The @COMMBCA #OOH Awards 2025 Judging Panel

Adrian J Cotterill, Editor-in-Chief

The Canadian Out-of-Home Awards for 2025 have solidified their judging panel of esteemed industry leaders.

This diverse group of judges offer a wealth of knowledge drawn from their distinctive experiences in the industry, ensuring a range of perspectives to evaluate this year’s
gala submissions.

Confirmed judges include: –
Ajay Durani – DPAA, Vice President of Marketing
Andrea Por – Zulu Alpha Kilo, Associate Creative Director
Christina Roche – Zulu Alpha Kilo, Associate Creative Director
Janet Xi – Wealthsimple, Sr Director, Integrated Marketing
Kyla Francis – APEX, Group Director, Account Management
Michele Beaulieu – Subway, Director of Media, Canada
Nikki Stone – GroupM, CCO
Shannon Lewis – Canadian Media Directors’ Council (CMDC), President

Janet Xi, Sr Director, Integrated Marketing, Wealthsimple told us “Out-of-home is unique in how it lets brands show up in the real world. The best work goes beyond the specs, it interacts with the people, space, and culture around it. I’m excited to celebrate the brands that do this best!”.

Important Dates

● Save the Date: Join us on May 15, 2025, at the Arcadian Court on Queen Street, Toronto, ON M5H 2Y4

● Submission Deadline: April 9, 2025 (submit here)

● Ticket sales Close: May 1, 2025 How to Enter Don’t let the best work go unnoticed! Submit and showcase your brand’s & advertiser’s best of the best campaigns in the industry.

“The 2025 Canadian Out-of-Home Awards celebrate the bold ideas and innovative campaigns that defined 2024. These awards honour the creativity, strategy, and impactful execution that not only showcased the power of OOH advertising but also moved the medium forward”, states Lara Menzies, Director Marketing & Partnerships who will oversee this year’s event.

Launched in Spring 2023, the Canadian Out-of-Home Awards gala is an all-encompassing industry celebration recognizing the creative, technical, and strategic achievements of agencies and advertisers for their out-of-home campaigns. Winning categories are focused on innovation, data, use of programmatic/digital technology, audience targeting, 360 planning, and more.


Leave a Reply