Co-op Employer of the Year Award
Celebrating Excellence
The Experiential Learning Hub recognizes the success of co-op students and employers each year with the Co-op Awards, an event that celebrates their contributions and achievements in experiential learning and industry partnerships.
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Co-op Employer of the Year Award
Students, along with faculty and staff, are invited to nominate an employer who created a successful experiential learning opportunity for University of Guelph Co-op students during any work term in 2025.
Two "Co-op Employers of the Year" will be selected.
The employer located outside of Guelph with the highest overall score will be awarded the National Co-op Employer of the Year Award.
The Guelph-based employer with the highest score of all Guelph-based employers nominated will be awarded the Guelph Co-op Employer of the Year Award.
This award includes a recognition piece and permanent name placement on the award plaque. If you are interested in nominating an employer, you can do so right now! The nomination form and guidelines can be found below.
2025 Nomination Deadline Dates
- April 25, 2025
- Winter Work Term
- August 29, 2025
- Summer Work Term
- November 21, 2025
- Fall Work Term
2025 Co-op Employer of the Year Award Nominations
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Previous Award Winners
- 2024 Stryker (National Winner) & Wellington Group of Companies (Guelph Winner)
- 2023 Magnet Forensics (National Winner) & John F. Wood Centre, University of Guelph (Guelph Winner)
- 2022 Environmental and Climate Change Canada (National Winner) & Linamar Gear, Linamar Corporation (Guelph Winner)
- 2021 Axonify (National Winner) & Envision SQ (Guelph Winner)
- 2020 Unitron Hearing, Sonova (National Winner) & Wellington Brewery (Guelph Winner)
- 2019 ecobee (National Winner) & University of Guelph, McLaughlin Library (Guelph Winner)
- 2018 Canadian Wildlife Services (National Winner) & Linamar Corp. (Guelph Winner)
- 2017 Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (National Winner) & RWDI (Guelph Winner)
2016 Cole Engineering Group Ltd. (National Winner) & The Uniacke Research Lab, Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology, University of Guelph (Guelph Winner) - 2015 The City of Mississauga, Environmental Services Section (National Winner) & Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (Guelph Winner)
- 2014 PwC Audit & Assurance Group - Kitchener/Waterloo office (National Winner) & Canadian Solar Inc. (Guelph Winner)
- 2013 Mikutech Inc.
- 2012 McNeil Consumer Healthcare
- 2011 The National Microbiology Laboratory Public Health Agency of Canada
- 2010 Bioenterprise Corporation
- 2009 Real Net Canada Incorporated
- 2008 Coast Hotels & Resorts
- 2007 Canadian Tire Corporation
- 2006 Oliver Bonacini Restaurants
- 2005 Canadian Standards Association
- 2004 Laboratory for Foodborne Zoonoses PHAC
- 2003 R.J Burnside and Associates Limited
- 02/03 Coast Hotels & Resorts
- 2002 Acres & Associated
- 2001 McNeil Consumer Healthcare
- 2000 Sybase Incorporated
- 1999 Uniroyal Chemical Limited Guelph