu Larente Allysen Ward Émilie Noël |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Best before dates communications | Kelly MacDonald Danielle Steuart Krystine Farago Fred Lamontagne Virginie Harris Paige Kahkonen Greg Rogers Michelle Strong Yi Ren Lisa Murphy Maria Kubacki Adam Rogers Anick Charrette Véronique Bruneau |
| Women and Gender Equality | Women and Gender Equality Canada’s Equality Matters newsletter | Kim Hinds Alayna West Hamish McPherson Kareen Hashmi |
| Canada Border Services Agency | Getting "reel" at the border with our frontline officers | Teri Mailloux Elliott Klein Rosalie Thibeault Maninder Bhandal Mireille McCombs Maria Bohotineanu Bushra Pasha Coralee Reid Taylor Olie Miller Gail Hewitt Emma Childs Kristen Dolenko Peter Saliba Katelyn Moores Alyssa McDonald |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Atlantic Canada momentum | Mike Critchley Nicholas Manthorpe Ann Kenney Jay Witherbee Jessica Baldwin Sharon McGuigan Christine Paré Frederic Clavet Martine Cantin Shannon Faires Monique Campbell Stéphanie Bilodeau |
| Health Canada | Drug shortages in Canada | Marilyne Nahum Marianne Van Oosten Suzane Aboueid Sean Burgess Geoffroy Legault Thivierge Roxana Mihailescu Heather Lang Marie Ève Garant Claudia Morissette Isabel Walford Seraphie Lachance Andrea Orton Lisa Mackay Harrison Runtz Andre Da Costa Edward Chatfield Roxane Paquette Antonella Ielo Alina Yildir Kurliantseva Albina Peled Gursewak Singh Jessica Perkins Lai Shan Law Jason Anderson |
| Department of National Defence | Communications campaign for the Naval Experience Program | Commander Bruno Tremblay Lieutenant Commander Julie MacDonald Kimberley Cameron Sabrina Nash Jillian Paquette Ali Cheaitani Benjamin Costen Matthew O’Brien Captain Jeff Klassen Ambrosia Cantin Tara Porter Alex Kaldeway Jennifer St. Germain Karly Barker Kent Scanlan Captain (Navy) Jean Ouellet Lieutenant Commander Diane Larose Captain Chelsea Dubeau Lieutenant (Navy) Jennifer Gray |
| Global Affairs Canada | Global Environmental Facility (GEF) | Mélanie Lalonde Christa McGregor Rachel Nghiem Diyyinah Jamora Jennifer Seipp Oona Woods Pierre Cuguen Jean Pierre Godbout Nathalie Bélanger Isabelle Haché François Lauzon Gabriel Lamadeleine Jean Levasseur Rami Hussien John Punzalan Julyuze Co Laura Buitrago Chantal Goulet Denis Lacroix Dominique Daneau Pelletier Gary Franks Udle |
| Public Service Commission of Canada | Telling stories about Indigenous people working in the federal public service | Natasha Agnew Karyne Montigny Valentine Hébert Crystal Luxmore Marie France Joli-Cœur Anteia Organ Camille Forbes Corey Mills Lee Hyndman Kim Blanchet Thomas Nowlin Curtis Kayseass Amy Amos Michelle Franks-Fortin Samantha Prosper |
Gold Alliance Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Project title | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Analytics tools in support of user- centric communications | Lindsay Beaudoin Rach Roxanne Renaud Coderre Hélène Bussière Natalie Hatina Celena Bedford Maria Sokolov Jade Bourdages Emily Gagnon Andrew Lau Ryan Laneville Marc-André Lavigne Nicolas Pjontek Marianne Couture |
| Global Affairs Canada | Canada’s emergency communications response to the crisis in Israel, West Bank and Gaza | José Valencia Victoria Papineau Katie Burgess Brianna Lessard Robyn Euverman Yasmine Baradei Hilary Lawson Sophie Rousselle Charlotte MacLeod John Babcock Geneviève Tremblay Pierre Cuguen Jérémie Bérubé Nelson Kalil Pascal Laplante Marielle Gervais Daphné Lacasse Katherine Cyr Rebecca Razafinjatovo Marine Chopin Geneviève Angers Narmeen Imam Monica Boucher Emma Rooke Thompson Lauren Croisier Colton Daly Christopher Sawyer Tracy Michaud Wendel Fisher Deep Gupta Mike Murphy Matthieu Bonenfant Asmaa Fereig Inas Odeh Signe Katz Jean Denis Dufour Michael Mancini Sébastien Baillargeon Lynn Almuhajer |
