The Greater Victoria Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the recipients and finalists of The Chamber’s 2025 Greater Victoria Business Awards. Recipients and finalists for the prestigious awards represent a range of future-thinking businesses judged to have gone above and beyond. They inspire us. And their stories of success make us eager to take on each day with renewed excitement and energy.

The recipients and finalists, listed below, have distinguished themselves across 14 Business Award categories, including outstanding customer service, sustainable business practices, emerging businesspeople and long-term leadership. The recipients were chosen by an independent panel of prominent business leaders who served as judges.

The winners (and category finalists)

Business of the Year (1-10 employees)

This Week’s Lunch

Finalist: Alley Kat Signs and Marketing

Business of the Year (11-39 employees)

Prince of Whales

Finalist: LIDA Construction

Business of the Year (40-plus employees)

Phillips Brewing and Malting

Finalist: Red Barn Market

New Business of the Year

FORGE Technical Solutions

Finalist: DermaLight Clinic

Non-Profit of the Year

Victoria Brain Injury Society

Finalist: Garth Homer Society

Business Person of the Year

Tessa McLoughlin, KWENCH

Finalist: Hana Akai, Level Up Salon Suites

Community Builder of the Year

Victoria Native Friendship Centre

Finalist: Island Savings

Emerging Business Person of the Year

Inderbir Singh, Western Canada Security

Finalist: Kane Hammontree, Solve Energy

Innovation Award

Rifflandia Entertainment Company

Finalist: Hakai Energy Solutions

Outstanding Customer Service Award

The Green Kiss

Finalist: Ooh La La Cupcakes + Cakes

Outstanding Workplace of the Year

Brentwood Bay Resort

Finalist: Green Island Builders

Sustainable Business Practices Award

Schneider Electric

Finalist: The Root Cellar Village Green Grocer

Chamber Member of the Year

Josue Dubon, DesignWealth

Chamber Award of Distinction

Cathy Scott, Departures Travel