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2024 Workplace Award Winners

Congratulations to all 2024 Workplace Volunteer Award winners. United Way is very excited to celebrate your significant positive impacts in the local community.

Achievement Awards

Keystone Award

Workplaces that raise $250,000 or more
  • Empire Life & Empire Life Retirees
  • Queen’s University & Queen’s University Retirees

Limestone Award

Workplaces that raise $100,000 to $249,999
  • CFB Kingston
  • City of Kingston
  • Correctional Service of Canada
  • Goodyear Canada Inc.
  • Homestead Land Holdings Ltd.
  • The Royal George Condo

Sandstone Award

Workplaces that raise $50,000 to $99,999
  • BMO Financial Group
  • BMO Nesbitt Burns
  • Federal Retirees
  • Harbour Place Condo
  • INVISTA (Canada) Company
  • Kingston Health Sciences Centre
  • Limestone District School Board
  • Providence Care
  • RBC Dominion Securities Kingston
  • RBC Financial Group

Cornerstone Award

Workplaces that raise $25,000 to $49,999
  • Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
  • Alstom Transport Canada
  • Assurant
  • CIBC Financial Group
  • CIBC Wood Gundy
  • Costco
  • CSC Joyceville Institution
  • Enbridge Inc.
  • LCBO
  • Novelis Inc.
  • Royal Military College
  • TD Bank Group
  • Utilities Kingston

Flagstone Award

Workplaces that raise $10,000 to $24,999
  • Assante Financial Management Ltd. – Fenlon Division
  • Canada Royal Milk
  • Celanese
  • Corporation of the County of Lennox & Addington
  • CSC Bath Institution
  • CSC Collins Bay Institution
  • CSC Millhaven Institution
  • CSC Regional Headquarters Ontario
  • DuPont Kingston
  • Technology Centre
  • Family & Children’s Services FL&A
  • KFL&A Public Health
  • Kingston Community Credit Union
  • KPMG LLP
  • Ministry of Health
  • MNP LLP
  • Northland Power
  • Parole Board of Canada
  • Reliance Home Comfort
  • Scotiabank Financial Group
  • St. Lawrence College
  • United Way KFL&A

Participation Awards

Platinum Award

Employee campaigns with a minimum of 90% participation & $100 per capita
  • Assante Financial Management Ltd. – Fenlon Division
  • Kingston Community Credit Union
  • Kingston Economic Development Corporation
  • United Way KFL&A

Gold Award

Employee campaigns with a minimum of 90% participation & $100 per capita
  • Celanese
  • KPMG LLP
  • Northland Power
  • XCG, A Division of Trace Associates Inc.
  • Youth Diversion

Silver Award

Employee campaigns with a minimum of 65% participation & $65 per capita
  • BMO Financial Group
  • Goodyear Canada Inc.
  • RBC Financial Group

Bronze Award

Employee campaigns with a minimum of 50% participation & $50 per capita
  • Andola Fibres
  • BMO Nesbitt Burns
  • Defence Construction Ontario Regional Office
  • Enbridge Inc. 
  • James Reid Funeral Home
  • Kingston Dodge Chrysler (1980) Ltd. & Preferred Collision Kingston
  • Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development
  • MNP LLP

Britton Smith Leadership Awards

Donations from Leaders of the Way (gifts of $1,200+) represent over 50% of the campaign achievement. Leadership awards recognize workplaces that make Leadership part of their campaign.

Ruby

Workplaces with more than 40 Leaders
  • Empire Life & Empire Life Retirees
  • Queen’s University & Queen’s University Retirees

Emerald

Workplaces with 25 to 39 Leaders
  • Andola Fibres
  • BMO Nesbitt Burns
  • Defence Construction Ontario Regional Office
  • Enbridge Inc. 
  • James Reid Funeral Home
  • Kingston Dodge Chrysler (1980) Ltd. & Preferred Collision Kingston
  • Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development
  • MNP LLP

Diamond

Workplaces with 10 to 24 Leaders
  • Andola Fibres
  • BMO Nesbitt Burns
  • Defence Construction Ontario Regional Office
  • Enbridge Inc. 
  • James Reid Funeral Home
  • Kingston Dodge Chrysler (1980) Ltd. & Preferred Collision Kingston
  • Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training & Skills Development
  • MNP LLP

Sapphire

Workplaces with 5 to 9 Leaders
  • Assurant
  • CIBC Financial Group
  • CIBC Wood Gundy
  • CSC Joyceville Institution
  • CSC Regional Headquarters Ontario
  • Goodyear Canada Inc.
  • Homestead Land Holdings LTD.
  • INVISTA (Canada) Company
  • Parole Board of Canada
  • RBC Dominion Securities Kingston
  • RBC Financial Group
  • Reliance Home Comfort
  • St. Lawrence College

Special Awards

Community Champion Award

Workplaces that put extraordinary effort into an enthusiastic workplace campaign.
  • Canada Royal Milk
  • Correctional Service Canada
  • Goodyear Canada Inc.
  • IG Wealth Management
  • Kingston Community Health Centres
  • Ministry of Children,
  • Community & Social Services
  • Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing
  • Providence Care
  • Reliance Home Comfort
  • Secura Financial Group Ltd.
  • Service Canada – Kingston
  • St. Lawrence Parks Commission – An Agency of the Government of Ontario

Media Partners

We are grateful to our media partners. Thank you for keeping the United Way campaign alive in the hearts and minds of the residents of KFL&A.
  • CFRC 101.9FM
  • Corus Entertainment
  • Global News Kingston (CKWS)
  • Postmedia Network
  • Kingstonist
  • My Broadcasting Corporation – Kingston
  • My Broadcasting Corporation – Napanee
  • Profile Kingston
  • Rogers Radio Kingston
  • YGK News
  • YourTV Kingston

Voice of Community

In memory of Greg Hinton, this award recognizes a member of the United Way’s Speakers Bureau
  • Myles Franklin, Pathways to Education

Labour Awards

Labour awards are giving annually to the top five local unions that support United Way.
  • AMAPCEO
  • CUPE Local 1974
  • CUPE Local 229
  • CUPE Local 2202
  • CUPE Local 3175
  • CUPE Local 7548
  • Kingston & District Labour Council
  • Limestone Occasional Teachers (ETFO)
  • OPSEU Local 482