We are proud to recognize the highest levels of achievement among our members in Canada's rental housing industry.
Program details, including the full criteria and eligibility information can be found in the Official CFAA Awards Brochure. Please consult the brochure before making any application.
Find a brief description of each away category below.
Property Manager of the Year - Over 1,000
Description
The Property Manager of the Year award recognizes a property manager nominated by their employer who has demonstrated excellence and professionalism in the rental housing industry. The person has gone well above and beyond their job description and ordinary expectations between January 2022 and December 2022. The person may have solved a long-standing problem seen to be intractable, or handled one or more difficult issues with great skill and tact.
Property Manager of the Year - Under 1,000
Description
The Property Manager of the Year award recognizes a property manager nominated by their employer who has demonstrated excellence and professionalism in the rental housing industry. The person has gone well above and beyond their job description and ordinary expectations between January 2022 and December 2022. The person may have solved a long-standing problem seen to be intractable, or handled one or more difficult issues with great skill and tact.
On-Site Employee of the Year
Description
The On-Site Employee of the Year award recognizes an individual employee nominated by their employer who has demonstrated excellence and professionalism in the rental housing industry. The person has gone well above and beyond their job description and ordinary expectations between January 2022 and December 2022. The person may have solved a long-standing problem seen to be intractable, or handled one or more difficult issues with great skill and tact. The person may be a resident manager, or work in rental operations, maintenance, cleaning or other building functions on-site.
Resident Manager/Superintendent of the Year
Description
The Resident Manager/Superintendent of the Year award recognizes an individual employee nominated by their employer who has demonstrated excellence and professionalism in the rental housing industry. The person has gone well above and beyond their job description and ordinary expectations between January 2022 and December 2022.
Off-Site Employee of the Year
Description
The Off-Site Employee of the Year award recognizes an individual employee nominated by their employer who has demonstrated excellence and professionalism in the rental housing industry. The person has gone well above and beyond their job description and ordinary expectations between January 2022 and December 2022. The person may have solved a long-standing problem seen to be intractable, or handled one or more difficult issues with great skill and tact. The person may work out of a regional or head-office in internal services, such as HR, administration, marketing, and other services.
Rental Housing Provider of the Year - Over 10,000
Description
The Rental Housing Provider of the Year award recognizes a rental housing provider who or which has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the rental housing industry through an action, exceptional practice or a dedicated initiative. The award is open to companies or individual landlords of all sizes. Eligible applications could include an effort that has improved the standard of practice in the industry, strengthened or contributed to the community, reduced environmental impacts, or another exceptional achievement. Applications will be judged based on how impactful and innovative the achievement was. This award is open to many types of achievements. If you believe your company has done something exceptional between January 2022 and December 2022, please consider submitting your application.
Rental Housing Provider of the Year - Under 10,000
Description
The Rental Housing Provider of the Year award recognizes a rental housing provider who or which has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the rental housing industry through an action, exceptional practice or a dedicated initiative. The award is open to companies or individual landlords of all sizes. Eligible applications could include an effort that has improved the standard of practice in the industry, strengthened or contributed to the community, reduced environmental impacts, or another exceptional achievement. Applications will be judged based on how impactful and innovative the achievement was. This award is open to many types of achievements. If you believe your company has done something exceptional between January 2022 and December 2022, please consider submitting your application.
Marketing Program Excellence of the Year - Brand Awareness
Description
The Marketing Program Excellence of the Year award recognizes a rental housing provider who or which has demonstrated exceptional excellence and vison in a marketing campaign or effort. The marketing program must have exceeded expectations and been completed between January 2022 and December 2022. Applications will be judged on creativity, innovation, and exceptional results (either based on benchmarks, or exceptional success).
Marketing Program Excellence of the Year - Lease-up
Description
The Marketing Program Excellence of the Year award recognizes a rental housing provider who or which has demonstrated exceptional excellence and vison in a marketing campaign or effort. The marketing program must have exceeded expectations and been completed between January 2022 and December 2022. Applications will be judged on creativity, innovation, and exceptional results (either based on benchmarks, or exceptional success).
