Meet Canada’s Boldest Women: WXN Media Unveils the 2026 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners

WXN Media and its partners today announced the 2026 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners, recognizing 104 exceptional women.

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, September 9, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — WXN Media and its partners today announced the 2026 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winners, recognizing 104 exceptional women whose leadership, innovation, and impact are shaping industries, organizations, and communities across Canada. A complete list of the 2026 Top 100 Honorees is available at: https://wxnmedia.com/top-100-winners-2026/

The Honorees will be celebrated at the 24th annual Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards Gala, taking place on November 26 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto. The evening will feature a fireside chat with Marilyn Denis, a trailblazer in the Canadian broadcast industry and 2026 WXN Media Honorary Hall of Fame Honoree, led by Nkechi Nwafor-Robinson, CEO and Founder of Empowered In My Skin Inc., who will also serve as Master of Ceremonies.

“Raise Your Glass. Here’s to the Bold. is more than this year’s theme. It is a celebration of the choices these remarkable women made to lead with courage, challenge expectations, and create lasting impact,” said Sherri Stevens, Founder & CEO, WXN Media, and Editor-in-Chief, Be Bold Magazine. “Every Honoree has a story of resilience, conviction, and bold leadership. Today, we raise a glass not only to what they have achieved, but to the decisions, determination, and purpose that brought them here. Their leadership is shaping a stronger future for Canada and inspiring the next generation to lead boldly.”

The Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards recognize exceptional leaders across nine categories, celebrating women whose achievements are shaping the future of business, entrepreneurship, governance, AI and technology, and beyond. The 2026 categories include:

• Canada’s Most Powerful CEOs, presented by Postmedia
• Amex Emerging Leaders
• Entrepreneurs
• CN Executive Leaders
• AI & Technology
• Professionals
• CPKC Skilled Trades
• Board of Directors
• WXN Hall of Fame

The 2026 Honorees were selected by an independent panel of judges representing diverse industries and sectors from across Canada. Their expertise and perspectives ensure a rigorous and credible selection process that recognizes exceptional leadership and impact.

Since its inception, Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards has recognized 1,940 exceptional women whose leadership has shaped business, government, academia, entrepreneurship, and communities across Canada and beyond. Past Honorees include Heather Reisman, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and founder of Indigo Books & Music; Lisa LaFlamme, award-winning international journalist; Princess Sarah Culberson, Princess of Sierra Leone; and Dr. Makaziwe Mandela, global activist, head of the House of Mandela, and daughter of Nelson Mandela.

For more information about Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Awards, including the 2026 Honorees and celebration events, visit wxnmedia.com.
For media inquiries or to arrange an interview with Sherri Stevens, Founder & CEO, WXN Media, and Editor-in-Chief, Be Bold Magazine, please contact:
Virginia Johnson
Director, Media Operations
WXN Media
vjohnson@wxnmedia.com

About WXN Media

Building on nearly three decades of leadership through WXN (Women’s Executive Network), WXN Media is a media company dedicated to telling the stories of exceptional women leaders through trusted editorial, prestigious recognition, and signature experiences.

Its portfolio includes Be Bold Magazine, The Bold Edit, The One Bold Truth, Signature Experiences, and Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™, one of Canada’s most prestigious leadership recognition programs.

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Virginia Johnson
WXN Media
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