2025 Business Awards
Congratulations to the 2025 Business Awards Recipients and Finalists!
The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the recipients and finalists of The Chamber’s 2025 Greater Victoria Business Awards. Recipients and finalists for the prestigious awards represent a range of future-thinking businesses judged to have gone above and beyond. They inspire us. And their stories of success make us eager to take on each day with renewed excitement and energy.
The recipients 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.
Business of the Year (1-10 Employees)
- Recipient: This Week’s Lunch
- Finalist: Alley Kat Signs and Marketing
Sponsored by: City of Victoria
Business of the Year (11-39 Employees)
- Recipient: Prince of Whales
- Finalist: LIDA Construction
Sponsored by: Doane Grant Thornton
Business of the Year (40+ Employees)
- Recipient: Phillips Brewing and Malting
- Finalist: Red Barn Market
Sponsored by: Harbour Air
New Business of the Year
- Recipient: FORGE Technical Solutions
- Finalist: DermaLight Clinic
Sponsored by: BCLC
Non-Profit of the Year
- Recipient: Victoria Brain Injury Society
- Finalist: Garth Homer Society
Sponsored by: Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island
Business Person of the Year
- Recipient: Tessa McLoughlin, KWENCH
- Finalist: Hana Akai, Level Up Salon Suites
Sponsored by: Canadian Tire
Community Builder of the Year
- Recipient: Victoria Native Friendship Centre
- Finalist: Island Savings
Sponsored by: Emerge
Emerging Business Person of the Year
- Recipient: Inderbir Singh, Western Canada Security
- Finalist: Kane Hammontree, Solve Energy
Sponsored by: Royal Roads University
Innovation Award
- Recipient: Rifflandia Entertainment Company
- Finalist: Hakai Energy Solutions
Sponsored by: Gustavson School of Business, University of Victoria
Outstanding Customer Service Award
- Recipient: The Green Kiss
- Finalist: Ooh La La Cupcakes + Cakes
Sponsored by: Innov8 Digital Solutions
Outstanding Workplace of the Year
- Recipient: Brentwood Bay Resort
- Finalist: Green Island Builders
Sponsored by: WorkBC Victoria
Sustainable Business Practices Award
- Recipient: Schneider Electric
- Finalist: The Root Cellar Village Green Grocer
Sponsored by: Camosun College
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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.