Entry Procedures
The 2026 Ontario Builder Awards are looking for your latest and greatest projects. Whether it is a professional office building, restaurant, department store, waste water treatment plant, church or long-term care facility whatever the project is, we want to see it. Some of the greatest achievements in history are buildings constructed by General Contractors like you. In fact, some of you may have built them!
Projects must have reached substantial completion between January 1, 2024 and March 1, 2026.
This year, we are focusing on receiving as many submissions as we can, with the intention of populating the OGCA website with the winning projects. If you and your team have built a building, a bridge, a recycling plant, or anything else, send in your project.
ONLINE SUBMISSION
New this year, the Ontario Builder Awards - 2026 will be accepting submissions online only. All material must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, February 20, 2026.
If you foresee a conflict meeting this deadline please contact us at 905-671-3969. Once the deadline has passed no further submissions can be uploaded.
Special awards will be presented to those projects which show specialty or niche construction, innovative construction, restoration/conversion construction, and environmental construction.
ENTRY COMPLETION
To begin, please create a member account which will allow you to complete your submission. Note, if your unable to complete your submission, you may login and return at a later time to complete it.
- Select the category you wish to enter, and submit your information according to the specifications for the category.
- All supporting materials listed are required. For questions or concerns, contact our the OGCA.
- Please include an electronic copy of current corporate logo (pdf. jpeg. png) for production.
- Do not reference your company name in the written submission, and ensure that there are no logos in the photos and floor plans you use.
- Entries will be saved in your member account, and can be edited up until the entry deadline (Friday, February 20, 2025). If you require assistance with submissions, please contact our office at 905-671-3969.
Accuracy of submitted materials is the responsibility of the applicant. Information given on the entry form will be used exactly as submitted in the award ceremony through production, presentation, and recognition in the media.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
- Online submissions, including all supporting documentation, must be completed by no later than Friday, February 20, 2026 at 11:59 p.m.
- After this deadline, the committee reserves the right to extend the deadline for a SPECIFIC category and solicit additional entries in the event that there are less than three entries from a minimum of two companies in the category in question.
PROMOTION AS AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER
- OGCA Member companies and their affiliates must indicate the Year and the Award Category Title in which they won or were a finalist, when advertising/promoting/etc. There are to be NO changes made to the NAME of the Award category.
FINAL NOTES
- OGCA reserves the right to disqualify incomplete submissions without notice.
- Acceptance of submissions received is at the discretion of OGCA.
- OGCA reserves the right to realign categories due to volume of entries. If this process should take place, entrants will be notified.
- If there are fewer than two entries in any category, OGCA reserves the right to eliminate that category from the competition.
- Multiple submissions accepted.
- All entrants agree to be bound by these rules.
JUDGING PROCESS
Judges will bring their professional experience and unique perspectives in deciding which companies deserve top-ranks and coveted awards in each category. Judges will review the submissions, and rate the work against provided criteria through a private, online system. Online judging will open beginning on Monday, January 12, 2026. At this time, judges will begin to review any ongoing and/or completed submissions.
Judging criteria are listed with each category description. The judging panel is comprised of individuals who are knowledgeable and aware about the building industry. All entries are scored based on judging criteria.
Once judges have completed their markings, award winners will be announced shortly thereafter. The awards will be presented at the Construction Symposium, April 15-17, 2026.