| Agriculture and Agri Food Canada | Implementation of the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership and signing of PT bilateral agreements | Cameron Newbigging Sean Meagher Jenny Bascur John Muggeridge Louise Bradford Heather Holmen Meghan Burke Scott Heggart Katharina Simioni Fiona Currie Tom Vradenburg James Voldock Michael Kay Samantha Seary Lucien Robidoux Heather Brunner Annie Dicaire Nathalie Barchechat Sasha Chama Catherine Bolduc Blair Cantafio |
| Transport Canada | Canada's first ever oil spill webpage | Sara Johnston Lisa Englehart |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Passport crisis communications team | Darrel Houlahan Dan McKillop Campbell Morrison Luc Gelinas Erin Wylie Sophie Bernard-Piché Jacinthe Lacombe-Cliche Gordon Graff Nathalie Latour Nathalie Cloutier Mathieu Larocque Mike Storeshaw Tracey Fitzpatrick Marielle Pratte Paul Renaud Nathalie Huneault Mila Roy Maja Stefanovska |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | COP15 communications | Kelly Cowper Julie Clavet Drolet Rowan Eberle Nena Snyder Lysanne Lesage Will Cook Nathalie Lepage Olivier Dilain Guillaume Baribeau Jessica O'dacre Joy Aguilar Samantha Guitor Kyra Kavanagh Jean François Dufault Samuel Lafontaine Amélie Desmarais Melissa Guitor Kehayes Iman Hersi Kalina Parisien Samantha MacNeil Angela Savard Stéphane Guertin Claudia Gleason Isabel Julian Tracy Broad Tarik Abouziane Melissa Russo Brooklyn O'Reilly Tasha Dufault Gregory Enns Fatima Manssouri Jean Sebastien Racine Anie Cyr Catherine Forget Maxime Blouin Tatiana Souza Christine Bulhoes Theresa Kelly Kayla Findlay Caroline Chouinard |
| Public Safety Canada | Public Safety communications response to the 2023 wildfire season | Laura De Curtis Sabrina Bilodeau Chris Willey Frédérique Champagne Erin Rogers Jennifer Ouellette Stephane Bachand Sabina Khan Kelsey Cruickshank Yoann Corlay Savard Noemie Allard Ray Lauzon Julien Martin Lucie Taillefer Cecily Wallace Marley McRae Shawn Takacs Brent Wilcox Jeff Legault Ian Mckenna Jennifer Allanson Émilie Lamoureux Pierre Deveau Ben Wilson Laurel Hogan |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Indigenous Service Canada’s emergency management wildfire crisis response team | Julie-Andree St. Pierre Courtney Kemp Nicolas Moquin Ariane Lacerte-Racine Brianne Renaud-Da Costa Clara Heroux-Rhymes Samuel Mainster Cassandra Crowder Andrea Ruttan Julie Cousineau Gracia Di N’zau Mbudi Alice D’Anjou Sandrine Kerouault Joshua Kirkey Katelin Peltier Michael MacDonald Sean McKibbbon Alexis Lanthier Deborah Sooley Myranda Bolstad Chloé Lavergne Michelle Palansky Randy Legault Rankin Zarah Malik Luc Pokorn Jenn Van Filipowski Jeff Solmundson Leslie Pang Jasmine Thorburn Jason Golinowski Karlo Catalan Twilla MacLeod Rod Desnomie Amanda Wilson Hazel Desharnais Mathieu-Gilles Lanciault Michael Tran Kathleen McDonald Christian Carrière |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | Launch of the new Federal Tourism Growth Strategy | Kawtar Jaanid Emma Rektor Geneviève Guindon Cayla Johnston Micha Johanis-Bell Guy Gravelle |
| Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) | Project Anton | Erica Constant Renée Bercier Tanya Fortin France Aubry Jessica Pernari Patrick Moreau Peter Aubin Jenna Laflamme Samara Sternthal Meighan Kerr Victoria Maxwell Michelle Wright Austin Beaton Kim Fauteux Kelly Crowe Han-Sen Belzile |
| Canadian Heritage | Celebration of His Majesty King Charles III’s Coronation | Dominique Collin Anne Tanguay Caroline Hudon Karine Pelletier Chloé Robert Michelle Taschereau Francis Chartrand Dominique Binoist Nicolas Vicente Sandra Laverty Christopher Le Blanc Karine Champagne Dominique Langlais Teilhard Gentillon Christine Brousseau Danièle Bélanger Nick Frenette Jiebin Gao Winson Lai Peter Horton Anil Mutupuri Jean-Luc Charron Amy Mills Caroline Czajkowski Caroline Desabrais |
