EY Canada names winners of 2026 Entrepreneur Awards of Excellence

EY Canada has announced its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award and Family Business Award of Excellence, honouring entrepreneurs it says are driving the Canadian economy forward.

The professional services firm announced the honours through a distribution on newswire.ca. The awards form part of EY Canada's long-running Entrepreneur Of The Year program, which recognizes founders, owners and business families across the country.

EY Canada presents the awards annually to entrepreneurs judged to have built sustained commercial success and contributed to Canada's economic growth. The Family Business Award of Excellence specifically recognizes enterprises that have combined multi-generational ownership with competitive performance, while the Lifetime Achievement distinction acknowledges individuals with enduring careers in entrepreneurship.

The announcement continues a tradition that EY has maintained in Canada for decades, with regional and national award cycles culminating in the recognition of lifetime achievement and family business excellence.

The full list of 2026 honourees, along with EY Canada's commentary on their contributions to the Canadian economy, is available in the company's official release.

The awards signal which founders and family enterprises EY considers benchmark examples of Canadian entrepreneurship as the firm heads into its next national program cycle.