Nomination Rules

Distinction Awards Program and Gala October 5, 2009

NOTE: Use of previous year's ballot form will not be accepted. Please use the current ballot form available on the website or contact Silvia Villon at 613-599-8880 ext or via email to request the current year's form.

Eligibility: In all five groups, awards will be given for initiatives, projects or accomplishments which realized tangible results (with supporting post-project analysis and results) during the period May 23, 2008 to May 22, 2009. Submissions related to initiatives or projects of all sizes and any scope are encouraged. Again, the submitted project / pilot / initiative must be completed in the timeline above, with supporting post-project analysis and results, otherwise the submission will not be considered.

Based on the quantity and quality of nominations received, awards may not necessarily be given in all groups and categories.

To qualify for an award, persons nominated must be employed as an indeterminate, term, or equivalent employee in the respective level of government (including persons employed in the military, RCMP, crown corporations, boards and agencies) at the time of their nomination.

As a general rule, it is assumed that Deputy Ministers and Assistant Deputy Ministers, or those of equivalent ranks within government organizations, have already been widely recognized as innovative and successful leaders by virtue of their appointments, and will not be considered eligible for these awards.

Nominations which were not successful in a previous year's Distinction Awards Program may be re-submitted only if it can be clearly shown that the nominated project has made substantial progress and achieved tangible new results or accomplishments.

Judging:
The judging of nominations will be conducted in two stages. First, SCOAP will screen all nominations for the awards, and identify those who will qualify as finalists in all groups. SCOAP is a non-profit association, dedicated to exploring achievements and issues related to the management of information and technology on people, companies and society in the knowledge-based economy. Second, separate panels of senior officials from all levels of government and the private sector, will be appointed by GTEC, to judge federal, provincial, municipal and cross jurisdictional nominations.

In 2009, a decision was made to award only one medal per category totaling up to 17 medals to be won each year. Decisions of all judging processes are final. As soon as finalists are selected, they will be notified, as well as senior management in their respective organizations. Award winners from all categories will be announced at the Distinction Awards 2009 Gala, to be held on October 5, 2009.

Finalist individuals and teams will be required to submit a digital colour photograph which will be displayed as winners are announced at the Gala.

Distinction Awards 2009 Gala: All Finalists are encouraged to attend the GTEC Distinction Awards 2009 Gala, at the Canadian Museum of Civilization on Monday, October 5, 2009, as awards will be presented to the winners in front of a capacity crowd of over 500 public and private sector guests, including deputy ministers and other officials. Tickets can be purchased by the online registration form located at www.gtec.ca or by calling and reserving with Silvia Villon at 613-599-8880 ext . Invoices will be provided per order. Gala seating is assigned in advance at the discretion of the GTEC organizers.

Preparation of Nominations: A person or team may be nominated in only one category. Judges reserve the right to re-classify any nomination to a more appropriate category. Nominations in either official language are acceptable. However, if a nomination is selected as a finalist, the information provided in Section 1 through 5 of the Nomination Ballot will be required in both official languages.

Deadline: All nominations must be received no later than 11:59 p.m., May 22, 2009. If you are unable to submit your nomination by this deadline, you may complete an "Intent to Submit" Form, and send it to us by no later than May 8, 2009. Unfortunately, if you miss either of these deadlines, your nomination can not be considered.