Business Awards 2023

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Congratulations 2023 Business Awards Winners and Finalists

The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the recipients of The Chamber’s 2023 Greater Victoria Business Awards. Finalists for the prestigious awards represented a range of future-thinking businesses, ranging from sustainable menstrual care innovators to electric planes to long-time local institutions.

The winners and finalists, listed below, have distinguished themselves across 14 Business Award categories, including outstanding customer service, sustainable business practices, emerging businesspeople and long-term leadership. The recipients were chosen by an independent panel of prominent business leaders who served as judges.

View the 2023 Business Awards Program

Thank you to our Event Sponsors:

2023 Greater Victoria Business Awards Finalists

Sponsored by: BCLC

Business Person of the Year

Winner: Dave Stephens, LIDA Homes Inc. – video
Finalist: Brenda Ollis, Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites – video

Sponsored by: Canadian Tire

Chamber Award of Distinction

Winner: Mandy Farmer, Accent Inns | Hotel Zed – video

Sponsored by: Times Colonist

Chamber Member of the Year

Winner: Ann Squires Ferguson, Western Design+Build – video

Sponsored by: Air Canada

Community Builder

Winner: Lifetime Networks – video
Finalist: Aryze – video

Sponsored by: Coast Capital Savings

Emerging Business Person of the Year

Winner: Mackenzie Wavryk, Upcycle Clothing Collective – video
Finalist: Jeff Crone, Fig’s Mobile Detailing – video

Sponsored by: Royal Roads University

Innovation

Winner: joni – video
Finalist: ASEP Medical Holdings Inc. – video

Sponsored by: University of Victoria, Peter B. Gustavson School of Business

New Business

Winner: Compass Mobile Massage Therapy – video
Finalist: BCause – video

Sponsored by: Futurpreneur

Non-Profit of the Year

Winner: Beacon Community Services – video
Finalist: Victoria Native Friendship Centre – video

Sponsored by: Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island

Outstanding Customer Service

Winner: Chateau Victoria Hotel & Suites – video
Finalist: Beehive Wool Shop – video

Sponsored by:  Innov8 Digital Solutions Inc.

Outstanding Workplace of the Year

Winner: Brentwood Bay Resort – video
Finalist: Orca Masonry – video

Sponsored by: TELUS

Sustainable Business Practices

Winner: Harbour Air Seaplanes – video
Finalist: Clean Air Yard Care – video

Sponsored by: Camosun College

Thanks to our Sponsors

To celebrate the many years of Business Award winners and finalists, simply pick a year: 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | prior to 2020

All Business Award winners can easily be spotted in our online Membership Directory listing by their Business Awards icon. We invite you to find out first hand why they are indeed winners.