About the award

Construction’s Most Influential People is an annual awards program from the team at digital construction publication SiteNews. The program casts a wide net across all sectors in the industry to find individuals are having a big impact at elevating Canadian construction. Winners are nominated by the industry and selected by a panel of SiteNews staff.

2024 winners

Meet the most influential people of 2024

Adam Corneil,

Unbuilders

Alaa Abdelhamid,

Behind the Hard Hat

Alan Nicholson and Darren Bryson,

MAKE Projects

Anthony Minniti,

CGI Constructors

Balraj Mann,

BM Group

Bill Black,

CCA

Bill Ferreira,

BuildForce Canada

Bill Lomax,

First Nations Bank of Canada

Bruce Reynolds and Sharon Vogel,

Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel

Chris Atchison,

BC Construction Association

Chris Gardner,

ICBA

Cory McAiney,

WECDSB Construction Academy

Dave Filipchuk,

PCL

David Podmore,

Concert Properties

Dee Miller,

JJM Construction

Douglas Cardinal,

Douglas Cardinal Architect Inc

Gabe Guetta,

SALUS

Geoff Smith,

EllisDon

Geoffrey Glotman,

Glotman Simpson

Grant Newfield,

RJC Engineers

Ian Arthur,

nidus3D

Iggy Domagalski,

Wajax

Jamie McMillan,

KickAss Careers

Jeannine Martin,

Vancouver Regional Construction Association

Jennifer Green,

Skills Ontario

Jesse Unke,

Maven Consulting

Jodi Hüettner,

Helga Wear Inc

John Straube,

RDH Building Science

Josh Gaglardi,

Orion Construction

Karly Gibbens,

Karly the Sparky

Kim Connell,

Clark Builders

Lisa Laronde,

RSG International

Mallorie Brodie,

Bridgit

Mark Bryant,

PCL

Mary Van Buren,

CCA

Matt Roberts,

A Few Good Lads

Mike Maierle,

ETRO Construction

Murray Kruger,

Kruger Construction

Nicholas Gefucia,

EllisDon Community Builders

Octavio Flores,

Flatiron Construction

Richard Lyall,

RESCON

Sean Fraser,

Government of Canada

Sean Strickland,

Canada’s Building Trades Unions

Shelley Gray,

SkilledTradesBC

Steve Robinson,

Pitt Meadows Plumbing

Steven Paynter,

Gensler

Tannis Liviniuk,

Zachry Group

Teri McKibbon,

Bird Construction

Tim Coldwell,

Énska Advisors

Zenon Radewych,

WZMH

About the award

Construction’s Most Influential People is an annual awards program recognizing individuals across all sectors who significantly impact Canadian construction. Nominees can be of any age and hold any position, as long as their work benefits the built environment. Nominations can be self-submitted or made on behalf of others, detailing why the nominee deserves recognition. Winners are selected by a panel of staff from SiteNews.

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