Awards and distinctions

Institutional honours

• Gold Award, “Best Unique or Innovative Leadership Development” category. Our Foundations program was honoured for its groundbreaking design.

• Excellence Awardee for Financial, Physical & Mental Wellness. This award recognizes organizations that excel in overall employee wellbeing, showing clear evidence of a positive impact on the workforce, such as reduced absence levels and improved staff engagement and performance.

• Distinction Award, Insurance and Financial Services category – over 1,000 employees, awarded to the best campaigns in each sector, meaning those with the highest participation rate combined with the highest average donation.
  
  Visionary Partner Award, awarded for campaigns raising $1 million or more.
  
  *All participating iA Financial Group entities, including iA Financial Group, iA Auto and Home and Investia Financial Services Inc., were recognized with these honours.

• Winner in Excellence In Community Service | Philanthropy
  
  Communitas Awards recognizes exceptional businesses, organizations and individuals that are unselfishly giving of themselves and their resources, and those that are changing how they do business to benefit their communities.

• Named one of Canada's 50 Best Corporate Citizens.
  
  Inclusion on this list recognizes iA Financial Group's significant contribution to sustainability, and the immense efforts we have been making in this area for several years.

• Special mention of the jury for our ESG commitment.
  
  This mention recognizes our sustainable environmental, social and governmental initiatives.

• 48th place on Forbes' list of Canada's Best Employers for 2024. iA Financial Group is also one of the top 5 employers in the insurance industry!

• Second place in the Innovation - Large Companies category for the 2024 Distinction Awards.
  
  Among the various initiatives we launched in 2023, the two editions of our iA Health Active Challenge, which on both occasions got more than 1,500 employees across North America moving, caught the jury’s eye.

• Two awards for our digital marketing campaigns.
  
  Summit Silver Winner for Digital Adoption and Summit Bronze Winner for One iA For All.

• 2024 Innovator of the Year Award.
  
  This award recognizes iA Financial Group's outstanding support to the organization, enabling the expansion of the Intergenerational Learning Program. This expanded program takes an innovative approach to dementia awareness, education and prevention in Quebec and in other provinces across Canada.

Individual honours

• Denis Ricard, President and Chief Executive Officer, was the overall winner in the “Insurance of persons” category of Quebec’s Top Financial Industry Leaders awards.
• Stéphan Bourbonnais, Executive Vice-President, Wealth Management, was the overall winner of the “Securities brokers” category of Quebec’s Top Financial Industry Leaders awards.

Institutional honours

• Thanks a Million award for raising over $1 million dollars in all of our 2022 campaigns across the country.

• Solidarity award, Mobilization category, companies with 1,000 plus employees.
  
  The award recognizes the commitment of the iA United Way-Centraide Committee of Montreal which, thanks to its involvement, contributed to raising a record amount in donations.

• Distinction Award, Insurance and Financial Services category – over 1,000 employees, awarded to the best campaigns in each sector, meaning those with the highest participation rate combined with the highest average donation.
  
  Visionary Partner Award, awarded for campaigns raising $1 million or more.
  
  *All participating iA Financial Group entities, including iA Financial Group, iA Auto and Home and Investia Financial Services Inc., were recognized with these honours.

• First prize in the Service Companies category – Mental Health and Wellness 2022-2023 Distinction Awards - Large Companies category.
  
  The various mental health initiatives that we have implemented since the pandemic, including our network of mental health ambassadors, the addition of wellness days and the possibility of working from anywhere caught the jury’s attention.

• Fifth place in Glassdoor’s 2023 list of best places to work in Canada.
  
  We received a 4.6-star rating from our employees.

• Ranked 75th (5th among insurers) on the 2023 Canada’s Best Employers list.

• Gold Winner in Advertising/Marketing | Email and Social Media Marketing Campaign for the 2022-2023 RRSP-TFSA advertising campaign.
  
  MarCom is an international competition recognizing creative achievements in marketing and communications.

Individual honours

• Denis Ricard, President and Chief Executive Officer, was the overall winner in the “Insurance of Persons” category of Quebec’s Top Financial Industry Leaders awards.

