proudly presents

New Pioneers Awards
"Celebration of Diversity"

Nominations for the 2008 New Pioneers Awards have closed.  Thank you.
 
The New Pioneers Awards nomination forms are available now. Before nominating, please read the Nomination Criteria.

Closing date for nominations is September 19, 2008.

You can have the nomination form mailed or faxed to you, download it or fill-in our on-line form.
 
MAIL or FAX
Call 416 658-3101 ext. 223 or email us with your address or fax number.
 
DOWNLOAD
Download the 4-page nomination form to your computer in Adobe Acrobat format.
 
ON-LINE
The nomination for the New Pioneers Awards is a two-part process. One part is filled by the nominator and the second is filled by the nominee. A nomination is complete only when both parts of the form are submitted.

If you are nominating someone, fill out this on-line form. 
If you are a nominee, fill out this on-line form. 
 
Nomination Criteria

Each nominee must:

1. Be born outside of Canada

2. Have overcome barriers in starting a new life in Canada

3. Demonstrate through their residence, education and/or work and/or community activities a real and substantial connection to the Greater Toronto Area

4. Have made contributions to the immigrant, refugees and / or wider community

5. Be an outstanding achiever

6. Be 16-24 years old or up to 29 if disabled for the youth award nomination

Selected recipients will be honoured at a gala celebratory dinner in early spring 2009



Award Descriptions

Arts
Candidates must demonstrate achievements in their field that focus on the artistic quality of the work, critical acclaim, cultural impact, and community impact.

Community Service
Candidates must demonstrate community contribution and impact through activities (e.g. mentorship, advocacy, and positive change in the community, etc.)

Entrepreneurship
Candidates must demonstrate management skills that have allowed them to excel in their field of business through innovation, business achievements, and community involvement.

Science and Technology
Candidates must demonstrate the significant innovative contributions they have made to the field with regards to promotion, application, and development in Science and Technology. They must also demonstrate their involvement in the community

Youth
Candidates must demonstrate contributions to the immigrant, refugees and/or wider community
made through education and/or work and/or community activities.

Skills for Change Graduate
Candidates must demonstrate involvement in the community and must be a graduate of a Skills for Change program


Terms & Conditions

• Candidates have to be nominated by another person

• Nominators must receive the nominee’s permission to submit the nomination.

• All nominees are subject to a reference check

• All recipients must agree to be publicly recognized and be available to attend the awards evening.

• Information, photographs and video recordings of the recipients will be used by Skills for Change indefinitely either to promote the New Pioneers Awards program or the agency’s work for immigrants and refugees. .

• Only completed forms will be considered.

We thank all applicants for their interest in the New Pioneers Awards. Selected finalists will be contacted.
Skills for Change Board of Directors, staff, steering committee and selection teams cannot nominate for any category except the Skills for Change Graduate Award.