Awards won
2024 awards
Surviscor Award
- Top-rated credit union for rates and fees in Canada
Forbes’ Top Employers
- 2024 Canada’s Best Employers
2023 awards
United Way Niagara
- Community partnership award for its work on the Period Promise campaign
Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers
- Canada’s Top 100 Employer Hamilton/Niagara 2024
Pride Niagara Unity Awards
- 2023 Commitment Unity Award
Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces® Awards
- 2023 Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces®
2022 awards
Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC)
- 2022 Governance Professional of the Year Award (Brigitte Catellier)
Toronto Arts Foundation
- Toronto Arts and Business Award
2021 awards
London Inc. Magazine – Best Places to work
- Best Places to Work – Commercial / Small Business / Retail
Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) Excellence in Governance Awards (EGAs)
- Award of Excellence for Board/Director Effectiveness
2020 awards
St. Catharines Standard Reader's Choice Awards
- Diamond Award: Favorite Credit Union
- Diamond Award: Favorite Financial Planning Services
- Diamond Award: Favorite Lending Services
Niagara Falls Review Reader's Choice Awards
- Diamond Award: Favorite Credit Union
- Diamond Award: Favorite Lending Services
- Diamond Award: Kenneth K. Seibel for Favorite Financial Advisor
Welland Tribune Reader's Choice Awards
- Diamond Award: Favorite Credit Union
- Diamond Award: Favorite Lending Services
Toronto Star Reader's Choice Awards
- Diamond Award: Favorite Credit Union
- Diamond Award: Best Bank / Trust Company
2019
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Canadian FinTech & AI Awards: Best Credit Union of the Year
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Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) Excellence in Governance Awards (EGAs): Award of Excellence for Best Approach to Achieving Effective Board and Committee Operations
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Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) Excellence in Governance Awards (EGAs): Award of Excellence for Best Practices in Enterprise Risk Management
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National Credit Union Social Responsibility Award
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2019 Achievement in Marketing Excellence (AIME): 'Winning Results for Coordinated Campaign'
2018
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2019 Aon Best Employer in Canada - Platinum Level
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Governance Professionals of Canada (GPC) Excellence in Governance Awards (EGAs): Best Approach to Achieving Effective Board and Committee Operations
2017
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2017 Canada’s Most Admired™ Corporate Cultures
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2018 Aon Best Employer in Canada - Platinum Level
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2017 Achievers 50 Most Engaged Workplaces
2016
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Concentra Empowering Your Communities Award
2015
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2015 Achiever’s 50 Most Engaged Workplaces
2014
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2014 Achiever’s 50 Most Engaged Workplaces
2013
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2013 Achiever’s 50 Most Engaged Workplaces
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2013 GTA’s Top Employers
2012
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2012 Canada’s Top Employers for Young People
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Marketing Association for Credit Unions 2012 Achievement in Marketing Excellence Awards (AIME): Corporate Communications
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IABC Ovation Award of Excellence, Communication Management: Employee, Member or HR Communication
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ACE Award: Employee Communications Campaign of the Year: Gold
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ACE Award: Employee Communications Campaign of the Year: Silver
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2012 Achiever’s 50 Most Engaged Workplaces
2011
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Central 1 inNOVAtion Awards – Mortgage Broker Strategy
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50 Most Engaged Workplaces
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CMHC Best Lender Underwriter of the Year – Meridian (Chris Fontana)
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2011 Hamilton – Niagara Top Employer
2010
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50 Most Engaged Workplaces
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IABC Ovation Award of Excellence, Communication Management: Employee, Member or HR Communication, Meridian’s Brand Launch
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ACE Award: Employee Communications Campaign of the Year: Gold
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2009 Volunteer of the Year Award: St. Catharines -Thorold Chamber of Commerce
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Niagara This Week – Niagara’s Favourite Financial Institution Award
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Spirit of Niagara Company of the Year Award
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2010 Hamilton – Niagara Top Employer
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2010 Canada’s Top 100 Employer
2009
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Niagara Falls Chamber of Commerce – Community Leadership Award: Awarded to Mike Wolfe, Director Commercial Accounts, CBC 100
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Marketing Association for Credit Unions’ (MACU) 2009 Achievement in Marketing Excellence Awards – AIM Award for Posters and POP for the RRSP Campaign
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Marketing Association for Credit Unions’ (MACU) 2009 Achievement in Marketing Excellence Awards – AIM Award for SMILE Newsletter
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2009 Hamilton – Niagara Top Employer
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2009 Canada’s Top 100 Employer
2008
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2008 Operations Innovation Award for Net Promoter & Member Concerns
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2008 Operations Innovation Award for Public Relations Toolkit Second Place – Central 1
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ACE Award: Employee Campaign of the Year: Gold
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Woman of Distinction Award for Grey & Bruce Counties
2007
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Woman In Pursuit of Excellence Award
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Innovator Spirit Award – ON Co-op
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Big Brothers Big Sisters Medal of Honour
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Marketing Association for Credit Unions’ (MACU) 2007 Achievement in Marketing Excellence Awards – People’s Choice Award, Total Rewards
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Marketing Association for Credit Unions’ (MACU) 2007 Achievement in Marketing Excellence