History

The Canadian New Media Awards were founded in 1998 as Canada's first nationwide platform recognizing the achievements of the fast-developing digital media landscape in this country.

As the digital industry grew and expanded, so did the CNMAs, adding new categories and drawing more attention to award winners and nominees as the years went on.

In 2007, the CNMAs partnered with nextMEDIA – Canada's premier digital media conference – to create the joint event that remains the high point of the Canadian digital scene's calendar each year.

The CNMAs officially relaunched as the Digi Awards at the close of the 2010 awards show, continuing to evolve alongside the digital industry with a new name and new format.

It's been quite a ride since 1998. Digital has gone places that no one could have predicted then, and we are proud to have been there, every step of the way.