Canada Awards for Excellence

National quality awards of Canada

Canada Awards for Excellence

Awarded for| Recognizing Canadian businesses for excellence in applying the principles of Total Quality Management as embodied in Excellence Canada's Progressive Excellence Program
Sponsored by| Excellence Canada
Country| Canada
First award| 1984[Note 1]
Website| www.excellence.ca/en/awards/

The Canada Awards for Excellence are the national quality awards of Canada.[2][3] They are administered by Excellence Canada, a not-for-profit organization on behalf of the Governor General of Canada.[4] Industry Canada established the awards in 1984[Note 1] as the Canadian Business Excellence Awards. The National Quality Institute (NQI) was spun off as a separate, self-sustaining entity to administer the awards in 1992 and became Excellence Canada in 2011.[5] While originally intended for profitmaking Canadian firms, the awards are now open to government agencies and not-for-profit organizations.

## Criteria and judging

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As of 2014, there are eleven awards categories:[6]

* Canada Order of Excellence (COE)
* Excellence, Innovation and Wellness (formerly Integrated Quality and Healthy Workplace)
* Quality (Private and Public Sectors)
* Healthy Workplace
* Mental Health at Work
* Healthy Workplace for Small Organizations
* Education (K to 12)
* Quality and Customer Service for Small Organizations
* Community Building
* Projects
* SeniorWise

As is typical for national quality awards, hopefuls complete a self-assessment[7] which is reviewed by volunteer judges ("verifiers") and high-scoring candidates receive a follow-up site visit for closer judging.[8] Based on the recommendations of the judges, a jury panel determines the awarding.[9] Additionally, judges prepare detailed feedback which each applicant can use as the basis of self-improvement projects.

## See also

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* Excellence Canada
* List of national quality awards
* Total Quality Management

## Notes

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1. ^ a b Quality was not awarded as a separate category until 1989[1]

## References

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1. ^ Beecroft, G. Dennis; Duffy, Grace L. (2003), The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: American Society for Quality, p. 60, ISBN 9780873895798, OCLC 51553408
2. ^ Evans, James R.; Lindsay, William M. (1999), The Management and Control of Quality (4 ed.), Nashville, Tennessee: South-Western College Publishing, pp. 144–145, ISBN 9780538882422, OCLC 38475486
3. ^ Porter, Leslie J.; Tanner, S. J. (1996), Assessing Business Excellence: A Guide to Self-Assessment, Boston, Massachusetts: Butterworth-Heinemann, pp. 70–71, ISBN 9780750624794, OCLC 34115854
4. ^ "Awards". excellence.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Excellence Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-06-05. Retrieved 2014-06-01. "The Governor General of Canada is the Patron of the Canada Awards for Excellence..."
5. ^ "National Quality Institute is becoming Excellence Canada". excellence.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Excellence Canada. Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
6. ^ "Award Categories". excellence.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Excellence Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
7. ^ "How to Apply". excellence.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Excellence Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
8. ^ "Adjudication Process". excellence.ca. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Excellence Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
9. ^ Beecroft, G. Dennis; Duffy, Grace L. (2003), The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: American Society for Quality, p. 61, ISBN 9780873895798, OCLC 51553408

## External links

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* Official website

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