| Health Canada | Canada Dental Benefit | Dominique Jolicoeur Karen Colvin Jasmine Louwe Jenna Renaud Tiffany LeBlanc Molly Rock Josiane Lacelle Ashton Kealey Renato Giamberardino Jennifer Barr Michel Pixel Marianne Gareau Glenna Fowlie Ghazal Eland Ravanpreet Singh Sylvain Adam Amy Hunt Anne Genier Matthias Ross Buzas Ewelina Frackowiak Joel Gluss Nicholas Salamon Laura Anderson Paul Psutka Roger Pankhurst Kathleen Dowdall Taylor Robyn Macdonald Courtney McCormick Janet Avery Paola Pascucci Karl-Philip Marchand-Giguère Charles Drouin Kevin Machida Wladyslaw Kinastowski Elain Siu Alison Seay Sage Jordan Stephen Wynn Nadia Cadieux Valérie Thériault |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Working together to communicate crucial new funding to help address urgent housing needs in urban, rural and northern areas | Julie MacKinnon Julie Cousineau Geoffrey Lee Emmanuelle Coutu Joshua Kirkey Kassandra Daze Ryan Tyndall Cyndi Kennedy Eric Head Christine Brekke Suzanna Su Victoria Lamothe Caroline Dauphinais Kathleen McDonagh-Forest Kathie Howes Jennifer Drouin Teresa Amoroso Monica Poirier |
Lighthouse Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Project title | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Experiential Marketing, SEM development and content integration innovation | Shanna Buzza Amber McKegney Jean Claude Legris Meagan Campbell Kirsten Taylor Bosman Marie Ève Sigouin Campeau Mélanie Laverdure Lindsay Pearson Kristie Robertson Marie Hélène Cayer |
| Prairies Economic Development Canada | A Prairie Approach: Redefining client collaboration through external echoes | Robert Makichuk Mark Feldbauer Kathleen Hart Amna Alkhaledi Sana Mahboob Charlene MacDonald Carly Savoie Craig Henry Rhonda Shymko Rohit Sandhu Brennan Bunko Marija Dumancic Tina Garstad Dany Cimon Marianne Cadieux |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Indigenous interpreters video interview series Crown Indigenous Relations & Northern Affairs | Brock Holowachuk Marie Tichborne Martine Foubert Kathryn Uba Natasha Cloutier Sen Ransaratnam Mindy Bagetta Camille Belanger Daniel Rankin Geoffrey Lee Devon Bergeron Eugenia Escamilla-Duarte Roxane Gregoire Mathieu Bourgeois-Joanisse |
| Global Affairs Canada | Promoting safe travel among young canadians | Marjorie Boies Karine Fournier Bernard Beckhoff Katie Burgess Bianca Healy Victoria Papineau Rachelle Prevost Anaïs Vesalpour Brianna Lessard Hélène Potvin José Valencia Melanie Tempel Robyn Euverman Anda Carabineanu Ruxandra Popovici Alice Orr Carl Emery Micaëla Carrière Isabelle Haché France Séguin Mélanie Martel-LeDuc Pascale-Annie Paquin Gabriel Lamadeleine Maxime Parent Aaron Hooper Mar Warrender Jonathan Lam Julie Dao Matthieu Bonenfant Marley Warner Chee |
| Environment and Climate Change Canada | Nature-based solutions and cleaner environment Advertising campaign | Jason Saunders Melanie Farrell Lara Langstaff Charles-Etienne Maltais Greg Lister |
| Statistics Canada | Canada’s population reaches 40 million! | Evan Kung Melanie Al-Switi Natasha Maheu Caroline Forcier Erika Pavelka Mélanie Lefebvre Danielle Turpin Janis LeBlanc Maryse Jutras Véronique Julien Annik Lepage Max Zimmerman Tegan Bridge Tony Colasante Mitchell Lawson Martin Charlebois Jessie-James McCutcheon Miriam Kilby Vince Germano Aniesha Sangarapillai Norelice Mboutou Anja Guttler Carter Mann Maryse Carrière Annick Irakoze Julien Abord-Babin Kathryn Lewis Greg Gallagher Charlotte Zador Aiysha Abdullah Robin Redmond Marc Bazinet Marc Lemire Nina Hamad |
Insider Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Project title | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Inclusive and accessible communication and engagement team | Marianne Ngatakamba Emmanuelle Lorange Nathalie Sergerie Chantal Sabourin Tierny Thibodeau Karolane Leclerc Groulx Charles-Oilvier Daaboul Jade Da Costa Pacheco Alexandra Gagnon Michelle Paquette Aurélie Saint-Victor André Lafortune Marie France Hébert Nathalie Couture McClain Geneviève Riberdy Caitlin Bonell Christine Lombard Céline Gagnon Diane Umutesi Gasana Pitija Sothilingam Aisha Thomas Serran Charyssa Walton Iliana Lauriston Nia Gillies Julio Mérisier Esther Boily Lilian Luan Manon Ouellette |
| Finance Canada | Promoting official languages | Bianca Paquette Scott Winter Corey De Plante Cassandra Bérubé Andréanne Gagné Paul Dorsey |
