The winners were announced in the second ETF Express Canadian awards at the event held at The Quay in Toronto, attended by many key players from the Canadian ETF industry.
March 9th, 1990 saw the first ETF listed in Canada on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the industry in Canada has seen steady and innovative growth since then. Speaking at the awards’ event, Beverly Chandler, managing editor of ETF Express, said: “Talking with some of you over the past few weeks, I get a strong sense of the pride that you have in your ETF industry. It might be next door to the world’s largest ETF market, but the Canadian one has enjoyed a number of firsts, from that first launch in 1990, to being the first to launch a psychedelic ETF, the first crypto asset ETFs and the world’s first covered call ETFs. Innovative and interesting sums up your ETF industry.”
| Category | Winner |
| Best Overall ETF Liquidity Provider/Market Maker in Canada | National Bank Financial Markets |
| Best Market Maker/Authorised Participant – Equity ETFs in Canada | National Bank Financial Markets |
| Best Market Maker/Authorised Participant – Fixed Income ETFs in Canada | National Bank Financial Markets |
| Best Canadian Exchange for Listing ETFs | TMX Group |
| Best Canadian Exchange for Trading ETFs | TMX Group |
| Best Canadian Index Overall Provider | Solactive |
| Best Index Provider – Equity ETFs in Canada | Solactive |
| Best Index Provider – Fixed Income ETFs in Canada | Solactive |
| Best Capital Markets Team in Canada | National Bank Financial Markets |
| Best Institutional ETF Broker in Canada | National Bank Financial Markets |
| Best Retail ETF Broker in Canada | National Bank Financial Markets |
| Best ETF Custodian in Canada | CIBC Mellon |
| Best ETF Back Office Tech Provider in Canada | CIBC Mellon |
| Best ETF Middle Office Tech Provider in Canada | State Street Global Services |
| Best ETF Research Provider in Canada | National Bank Financial Markets |
| Best ETF Regulatory/Compliance Adviser in Canada | Borden Ladner Gervais LLP |
| Best ETF Auditor in Canada | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
| Best Overall ETF Administrator in Canada | CIBC Mellon |
| Most Innovative ETF Issuer in Canada | Hamilton ETFs |
| Best Active ETF Issuer ($100m-$1bn) | Evolve ETFs |
| Best Active ETF Issuer ($1bn-$5bn) | National Bank Investments |
| Best Active ETF Issuer ($5bn+) | CI Global Asset Management |
| Best Leveraged & Inverse ETF Issuer ($100m+) | Global X |
| Best Leveraged & Inverse ETF Issuer ($100m+) | Global X |
| Best Commodity ETF Issuer ($100m+) | BlackRock Canada |
| Best Thematic Ex-Crypto ETF Issuer ($100m+) | BMO Global Asset Management |
| Best Emerging Markets Equity ETF Issuer ($100m-$1bn) | CI Global Asset Management |
| Best Emerging Markets Equity ETF Issuer ($1bn+) | BMO Global Asset Management |
| Best ESG Equity ETF Issuer ($1bn+) | National Bank Investments |
| Best International Equity ETF Issuer ($100m-$1bn) | National Bank Investments |
| Best International Equity ETF Issuer ($1bn+) | BMO Global Asset Management |
| Best US Equity ETF Issuer ($100m-$1bn) | CI Global Asset Management |
| Best International Fixed Income ETF Issuer ($100m-$1bn) | Fidelity Investments Canada |
| Best US Fixed Income ETF Issuer ($100m+) | BMO Global Asset Management |
| Best Crypto Linked ETF Issuer ($100m+) | Purpose Investments |
| Best Bitcoin ETF Issuer ($100m+) | Purpose Investments |
| Best Canadian Equity ETF Issuer ($100m-$1bn) | Fidelity Investments Canada |
| Best Canadian Equity ETF Issuer ($1bn-$5bn) | National Bank Investments |
| Best Canadian Equity ETF Issuer ($5bn+) | BMO Global Asset Management |
| Best Canadian Fixed Income ETF Issuer ($100m-$5bn) | CI Global Asset Management |
| Best Canadian Fixed Income ETF Issuer ($5bn+) | BMO Global Asset Management |
