Workplace Award Winners
Congratulations to all 2025 Workplace Volunteer Award winners. United Way is very excited to celebrate your significant positive impacts in the local community.
Achievement Awards
Ironstone Award
Workplaces that raise $500,000 or more
- Queen’s University & Queen’s University Retirees
Keystone Award
Workplaces that raise $250,000 or more
- Empire Life & Empire Life Retirees
Limestone Award
Workplaces that raise $100,000 to $249,999
- CFB Kingston
- City of Kingston
- Correctional Service of Canada
- Goodyear Canada Inc.
- The Royal George Condominium
Sandstone Award
Workplaces that raise $50,000 to $99,999
- BMO Financial Group
- BMO Nesbitt Burns
- Harbour Place Condominium
- Homestead Land Holdings Ltd,
- INVISTA (Canada) Company
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre
- 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
- CIBC Financial Group
- CIBC Wood Gundy
- Costco
- CSC Joyceville Institution
- Enbridge Inc.
- Limestone District School Board
- MNP LLP
- Novelis Inc.
- TD Bank Group
- Utilities Kingston
Flagstone Award
Workplaces that raise $10,000 to $24,999
- Alston Transport Canada
- Assante Financial Management Ltd. – Fenlon Division
- Assurant Services Canada Inc.
- Celanese
- Corporation of the County of Lennox & Addington
- CSC Bath Institution
- CSC Collins Bay Institution
- CSC Regional Headquarters Ontario
- Defence Construction Canada – Ontario Regional Office
- Family & Children’s Services FL&A
- IG Wealth Management
- Kingston Community Health Centres
- KPMG LLP
- Ministry of Health
- Northland Power
- Parole Board of Canada
- Qnity Electronics
- RBC Commercial Banking
- Reliance Home Comfort
- Royal Military College
- Southeast Public Health
- Township of Loyalist
- 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
- Celanese
- Defence Construction Canada – Ontario Regional Office
- Kingston Community Credit Union
- Northland Power
- RBC Financial Planning
- United Way KFL&A
- Youth Diversion
Gold Award
Employee campaigns with a minimum of 90% participation & $100 per capita
- Independent Living Centre Kingston
- Kingston Economic Development Corporation
- KPMG LLP
- Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development
Silver Award
Employee campaigns with a minimum of 65% participation & $65 per capita
- Goodyear Canada Inc.
- MNP LLP
- RBC Odessa
- The Royal George Condominium
Bronze Award
Employee campaigns with a minimum of 50% participation & $50 per capita
- BMO Financial Centre
- Defence Construction Ontario Regional Office
- Enbridge Inc.
- James Reid Funeral Home
- Kingston Community Health Centre
- Kingston Dodge Chrysler (1980) Ltd. & Preferred Collision Kingston
- RBC Financial Group
- RBC Main Branch
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
- CFB Kingston
- Providence Care
- The Royal George Condominium
Diamond
Workplaces with 10 to 24 Leaders
- Algonquin & Lakeshore Catholic District School Board
- City of Kingston
- Correctional Service Canada
- Harbour Place Condominium
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre
- Limestone District School Board
- Utilities Kingston
Sapphire
Workplaces with 5 to 9 Leaders
- BMO Financial Group
- BMO Nesbitt Burns
- CIBC Financial Group
- CIBC Wood Gundy
- Costco
- CSC Joyceville Institution
- CSC Millhaven Institution
- CSC Regional Headquarters Ontario
- Enbridge Inc.
- Goodyear Canada Inc.
- Homestead Land Holdings LTD.
- INVISTA (Canada) Company
- RBC Dominion Securities Kingston
- RBC Financial Group
- Reliance Home Comfort
- Royal Military College
- Southeast Public Health
- United Way KFL&A
Special Awards
Community Champion Award
Workplaces that put extraordinary effort into an enthusiastic workplace campaign.
- Giffin Peachey Bagg Real Estate Team
- LCBO
- Ministry of Children, Community & Social Services
- Scotiabank Financial Group
- 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
- Global News Kingston (CKWS)
- The Kingston Whig-Standard
- Kingstonist
- MBC Media Kingston
- MBC Media Napanee
- Profile Kingston
- Rogers Radio Kingston
- YourTV Kingston
Voice of Community
In memory of Greg Hinton, this award recognizes a member of the United Way’s Speakers Bureau
- Patti Ridlon, Ryandale Transitional Housing
Labour Awards
Labour awards are giving annually to the top five local unions that support United Way.
- CUPE Local 1974
- CUPE Local 2202
- CUPE Local 7548
- Kingston & District Labour Council
- Limestone Occasional Teachers (ETFO)
- OPSEU Local 482
Changing Tomorrow Award
Awarded to agencies who either had a successful campaign with 25% participation, $25 per capita, or $5,000 dollars raised and participated significantly in Speakers Bureau.
- Addiction & Mental Health Service KFLA
- BGC South East
- Community Living Kingston & District
- Epilepsy South Eastern Ontario
- Family and Children’s Service FL&A
- The Food Sharing Project
- Girls Inc. Limestone
- Independent Living Centre Kingston
- Kingston Community Health Centres
- Kingston Home Base Non-Profit Housing
- Kingston Interval House
- Kingston Military Family Resource Centre
- Maltby Centre
- Resolve Counselling Services Canada
- St. Lawrence Youth Association
- Youth Diversion
Spirit of Partnership Award
Recognizes individuals or organizations whose meaningful in-kind contributions have strengthened and elevated the success of the United Way campaign.
- Leanne & John O’Mara
- Sherri Agnew