Distinction Awards Program and Gala

The Awards in 2010

For the past 17 years, the Distinction Awards have been a hallmark recognition program for the public sector. They recognize leadership, innovation and excellence in information management in the public sector with the prestigious Distinction Award Medal.

Over the history of the awards, 486 medals have been awarded to government agencies. With increased partnership, consolidation and re-engineering of services it is important to evolve the awards in keeping with the evolution of technologies and government services. Therefore, from 2009 and beyond, only one medal per category will be awarded totaling up to 17 medals each year. It is believed that awarding only one medal per category will ensure that the GTEC Distinction Awards continue to celebrate excellence in innovation and transformation within the public sector.

Overview
The nominations period is now open, and will close on May 21st, 2010, 11:59PM. Nominations in each of the groupings will be subject to a rigorous two part judging process by national committees of private, public and association sector executives. The Distinction Award Medalists will be announced on October 4, 2010 at the Distinction Awards Gala at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

Intent to Submit
Prior to filling in the nomination ballot, you are required to send us your "Intent to Submit" via email to by indicating the following: Project Name, Department Name, Nominee Name, Nominator Name, Telephone Number, Email, Administrative Contact, Telephone, Email, Nomination Group and Category. The deadline to submit your "Intent" is no later than May 7th, 2010. PLEASE NOTE: This form guarantees that your nomination will be considered for review.

Important Note: All nomination ballot forms must be received no later than 11:59 p.m., May 21, 2010. If you are unable to submit your nomination ballot by this deadline, you must send in your "Intent to Submit" as noted above by no later than May 7, 2010. Unfortunately, if you miss either of these deadlines, your nomination cannot be considered.

Groups/Categories

The five award categories reflect public sector service delivery environments at all levels of government, and the increasing interdependence between government agencies:

Group I -- Federal - Up to 3 medals will be awarded in three categories to federal government organizations: Service Delivery to Citizens & Businesses (1); Internal Business Operations (1); and IT Operations (1).

Group II -- Provincial - Up to 3 medals will be awarded in three categories to provincial government organizations: Service Delivery to Citizens & Businesses (1); Internal Business Operations (1); and IT Operations (1) within the Provinces to honour teams or individuals.

Group III -- Municipal - Up to 3 medals will be awarded in three categories to municipal government organizations: Service Delivery to Citizens & Businesses (1); Internal Business Operations (1); and IT Operations (1) within the Municipalities to honour teams or individuals.

Group IV -- National - Up to 6 medals will be awarded in 6 categories to all levels of government in the following categories: Information Management (1); Cross-Jurisdictional Partnerships (1); International Partnerships (1); Pilot Projects(1); The Human Dimension (1); and Unique Achievement(1).

Group V -- Leadership - Up to 2 medals will be awarded in 2 categories to individuals from any levels of government: Leadership (1); Career Achievement (1).

Note: The Judging Committees have the right not to award a medal in any given category.

Distinction Awards Gala

The Distinction Awards is truly becoming the recognition program they were conceived to be. Every nomination that makes it through to the final round of judging will be recognized with a Service Delivery Award which will include the project name and the individual names of up to 50 team members listed on the project, and up to 17 exceptional nominations will receive a coveted gold Distinction Award Medal. The Awards will be attended by government CIOs, invited Deputy Ministers, leaders in industry, and team members. The Gala will be held this year on October 4th, 2010, and will be another sold-out evening with only a limited number of tickets still available.

TICKETS :

Ceremony and Dinner ($150.00 plus taxes)
(includes welcoming cocktail, ceremony, and celebration dinner)

Celebration Dinner Only ($90.00 plus taxes)
(includes Celebration Dinner after the awards ceremony)

Tickets for this year's Distinction Awards are available by faxing the online registration form available at www.gtec.ca or by contacting our Distinction Awards Manager:

Distinction Awards Manager
Silvia Villon
613-599-8880 Ext. 102
email