Established in 1993, Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies is the country’s leading business awards program, recognizing excellence in Canadian-owned and managed companies with revenues over $10 million.
Every year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies compete for this designation in a rigorous and independent process that evaluates the caliber of their management abilities and practices.
The awards are granted on three levels: 1) Best Managed winner (one of the 50 new winners selected each year), 2) Requalified member (repeat winners retain the Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review), 3) Platinum Club member (winners that maintain Best Managed status for a minimum of six consecutive years.)
Program sponsors are Deloitte, CIBC Commercial Banking, National Post, and Queen's School of Business.
What makes the Best Managed program unique?
- We focus on Canadian-owned and managed companies
- We recognize overall business performance and sustained growth
- We recognize the efforts of the entire organization
- We measure more than financial performance
What’s so great for participants?
The evaluation process
You don’t just apply, you take steps toward a goal that you will achieve.
And we’re there with you – coaches from Deloitte or CIBC Commercial Banking work with all applicants to provide professional advice and counsel on your presentation. Whether you win or not, this process is valuable.
After an independent panel of judges selects the final 50 annual award winners, these special companies are honoured with the hallmark of excellence – the Best Managed designation.
The Best Managed designation symbolizes Canadian corporate success: companies focused on their core vision, creating stakeholder value and excelling in the global economy. The program has continued to raise the profile of Canadian-owned businesses that have:
- outperformed their competitors
- created thousands of jobs
- achieved sustainable growth
- excelled both at home and abroad
