Influential Women in Business

Nominations are now closed for Business in Vancouver's 2025 Influential Women in Business Awards.

Five to six exceptional female leaders will be recognized at an annual awards luncheon March 8, 2025. Award recipients have been recognized by their peers as leaders in their respective fields. They also contribute their time and expertise to the broader B.C. business community through board and committee work, as advisors and mentors, and through philanthropy and non-profit initiatives.

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Shayla Chalifoux

Shayla Chalifoux currently works at a native plant nursery and is enrolled in the St'át'imc language fluency certificate. Her hope is to continue to a diploma and potentially further to a degree program. Chalifoux is applying for the 2024 Aboriginal Management Program through the Ch'nook Indigenous Business School at UBC to support her ongoing business endeavours and to build on her existing leadership and professional skills.

Her professional goals include starting a native plant and pest management consulting business (Shaylish Indigenous Plant Selections) to help indigenize plant spaces, increase biodiversity and nurture a deeper connection to the tmicw (land). She plans to expand her business to include integrated pest management consulting.

She is a guardian for her niece who lives with her full-time.