New Brunswick Export Awards

The New Brunswick Export Awards is ONB’s flagship annual event recognizing the successes and innovative approaches of our province’s many exporting companies.

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About The Export Awards

There are several benefits to applying for an Export Award and attending the event including:

A chance to win a prestigious provincial award and receive recognition during the event.

An opportunity to further build your network and generate business leads with successful New Brunswick exporters.

Media, social media, and public relations opportunities.

Two complimentary tickets to the Export Awards gala.

The celebration of local success stories with other passionate New Brunswick business leaders.

2025 Export Awards

The 2025 New Brunswick Export Awards will be taking place on May 1st at the Fredericton Convention Center. To learn more about the Awards and applying, please visit the page below.

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Award Categories

Recognizes a woman-led (50%+ ownership and/or women in C-suite roles) business in the province that has been leading in its field and has proven track record of success. This award category aims to highlight the significant efforts and accomplishments of women who add value to their professions, overcome obstacles to get where they are, and positively influence the private business sector in New Brunswick.

This award is new in 2025.

Recognizes a company within the province that has identified the need for and invested in productivity and technology improvements. These improvements have proved to be key in increasing competitiveness and overall profitability.

*Please note that this award is selected separately by ONB leadership for New Brunswick business productivity. Application for this award is not available.

Recognizes companies for excellence in export – with export sales over $5 million and have demonstrated a significant increase in export sales over previous years, along with market diversification, new product development, and innovation.

Recognizes companies for excellence in export – with export sales under $5 million and have demonstrated a significant increase in export sales over previous years, along with market diversification, new product development, and innovation.

Recognizes companies that have penetrated and/or grown new markets outside of Canada and the U.S. (non-traditional North American markets).

Recognizes companies who have successfully employed innovative marketing and sales techniques to expand their export market, launched new products developed specifically for the export market, and/or companies whose product/service is cutting edge in terms of innovation.

Recognizes companies who are new to export within the past five years. Criteria include the volume of export sales, level of difficulty associated with entering the market, and unique approaches taken to enter new markets.

Recognizes companies that have leveraged sustainable practices to enable growth from an export perspective.

*Please note that this award is selected separately by ONB leadership from three finalists chosen by judges. Application for this award is not available. All applicants are scored in this category by default.

Last Year’s Winners

Judging & Selection

Each year, Export Awards recipients are selected by a panel of judges, using a point-based approach.

We’d like to extend a heartfelt thank you to the current and previous Export Awards judges for their time and dedication!

Export Award Impact

“The award really does establish a great amount of pride in your employees, partners, and customers. It’s good to be associated with an award-winning company. It helps increase employee morale and attracts top talent; great people want to work for great companies.”

Blair Hyslop,
Co-Owner and Co-CEO, Mrs. Dunster’s
“When the ask comes in to return as a judge, I get excited because I know I’m going to see the existing crop of amazing exporters we have and see the growth they’ve achieved since the last event. I also get to see the next generation of up-and-coming businesses and get a glimpse at where NB is going in terms of exports.”

Tracy Clinch,
President & CEO, Masitek Instruments
“The New Brunswick Export Awards are all about celebrating the hard work of our province’s exporters. These companies are constantly pushing to grow their export sales and share their products and services with the world. It’s a night to recognize their efforts, appreciate their impact on the New Brunswick economy, and have some fun while we celebrate everything they’ve achieved.”

Alexa Power,
Manager, Export Development, Opportunities NB