Professional Awards

2022 BC Economic Development Awards

Sponsored by FortisBC, the BC Economic Development Association’s BC Economic Development Awards recognizes the Province’s best economic development programs, partnerships, economic reconciliation, resiliency and marketing initiatives. These prestigious awards honor organizations and/or individuals for their efforts in creating positive change in urban, suburban, and rural communities. Two awards will be given in each category – based on population. One award for population under 20,000 and one award for population over 20,000.

Online Application - BCEDA Members

Online Application - Non-Members

View the Nomination Guidelines

Download the Preparing Your Entry Webinar

Timeline & Entry Fees

Call for Entries Begins: December 16, 2021
Final Deadline: ~~February 28, 2022~~ Extended to March 11th
Awards Presented: April 26, 2022
Entry Submission (per entry): BCEDA Members $30.00 + GST/ Non Members $100 + GST.

Categories:

Marketing Innovation

These awards recognize innovative and effective marketing materials used for attracting, retaining and fostering business as well as communication vehicles used by economic development organizations.

Examples of Typical Submissions:

General Purpose Brochure
Special Purpose Brochure
General Purpose Promotion
Annual Report
Paid Advertising Campaign
Newsletter/Newspaper
Magazine
General Purpose Website
Special Purpose Website
New Media
Special Event
Branding
Marketing Strategy
Marketing Campaign

Community Project

This award recognizes a community or regional partnership that works together in on-going economic development work and activities.

Examples of Typical Submissions:

Technology Based Economic Development
Multi-Year Economic Development
Economic Development Training
Business Retention & Expansion
Entrepreneurship
Neighbourhood Development
Human Capital Program
Responding to Globalization
Sustainable and Green Development
Real Estate Redevelopment & Reuse
Public-Private Partnerships
Partnerships with Educational Institutions
Regionalism and Cross-Border Collaboration

Economic Reconciliation

This category includes submissions for partnerships, agreements and activities that advance shared reconciliation work. Category open to Indigenous, local and regional governments only. Examples include MOUs, tourism partnerships, forestry agreements and cultural centres.

Economic Resiliency and Recovery

This category includes submissions for programs, activities, and projects that represent a successful recovery initiative from natural and man-made disasters, including COVID-19, as well as submissions that represent replicable measures undertaken to promote long term resiliency and/or sustainability from future disasters. Examples include strategies that account for ups and downs in local and regional economic conditions, projects that incorporate standards and practices to address the potential of disasters common to the particular area, or projects that begin to celebrate successes of recovery from disasters.

Past Winners

2021 BCEDA Awards News Release
2020 BCEDA Awards News Release
2019 BCEDA Awards News Release
2018 BCEDA Awards News Release
2017 BCEDA Awards News Release
2016 BCEDA Awards News Release
2015 BCEDA Awards News Release
2014 BCEDA Awards News Release