Award Categories & Winners
Recognizing outstanding achievements in Canadian urban transit
Organizational Awards
Innovation Award
To recognize excellence in using technology to make services more efficient.
Milton Transit: Diesel-to-Battery Electric Bus (BEB) Mid-Life Conversion
Milton Transit
Safety & Security
For systems that took extra steps to keep riders and workers safe
Saskatoon Transit: Frontline Employee Safety Plan
Saskatoon Transit
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
To recognize initiatives, programs, and outreach undertaken by businesses, transit systems, and/or their municipal owners, committed to inclusive, accessible, diverse workplaces and community. This could include hiring practices, employee benefits, workplace culture, initiatives and programs, and overall customer and community experience.
BC Transit: West Coast Transit Service
BC Transit
Miway/Durham Region Transit: Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program
Miway/Durham Region Transit
Transdev: Meilleurs lieux de travail® / Great Place to Work
Transdev
York Region: Together we are sheltering from the elements
York Region
Marketing and Communications
For excellence in advertising, corporate communications, or public relations.
BC Transit: handyDART
BC Transit
EXO: Campagne Nouveaux residents
EXO
Hamilton Street Railway: 150 years of continuous public transit service
Hamilton Street Railway
Lorna Stewart Corporate Leadership Award
This NEW award celebrates the exceptional efforts of transit, paratransit systems and businesses that have gone above and beyond to dismantle barriers and provide inclusive, accessible transit services. The award recognizes those who ensure that travellers, regardless of their abilities, can access transit when and where they need it.
ARTM: Mobilité inclusive
ARTM
Edmonton Transit Service with CNIB: Get on Board campaign
Edmonton Transit Service with CNIB
Individual Awards
Young Leaders
To recognize individuals 35 years of age and younger, working in the public transit industry, who demonstrates exceptional leadership, initiative and involvement towards the advancement of public transit.
Janany Ragunathan
Left Turn Right Turn
Kyle Monda
TransLink
Timothy Young
Student at York University
Edward J. Dowling Distinguished Service
To a transit professional who has excelled for 10 or more years.
Charlene Sharpe
City of Fredericton
Michel Tremblay
Société de Transport de Montréal
Mike Bismeyer
INIT
William G. Ross Lifetime Achievement
Named after CUTA’s first president (1904-1906), the William G. Ross Lifetime Achievement award is a prestigious public transit honour awarded to an individual with exceptional involvement in the promotion and practice of public transit at a regional or national level in Canada. The winner is inducted into the CUTA Hall of Fame.
Sylvain Yelle
EXO
About the Awards
The CUTA Awards ceremony is a prestigious event that has been held at
every conference since 2000. The program recognizes the achievements
of CUTA transit systems and business members as well as employees and volunteers.