Rental Development of the Year - Low/Mid-Rise
Description
The Rental Development of the Year award recognizes a company which has achieved excellence in the development of a new rental housing project. This award will be judged on the overall creativity and suite design, curb appeal, amenities, environmental quality, efficient use of space and functionality of the floor plan. The full project or project phase applied for must have been completed between January 2022 and December 2022, and must be classified as a traditional or student rental building, rather than a retirement residence or care facility.
Rental Development of the Year- High-Rise
Description
The Rental Development of the Year award recognizes a company which has achieved excellence in the development of a new rental housing project. This award will be judged on the overall creativity and suite design, curb appeal, amenities, environmental quality, efficient use of space and functionality of the floor plan. The full project or project phase applied for must have been completed between January 2022 and December 2022, and must be classified as a traditional or student rental building, rather than a retirement residence or care facility.
Renovation of the Year - Common area/Amenity over 750,000
Description
The Renovation of the Year award recognizes a company which has achieved excellence in the renovation, in-part or in full, of an existing rental housing building or a building being converted into a rental building. This award will be judged on the overall creativity, value for money and functionality of the renovated area or building. The project must have been completed between January 2022 and December 2022. The post-renovation building must be classified as a traditional or student rental building, and not as a nursing home or retirement residence.
Renovation of the Year - Common area/Amenity under 750,000
Description
The Renovation of the Year award recognizes a company which has achieved excellence in the renovation, in-part or in full, of an existing rental housing building or a building being converted into a rental building. This award will be judged on the overall creativity, value for money and functionality of the renovated area or building. The project must have been completed between January 2022 and December 2022. The post-renovation building must be classified as a traditional or student rental building, and not as a nursing home or retirement residence.
Renovation of the Year - Unit over 50,000
Description
The Renovation of the Year award recognizes a company which has achieved excellence in the renovation, in-part or in full, of an existing rental housing building or a building being converted into a rental building. This award will be judged on the overall creativity, value for money and functionality of the renovated area or building. The project must have been completed between January 2022 and December 2022. The post-renovation building must be classified as a traditional or student rental building, and not as a nursing home or retirement residence.
Renovation of the Year - Unit under 50,000
Description
The Renovation of the Year award recognizes a company which has achieved excellence in the renovation, in-part or in full, of an existing rental housing building or a building being converted into a rental building. This award will be judged on the overall creativity, value for money and functionality of the renovated area or building. The project must have been completed between January 2022 and December 2022. The post-renovation building must be classified as a traditional or student rental building, and not as a nursing home or retirement residence.
New Product or Service of the Year - Operations
Description
The New Product or Service of the Year award recognizes a rental housing supplier (who is a member of CFAA Suppliers Council) who has launched an innovative product or service of great usefulness to rental housing providers.
New Product or Service of the Year- Leasing
Description
The New Product or Service of the Year award recognizes a rental housing supplier (who is a member of CFAA Suppliers Council) who has launched an innovative product or service of great usefulness to rental housing providers.
CFAA Suppliers Council Member of the Year
Description
The CFAA Suppliers Council Member of the Year award recognizes a rental housing supplier who or which has demonstrated exceptional leadership in the rental housing industry through an action, exceptional practice or a dedicated initiative. Eligible applications include an effort that has improved the standard of practice in the industry, strengthened or contributed to the community, reduced environmental impacts, or other exceptional achievement. This award is open to many types of achievements. If you believe your company has done something exceptional between January 2022 and December 2022, please consider submitting an application.
Association Achievement of the Year
Description
The Association Achievement of the Year award recognizes an apartment association which has successfully launched an innovative campaign or initiative of great usefulness to rental housing providers. The initiative or campaign may be proactive or reactive. The achievement could include defeating a proposed government program which would have had a significant negative impact on rental housing providers. This award is open to achievements in the year 2022.
