Premios Archive
The Premio Venezia is a prestigious prize which recognizes annually outstanding Canadian businesses, people and institutions that maintain or develop working or business relations with Italy.


Call for Nominations
Every year, the ICCC launches the call for nomination for the Premio Venezia. If you wish to submit your application for consideration, you can complete this form and return it to us. You will find the description of the categories below.
2024 Jury
Presided by Paul E. Legault, partner at Miller Thomson, the Premio Venezia Jury includes: Rosetta Iacono, Director, Growth and Commercial Relations at the Port of Montreal; Anthony Marinelli, Partner at BDO; Mark Anthony Serri, Managing Director, RBC Mid-Market M&A, RBC Royal Bank; and Vito Piazza, Member of the ICCC Board of Directors.
Award Ceremony 2024
The winners will be honored at a special awards ceremony, attended by 200 distinguished guests from the business and scientific communities.
2024 Recipients
- Marianna Simeone, Grand Ambassador
- Leonardo
- Mapei
- iGuzzini
See Previous Years
2017

Grand Ambassador

Italian Heritage

Young Entrepreneur

Industrial

Commercial

Made in Italy

Academic Collaborations
- John Molson School of Business – Concordia University
- Università di Comunicazione e Lingue
- Università Carlo Cattaneo
- HEC Montréal
- SDA Bocconi
- Southern Methodist University

Scientific Collaborations
- Centre Énergie, Matériaux et Télécommunications – Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique
- Department of Chemistry – McGill University
- Istituto di Struttura della Materia – Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche
2016

Grand Ambassador

Industrial

Québec-Italy Collaboration

Made in Italy

Scientific Collaborations

Academic Collaborations
- Summer School – Université de Montréal
- Università degli Studi di Milano

Young Entrepreneur
Press Releases
2015

Grand Ambassador

Investment - ex aequo
- Cristini North America
- Delmar Chemicals

Exports

Innovation in restoration

Succession in restoration

Lifetime achievement in restoration

Promotion of Made in Italy products

Pioneer of Italian wines in Quebec

Wine agency - Large

Scientific Collaborations
- Institut national de recherche scientifique – INRS
- Faculty of medicine – McGill University

Academic Collaborations
Press Releases
2012

Scientific Collaborations
- Centre de recherche CHU Ste-Justine – Laboratoire de Viscogliosi en génétique moléculaire des maladies musculo-squelettiques
- Italian partner: Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi of Milan

Scientific Collaborations
- McGill University
Jewish General Hospital - Italian partner: Institut Supérieur de la Santé of Rome

Scientific Collaborations
- Department of biochemistry – Université du Québec à Montréal
- Italian partner: Department of biochemistry – University of Rome

Special Jury Award

Institutional

Commercial
2011

Institutional

Industrial
- Bureau de promotion des produits du bois du Québec
- Italian partner: Fondation Il Cireneo

Commercial
- Beel Technologies
- Italian partner: Selex Sistemi Integrati

Institutional

Scientific Collaborations
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering – McGill University
- Italian Partner: Institut de communication, d’information et de technologies de la perception de la Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna in Pisa

Scientific Collaborations
- Centre de recherche en photonique de l’Université du Québec en Outaouais
- Italian Partner: University of Sannio