About the Event
The WATERFRONT AWARDS is a red-carpet charity gala, held in Toronto, celebrating the achievements of outstanding women in the Greater Toronto Area. Sponsored by Waterfront Magazine, this annual event is in support of the Women in Governance, HART, Women College Hospital, The Spark of Hope, Mothers to Daughters, and Immigrant Women in Business, Canadian organizations that support women.
The WATERFRONT AWARDS gives all of us a chance to recognize a roster of women with remarkable career milestones. We will be featuring live entertainment, celebrity presenters, a silent auction and other surprises!
The Waterfront Awards Committee provides a series of screening processes to identify today’s most prolific personalities, focusing on 15 categories of success in: Philanthropy, Environment, Science and Technology, Community Activism, Urban Planning and Design, Sports, Health and Fitness, Music, Arts and Culture, Culinary Arts, Entrepreneurship and Business, Film & Television and Digital Arts, Authors, Fashion and Style, Outstanding Innovator and the most coveted award, The Waterfront Award for Outstanding Achievement!
Please nominate an outstanding woman online by clicking on NOMINATE HERE from the menu above.
Don’t miss out on Toronto’s hottest event coming on July 2024 as we celebrate the 15 top women of the GTA.
During last years event the fabulous Mayor of Mississauga Bonnie Crombie presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to the former Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion.
Hazel McCallion, recipient of the Legacy Lifetime Achievement Award, with Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie.
Don’t miss this red carpet evening surrounded by a powerhouse of women, music, entertainment and food!
An event jam packed with pure glitz and glam, overlooking our stunning city of Toronto live from The Toronto Region Board of Trade and broadcast live by our media sponsors.
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Nominees
Inga Tkachenko Ramage
Health, Fitness and Sports
Sarah Makhomet
Entrepreneurship and Business
Le Luong
Environment
Ally Cai
Arts and Culture
Srilatha Jujaray
Environment
Lindsy Matthews
Community Activism
Lauren Pires
Community Activism
Laura Avolese
Authors
Dejauna Leblanc
Environment
Dr. Vinita Puri
Health, Fitness and Sport
Francoise Sarah Blanchard
Entrepreneurship and Business
Nazanin Khalatbari
Arts and Culture
Aisha Ramneek Kaur
Fashion and Style
Anita Bhandari Malhotra
Fashion and Style
Lorin MacDonald
Community Activism
Laura Makaltses
Arts and Culture
Elvira V. Hopper
Outstanding Innovator
Dr. Rosetta Qadhi
Community Activism
Marian Balogun
Community Activism
Brinda natarajan
Fashion and Style
Mojgan Maghsoud
Arts and Culture
Tracy F Barry
The Waterfront Award for Outstanding Achievement!
Kelly Walsh
Community Activism
Veronica Karen Rodie-Fazio
Community Activism
Sarah Nagawa Sekalala
Entrepreneurship and Business
Sutha Shanmugarajah
Community Activism
Sutha Shanmugarajah
Community Activism
Mary Mammoliti
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Sarah Robinson
Community Activism
Sarah Bankuti
Authors
Sara Tahir
Arts and Culture
Dr. Sindy Zemura
Philanthropy
Negin Valizadeh
Urban Planning and Design
Sara Milan
Community Activism
Rachel Song
Fashion and Style
Olutoyin Oyelade
Community Activism
Aynur Jahangirli
Entrepreneurship and Business
Mala Rambharose
Authors
Chika Ofoha
Arts and Culture
Deana Wilson
Community Activism
Annie Manjuran
Fashion and Style
Dr Monica Vermani
Health, Fitness and Sport
Teisha Gentles
Entrepreneurship and Business
Chef Raquel Fox
Culinary Arts
Tamara Harutyunyan
Arts and Culture
Francine Mbvoumbo
Philanthropy
Nazrin Amirbayova
Entrepreneurship and Business
Swathi Pala
The Waterfront Award for Outstanding Achievement!