| Global Affairs Canada | GAC transformation – communications and employee engagement | Pascal Laplante Marine Chopin Catherine Vallée Stacey Atkinson Marie André Malouin Sabrina Krause Vladimir Torres Mireille Desrosiers Hélène Beauregard France Séguin Isabelle Haché Mélanie Martel-LeDuc Rami Hussien John Punzalan Julyuze Co Gabriel Lamadeleine Veronica Robeznieks Gabriel Séguin Maxwell Kunze Jiana Bandojo Jonathan Lebeau Jean-Pierre Sadek Marie-Ève Cloutier Louis-Mathieu Laviolette Marilyn Warrender Jihane Daoud David Froom Nadine Villeneuve Olivier Trottier Tracy Michaud Kenneth Byers Frederick Imad Michael Caesar Sophie Rousselle Marissa Fortune Olive Nugent Judith Szabo |
| Parks Canada | Digital empowerment for employees: Fostering wellness and inclusion through innovative communications | Valérie Turcot Patrice Loiselle Doug Heaney Joly Anne Ricard Geneviève Patenaude Zaharije Kaluderovic Vedran Residbegovic Fatima Zohra Hamidi |
Regional Powerhouse Award of Communication Excellence
| Department/agency | Project title | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Canada | Responding to the 2023 wildfire season with science | Nicole Simmons Laura Thomas Brigitte Richard Vanessa Greebe Shannon Watson Olena Maystruk Mathilde Duncan-Snobel Jennifer Sailus Mimi Galipeau |
| Transport Canada | Innovations in regional communications | Magali Bureau Nicole Pajak Catherine Brown Alyssa Leung Momo Chen Tom Wakefield Caitlin Peterson Aline Dumalski |
| Health Canada | Radon Action Month across Canada | Perry Boldt Andrea Forget Deanna Chan Erik Bruns Elaine Krawchenko Kaleigh Miller Adele Novak Debbie Paine Domenic Carullo Lori Murphy Maganga Lumbu Geneviève Lapierre Marcela Quesada Echavarria Erin Turcotte Craig Currie Regina FitzGerald Nadia Short |
| Canadian Food Inspection Agency | Regional communication leadership regarding the spotted lanternfly | Monica Gilbert Tannah Ali |
Mosaic Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Project title | Nominees |
|---|---|---|
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Inclusive Workplace Advertising Campaign | Kirsten Taylor-Bosman Meagan Campbell Marie-Ève Sigouin-Campeau Marie-Hélène Cayer |
| Public Service Commission of Canada | Centre of Expertise for Accessible Documents | Rachelle Gervais Olga Paraskis Noémie Fournier-Lévêque |
| Various | Accessible Communications Community of Practice | Christina Richard Martine Bareil Rachelle Gervais |
| Canadian Heritage | National anthem in sign language | Ugo Therien Anne Tanguay Caroline Hudon Mélanie Riendeau Chloé Robert Martine Fauvelle Angus MacDermott Jameson Bevington Nicolas Vicente Sandra Laverty Christopher Le Blanc Karine Champagne Dominique Langlais Teilhard Gentillon Christine Brousseau Danièle Bélanger Nick Frenette Jiebin Gao Winson Lai Peter Horton |
Individual awards
Master Storyteller of the Year Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Nominees |
|---|---|
| Agriculture and Agri‑Food Canada | John Muggeridge |
Exceptional Leader Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Nominees |
|---|---|
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Jessica Jones |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Michelle Gagnon |
| Health Canada | Heather Magee |
| Public Safety Canada | Chris Willey |
Rising Star Award of Communications Excellence
| Department/agency | Nominees |
|---|---|
| Health Canada | Abigail Bartlett |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada | Ashley McConnell |
| Department of National Defence | Brendan Calado-Luke |
| Global Affairs Canada | Charlotte MacLeod |
| Employment and Social Development Canada | Danielle Yetman |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Gracia Di N'zau Mbudi |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Katherine Bush |
| Indigenous Services Canada | Libby Marlatt |
| Health Canada | Shaylee Adams |
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