Coast to coast, neighbours across Canada recognized the local businesses communities love, with winners featured in their neighbourhood’s Local Faves Hub
Throughout September, Nextdoor Canada hosted its first-ever Fave Awards in Canada to recognize the local businesses neighbours across the country love most. Neighbours decided the winners entirely through voting, reflecting the real sentiment in local communities.
Voting ran from Sept. 4 to Sept. 30, across 20 categories such as Food & Drink, Health & Wellness, Home Services, and more!
Top voted winners include:
Interested in discovering the winners in your area? Check out your Local Fave Hub.
What sets the Fave Awards apart is where the recommendations come from: neighbours in the communities where these businesses operate. Instead of a single national ranking or anonymous reviews from across the internet, the awards reflect local word of mouth, so each neighbourhood gets its own list of businesses, from restaurants to plumbers, that its neighbours know and trust. Businesses cannot pay Nextdoor for Faves or votes, and no purchase or payment of any kind increases a business’s chance of winning. The recognition comes from neighbours.
And for those who didn’t participate, Fave Awards will be held annually in Canada. Businesses looking ahead to 2027’s rankings can sign up for a Nextdoor business account and collect Faves year-round, with each Fave signalling that a neighbour vouches for the business. The more Faves a business has, the more that business stands out in Search and in the Local Faves hub on Nextdoor. Create a Business Page.
What’s in it for Fave Award winners?
Businesses that earn a Fave Award receive a Faves Award Trophy badge that appears on their Nextdoor page. Winners will also receive a storefront sticker and a downloadable Winner's Kit so that they can share the news with their own customers.
Discover winners in your neighbourhood and learn more about the Fave Awards.