The Humberview Group (HG) was recognized for its industry-leading performance, its global business practices, and its sustained growth by receiving the prestigious 2026 Canada’s Best Managed Companies award for a second consecutive year.
Celebrating over 30 years, Canada’s Best Managed Companies program awards excellence in private Canadian-owned companies. To attain the designation, companies are evaluated on their leadership in the areas of strategy, culture and commitment, capabilities, and innovation, governance and financial performance.
“Earning the Canada’s Best Managed Companies designation for the third year in a row is a tremendous honour and a testament to the passion and dedication of our entire team,” says John Esplen, President & CEO. “At The Humberview Group, we believe success comes from elevating excellence every day — in our culture, in how we develop our team, and in the experiences we create for our customers. This recognition reinforces the strength of our team and our commitment to continuous improvement as we work to set new standards within the automotive industry.”
Canada’s Best Managed Companies is one of the country’s leading business awards programs recognizing innovative and world‑class businesses. Every year, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies compete for this designation in a rigorous and independent evaluation process.
Applicants are evaluated by an independent panel of judges with representation from program sponsors and special guests. The 2026 cohort of Best Managed Companies shares common themes, including fostering a people-centric culture, implementing a strategic company framework, investing in innovation and technological advancement, and maintaining financial resilience and strong corporate governance.
Together, these practices strengthen the Canadian economy by promoting sustainable growth, enhancing competitiveness, and cultivating a thriving business ecosystem.
Over the past year, companies such as The Humberview Group, have continually adapted and successfully responded to challenges, seized new opportunities, and leveraged industry leading competencies to maximize their investments and drive sustainable growth,” said Derrick Dempster, Partner, Deloitte Private and Canada’s Best Managed Co-Leader. “These winners have set the standard of excellence for Canada’s business ecosystem by demonstrating a strong commitment to strategic transformation, talent and workforce development, and technological and business adaptability.”
About Canada’s Best Managed Companies Program
Canada’s Best Managed Companies program continues to be the mark of excellence for privately-owned Canadian companies.
Every year since the launch of the program in 1993, hundreds of entrepreneurial companies have competed for this designation in a rigorous and independent process
that evaluates their management skills and practices. The awards are granted on four levels: 1) Canada’s Best Managed Companies new winner, one of the new winners selected each year; 2) Canada’s Best Managed Companies winner, award recipients that have re-applied and successfully retained their Best Managed designation for two additional years, subject to annual operational and financial review; 3) Gold Standard winner, after three consecutive years of maintaining their Best Managed status, these winners have demonstrated their commitment to the program and successfully retained their award for 4-6 consecutive years; 4) Platinum Club member, winners that have maintained their Best Managed status for seven years or more. Program sponsors are Deloitte Private, CIBC, EDC, The Globe and Mail, and TMX Group. For more information, visit www.bestmanagedcompanies.ca. To read the full article from The Globe & Mail's Report on Business, click here.
About The Humberview Group
The Humberview Group (HG) is a leading automotive dealer group in Ontario. What began with one dealership on Bloor Street West in 1971 has grown into twenty dealerships representing 18 different brands with over 5,000 new and pre-owned vehicles in inventory at any one time. To date, HG has 31 locations, 20 franchise operations, and 11 non-franchise operations. HG employs 1,400 Team Members across the organization who are focused on 1 promise: Serving you better, each and every day.
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