Awards

Awards programs respond to case credibility challenges
Issues related to AI-generated content and synthetic media prompted the withdrawal of some awards at the 2025 Cannes Lions.

Who will judge this year’s Media Innovation Awards?
The 13-person jury of brand- and media-side execs will be led by co-chairs Maja Neable of TD and Brooke Leland of Mekanism Media.

Cannes Lions 2025: Young Lions medals go to Cossette Media and Rethink
While the creative team took home Gold in Design, the media duo picked up Canada’s first Media medal in a decade.

Cannes Lions 2025: Kraft Heinz brings home rare Media Gold for Canada
Meanwhile, Dove wins Grand Prix for AI-driven Real Beauty campaign.

Cannes Lions 2025: Canadian agencies take home four Lions in Media
Wednesday’s batch of 1st and 2nd runner-ups included a mix of Media, Direct, Social & Creators and PR work from Canada.

Who will be Media Leader of the Year in 2025?
Deadline for nominations is August 15, with the winner revealed at the Media Innovation Awards gala in Toronto.

Cannes Lions 2025: Canadian agencies flex media muscle
Category winners will be crowned during a gala on Wednesday, June 18.

Co-chairs of the 2025 Media Innovation Awards revealed
TD CMO Maja Neable and Mekanism Media president Brooke Leland will lead the awards program for 2025.

2025 Canadian Out-of-Home Awards unveil winners
Canadian brand Greenfield Natural Meat Co. among the recipients.

Brooke Leland among Canadians selected as Cannes Lions shortlist jury
In total, 79 industry experts were named to the shortlist jury.

Canada’s 2025 Young Lions winners revealed
Each Gold-winning team will compete in The Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in June.

Cannes Lions 2025: Touche!’s Samantha Kelley joins the Creative Data jury panel
Five other Canadian execs will join the CEO in judging categories from Outdoor to Entertainment.

Cannes Lions 2025: The Media Young Lions and Marketer shortlisters revealed
A total of 29 Canadian teams across seven categories were nominated this year.

CBC: Junos finds its highest-ever streaming audience
The Canadian music awards were streamed more than 762,000 times, an increase of nearly 400% over the 2024 awards.

UM tops Canadian agencies in the latest RECMA report
EssenceMediacom leads in the New Business ranking of Canadian agencies.