Awards Winners 2025 - Contributor

2025 Awards of Excellence Winners


Contributor Award 

The DRI Canada Contributor Award honours an individual who has made significant contributions to business continuity, disaster recovery, or emergency management in Canada through commitment, leadership, achievement, and innovation.


Benoit Racette

I’m honoured to support the advancement of organizational and community resilience across Canada by making business continuity and crisis preparedness more accessible, rigorous, and actionable.

This award recognizes a practitioner who has combined practical expertise, innovation, thought leadership, and community engagement to significantly advance the field of business continuity and resilience across Quebec, Canada, and beyond.


  • 27+ years of dedication to organizational resilience through BCP, ERP, CMP, DRP, CCP, and pandemic planning.

  • Professional leadership: active member of DRI Canada, BCI, BCM Institute, Réco-Québec (Vice-President), and ASCQ, contributing to knowledge sharing and professional growth.

  • Certification & training: member of DRI Canada’s National Certification Commission since 2020 and Certified Trainer since 2019.

  • Real-world crisis management: hands-on leadership during cyberattacks, outages, fires, terrorist threats, floods, and pandemics.

  • Innovative contributions:

    • Free online self-assessment tool for organizational readiness.

    • Simplified continuity guides for resource-limited organizations.

    • Unique “Speed Testing” method for resilience plan validation.

    • Engaging crisis exercise formats adopted widely across sectors.

  • Outreach & visibility:

    • Speaker at universities and major symposia.

    • Volunteer trainer for community organizations.

    • Published articles in academic, industry, and mainstream media.

    • Active knowledge-sharing through bilingual monthly posts and a widely recognized professional website.

    • Significant professional following on LinkedIn (30,000+).

  • Mentorship & community support: informal mentor to peers, clients, and interns; consistent advocate for professional development.



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