IR Impact Awards – Canada 2027: Awards by research
Our awards-by-research nominees and winners are determined by the input of hundreds of analysts and portfolio managers, who give their opinions on which companies provide them with the best IR service in Canada.
To ensure your investors and analysts can vote for you in the survey, we’ll need their contact details uploaded in advance so we can invite them to take part.
Why participate?
A vote from your investors is more than just recognition – it speaks volumes about your strategy, transparency and engagement, helping you stand out and strengthen your market presence.
Awards by research categories:
- Best overall investor relations (large, mid and small cap)
- Best investor relations officer (large, mid and small cap)
- Best IR by a senior management team (large, mid and small cap)
- Best IR by a Canadian company in the US market
- Best in sector: communications
- Best in sector: consumer discretionary
- Best in sector: consumer staples
- Best in sector: energy
- Best in sector: financials
- Best in sector: healthcare
- Best in sector: industrials
- Best in sector: materials
- Best in sector: real estate
- Best in sector: technology
- Best in sector: utilities
What you need to do:
- Gather your list of investor and analyst contacts
- Upload their details via our secure online form below using this Excel template
- For any questions please view our FAQ section below or reach out to [email protected]
- Deadline: Friday, August 28, 2026
FAQs
Why do you need my buy-side and sell-side contacts?
We survey analysts and portfolio managers to identify which companies, IROs and senior leaders delivered the strongest IR service. Their votes shape the shortlists for our regional awards.
What will the data be used for?
We use it only to survey your analysts and portfolio managers and to compile category shortlists and global rankings for the IR Impact Awards and our research programs.
Is there a data template I can use?
Yes. Click here for the template. You’re also welcome to use your own format if the data is already organised.
Can I sign a data-sharing agreement?
Yes. We have a GDPR-compliant data-sharing agreement available here that can be signed on request.
Where’s your privacy policy?
You can read it here.
How should I send the data?
You can either:
- Share it via your company’s secure FTP (please send the link and password separately) or
- Upload a password-protected Excel file with names, company name, job title, direct phone number and email to our online form above (email the password separately to [email protected]).
Will the data be used for anything else?
No. It will only be used for IR Impact’s surveys to identify the best performers in IR. It will never be used for marketing or promotion.
How long do you keep the data?
We keep contact details for as long as we are running the research programme they were provided for, and we review and refresh them at the start of each survey cycle. Anyone whose details we hold can ask us to remove them at any time by emailing [email protected].
Will my data be shared with third parties?
We do not share the contact details you provide with anyone outside IR Impact.
Will you tell me when the survey starts?
Yes. We’ll notify you so you can encourage your covering analysts and investors to take part.
When will the shortlist be announced?
We’ll notify you by email once results are collated and verified. To avoid missing the notification, please update us at [email protected] with your latest email address and add ir-impact.com to your safe senders list.
When will winners be announced?
At the IR Impact Awards in each region. You can see our upcoming events here.
If you have any further questions, please contact our research team.
Submit your investor and analyst contacts via the form below:
Data protection
By submitting your details above, you supply to IR Media Group personal information about yourself (such as your name and contact details) and IR Media Group will process your personal data for purposes connected with your submission and may send you marketing communications about future events and content within your field of interest, as permitted under applicable law. You may choose to unsubscribe at any time by email with ‘unsubscribe’ in the subject line or by clicking on the “unsubscribe” link in any email from us.
The full terms of IR Media Group’s privacy policy can be found here. For information on how we will process and use the data you have supplied for your investors and analysts, please refer to the FAQ section above.