Ionic Technology Group is among 26 private Canadian businesses to be awarded for their overall business performance. The Sudbury-based mining service firm has received a Canadian Business Excellence Award from Excellence Canada, a national corporation that assists private businesses in continuous quality improvement. To be eligible, Canadian-owned and controlled companies must have been in operation for three years and have annual revenues of more than $1 million. Applicants are then evaluated in three performance areas including customer service, employee engagement, and innovation. Winners will be celebrated during a virtual awards ceremony on June 9. Ionic, which is based in the Sudbury community of Lively, was the only business from Northern Ontario to be included on the list.