Toronto, November 7, 2017– The Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) has given its Chair’s Award to Debra Quade, Manager of Supplier Diversity at Kellogg Company.

The Chair’s Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to the LGBT+ business movement in Canada and/or globally.  This year’s recipient has demonstrated a strong commitment to increasing opportunities for LGBT-owned businesses in Canada through her ongoing support of the CGLCC Supplier Diversity Program. 

Toronto, November 7, 2017 – The Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) has awarded its Business Leader of the Year Award to Maura Lawless, Executive Director of Toronto’s The 519.

The CGLCC Business Leader of the Year Award celebrates an individual who has made a significant contribution to the LGBT+ community in Canada.  

Toronto, November 7, 2017 – The Canadian Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) has given its National Corporation of the Year Award for 2017 to the TD Bank Group.

The award is given to a company of 1,000 or more employees operating in at least three provinces or territories that has shown commitment to the LGBT community. It has done this by providing programs and/or services specific to the LGBT+ community (including its own employees) and by helping LGBT+ businesses to grow and prosper.

November 7, 2017 (Toronto, ON) - The Canadian Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC) announced Freshco as the 2017 CGLCC LGBT+ Business of the Year Award recipient at the organization’s Black & White Gala. "As part of the CGLCC’s mission to contribute to a thriving and inclusive Canadian economy, this award honours a company that is owned, operated, and controlled by an LGBT+ individual that has made a significant contribution to the LGBT+ community in Canada. Nominations for this award were accepted from a broad call throughout the community," said CGLCC Co-Founder and Board Chair Bruce McDonald.