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Award Winners

Through the Health Workforce Innovation Challenge, participating teams have several opportunities to win monetary prizes – via random draws or submissions that are reviewed and rated by a panel of judges.

See upcoming opportunities to win monetary prizes below and all our winners so far. Teams can register anytime up until April 30, 2024. But the sooner you join, the more award opportunities you will have!

See the Health Workforce Innovation Challenge’s awards and key dates page for the Challenge’s full schedule and more opportunities to participate.

Innovation Kickstart Awards

Teams won $2,000 each through random draw for registering and being eligible to be part of the Innovation Challenge.

January 2024 winners:

Allen Gray Continuing Care Centre
AMHS-KFLA, Kingston
Belmont Long-term Care
Brant Community Healthcare System
BridgePoint Center for Eating Disorder Recovery
Camrose Primary Care Network
Celtic Court, Shannex
CHSLD Louis Denoncourt
Co-operative Care Alliance
Edmonton West Family Physicians Group NPC
Fraser Health
Hospital at Home – Island Health
Loch Lomond Villa
Nova Scotia Health
McCormick Care Group
McGill University Health Centre
Providence Living
Saint Vincent’s Nursing Home
Seaforth LTC Home

August 2023 winners:

AHS Children's Hospital Calgary
Camrose Primary Care Network
CISSS de la Montérégie Est
Country Roads Community Health Centre
Horizon Family Practice
Island Health
Langs
Luther Court Community Health Centre
Marathon Family Health Team
Medavie Health Services
Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services
Nova Scotia Health Central Zone
Prescott Family Health Team
Queen Square Family Health Team
Red Lake Hospital
Runnymede Healthcare Centre
South East Toronto Family Health Team
The Convalescent Home of Winnipeg
Université de Moncton
Weyburn Primary Health Care Centre

November 2023 winners:

Almonte General Hospital/Fairview Manor
Chirurgie Dix30
CHSLD Manoir Harwood
Community Addictions Peer Support Association
County of Bruce-Brucelea Haven
Femade Inc
Gateway Community Health Centre
Hand Over Hand
Health PEI
Interior Health
KB Family Practice Patient Advisory Committee and Community
Keep Breathing Respiratory Exercise Program
Lakehead Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Markham Stouffville Hospital (Oak Valley Health)
North York Family Health Team
Providence Health Care
Quality & Risk Unit, Runnymede Healthcare Centre
Runnymede Healthcare Center
SE Health
Villa Beauséjour

Innovation Description Awards

Teams received $5,000 each for submitting a summary of their innovation. The submissions were rated by a judging panel.

September 2023 winners:

AHS Children's Hospital Calgary
County of Bruce – Brucelea Haven
Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Fraser Health
Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Marathon Family Health Team
Medavie Health Services
The Convalescent Home of Winnipeg
Université de Moncton
Weyburn Primary Health Care Centre

Mini-Challenge #1: Outcomes and Measurement Awards

Ten teams with the top outcomes measurement plans, as rated by judges, received awards of $5,000. Their submissions identified an aim statement, a primary indicator and a data collection and sharing strategy for their innovation.

Alberta Children's Hospital Emergency Department
Brant Community Healthcare System
Camrose Primary Care Network
Fraser Health
Halton Healthcare
Hospice Muskoka
Hospital At Home, Island Health
Island Health
Markham Stouffville Hospital (Oak Valley Health)
McGill University Health Centre
Medavie Health Services
Runnymede Healthcare Centre

Dinosaur Mini-Challenge Awards

Teams with the top 10 ‘dinosaur plans’ describing how to simplify or change an aspect of their tasks or practices were awarded $5,000 each. Submissions were rated by our judges.

Camrose Primary Care Network
Essex County Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic
Gateway Community Health Centre
Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Halton Healthcare Laboratory
Island Health (Acute Mental Health and Substance Use)
McGill University Health Centre
Perley Health
Rural and Remote Division of Family Practice (Gabriola)
Winchester District Memorial Hospital

Impact Awards #1: Outcomes Measurement Progress Award

Teams with the top 15 reports demonstrating clear and measurable improvements against their primary indicator and total healthcare worker reach won $5,000 each. Submissions were reviewed and rated by our judging panel.

Brant Community Healthcare System
Camrose Primary Care Network
CBI Health
Hôpital Glengarry Memorial Hospital
Hospital at Home, Island Health
Island Health (Acute Mental Health & Substance Use)
KB Family Practice (Patient Advisory Committee and Community
Langs
Marathon Family Health Team
Markham Stouffville Hospital (Oak Valley Health)
Medavie Health Services
NL Health Services (DEIR Council)
NL Health Services (Mental Health and Addictions Program)
Quality & Risk Unit, Runnymede Healthcare Centre
Red Lake Hospital

Upcoming award dates

February 2024

Mini-Challenge #2: Senior Leadership Engagement Awards

Up to 17 awards of $5,000 are available to be won by participating teams that submit an action plan for engaging their senior leadership in their innovation, by February 8, 2024.

Innovation Kickstart Awards #3

Up to 20 awards of $2,000 are available to be won by teams eligible to participate in and register for the Innovation Challenge by January 31, 2024, and weren’t drawn for the first and second Kickstart Awards. The draw will take place by February 15, 2024.

March 2024

Impact Awards #2: Outcomes Measurement Progress Award

Up to 16 awards of $5,000 are available to participating teams that submit a report demonstrating clear and measurable progress against the indicator(s) associated with their innovation and total healthcare worker reach. Submissions are due on March 7, 2024, and will be rated by our judging panel.

Dinosaur Pitch Award

Teams with the ten highest Dinosaur Mini-Challenge scores will present to a live audience of peers (in person or virtually) to share their Dinosaur Plan and outcomes to date. Prizes of up to $5,000 will be awarded to the teams with the top scores.

May 2024

Innovation Kickstart Awards #4

Up to 20 awards of $2,000 are available to be won by teams eligible to participate in and register for the Innovation Challenge by April 30, 2024, and weren’t drawn for the first, second or third Kickstart Awards. The draw will take place by May 15, 2024.

Mini-Challenge #3: Sustainable Solutions Awards

Up to 10 awards of $5,000 are available to participating teams that submit an action plan to sustain their innovation over the long term. Submissions will be reviewed by our judging panel. Note: Teams registered between February 9 and April 30, 2024 (inclusive) may choose to submit the Action Plan for Senior Leadership Engagement from the second round Mini-Challenge or the Action Plan for Sustainable Solutions from this third round Mini-Challenge.

July 2024

Shared Reach Challenge Awards

Up to eight awards of $10,000 each are available to teams moving the dial on a collective impact indicator related to healthcare worker reach. Prizes will be awarded through a draw that will take place by June 12, 2024. For each month of eligible healthcare worker reach data submitted by a team, they will receive one ballot entered in the draw.

August 2024

Overall Retention Achievement Awards

For both Innovation Challenge streams, prizes of up to $50,000 will be awarded to teams that submit the top three reports demonstrating clear and measurable improvements associated with their innovation. Submissions are due on July 31, 2024, and will be rated by our judging panel.