Women Empowerment Awards Nominations
Women Empowerment Awards Nominations
Please fill in the nomination form of the woman you wish to nominate for one of our awards. Please note that the candidate must be a Canadian resident and meet each award criteria. All nominations will be carefully considered.
THE 2026 CATEGORIES
THE 2026 CATEGORIES










Rogers Communications Entrepreneur of the Year Grant Award
Exemplifying the ideals of entrepreneurship by running a successful start-up or being the driving force of a successful business (1-5 years). This award includes a $15,000 grant and recognizes an individual with a strong focus on vision, passion and strategic direction.
Scotia Leadership Award
Leaders create leaders. This award recognizes an individual who is seen as an instrumental and influential leader in business or their community, demonstrating how their personal leadership has led to business growth and development, or how they have impacted the quality of life in their community. This award includes a $2500 grant and financial wealth-building consultation to level up your business.
Diversity, Equality & Inclusivity Award
Celebrating the diversity of ethnicities in the workplace, supporting colleagues with physical or mental health challenges, and for inclusion of the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ community, this award recognizes an individual with a continuous and long-term commitment to Diversity, Equality & Inclusion (DE&I) within the workplace and community, and includes a cover feature on Today's Confident Woman by The Open Chest Confidence Academy.
TD Businesswoman of the Year Grant Award
The world of business is full of talented, innovative leaders and entrepreneurs who run successful ventures. This award includes a $2500 Grant and financial consultation, and recognizes an individual who has shown dedication in achieving phenomenal success in business and continues to drive her business forward while fostering and encouraging female entrepreneurship.
Mentorship Award
Inspiring and providing guidance to others, this award recognizes mentors that go above and beyond, empowering other women to accomplish their goals and fostering the next generation of leaders. In addition, the recipient will also receive a feature interview on Empowered with Elizabeth, a national TV show hosted by Elizabeth Naumovski, further amplifying her voice and her mission.
Innovator Award
Impacting the way they do business, working with others in product and service development, this award recognizes an individual who demonstrates significant innovations within the scope of business, which includes sustainability, quality, efficiency, cost effectiveness or creativity. The award includes a $1,000 grant plus a $10,000 pitching package and 10 hours of 1:1 pitch coaching by last year's award recipient, Rashmi Prakash of Aruna Revolution Health.
Global Impact Award
Impacting and inspiring women beyond our Canadian boundaries, this award includes a $2500 grant from Kathy Cheng of Redwood Classics and recognizes the leadership, contributions, and actions taken to reach and impact women globally, making a difference within their local communities and in developing nations.
Mantella Corporation Entrepreneur BIPOC Grant Award
This award includes a $10,000 Grant and recognizes successful BIPOC business leaders who have overcome greater challenges, breaking through roadblocks to gain credibility and establish themselves in their industry.
Lifetime Achievement Award
The Lifetime Achievement Award is given in recognition to an individual who has made a significant impact on a large number of individuals or organizations during a distinguished career. Documented achievement must have taken place over a minimum of 10 years through individually designed or implemented high-impact programs or projects, the development of influential initiatives, publications, community or business mentorship. award includes a stunning red carpet custom gown by Jordan Stewart of RVNG Couture valued at $8000.
Rising Star Award
With recognizing young individuals whose examples serve to inspire our next generation through entrepreneurship, advocacy, community involvement or global change, this award includes a $2500 Grant by Mary Kay Cosmetics and presented to an individual who is seen to be an inspiration to our younger generation. (This Award is only open to those aged between 14–24 years.)
Please fill in the nomination form of the woman you wish to nominate for one of our awards. Please note that the candidate must be a Canadian resident and meet each award criteria. All nominations will be carefully considered.
NOMINATION FORM
2026 Winners will be Announced at the
Women Empowerment Awards
on September 25th, 2026
Terms & Conditions
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The closing date for nominations is May 31, 2026.
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Nominees must live or work in Canada to be eligible for any award.
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There is no cost to enter a nomination, we encourage you to nominate yourself and as many women as you'd like who have inspired you, motivated you and empowered you.
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Only one nomination per category is required to be eligible. Maximum of two categories per nomination.
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Previous finalists announced cannot be nominated again for a period of two years.
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The Panelists’ decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
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WOEA reserves the right to check the information contained in the nomination form.
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WOEA reserves the right to re-categorize nominations if appropriate.
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Nominations and Submissions received from previous years will be automatically reconsidered each year.
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The winner of each category is required to attend the awards, as mandated by the organization.
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Each selected finalist will receive a complimentary ticket to attend the Awards.
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The organizers reserve the right to retain entries, photographs & videos from the Women Empowerment Awards for subsequent publication or promotional use in relation to Women Empowerment Awards and its publications.
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I consent to have the Women Empowerment Awards collect all information submitted through this form to receive marketing and promotional materials from WOEA, Women Empowerment Foundation and affiliated partners.







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