Florence Akpan Honoured with Community Impact Award at the 3rd Annual BOND Awards
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Florence Akpan, founder of InfoPlace Canada, has been named a Community Impact Honouree at the 3rd Annual BOND Awards, presented by the Bond Awards Foundation to recognize outstanding achievement among Nigerians and the broader African diaspora in Canada.
The BOND Awards (Best of Nigerians in Diaspora) was founded in Canada in 2024 by family law practitioner and community leader Modupe Ehinlaiye, with a mission to spotlight the achievements, resilience, and leadership of Nigerians and, since 2025, immigrants of African descent across Canada more broadly. Each year, the organization honours a select group of individuals across categories spanning business, community leadership, and service.
Florence was recognized in the Community Impact category, for work that extends well beyond InfoPlace Canada's day-to-day client files. Over the years, she has become a familiar voice in public education around immigration and business literacy, particularly for first-generation immigrants and women entrepreneurs navigating a new country's systems for the first time, through public speaking, digital platforms, and mentorship. The honour points specifically to how that work has helped normalize informed decision-making within immigrant communities, and how it's shaped the way immigrant professionals build confidence and long-term stability in Canada.
Her Story: From Chartered Accountant to Immigration Advocate
As she shared in her acceptance speech, Florence's own immigration journey is where this all began. Almost twenty-two years ago, her parents made the decision to send her from Nigeria to Canada, entrusting her with a future in a country she'd never lived in. She went on to earn her designation as a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant, graduating from the University of Saskatchewan, and spent almost a decade working for the Government of Saskatchewan before moving into full-time entrepreneurship. She's been building InfoPlace Canada for close to ten years since.
That background shows up in how the firm operates today. What started as one person's decision to build a life in a new country has grown into a firm serving thousands of clients across Canada and around the world who are looking to immigrate here, supported by a team that brings the same discipline and precision Florence built her career on.
A Night of Recognition
The 3rd Annual BOND Awards brought together honourees from across the Nigerian and broader African diaspora in Canada to celebrate a shared theme: excellence that too often goes unrecognized. Florence was one of a select group of honourees celebrated at this year's event, with the Bond Awards Foundation set to publish the complete 2026 honouree list in the coming weeks.
Why This Matters for InfoPlace Canada
InfoPlace Canada was built on the idea that immigration guidance should be honest, accessible, and genuinely in the client's corner, whether that's a family navigating a spousal sponsorship, a worker weathering a refusal, or a student trying to understand what a visa officer is actually looking for. Florence's recognition at the BOND Awards reflects that same commitment, applied at a community level: showing up consistently, explaining things clearly, and helping people make informed decisions about their futures in Canada.
None of that would have been possible without the clients who have continued to trust her expertise, and a team that works together every day to support the vision she's built for the immigrant community in Canada.
A Team Built for Trust, From Every Corner of the World
Today, InfoPlace Canada is a brand recognized for trust, integrity, and a genuine commitment to helping people, built on a foundation of clients who continue to place their futures in the firm's hands. That reputation is carried by a team as diverse as the clients it serves: immigrants themselves, from various parts of the world, working collectively toward one mission of building client success stories.
Whatever your background, wherever you're from, that's what you can expect when you reach out to InfoPlace Canada: a team that understands the immigration journey personally, and is committed to giving you excellent service because of it, not in spite of the road it took to get there.
It's also, plainly, a nice moment to mark. Building trust with immigrant communities takes years of unglamorous, consistent work, and it's not often that work gets a stage and a name attached to it.
Have a Question for Our Team?
If you're navigating your own immigration journey and want guidance from a licensed team, InfoPlace Canada offers consultations across the full range of immigration pathways, including Study Permit Consultation, Spousal Consultation, Work Permit support, Family Sponsorship, and Refusal Consultation if a prior application didn't go the way you hoped. If you're not sure where to start, Ask InfoPlace is built for exactly that.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the BOND Awards?
The BOND Awards (Best of Nigerians in Diaspora) is a Canadian-founded initiative that recognizes outstanding achievement among Nigerians and, since 2025, the broader African diaspora in Canada, across categories including business, leadership, and community impact.
What award did Florence Akpan receive?
Florence was named a Community Impact Honouree at the 3rd Annual BOND Awards, recognizing her work in immigration and business literacy education for immigrant communities in Canada.
Who is Florence Akpan?
Florence Akpan is the founder of InfoPlace Canada, a licensed immigration consulting firm serving clients across Canada's immigration pathways, with a strong focus on the Canada-Nigeria corridor. Almost twenty two years ago, her parents sent her from Nigeria to Canada. She's went from being a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant to a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC).
How can I book a consultation with InfoPlace Canada?
You can book a consultation directly through infoplacecanada.ca/consultation, and choose the consultation type that matches your situation.
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This article is general information about a personal recognition, not legal advice.
