Nomination Rules

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 102 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 22, 2009 to May 21, 2010. 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 Honourees 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 the Honourees in their groupings: Federal, Provincial, Municipal and National.

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 Honourees 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 2010 Gala, to be held on October 4, 2010.

Honouree individuals and teams will be required to submit a colour photograph which will be displayed, if chosen as a medalist, and announced at the Gala.

Distinction Awards 2010 Gala:
All >Honourees and their team are encouraged to attend the GTEC Distinction Awards 2010Gala, at the National Gallery of Canada on Monday, October 4, 2010, 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 faxing the online registration form located at www.gtec.ca or by calling and reserving with Silvia Villon at 613-599-8880 ext 102 Invoices will be provided per order and all orders are non-refundable.

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.

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

Deadline:
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.