Nominees for the IR Magazine Canada Awards 2008 are, in alphabetical order:
Grand prix for best overall investor relations
Over $10 bn market cap
CN
PotashCorp
Rogers Communications
Telus
Grand prix for best overall investor relations
$1 bn to $10 bn market cap
BFI Canada Income Fund
Canadian Tire
Cognos
Nortel Networks
Grand prix for best overall investor relations
$250 mn to $1 bn market cap
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals
Cascades
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund
Sierra Wireless
Grand prix for best overall investor relations
Under $250 mn market cap
Delphi Energy Corp
Draxis Health
Kaboose
Best investor relations officer
Over $10 bn market cap
CN – Bob Noorigian
Rogers Communications – Bruce Mann
Suncor Energy – John Rogers
The Thomson Corporation – Frank Golden
Best investor relations officer
$1 bn to $10 bn market cap
Axcan Pharma – Isabelle Adjahi
Cognos – John Lawlor
Nortel Networks Corporation – Janet Craig
Best investor relations officer
Under $1 bn market cap
Cascades – Didier Filion & Marc Jasmin
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund – Pat Marshall
Draxis Health – Jerry Ormiston
Best investor relations by a CEO
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund – Ellis Jacob
Manulife Financial – Dominic D’Alessandro
PotashCorp – Bill Doyle
Suncor Energy – Rick George
Telus – Darren Entwistle
Best annual report
CN
PotashCorp
Rogers Communications
Telus
Best use of technology in IR
Rogers Communications
Telus
The Thomson Corporation
Best use of conferencing
Nortel Networks
Research in Motion
Shaw Communications
Best corporate governance
Canadian Natural Resources
CN
Suncor Energy
Telus
Most progress in investor relations
Bombardier
Canadian Pacific Railway
Nortel Networks
Best M&A investor relations
TD Bank Financial Group – merger with TD Banknorth (April 2007)
The Thomson Corporation – proposed merger with Reuters Group
Viterra – formed by the merger of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool and Agricore United (August 2007)
Best investor relations for an IPO
Jump TV
Lululemon athletica
RuggedCom
TeraGo
Best IR by a TSX Venture Exchange company
First Venture Technologies Corp
OutdoorPartners Media Corporation
Pan Orient Energy Corp
Best IR website
Over $10 bn market cap
Manulife Financial
RBC Financial Group
The Thomson Corporation
Best investment community meetings
$1bn to $10bn market cap
Agnico-Eagle Mines
BFI Canada Income Fund
Corus Entertainment
Best IR by a CFO
Under $1bn market cap
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals – Tom Bailey
Cascades – Christian Dube
Cineplex Galaxy Income Fund – Gord Nelson
Trilogy Energy Trust – MG Kohut
Best investor relations in the US market
Barrick Gold
Cardiome
Research In Motion
Rogers Communications
Best retail investor communications
RBC Financial Group
TD Bank Financial Group
Telus