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Awards 2010

Awards 2010

Date: November 2010
Award: 2010 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100
Who: Tamara Vrooman
From: Women Executive Network
For: Tamara Vrooman, CEO, was named in the Corporate Executives category, which recognizes women who have contributed to the management, strategic direction and financial performance of their organizations, demonstrated leadership and vision throughout their careers, and demonstrated commitment to their community.

Date: October 2010
Award: Canada's Top 100 Employers
Who: Vancity
From: Canada's Top 100 Employers
For: Vancity was named one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers out of the more than 2,750 employers reviewed in a national competition organized by MediaCorp Canada.

Date: September 2010
Award: Best of Vancouver 2010
Who: Vancity
From: The Georgia Straight
For: Vancity received two wins in The Georgia Straight’s annual Best of Vancouver awards, recognized as the:

  • Best place to get a mortgage
  • Best place to buy RRSPs
Vancity was also recognized in two other categories: placing second for Best Local Employer, and receiving third place for Most Environmentally Responsible Local Company.

Date: June 2010
Award: Top 100 B.C.’s Biggest Companies
Who: Vancity
From: BCBusiness
For: Vancity has been named in the BCBusiness Top 100 List of BC’s biggest companies. The list is published annually and is ranked based on revenue. Vancity ranked third in the financial services sector behind HSBC Bank Canada and Canaccord Financial Inc. In the overall list, we ranked 70th, down from 62nd last year.

Date: June 2010
Award: 2010 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada (3rd spot)
Who: Vancity
From: Corporate Knights
For: Vancity is ranked third on the 2010 Best 50 Corporate Citizens in Canada list, the definitive annual list of Canada's top corporate citizens. Vancity is up from 4th in 2009. Indicators include pension fund quality, board diversity, CEO-pay fairness, and tax dollar generation, as well as sector specific indicators such as renewable energy investments (for financial companies).

Date: June 2010
Award: Top 50 Employers for Young People
Who: Vancity
From: Canada's Top 100 Employers
For: Vancity was named a Top Employer for Young People recognizing employers that offer the nation’s best benefits for young workers. Workplaces with the average age of under 40 are evaluated on programs they have to attract and retain young workers. A summary of reasons why Vancity was selected as one of Canada’s Top 50 Employers for Young people can be found at Eluta.ca.

Date: April 2010
Award: 2010 Canada's Greenest Employers
Who: Vancity
From: Canada's Top 100 Employers
For: For the third year in a row, Vancity has been chosen as one of Canada's Greenest Employers. We are one of thirty Canadian employers recognized for our exceptional earth-friendly initiatives and for making environmental values part of our organizational culture. A summary of the reasons explaining why Vancity was selected as one of Canada's Greenest Employers can be found at Eluta.ca.

Date: April 2010
Award: The Green 30
Who: Vancity
From: Hewitt Associates
For: Vancity has been named one of Canada's "Green 30", a list that recognizes organizations whose employees are most positive about their record of environmental stewardship. The Green 30 list is compiled from employee feedback using Hewitt's Employee Green Index, which focuses on employers' strategies, activities and efforts to minimize the environmental impact of their operations, products and services. As part of the 2010 Best Employers in Canada and Best Small & Medium Employers in Canada studies, Hewitt surveyed over 100,000 employees at 230 organizations regarding their employers' commitment to environmental stewardship.

Date: March 2010
Award: Best Financial Institution
Who: Vancity
From: WestEnder
For: Vancity was awarded top spot as Best Financial Institution by readers of WestEnder in their 13th Annual Best of the City Reader’s Choice Awards for a third consecutive year. Mortgage Development Manager, Ryan McKinley was a Silver Award recipient in the Best Mortgage Specialist Category.

Date: February 2010
Award: Most Innovative Companies, Finance category
Who: Vancity
From: Fast Company
For: Vancity was ranked eighth on Fast Company's 2010 list of the world's most innovative finance companies. Fast Company's editorial team analyzed information on thousands of businesses across the globe. Vancity was recognized for its role as a leader in sustainability, plus its financial performance and community initiatives.

Date: February 2010
Award: Best Non-US-based Prepaid Program – Best In Category
Who: Vancity Prepaid Visa Olympic program
From: Paybefore Awards
For: The Vancity Prepaid Visa Olympic Program has won Best In Category in Best Non-US-based Prepaid Program for their successful multi-channel program. The Paybefore Awards, now in their fourth year, are the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the worldwide prepaid and stored value card industry.