Calling all employers and plan sponsors — the 2026 Workplace Benefits Awards are now open for entries!

If your organization is leading the way in transforming how you support employees through your benefits plan, financial wellness, diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives or wellness programs, visit the 2026 Workplace Benefits Awards site and submit an entry. The awards are also open to consultants, advisors and insurers that are looking to highlight their plan sponsor clients.

Read: Who are the winners of the 2025 Workplace Benefits Awards?

The full list of categories for the 2026 Workplace Benefits Awards are:

  • Absence Management
  • Benefits Plan Communications
  • DEI Program
  • Drug/Benefits Plan Innovation
  • Financial Wellness Program
  • Future of Work Strategy
  • Health/Wellness Program (>1,000 employees)
  • Health/Wellness Program (<1,000 employees)
  • HR/Benefits Professional of the Year
  • Mental Health Program (>1,000 employees)
  • Mental Health Program (<1,000 employees)

Visit the Workplace Benefits Awards site here.

The Workplace Benefits Awards continue to honour the achievements of exceptional Canadian employers and Benefits Canada wants to add your organization to this celebrated list. Last year’s winners included: Admiral Insurance, Air Canada, Arc’teryx Equipment, Fengate Asset Management, Fidelity Canada, Flight Centre Travel Group, the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Pratt & Whitney Canada and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board.

This year’s winners will be announced during the 2026 Healthy Outcomes Conference, which is taking place in Toronto on Oct. 29. Entrants will be invited to register — alongside previous Workplace Benefits Awards entrants, finalists and winners — to exchange ideas, best practices and tools for achieving improved employee health outcomes and enhanced organizational performance.

Nominations will be accepted until Tues., June 30, 2026. Visit the Workplace Benefits Awards site to submit a nomination or complete an entry for your organization or your plan sponsor clients.

For any questions or to review the categories, visit the Workplace Benefits Awards site.