Nominate Canada’s Top Staffing Leaders & Agencies

Industry-led. Impact-focused. Community-celebrated.- Winners are recognized through the Canadian Staffing community and celebrated at The Canadian Staffing Industry Summit April 15th

Recognize the leaders, agencies, and innovators delivering real results — growth, impact, and progress for the industry.

Nominations take 3–5 minutes.

No long forms. Just the nominee details + proof of impact. You can nominate someone else — or nominate your own organization if eligible.

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Industry-led recognition, celebrated at the Canadian Staffing Industry Summit.

About the Awards

The Canadian Staffing Industry Summit Awards honor professionals and organizations who have demonstrated exceptional impact, innovation, and leadership within the staffing and recruitment industry.

No long forms. Just the nominee details + proof of impact. You can nominate someone else — or nominate your own organization if eligible.

Canadian Staffing Industry Awards

Leadership Recognition Award: Acknowledges exemplary individuals who drive positive transformations within their organizations while actively contributing to the advancement of the staffing industry. Evaluation criteria will encompass their contributions to personal and professional growth, organizational expansion, and overall industry impact.

Industry Advancement Award: Acknowledges a company that has made a remarkable impact in elevating the staffing industry. Evaluation criteria will encompass their active role in fostering industry growth, fostering a positive company culture focused on development, embracing corporate social responsibility at local or global levels, and their unwavering commitment to setting a positive example within the industry.

Nominations are reviewed by an awards committee using consistent, impact-based criteria. Final selections are confirmed by the event organizer to ensure fairness and alignment with award standards. Only current employees and active firms may be considered for an award
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  • Leadership Recognition Award: Two recipients will be selected—one from a large company ($60M+ in revenue) and one from a company below $60M in revenue.

  • Industry Advancement Award: Two recipients will be selected using the same criteria—one from a large company ($60M+ in revenue) and one from a company below $60M in revenue.

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Meet The Awards Committee:

Nominations are reviewed by an awards committee using consistent, impact-based criteria. Final selections are confirmed by the event organizer to ensure fairness and alignment with award standards.

Karen Little

Karen Little

Karen Little is a respected leader in the staffing industry with over 20 years of experience building strong client relationships and delivering strategic workforce solutions. As Vice President of Client Services, Karen is known for her deep industry knowledge, collaborative approach, and unwavering commitment to service excellence.

Throughout her career, Karen has worked closely with clients across North America, helping them adapt to change, scale strategically, and stay ahead of industry trends. Her approach is deeply personal—grounded in listening, understanding, and delivering tailored solutions that reflect each client’s unique goals.

Karen’s strength lies in her ability to connect the dots between people, processes, and outcomes. Whether she’s guiding a client through a major transformation or helping a team overcome operational hurdles, she brings clarity, creativity, and a calm confidence to every interaction.

Her long-standing relationships—some spanning over two decades—are a testament to her integrity, reliability, and genuine care for the people she works with. Karen believes that great partnerships are built on trust, and she works every day to earn it. Karen’s leadership is grounded in a belief that people are the greatest strength of any organization. She brings this philosophy to every engagement, ensuring that clients receive thoughtful, personalized support that drives results.

Huruy Tewelde

Huruy Tewelde

Huruy Tewelde is the VP of Sales with StaffingOS. He has been helping companies with their tech stacks for 7 years. In his current role he guides staffing agencies leaders to better plan for the future of staffing.

Hunter Reid

Hunter Reid

A serial entrepreneur, Hunter is the founder of Faithshire Corporation, Payroll Funding Canada, WorkForce Capital and a founding member of TheMCLS.com (Multiple Career Listing Service). Hunter’s businesses operate in full support of the Staffing Industry, providing staffing firms with human resources and recruitment support, payroll funding and growth capital as well as full service back-office support.

As an honours graduate of Sheridan College with additional studies in business and psychology at the University of Toronto, Hunter is community focused and was one of the founders and directors of the Milton Christian School and the non-profit Milton Christian Education Association. He has held Trustee roles in both Churchill Meadows Christian Church, where he was active as Vice Chairman, and past trustee of Westcoast Christian Church in Surrey, British Columbia.

He has served on several boards and advisory boards for not-for-profits and has participated at the board level for both public and private companies believing in the philosophy that we all have opportunity to give back to our communities through our time, talent and treasure.

No long forms. Just the nominee details + proof of impact. You can nominate someone else — or nominate your own organization if eligible.

Celebrate Excellence — Meet Our 2026 Winners

Take a look at the outstanding professionals and organizations recognized in previous years for their contributions to Canada’s staffing industry.

Sandy Roberts (Workforce Inc.),

winner of the Canadian Staffing Industry Leadership Recognition Award (Small Company)

Angelina Brathwaite (Brunel),

winner of the Canadian Staffing Industry Leadership Recognition Award (Large Company)

EMBERS Staffing

winner of the Canadian Staffing Industry Achievement Award (Small Company)

RAISE

winner of the Canadian Staffing Industry Achievement Award (Large Company)

No long forms. Just the nominee details + proof of impact. You can nominate someone else — or nominate your own organization if eligible.

CANADIAN STAFFING INDUSTRY AWARDS

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