Winners from five categories — building and construction; manufacturing; mining and natural resources; services; and, transportation and utilities — have earned the distinction as Canada’s Safest Employers, and will be honoured at a gala event in Toronto on September 6th.

The 2012 Canada’s Safest Employers Award winners are:

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION
Gold Recipient
Pronghorn Controls

Silver Recipients
Athabaskan Resource Company
Hatch Mott MacDonald

MANUFACTURING
Gold Recipient
Fileco

Silver Recipients
Canadian Fertilizers
Kennametal Ltd.

MINING AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Gold Recipient
Hallmark Tubulars Ltd.

SERVICES
Gold Recipient
Carewest

Silver Recipients
London Drugs
Calgary Catholic School District

TRANSPORTATION AND UTILITIES
Gold Recipient
Peterborough Utilities Group

Silver Recipients
PowerStream Inc.
Vancouver International Airport Authority