Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Awards

About the Award

Leadership, innovation, passion, commitment and courage are all attributes that describe a pioneer, and we are proud to have so many of them in the field of workplace health in Canada!

Canada’s Workplace Wellness Pioneers are committed to a belief that the work world can be a better place, and have contributed greatly to improving the experience of work in Canada.

Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Award winners are chosen for their outstanding contribution to the field of organizational health. Since 1997, the Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Awards have recognized professionals from the public and private sectors who have made a difference toward significantly improving the health of the Canadian workplace. The presentation of this award is a highlight of the annual Health, Work & Wellness Conference.

The Health, Work & Wellness Conference proudly hosts this award and the nomination and adjudication process is handled by the Canadian Healthy Workplace Council.

We are now accepting nominations for 2008 Canadian Workplace Wellness Pioneer Award. The deadline to submit a nomination form is February 15, 2008.

2007 Pioneer Award Winner

Nora Spinks

Nora Spinks
President, CEO & Founder
Work-Life Harmony Enterprises

With more than 20 years experience behind her, Nora Spinks has become an icon on work/life consulting in Canada. Whether she’s talking to corporations, governments, community organizations or conference delegates, what she has to say is heeded. Nora’s words carry weight in Canada and around the world.

She founded Work-Life Harmony Enterprises as a consulting, training and research firm with four focus areas: employers, employees, communities and government. Nora has worked with hundreds of organizations in the private, public and voluntary sectors, sharing her expertise in workshops, seminars and lectures at workplaces, conferences and universities including Queens School of Business, the Rotman School of Management at University of Toronto, Shulich School of Business at York University and Richard Ivey at the University of Western Ontario. As a recognized authority on work/life issues, Nora’s articles have appeared widely in specialist human resources publications. She is a regular guest on radio and television and is frequently quoted in the mainstream press in Canada and abroad.

Nora manages her own multiple work and family responsibilities with her husband. They are responsible for two children; a 25 year old and another who is 12, three family elders over 70, and one 50 year old family member with a disability.

Past Recipients

(read more about each award recipient by clicking on their name)

2006 Award Recipient