CAMA Announces Awards of Excellence 2021

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The Canadian Association of Municipal Administrators (CAMA) has announced the eight recipients of the 2021 CAMA Awards of Excellence. These Canadian municipalities were recognized for their efforts on a national level at the awards ceremony earlier this afternoon. We are pleased to help CAMA recognize these hardworking Canadian municipalities that have stood out among their peers in municipal administration innovationprofessional development, and environment.

Since Canadian municipalities come in all shapes and sizes, three awards were granted in the above categories based on the population of the municipality:

  • Population under 20,000
  • Population between 20,001 and 100,000
  • Population over 100,000.

Congratulations to this year’s winners and we look forward to seeing what these Canadian municipalities do in the future.

2021 CAMA Willis Canadian Municipalities Award for Innovation

  • Municipality of Meaford, ON, Under 20,000 Population Category, “Report a Concern” Website Portal
  • County of Lennox & Addington, ON, 20,001 to 100,000 Population Category, “It’s OK to not be OK” – Lennox & Addington’s Corporate Peer Program
  • City of Surrey, BC, Over 100,000 Population Category, Surrey Makes PPE

2021 CAMA Environment Award

  • Town of Okotoks, AB, 20,001 to 100,000 Population Category, Natural Asset Inventory
  • City of Markham, ON, Over 100,000 Population Category, Best of the Best 2020-2023 – Markham Targets Single-Use Plastics Styrofoam Packaging Recycling

2021 CAMA Professional Development Award

  • Municipality of Hastings Highlands, ON, Under 20,000 Population Category, Succession Planning in Hastings Highlands
  • City of Moose Jaw, SK, 20,001 to 100,000 Population Category, Succession Planning Project
  • Regional Municipality of York and York Regional Police, Over 100,000 Population Category, YorkLEADS Development Program

For more information, view the official announcement on the CAMA website here.

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