Corporate honours

• Outstanding Major Corporate Donor Award

• Thanks a Million award for raising over $1 million dollars in all of our 2021 campaigns across the country.

• Distinction Award, Insurance and Financial Services category – over 1,000 employees, awarded to the best campaigns in each sector, meaning those with the highest participation rate combined with the highest average donation.
  
  Visionary Partner Award, awarded for campaigns raising $1 million or more.
  
  *All participating iA Financial Group entities, including iA Financial Group, iA Auto and Home and Investia Financial Services Inc., were recognized with these honours.

Individual honours

• Alain Bergeron, Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer, earned a Clean50 award, given to Canada’s top 50 leaders in sustainability.

• Denis Ricard, President and Chief Executive Officer, was the overall winner in the “Insurance of Persons” category.
  
  He received a 97% approval rating from employees.

• Denis Ricard, President and Chief Executive Officer, was ranked number one on Glassdoor’s 2022 list of Canada’s top insurance leaders.
  
  He received a 97% approval rating from employees.

Company honours

• Provincial grand prize winner, medium-sized organizations category, for the 2020 Défi Sans Auto Solo car-free challenge

• Thanks a Million distinction for raising over $1 million in our 2020 campaigns across the country

• Distinction Award, Insurance and Financial Services category – over 1,000 employees, awarded to the best campaigns in each sector, meaning those with the highest participation rate combined with the highest average donation
  
  Visionary Partner Award, awarded for campaigns raising $1 million or more
  
  *All participating iA Financial Group entities, including iA Financial Group, iA Auto and Home and Investia Financial Services Inc. were recognized with these honours.

• Members’ month recognition award. This distinction is awarded to 15 organizations that have been members of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry for almost 50 years. iA Financial Group, a member of the CCIQ since 1973, was one of the 2021 recipients.

• First prize in the Service Companies – Large Companies category in the 2021 Honorary Awards held by the Healthy Enterprises Group. The jury also highlighted the innovative nature of our flexibility-focused WFA (Work From Anywhere) program.

• First place for two criteria in the Life Insurance category, first place for four criteria in the Living Benefits Insurance category, and first place for five criteria in the Annuities and Segregated Funds category in Finance et investissement magazine’s 2021 insurance barometer.
  
  This ranking measures financial security advisors’ perception of the different services offered by the 21 biggest insurance companies in terms of Quebec market share.

• Our subsidiary iA Auto Finance (iAAF) ranked second in dealer satisfaction among retail non-captive providers this year, according to the J.D. Power 2021 Canada Dealer Financing Satisfaction Study.

• iA Financial Group ranked 49^th in Corporate Knights' Best 50 Canadian Corporate Citizens list.
  
  Corporate Knights evaluates Canadian companies with annual revenue of over $1 billion on key performance indicators related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors.

Company honours

• Provincial grand prize winner, 2020 Défi Sans Auto Solo car-free challenge

• Thanks a Million distinction for raising over $1 million in our 2019 campaigns across the country

• Distinction Award, Insurance and Financial Services category – over 1,000 employees, awarded to the best campaigns in each sector, meaning those with the highest participation rate combined with the highest average donation
  
  Visionary Partner Award, awarded for campaigns raising $1 million or more
  
  *All participating iA Financial Group entities, including iA Financial Group, iA Auto and Home and Investia Financial Services Inc., were recognized with these honours.

• Award of Excellence for Support to Canadian Forces Operations – National (private sector)
  
  The Council cited our leave policy for reservists as the basis for this award. More specifically, the Council cited the example of our colleague Nathalie Gagnon, Manager, IT Solutions Delivery, who allowed Bastien Beaudry, then on her team, to participate in various operations as a reservist.

• Top spot for the eight criteria in the Life Insurance category and top spot for the seven criteria of the Annuities and Segregated Funds category in Finance et investissement magazine’s 2020 insurance barometer.
  
  This ranking measures financial security advisors’ perception of the different services offered by the 21 biggest insurance companies with respect to the Quebec market share.

