Winners for the 2026 Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards will be announced on Thursday, February 19, 2026 at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo.
NANAIMO – Finalists for the 24th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards, presented by TD, have been announced.
Winners across 18 categories will be named on February 19th during an awards gala at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre in Nanaimo.
128 organizations have been named as Finalists, from 455 nominated businesses from across the Island. A team of independent judges, including Kerry Brown, CEO & Co-Founder at Success Biz Coach and Chair at Mackay CEO Forums, Derrold Norgaard, Partner, NKPG Services Ltd., and Chris Lewis, Professional EOS Implementer® at EOS Worldwide, will review the Finalist submissions to determine the category winners.
“We are very pleased to see so many impactful organizations named as Finalists this year,” says John MacDonald, Commercial Broker with RE/MAX Commercial, and Owner of the Business Examiner News Group, who coordinates the event. “2026 marks the largest number of nominations we’ve ever had, we couldn’t be more pleased to promote business excellence on Vancouver Island.”
TD is once again the Title Sponsor for 2025, joined by Gold Sponsors Mid Island Co-op and ReMax Commercial.
Category Sponsors include: Doane Grant Thornton LLP, Chims Cabins, Helijet, the Alitis Investment Counsel, Modern Pur Air, RBC, Tigh-Na-Mara, VICC, BC Cannabis Inc., Futurepreneur, Vectis Custom Homes and Carrier Enterprise.
The full list of finalists organized by municipality is available below.
Victoria & Area
- 50th Parallel Public Relations
- Ashdown Capital Vancouver Island
- Association of British Columbia Marine Industries (ABCMI)
- Benson Cabinetry & Millwork
- Creative Woodcraft
- CHEK Media
- Compass Electric
- DataStream Networks
- Daxtech IT Solutions
- Genesis Tallow
- Helix Medspa
- Hoyne Brewing Co
- Island Eyecare
- Cool Aid Society
- Pacific Awnings
- Pursuit Physiotherapy
- Rolling Tides Construction
- Sasquatch Heat Pumps
- Seaflora Skincare
- Smart Dolphins
- West Isle Industries
- Western Canada Security
- Coastal Heat Pumps
- United Associations Local 324
- Van Isle Windows
- Pride Painting
Cowichan Valley & Area
- Clements Centre for Families
- Duncan Garage Cafe & Bakery
- Hillside Stone and Garden
- Knightway
- Madill: The Office Company
- Queen Margaret’s School
- RBS Managed IT Services
- Farmer Bens Eggs
- The Foragers Galley
- Garage Door Doctor
Nanaimo
- ANW Trucking
- BC Forest Safety Council
- Berwick on the lake Retirement Community
- BGC Central Vancouver Island
- Caged Athletics
- Cascara Consulting Engineers
- Central Drugs
- Chinook Scaffold Systems – Nanaimo Branch
- Coastal Community Credit Union
- Downs Construction
- Elite Image Design & Print
- Good Life Juice
- Green Thumb Garden Centre
- Heath Law LLP
- Island Clinical Counselling
- Johnston Franklin Bishop Lawyers
- Longwood Brewery on Boxwood Road
- Makon Projects
- Mid Island Co op
- Mikus Transport
- Mood Cannabis Co.
- Nanaimo Foundation
- New Heights Accounting
- Norm’s Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning
- Pacific CPA LLP
- Petroglyph Development Group
- Pheasant Hill Homes
- Rockmoor Wealth Management
- Scholars Edge Painting
- Securco Services
- Snaw-Naw-as Market
- StaffQuest Placement Group
- Tectonica Management
- The Harbour Chandler
- The Interior Design Group
- The Sign Zone
- Tidal Enterprises
- Tourism Nanaimo
- Vancouver Island Economic Alliance
- Coastal Energy
- Wilson Pro Painting
- Top Trade Insulation and Attic
Port Alberni
- Coulson Aviation
- INEO Employment Counselling
- Integral Hockey Stick Repair
- Pacific Surface Pro
- Port Alberni Port Authority
- Anderson & Associates
- Thunderbird Spirit Water
- Valley Vision Optometry
- Walco Industries
Parksville/Qualicum Beach
- Motivation Monday Marketing
- Soda Exchnage
- TactEx Industries
- Tigh-Na-Mara Seaside Spa Resort & Conference Centre
- West Coast Cutting
- Culture Craze Retail Corp
- Little Qualicum Cheeseworks
- SeaLegacy
- Vectis Custom Homes
- Iron Fire Metal Worx
- M&N Mattress & Sofa
Courtenay
- Caribou Creative
- Cloutier Matthews LLP
- Comox Valley Chamber of Commerce
- Pacific Sleep Care
- DeLuca Veale Investment Counsel
- Eatmore Sprouts & Greens
- Forbidden Mechanical
- Glacier View Lodge
- Hakai Energy Solutions
- Island AeroBarrier
- Kyte Courier Service
- Mid Island Paving
- Modern Vinyl & Aluminum Products
- Nikkei Ramen-Ya
- Parker Marine
- Regenerative Capital Group
Campbell River & North Island
- Alitis Investment Counsel
- All In One Party Shop
- Cermaq Canada
- Chan Nowosad Boates
- Grant Illuminated Signs
- Mainstream Biological Consulting
- Naturally Pacific Resort
- Skye Avionics
- Stonehouse Teas
- CR Lawyers
- 090 Builders Group
- Island Foods & Freight
- Strategic Natural Resource Group
- Nimmo Bay Resort
As of the publishing of this press release the event is 50% sold out, individual tickets are $249 + GST, and can be booked at this link.
