IABC Canada’s Master Communicator designation (MC) is the highest honour IABC Canada can bestow on an individual member, and recognizes a person’s body of work to advance the profession, uphold the Global Standard, and contribute to IABC. This designation recognizes outstanding Canadian communication professionals whose work has brought credit to the profession, their organization or clients, and whose contributions have raised the standards of communication in Canada.

To be considered for selection, a nominee must be an IABC member in good standing and a resident of Canada. The nominee must be an accredited business communicator (ABC) and/or a Strategic Communication Management Professional (SCMP). Members may also self-nominate.

The nominator must complete a nomination form, which includes a personal letter of recommendation and letters of recommendation from four sponsors.

Please review the Nomination Guidelines for further details on the nomination process.

In addition please review the Evaluation Criteria for this year’s Master Communicator Awards.

Key dates

• Nominations open: Monday, Nov 2, 2026
• Nominations close: Friday, January 15, 2027
• Evaluations complete: Thursday, April 30, 2026
• Regional boards ratify selection: At CER/CWR board meetings in March, 2027
• Notification to nominees by: Friday, April 2, 2027
• Public announcement of new MCs: Friday, April 2, 2027

Congratulations to all our IABC Canada Master Communicator Honourees, dating back to 1980.