The Northern Ontario Industry Leader Awards recognize excellence in the province's tourism industry. Recipients provide outstanding leadership, exemplify best business practices, innovative marketing and deliver tourism experiences that contribute to the success of Ontario's tourism industry, which generates over $36 billion in economic activity and supporting more than 400,000 jobs.

Award Categories

Thank you for applying. Industry Leader Awards are now closed. Stay tuned as we announce this year's award recipients at the 2023 Northern Ontario Tourism Summit.

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Marketing & Communications

This award recognizes an organization or individual who contributes to Ontario's tourism industry through impacting partnerships, marketing activities, communications and media relations.

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Tourism innovator of the year

This award recognizes an organization or individual that created a new innovative product, policy or service to promote and enhance tourism in their local community, region or the province of Ontario.

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Investment
Attraction

This award is presented to a municipality or organization that has demonstrated exceptional research, tactics and partnerships to help in the effort to attract tourism businesses to the region through significant infrastructure and economic development opportunities.

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Product Development

This award recognizes an organization, individual or business that has implemented an innovative new product or enhancement to a product that has contributed to the success of the business, and has positively impacted the tourism industry in Ontario.

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Workforce Development & Industry Training

This award recognizes an organization, individual or business that has demonstrated a clear commitment to the development of their workforce. The awards underscore the role training and development plays in driving Ontario's economic growth and prosperity.

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