Past Winners
Make It STRONGER: The Brian Chater Leadership Award
2015: Pegi Cecconi (SRO-Anthem)
2016: Neill Dixon (Canadian Music Week)
2017: Sheri Jones (Jones & Co.)
2018: Sandy Pandya (Pandyamonium/Arthaus)
2019: Allison Outhit, Six Shooter Records (formerly FACTOR)
2023: Amanda Rheaume & ShoShona Kish (Ishkōdé Records)
Make It FEARLESS: The Entrepreneur Award
2015: Jeffrey Remedios (Arts & Crafts Productions)
2016: Joel Carriere (Dine Alone Records & Bedlam Music Management)
2017: Rob Lanni & Eric Lawrence (Coalition Music)
2018: Chris Taylor (Entertainment One)
2019: Shauna de Cartier (Six Shooter Records)
2023: Laura Simpson & Dan Mangan (Side Door)
Make It CHANGE: The Builder Award
2016: Al Mair (Attic Records)
2017: Donald K Tarlton (DKD)
2018: Jim West (Justin Time Records)
2019: Kim Cooke (Pheromone Recordings & Revolution Recording Studio)
2021: William "Skinny" Tenn
2023: Jake Gold (The Management Trust)
2017: Arts & Crafts for Gord Downie's Secret Path album campaign
2018: Six Shooter Records for Whitehorse’s Panther in the Dollhouse
2019: Arts & Crafts for Dan Mangan’s More or Less
2023: Monstercat & WHIPPED CREAM for “SOMEONE YOU CAN COUNT ON”
Make It Music CHAMPION: The Unsung Hero Award
2015: Jack Long (Long & McQuade Musical Instruments)
2016: Richard Flohil (Richard Flohil & Associates)
2017: Steve Jordan (Polaris Music Prize)
2018: Dave Bookman (Indie88)
2019: Yvonne Matsell, (Co-Founder of NXNE)
2023: Farley Flex Nwaigbo (Plasma Management & Productions Inc.)
QUEEN OF FUCKING EVERYTHING
2023: Pegi Cecconi (SRO-Anthem)
Given out during COVID to celebrate innovation and resilience in the face of industry shutdown.
TRAILBLAZER Award
Given out during COVID to celebrate innovation and resilience in the face of industry shutdown.
FOUNDERS' Award
Given out to CIMA's founding Board of Directors in 2015 only
Stan Klees
Terry Brown
Frank Davies
Tommy Graham
Greg Hambleton
Jack Richardson
Allan Macmillan
Ben McPeek
Art Snider
Paul Clinch