Excellence Canada

The National Quality Institute (NQI), the predecessor organization to Excellence Canada, and the Canada Awards for Excellence, were founded in 1984 by Industry Canada. The government correctly acknowledged the need to bring Canadian organizations a set of Standards focused on developing and sustaining a culture of quality and productivity which would drive Canadian competitiveness and provide the underlying structure to support intentional excellence. Our purpose was to assist organizations as t

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The National Quality Institute (NQI), the predecessor organization to Excellence Canada, and the Canada Awards for Excellence, were founded in 1984 by Industry Canada. The government correctly acknowledged the need to bring Canadian organizations a set of Standards focused on developing and sustaining a culture of quality and productivity which would drive Canadian competitiveness and provide the underlying structure to support intentional excellence. Our purpose was to assist organizations as t

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