The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Announces 2017 Award Winners

  • March 31, 2017

TORONTO, ON – The Canadian Bar Association’s Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) today announced its roster of award winners for 2017.

The awards recognize members and organizations who have demonstrated unparalleled leadership, service, innovation and commitment to the in-house counsel community.  Winners will be honoured at the 2017 Annual Conference in Toronto, April 2-4.

2017 award winners

Up and Comer Award

Karlee Blatz, Regional Director of Labour Relations and Senior Legal Counsel, Human Resources at the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority.

Community Builder Award

Co-winners: In-house teams of George Weston LTD and the Pro Bono Ontario’s ID Clinic for the Homeless.

Innovation Award

Legal Department of Aecon Group Inc.

Professional Contribution Award

CCCA Manitoba Section

R.V.A. Jones Award

Antoinette Bozac, VP Governance of Meridian and Corporate Secretary of its subsidiaries, and Board Trustee of the Association des enseignant(e)s francophones d'Ontario, and Governor of Concordia University.

To learn more about the winners or the upcoming conference, please contact Katya Hodge.

About the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

An integral group within the 36,000-member CBA, the CCCA is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the interests of Canadian corporate counsel. CCCA provides uniquely Canadian perspectives, resources, tools, professional development, conferences and peer-to-peer networking opportunities. The CCCA has some 4,600 in-house counsel members.