Shannon Green
Entrepreneurship and Business
Karla Gillis
Health, Fitness and Sport
Carla Sacco
Music
Kaitlyn Fieldman
Entrepreneurship and Business
Nicole Crellin
Community Activism
Mira Solovianenko
Music
Andria M. Thompson
Community Activism
Catherine Miao
Entrepreneurship and Business
Joa Rivas
Entrepreneurship and Business
Marina Kasyanik
Entrepreneurship and Business
Faith Dickinson
Philanthropy
Dr. Rhonda Kerlew
Entrepreneurship and Business
Sanaz Hooma
Entrepreneurship and Business
Jennifer Anthony
Health, Fitness and Sport
Louise Doan
Science and Technology
Yana Fishman
Entrepreneurship and Business
Neelima Sriram
Culinary Arts
Magda Juliana Diaz
Community Activism
Elle (Lisa) MacQueen
Entrepreneurship and Business
Maria Carolina Ojena
Entrepreneurship and Business
Tara Myshrall
Science and Technology
Garcia Hanson-Francis
Philanthropy
Abbie Jama
Arts and Culture
Amira Hassan
Arts and Culture
Rachael Abah
Entrepreneurship and Business
Puja Misra
Entrepreneurship and Business
Desiree Andersen
Entrepreneurship and Business
Diana Patricia Arizala
Culinary Arts
Sanaz Hooman
Entrepreneurship and Business
Kanika Tim
Entrepreneurship and Business
Vaniya Peyghami and Maya Nasiri
Philanthropy
Melissa Cavelti
Music
melanie mcgregor
Arts and Culture
Kiru Srikanth
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Mala L.N. Sharma Singh
Entrepreneurship and Business
Judit Schonwald
Arts and Culture
Monika Vaughan Jazyk
Entrepreneurship and Business
Kady Romagnuolo
Entrepreneurship and Business
Tieja MacLaughlin
Entrepreneurship and Business
Kehkashan (Kacy) Chohan
Community Activism
Nadia George
Community Activism
Shilpi Chanda
Health, Fitness and Sport
Shirin Ariff
Entrepreneurship and Business
Chantal Smith
Entrepreneurship and Business
Amrit Dhaliwal
Health, Fitness and Sport
Anne Nicholas
Community Activism
Sandy Fawcett
Entrepreneurship and Business
Renee Sylvestre-Williams
Entrepreneurship and Business
Cindy Monk-Fuller
Community Activism
Dianne Ojar
Entrepreneurship and Business
Maria Naomouchina
Entrepreneurship and Business
Anu Vittal
Arts and Culture
Preety Sharma
Authors
Shauna Harris
Community Activism
Dr. Valerie Franc
Health, Fitness and Sport
Deb Pitt
Entrepreneurship and Business
Lexie Ward
Health, Fitness and Sport
Meg Black
Entrepreneurship and Business
Khatira Gayrat
Fashion and Style
Tonia Evans Cianciulli
Music
Nuit Regular
Culinary Arts
Dr. Elena Brei
Entrepreneurship and Business
Asal Moghaddasi
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Filomena Pisano
Arts and Culture
Amina Mohamed
Philanthropy
Angela Argentina
Culinary Arts
Kat Ostroumova
Health, Fitness and Sport
Brittany Krystantos
Authors
Florence Sophia
Health, Fitness and Sport
Khatera Ghairat
Fashion and Style
Zin Sze-To
Entrepreneurship and Business
Alona Davelman
Fashion and Style
Francoise Blanchard
Health, Fitness and Sport
Suzy Tamady
Community Activism
Abby Ayoola
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Marie Copps
Fashion and Style
Cathy NAJAFI
Culinary Arts
M. Christine Roth
Community Activism
Sanchari Sen Rai
Entrepreneurship and Business
Elaine Tadic
Entrepreneurship and Business
Stacey Janice Burns
Entrepreneurship and Business
Alexa Ray
Arts and Culture
Dr. Rajinder Atwal
Science and Technology
Kenzie goodall
Culinary Arts
Susel Munoz.
Community Activism
Shelly Elsliger
Community Activism
Marta Pozniakowski
Arts and Culture
Leah Kay
The Waterfront Award for Outstanding Achievement!
