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.
Winners coming soon.
Safety & Security
For systems that took extra steps to keep riders and workers safe
Winners coming soon.
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.
Winners coming soon.
Marketing and Communications
For excellence in advertising, corporate communications, or public relations.
Winners coming soon.
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.
Winners coming soon.
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.
Winners coming soon.
Edward J. Dowling Distinguished Service
To a transit professional who has excelled for 10 or more years.
Winners coming soon.
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.
Winners coming soon.
About the CUTA 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.