Annual Awards & Gala Night Sponsors

Over last 35 years, ICCC has emerged as one of the largest membership based national business organizations in Canada with over 1,500 members representing all facets of the Canadian economy.

The Annual Gala and Awards Night is a marquee event where the Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce promotes trade and commerce between India and Canada and recognize the achievements of Indo-Canadians from all across Canada by way of an award presentation.

The Advisory Board independently chooses the award recipients in the following award categories:

• Female & Male Entrepreneurs
• Female & Male Professionals
• Young Achiever
• Technology Achievement
• Corporate Executive
• Lifetime\Outstanding Achievement
• Humanitarian

Two additional awards are presented – the President’s Award – for unsung heroes, and the Member of the Year Award – for voluntarism and community services.

Senior executives, businesspersons, bureaucrats and political figures attend the event. It is extensively covered by Indian and mainstream media.

Some of our past keynote speakers include:

• The Rt. Hon. Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada
• The Rt. Hon. Paul Martin, Prime Minister of Canada
• His Hon. Mr. John Sopinka, Chief Justice of Canada
• The Rt. Hon. I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister of India
• The Hon. Dalton McGuinty, Premier of Ontario
• Mr. Donald A. Stewart, Chairman & CEO, Sun Life Financial
• The Hon. Mr. Kapil Sibal, Minister, Government of India