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Celebrating ENERGY STAR Achievements
The ENERGY STAR Canada Awards recognize businesses and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment through superior energy achievements in Canada. The 2025 ENERGY STAR Canada Awards recognize Canadian achievements during the 2024 calendar year.
ENERGY STAR Canada reserves the right to withhold any of the Award categories.
Product Awards:
Applications for the 2025 ENERGY STAR Awards are now closed.
Organizations that manufacture, sell and/or promote ENERGY STAR certified products, that have signed a Participant Arrangement with ENERGY STAR Canada prior to September 1, 2024, and are in good standing were eligible to apply for the 2025 ENERGY STAR for Products Awards.
Important Dates*
- December 9, 2024 – applications available
- January 6, 2025 – application submissions open
- January 15, 2025 – English webinar session
- January 22, 2025 - French webinar session
- February 14, 2025 – applications due
- TBD – winners notified
- TBD – Awards ceremony
*Dates are subject to change.
Manufacturer of the Year / Product Brand Owner of the Year – Recognizes a manufacturer / product brand owner (in each of the categories below) that has shown leadership and innovation in developing and marketing ENERGY STAR certified products and raising the profile of ENERGY STAR in Canada.
- Manufacturer / Product Brand Owner – Appliances
- Manufacturer / Product Brand Owner – Commercial Products
- Manufacturer/ Product Brand Owner – Electronics
- Manufacturer / Product Brand Owner – Fenestration Products
- Manufacturer / Product Brand Owner – Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning Products
- Manufacturer/ Product Brand Owner – Lighting Products
Retailer of the Year – Recognizes a retailer that has shown leadership and innovation in developing and marketing ENERGY STAR certified products and raising the profile of ENERGY STAR in Canada.
Utility of the Year – Recognizes a utility (provincial or regional) that has shown leadership and innovation in developing and marketing ENERGY STAR certified products and raising the profile of ENERGY STAR in Canada.
Energy Efficiency Program Administrator of the Year – Recognizes an organization (e.g. government - federal, provincial, territorial or municipal, utilities, sector or trade association, non-governmental organization) that has administered an energy efficiency program, which has helped raise the profile of ENERGY STAR in Canada.
Advocate of the Year – Recognizes an organization (e.g. government, non-governmental organization, sector or trade association, health care provider, housing authority, educational institution and any other organization) that has shown leadership and innovation in the promotion of ENERGY STAR certified products and helped raise the profile of ENERGY STAR within and/or outside their organization.
Promotional Campaign of the Year – Recognizes an organization that has designed and delivered an exceptional promotional campaign (marketing or consumer education) that focused on one or more ENERGY STAR certified products and/or ENERGY STAR in Canada.
Promoter of the Year – ENERGY STAR Most Efficient – Recognizes an organization that has successfully manufactured, sold or promoted ENERGY STAR Most Efficient 2024 designated products.
New Recruit of the Year – Recognizes an organization that has been a Participant for two (2) years or less and has shown leadership and innovation in promoting ENERGY STAR certified products and raising the profile of ENERGY STAR in Canada.
- Nominations are put forth by ENERGY STAR Canada.
Sustained Excellence – Recognizes an organization that has maintained or surpassed its ENERGY STAR commitment and accomplishments of the previous year(s).
- Nominations are put forth by ENERGY STAR Canada for organizations that have been active promoters of ENERGY STAR for at least five (5) years.
Special Recognition – Recognizes an organization that has made significant contributions toward advancing energy efficiency in specific areas of the marketplace.
- Nominations are put forth by ENERGY STAR Canada.
For more information on the ENERGY STAR for Products Awards, please contact prixenergystarawards@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
New Homes Awards:
All builders that have signed an ENERGY STAR for New Homes Builder Licence Agreement prior to December 31, 2024, are in good standing with Natural Resources Canada, and have built and certified at least one ENERGY STAR home in 2024 were eligible for the 2025 Builder of the Year Award.
Builders can only be recognized for one Award under the Builder of the Year Awards category. Natural Resources Canada assigned Award Applications for the following categories, based on the number of homes built in 2024:
- Small builder: A single entity building (1-49) homes built in 2024
- Mid-size builder: A single entity building (50-249) homes built in 2024
- Large builder: A single entity building (250 or more) homes built in 2024
For more information on the Builder of the Year Awards, please contact esnhprogram-programmeesmn@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
Buildings Awards:
The 2025 ENERGY STAR Canada Awards for Buildings are awarded to ENERGY STAR certified buildings that demonstrate exceptional performance. To be eligible, buildings had to be ENERGY STAR certified in 2024. Awards are put forth by Natural Resources Canada.
The Building of the Year Award Categories include:
- Building of the Year – Bank Branch
- Building of the Year – Hospital
- Building of the Year – Hotel
- Building of the Year – Ice and Curling Rink
- Building of the Year – K-12 School
- Building of the Year – Library
- Building of the Year – Mailing Center and Post Office
- Building of the Year – Medical Office
- Building of the Year – Multifamily Housing
- Building of the Year – Museum
- Building of the Year – Office
- Building of the Year – Pre-School and Daycare
- Building of the Year – Restaurant
- Building of the Year – Retail Store
- Building of the Year – Senior Living Community and Residential Care Facility
- Building of the Year – Supermarket and Food Store
- Building of the Year – Vehicle Dealership
- Building of the Year – Warehouse
- Building of the Year – Worship Facility
For more information on the Building of the Year Awards, please contact buildingscertification-certificationbatiments@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca.
*NEW* Industry Awards:
Natural Resources Canada recognizes the most energy efficient Canadian industrial facilities of 2024 with the ENERGY STAR for Industry certification.
All industrial facilities that have achieved ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry recognition or received an ENERGY STAR for Industry certification prior to December 31, 2024, and are in good standing with Natural Resources Canada, were eligible for the 2025 Industry Awards. Awards are put forth by Natural Resources Canada.
The Industry Award Categories include:
ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry Award – Recognizes an industrial facility who was able to reduce their energy by 10% within 5 years. Achieving this goal earned them the ENERGY STAR recognition in 2024.
ENERGY STAR for Industry Certification Award – Recognizes an industrial facility who earned an ENERGY STAR certification by using sectoral ENERGY STAR Energy Performance Indicators (EPIs) to benchmark their facility’s energy performance against similar facilities in their sector.
For more information on the Industry Awards, please contact energystarforindustry-energystarpourlindustrie@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
The ENERGY STAR name and symbol are trademarks registered in Canada by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and are administered and promoted by Natural Resources Canada.