Company honours

• BrandSpark Award in the service category for the most trusted life insurance provider in Quebec.

• Bronze medal, Digital Media category – Apps & tools/Corporate image, for the iA Mobile app, given as part of the Financial Communications Society (FCS) Portfolio Awards

• Novae award, for the top 20 best initiatives of the year, for our rooftop urban garden

• OCTAS award in the major corporation category (20 employees or less on a project) for the iA Virtual Assistant

• United Way-Centraide Canada Thanks a Million distinction for raising over one million dollars in all our campaigns across the country
  
  Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches major partner distinction and MAESTRIA 4-star certificate to iA Financial Group for our 2017 campaign (all iA Financial Group entities that took part in the campaign, iA Financial Group, iA Auto and Home Insurance and Investia, were recognized under one name)

Individual honours

• Yasmin Visram, Senior Managing Counsel, was recognized with the Litigation Management award.

Company honours

• Giving Hearts Award in the Outstanding Corporation category in recognition of the company’s charitable and social impact in British Columbia

• DUX Grand Prize, Project category, non-food company, for our head office cafeteria extension project

• Bronze medal, Digital Media category – Apps & tools/Corporate image, for the My Retirement website, given as part of the Financial Communications Society (FCS) Portfolio Awards

• Prix Créateurs d’emplois [Job Creators Award], Champion category, Quebec City region, highlighting the outstanding performance of a company in the region based on the number of jobs created or retained

• Ranked 62nd (1st among insurers) in the 2019 Canada’s Best Employers list

• Finalist in the Insurance-Canada.ca Technology Awards for our Improving the Customer Experience with a Chatbot project

• Winner of the Light the Night Corporate Cup for the third year in a row. This is awarded annually by the Leukemia Lymphoma Society of Canada for the BC/Yukon region to the top donor.

• Second place for the Quebec City and Eastern Quebec region in the 2018 Défi Sans Auto Solo car-free challenge

• Eco-partner certificate in recognition of our outstanding contribution to the circular economy and sustainable development

• United Way-Centraide Canada Thanks a Million distinction for raising over one million dollars in all our campaigns across the country
• Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches major partner distinction and MAESTRIA 4-star certificate to iA Financial Group for our 2017 campaign
• Centraide Québec et Chaudière-Appalaches major partner distinction and MAESTRIA 4-star certificate to iA Auto and Home Insurance for its 2017 campaign
• Gold medal in the annual Centraide Cup, recreational tournament category, organized by Centraide of Greater Montreal

Company honours

• Third place, provincial category

• Ranked first in 16 of the 22 categories scored in the “insurance barometer” published by the Investment Executive magazine

• Educational Achievement and Excellence in Education Awards, the latter for the 11th year in a row

• Ranked 15 out of 242 companies listed on the TSX in The Globe and Mail’s corporate governance rankings (Board Games)

• Thanks a Million Award for raising over $1 million in our 2016 campaigns across the country
• Grand Partner Award and MAESTRIA 4-Star certificate awarded by United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière‐Appalaches for our 2016 fundraising campaign
• Grand Partner Award and MAESTRIA 4-Star certificate awarded by United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière‐Appalaches to our auto and home insurance subsidiary for its 2016 fundraising campaign
• Bronze medal in the Centraide Cup, Recreational Tournament category, organized by Centraide of Greater Montreal

Individual honours

• John De Goey, Portfolio Manager at iA Securities (iAS), received the Donald J. Johnston Lifetime Achievement Award in Financial Planning, the most prestigious award given by the Financial Planning Standards Council

• Three executives were ranked in Top 25 of the Quebec financial industry by Finance et Investissement: Yvon Charest, President and Chief Executive Officer of iA Financial Group, finalist in the insurer category; Richard Legault, President of iA Securities, finalist in the full-service broker category; Louis H. DeConinck, President of Investia Financial Services, finalist in the multidisciplinary firm category

• Yvon Charest, President and Chief Executive Officer, was named Grand Québécois in the economic sector in recognition of his outstanding career and his great contribution to the vitality of the Quebec City region

