• Communicator of the Year (COTY)

    Tuesday, March 30, 2021, 9 to 10:30 a.m. ET And our IABC/Toronto Communicator of the Year is… Founder and Chairman of the BlackNorth Initiative and Founder and Executive Chairman of Kingsdale Advisors, Wes Hall. IABC/Toronto is delighted to award Wes the prestigious 2020 Communicator of the Year (COTY) Award because he has demonstrated visionary leadership […]

  • IABC/Toronto 2021 Communicator of the Year (COTY)

    Friday, February 4, 2022, 12 to 1 p.m. EST IABC/Toronto will be honouring Toronto’s Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, on Friday, February 4, 2022. Dr. de Villa will share key learnings and takeaways from almost two years of pandemic communication, and engage in a Q&A with the audience. Throughout the pandemic, Dr. […]

  • RECORDING: IABC/Toronto’s 2021 Communicator of the Year

    RECORDED ON: Friday, February 4, 2022 Dr. Eileen de Villa and our esteemed panel of healthcare communicators provided exceptional industry insights. Craig DuHamel, Vice President Communications, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Craig is a proud member of Sunnybrook’s award-winning communications team. Since announcing the first COVID patient in Canada in January 2020, the team has been busy sharing […]

  • IABC/Toronto 2022 Communicator of the Year (COTY)

    Celebrate Jesse Wente: BMO Communicator of the Year for 2022 Wednesday, February 15, 2023 | Noon to 1:15 p.m. EST | Zoom Join IABC/Toronto live-to-air as we honour Jesse Wente, Ojibwe writer, broadcaster, public speaker, activist, curator and best-selling author with the BMO Communicator of the Year award for 2022. Wente has spent 25 years […]

  • Recording: IABC/Toronto 2022 Communicator of the Year (COTY)

    Celebrate Jesse Wente: BMO Communicator of the Year for 2022 RECORDED on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 IABC/Toronto honours Jesse Wente, Ojibwe writer, broadcaster, public speaker, activist, curator and best-selling author with the BMO Communicator of the Year award for 2022. Wente has spent 25 years making space for Indigenous storytellers, highlighting issues facing the community and […]

  • IABC/Toronto’s 2023 Communicator of the Year (COTY)

    Celebrate Fennella Bruce: IABC/Toronto's Communicator of the Year for 2023 Friday, March 1, 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. EST  Join IABC/Toronto as we honour Fennella Bruce, veteran television producer and writer. Fennella is being recognized for demonstrating leadership and communications excellence through her ongoing work boosting the voices of Black professionals in the media. Giving Black professionals opportunities […]

  • RECORDING: IABC/Toronto’s 2023 Communicator of the Year (COTY)

    Celebrate Fennella Bruce: IABC/Toronto’s Communicator of the Year for 2023 Recorded on Friday, March 1 IABC/Toronto honours Fennella Bruce, veteran television producer and writer. Fennella is being recognized for demonstrating leadership and communications excellence through her ongoing work boosting the voices of Black professionals in the media. Giving Black professionals opportunities to share their stories […]

  • IABC/Toronto’s 2024 Communicator of the Year (COTY)

    Centre for Urban Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University 44 Gerrard St E., Toronto, ON

    Join IABC/Toronto for a networking breakfast as we celebrate the Communicator of the Year Thursday, April 24, 8 to 10 a.m. Centre for Urban Innovation, Toronto Metropolitan University Since 1997, IABC/Toronto’s Communicator of the Year Award has recognized a Greater Toronto Area executive whose demonstrated leadership and communications skills drive business results or have had […]

  • Communicator of the Year 2025

    TMU Sandbox 341 Yonge St., Toronto

    Thursday, April 30, 2026, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. TMU Sandbox (341 Yonge St.) Join IABC/Toronto for an evening of celebration, conversations and connection with Madelyn Chung, our 2025 Communicator of the Year (COTY) recipient! Congratulate Madelyn and be inspired as she takes you behind the scenes of her journey so far. The evening is a […]