2017 Spirit Award Nominees
The Scotiabank & United Way Community Spirit Awards is our opportunity to recognize and honour the many organizations, unions and individuals that have helped to strengthen our community over the past year. The Spirit Awards ceremony will take place on February 28th at the Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Purchase your tickets here!
Engagement Award
You just can’t get enough of United Way – you love us! You did everything in your power to show people that every donation makes a difference. Presentations, videos, special thank yous – you did it all and for many of you, you’ve been doing it year round. How fantastic, thank you!
Engagement Award Nominees:
Ballard Power Systems & Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation
BC Hydro & MoveUP, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 258)
British Columbia Automobile Association & MoveUP
Belairdirect Insurance Company Inc.
BMO Financial Group
Canada Border Services Agency & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Canada Revenue Agency – King George Offices & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Capilano University & MoveUP, Capilano Faculty Association, Capilano Student’s Union
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
City of Burnaby & CUPE Local 23, IAFF Local 323
City of New Westminster & CUPE Local 387, IAFF Local 256, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213, New Westminster Police Officers’ Association
City of Vancouver & CUPE 1004, CUPE 15, CUPE 391, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213
Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group
Canada Revenue Agency – Vancouver Tax Services & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Fluor
FortisBC & MoveUP, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213
FPInnovations
Gore Mutual Insurance Company
ICBC & MoveUP
Industrial Alliance
Intact Insurance
IWA- Forest Industry Pensions & LTD Plans
Lawson Lundell LLP
Marsh Canada Limited
Methanex Corporation
Odlum Brown Limited
Public Services and Procurement Canada & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Sierra Systems Group Inc.
SNC Lavalin
TD Canada Trust
TransLink & MoveUP, B.C. Rapid Transit Company Ltd., Coast Mountain Bus Company, Transit Police
The University of British Columbia & CUPE Local 116, BCGEU Local 303, CUPE Local 2950, CUPE Local 2278
Trus Joist Weyerhaeuser Limited & USWA Local 2009
You just can’t get enough of United Way – you love us! You did everything in your power to show people that every donation makes a difference. Presentations, videos, special thank yous – you did it all and for many of you, you’ve been doing it year round. How fantastic, thank you! Tell us how you did it.
GenNext Award
You knew it was important to attract all generations in your fundraising campaign. That is why you worked extra hard to reach out to everyone, especially the Gen Nexters. (self-identified Millenials or people born between 1980s-2000s.) You created some great new strategies to engage these donors and other donors, and you were very successful!
GenNext Award Nominees:
Ballard Power Systems & Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation
BC Hydro & MoveUP, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 258
British Columbia Automobile Association & MoveUP
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
CIBC
Canada Revenue Agency – Vancouver Tax Services & Public Service Alliance of Canada Local 20027
Credential Financial
Deloitte
Finning & IAM Local 692
HSBC Bank Canada
Industrial Alliance
Intact Insurance
Lawson Lundell LLP
Odlum Brown Limited
Public Services and Procurement Canada & Public Service Alliance of Canada
TD CANADA TRUST
Growth Award – presented by 
Over the course of United Way’s campaign, your fundraising skills got stronger and stronger. Because you were so skilled, you increased your donors, or the dollars they gave directly to United Way, or you had success increasing your number of Leadership donors.
Growth Award Nominees:
British Columbia Automobile Association & MoveUP
Belairdirect Insurance Company Inc.
Canada Border Services Agency & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Capilano University & MoveUP, Capilano Faculty Association, Capilano Student’s Union
City of Burnaby & CUPE Local 23, IAFF Local 323
City of New Westminster & CUPE Local 387, IAFF Local 256, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213, New Westminster Police Officers’ Association
City of Vancouver & CUPE 1004, CUPE 15, CUPE 391, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213, IATSE 118
FortisBC & MoveUP, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213
Industrial Alliance
Kinder Morgan- North Vancouver & ILWU Local 514, ILWU Local 500
Morneau Shepell
Neptune Bulk Terminals & ILWU Local 500, ILWU Local 514
PwC
Sierra Systems Group Inc.
The University of British Columbia & CUPE Local 116, BCGEU Local 303, CUPE Local 2950, CUPE Local 2278, IUOE Local 882, AAPS, UBC Faculty Association
Veterans Affairs Canada & UVAE 20045, UVAE 20029
Trus Joist Weyerhaeuser Limited & USWA Local 2009
Teamwork Award – presented by 
Go team, go! You knew it was extremely important to create a diverse fundraising team. You recruited members from every part of your organization including management, unions and others. Well done!
Teamwork Award Nominees:
Ballard Power Systems & Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation
Children’s & Women’s Health Centre of BC
BC Hydro & MoveUP, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 258
British Columbia Automobile Association & MoveUP
Belairdirect Insurance Company Inc.
BMO Financial Group
Canada Border Services Agency & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Canada Revenue Agency – King George Offices & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Capilano University & MoveUP, Capilano Faculty Association, Capilano Student’s Union
Chubb Insurance Company of Canada
City of Burnaby & CUPE Local 23, IAFF Local 323
City of New Westminster & CUPE Local 387, IAFF Local 256, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213, New Westminster Police Officers’ Association
City of Vancouver & CUPE 1004, CUPE 15, CUPE 391, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213, IATSE 118
Canada Revenue Agency – Vancouver Tax Services & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Credential Financial
FortisBC & MoveUP, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 213
Gore Mutual Insurance Company
Great-West Life, London Life, and Canada Life
ICBC & MoveUP
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada & Public Service Alliance of Canada, CEIU
Industrial Alliance
Intact Insurance
IWA- Forest Industry Pensions & LTD Plans
Kruger Products & MoveUP, Unifor Local 433, Unifor Local 456
Marsh Canada Limited
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Odlum Brown Limited
Tetra Tech
TransLink & MoveUP, B.C. Rapid Transit Company Ltd., Coast Mountain Bus Company, Transit Police, CUPE 4500, CUPE 7000, Unifor 111, Unifor 2200, Transit Police Professional Association
The University of British Columbia & CUPE Local 116, BCGEU Local 303, CUPE Local 2950, CUPE Local 2278, IUOE Local 882, AAPS, UBC Faculty Association
Innovation Award – presented by 
You blazed new trails. With your outstanding creative thinking skills you came up with new and innovative fundraising strategies. You energized your campaign, more people participated and you raised more dollars for United Way. Way to go!
Innovation Award Nominees
British Columbia Automobile Association
BMO Financial Group
Canada Border Services Agency & Public Service Alliance of Canada
Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP
City of Burnaby & CUPE Local 23, IAFF Local 323
Canada Revenue Agency – Vancouver Tax Services & Public Service Alliance of Canada
DLA Piper (Canada) LLP
Edelman Public Relations Canada Worldwide Inc. (Vancouver)
FM Global
Intact Insurance
KPMG LLP KPMG
Lawson Lundell LLP
LTP SPORTS GROUP INC
McCarthy Tetrault LLP
Mercer Canada
Methanex Corporation
Odlum Brown Limited
Translink & MoveUP B.C., Rapid Transit Company Ltd., Coast Mountain Bus Company, Transit Police, CUPE 4500, CUPE 7000, Unifor 111, Unifor 2200, Transit Police Professional Association
The University of British Columbia & CUPE Local 116, BCGEU Local 303, CUPE Local 2950, CUPE Local 2278, IUOE Local 882, AAPS, UBC Faculty Association