Company honours

• Renewal of BOMA BEST certification for two iA Financial Group buildings in Quebec City (333 Grande Allée East and Édifices Bois-Fontaine at 880 Chemin Sainte-Foy)

• Award for our Special Markets Solutions team in Calgary, recognizing iA Financial Group’s total donation of $1 million to LLSC over the years since our charitable involvement began in 2005
• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada Cup awarded to our Special Markets Solutions team in Calgary for the largest fundraising contribution by a corporate team during the Light the Night Walk in Calgary

• Excellence in Education and Educational Achievement Awards

• French merit award in IT for our website ia.ca

• “Level 3 – Performance, Silver Seal” certification under the ICI ON RECYCLE! program for our 1080 Grande Allée West building
• “Level 2 – Implementation” certification under the ICI ON RECYCLE! program for our 925 Grande Allée West building

• Thanks a Million award for raising over $1 million in our 2015 campaigns across the country
• Coup de Coeur Award in the “Daily Heroes” category from United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière‐Appalaches for our 2015 fundraising campaign
• MAESTRIA 4-Star Award received by our auto and home insurance subsidiary from United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches for its 2015 fundraising campaign

Individual honours

• Yvon Charest, President and Chief Executive Officer, appointed Officer of the Order of Canada

• Yvon Charest, President and Chief Executive Officer, was recognized as the most socially engaged executive in the PDG de l’année (CEO of the Year) contest

Company honours

• Two TOBY Awards at the BOMA Canada 2015 National Awards Gala
  
  
  • First place in the “Corporate Facility” category for our head office building at 1080 Grande Allée West in Quebec City
  • First place in the “Renovated Building” category for the building located at 2020 Robert-Bourassa Blvd. in Montreal


• Renewal of BOMA BEST certification for three iA Financial Group buildings in Montreal and Vancouver

• Fastest company in the large organization category

• Regional finalist, large company category

• Thanks a Million award for raising over $1 million in our 2014 campaigns across the country
• Coup de Coeur Award in the “Daily Heroes” category from United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière‐Appalaches for our 2014 fundraising campaign
• MAESTRIA 4-Star Award received by our auto and home insurance subsidiary from United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches for its 2014 fundraising campaign

Individual honours

• Marlène Roy, Administrative Process Analyst, Individual Savings and Retirement, won the Je me déplace autrement! contest organized as part of Quebec’s public and active transportation week

• Clément Gignac, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, became a standing member of the prestigious Conference of Business Economists in Washington, D.C.

• Yvon Charest, President and Chief Executive Officer, was named Quebec “Financial Personality of the Year” for 2015 by finance and investment information magazine Investment Executive

• John LeBoutillier, Chairman of the iA Financial Group Board of Directors, was inaugurated into the prestigious group of 2015 Fellows of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD)

• Bruno Turcotte, Director, Administration, Real Estate Investments, received Maintenance magazine’s inaugural 2015 Excellence Award in real estate management

• Normand Gervais, Vice-President, Acquisitions and Corporate Development, received the André Mailhot Award in recognition of volunteer work for United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière-Appalaches

• Clément Gignac, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, received the Gloire de l’Escolle medal at the 2015 Prix Grands diplômés alumni awards

Company honours

• Renewal of BOMA BEST certification for five iA Financial Group buildings in Quebec City and Montreal

• Fastest company in the large organization category

• Second place, large organization category

• Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards, Quebec region, business leader category, awarded by The Right Honourable Stephen Harper, for the outstanding contribution of our company to the community

• Exceptional Contribution award from the Réseau de transport de la Capitale for iA Financial Group’s major contribution to promoting public transit in Quebec City

• Thanks a Million award for raising over $1 million in our 2013 campaigns across the country
• Grand Partner Award and MAESTRIA 3-Star certificate awarded by United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière‐Appalaches for our 2013 fundraising campaign
• Coup de Coeur Award in the “Daily Heroes” category to our auto and home insurance subsidiary from United Way-Centraide Québec and Chaudière‐Appalaches for its 2013 fundraising campaign