The IABC Canada Master Communicator (MC) designation is the highest honour IABC Canada can bestow on an individual member. It is a lifetime achievement award recognizing members’ contributions to our profession and IABC.

The Silver Leaf Awards are Canada’s premiere professional awards program celebrating excellence in strategic communication. It’s a chance for communication professionals and students in all disciplines to gain national recognition for outstanding work.

IABC has several awards at the International level, including:

• The Gold Quill Awards program, IABC’s international awards competition, recognizes the outstanding contributions of marketing and communications professionals around the globe.
• The Fellow Award, the highest honour IABC confers on a member, recognizes outstanding contributions to the association and the communication profession.
• The Rae Hamlin Award is bestowed annually to recognize exemplary service in advocating the Global Standard of the Communication Profession.
• The IABC Chair Award annually recognizes one or more members for behind-the-scenes work on the international level.

IABC Canada’s chapters host a variety of award programs, whether to celebrate individual communications professionals, teams or the work we do for our organizations.

• IABC BC – Wave Awards
• IABC Edmonton – Capital Awards
• IABC London – Virtuoso Awards | Outstanding Communicator Award | Communications Champion Award | Student Awards
• IABC Newfoundland and Labrador – Pinnacle Awards
• IABC Ottawa – Communicator of the Year
• IABC Saskatoon – Communicator of the Year Award
• IABC Toronto – OVATION Awards