Brittany Ennis
Entrepreneurship and Business
Klaudia Capalbo
Fashion and Style
Clover Sterling
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Isabella Bertani
Community Activism
Natalya Amres
Fashion and Style
Jen Fitzpatrick
Authors
Susan Howson
Authors
Tammy Vallieres
Authors
Rosario Vega
Arts and Culture
Anne K Abbott
Arts and Culture
Tanya Trunov
Community Activism
Varvara Yermolaieva
Fashion and Style
Dr. Liza Egbogah
Science and Technology
Regan Hayward
Arts and Culture
Claudette McGowan
Science and Technology
Shamena Maharaj
Community Activism
Dr Dianne Saxe
Environment
Shirley Wu
Fashion and Style
Beverley D. Burdeyney
Health, Fitness and Sport
Rosie Brancati-Metayer
Health, Fitness and Sport
Stacey Ann Berry
Authors
Martha Stortz
Entrepreneurship and Business
Dr Caroline Makaka
Philanthropy
Natalia Galinskaya
Entrepreneurship and Business
Deryn Rizzi
Community Activism
Fatima Syed
Entrepreneurship and Business
Lara Pietrolungo
Entrepreneurship and Business
Elizabeth Spano
Music
Sumu Sathi
Outstanding Innovator
Mona Walrond
Community Activism
Katya Haro
Culinary Arts
Arshiya Bhan
Health, Fitness and Sport
Rachel Wang
Environment
Ruth Herrera Rios
Authors
Aanchal Vash
Community Activism
Pamela Shainhouse
Fashion and Style
Mai-Yee Yue
Entrepreneurship and Business
Kara Granger
Philanthropy
Vanessa Wheatle
Music
Brianne Cullen Sherk
Philanthropy
Naira Velumyan
Health, Fitness and Sport
Jackie Sartor/King
Health, Fitness and Sport
Julia Katsivo
Entrepreneurship and Business
Cheryl Ivaniski
Entrepreneurship and Business
Kim Vanhecke
Entrepreneurship and Business
Catherine Nikkel
Entrepreneurship and Business
Diane Matyas
Outstanding Innovator
Deena Theodora
Music
Kehkashan Basu
Environment
Linda Pinizzotto
Outstanding Innovator
Gursharan Kandra
Entrepreneurship and Business
Jane "Trainer Jane" Warr
Entrepreneurship and Business
Lynn Pelzer
Entrepreneurship and Business
Kristy Hamarakis
Entrepreneurship and Business
Tracey-Acadia Thomas
Entrepreneurship and Business
Cindy Martin
Arts and Culture
Mariah Owen
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Lannette Jamieson
Outstanding Innovator
Naomi Hiltz
Arts and Culture
Mary Zhang
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Carmela Liparoti
Community Activism
ILINA IVANA
Community Activism
Kathleen Black
Entrepreneurship and Business
Rosetta Qadhi
Entrepreneurship and Business
Aseel Elbaba
Entrepreneurship and Business
JB Owen
Outstanding Innovator
Othalia Doe-Bruce
Community Activism
Susel Munoz Plasencia
Community Activism
Norma Alicia
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Flora Terah
Authors
Gladys Orozco Stojko
Health, Fitness and Sport
Sahar Hajimohammadi
Fashion and Style
Mitra Mohamadzadeh
Community Activism
Navneet Sharma
Philanthropy
Sabine Mondestin
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Suha Islaih
Science and Technology
Stephanie Bensette
Music
Mirtha Coronel
Authors
Lauren Barnes
Environment
Abby Jama
Fashion and Style
Allison Harvey
Entrepreneurship and Business
Lucina Monroy
Music
Lindsay McVety
Fashion and Style
Lupe Giuria Via
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Dr. Lise Janelle
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Niki Papaioannou
Entrepreneurship and Business
Alicia Galarza
Community Activism
Nicolina Camarda
Entrepreneurship and Business
Eni Oszlai
Entrepreneurship and Business
Komalpreet Luthra
Fashion and Style
Carlotta Monteith-McDowall
Arts and Culture
Esther Kim
Philanthropy
Mokshi Virk
Community Activism
Kyla Cook
Entrepreneurship and Business
Nandishi Bekah
Entrepreneurship and Business
Mahana Syed
Fashion and Style
Urszula Urac
Community Activism
Natasha Sonja Euteneier
Entrepreneurship and Business
Jenny Kim
Community Activism
Georgina Swan
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Nadirah Nazeer
Science and Technology
Shelley Jarrett
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Natalie James
Fashion and Style
Yuvarani Kamalamoorthy
Community Activism
Tracy Schmitt
Authors
Marie-Eve Côté
Arts and Culture
Malika Rajani
Fashion and Style
Philippa Madigan
Fashion and Style
Brenda Bondy
Community Activism
Gayathri Devi Vijayakumar
Arts and Culture
Delia Wang
Entrepreneurship and Business
Lisa Cantkier
Entrepreneurship and Business
Dr. Ayesha Al
Community Activism
Whitney Westwood
Fashion and Style
Raj Girn
Entrepreneurship and Business
Dr. Deone Curling
Community Activism
Tammy Tu Linh Thai
Entrepreneurship and Business
Paola Ortiz
Arts and Culture
Lena Guirguis
Entrepreneurship and Business
Nawres Fouad
Community Activism
Jasmine Daya
Entrepreneurship and Business
Melanie Coates
Outstanding Innovator
Iman Salib
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Alice Li
Outstanding Innovator
Angela Allain
Arts and Culture
Mara Cataldi
Arts and Culture
Margaret Wallis-Duffy
Science and Technology
Liz West
Film & Television and Digital Arts
Anandhi Narayanan
Entrepreneurship and Business
Dr. Doaa Mohsen
Community Activism
Dr. Phyllis Billia
Science and Technology
Maria Saras Voutsinas
Arts and Culture
Dr. Caroline Teske
Science and Technology
