New Pioneers Awards Nominations

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New Pioneers Awards
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The New Pioneers Awards nomination online forms are now available now. Before nominating, please read the Nomination Criteria.

Closing date for nominations is September 18, 2009.

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.

Award Descriptions	Nominator Form	Nominee Form
Arts Candidates must demonstrate achievements in their field that focus on the artistic quality of the work, critical acclaim, cultural impact, and community impact.	DOWNLOAD	DOWNLOAD
Community Service Candidates must demonstrate community contribution and impact through activities (e.g. mentorship, advocacy, and positive change in the community, etc.)	DOWNLOAD	DOWNLOAD
Entrepreneurship Candidates must demonstrate management skills that have allowed them to excel in their field of business through innovation, business achievements, and community involvement.	DOWNLOAD	DOWNLOAD
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	DOWNLOAD	DOWNLOAD
Youth Candidates must demonstrate contributions to the immigrant, refugees and/or wider community made through education and/or work and/or community activities.	DOWNLOAD	DOWNLOAD
Skills for Change Graduate Candidates must demonstrate involvement in the community and must be a graduate of a Skills for Change program	DOWNLOAD	DOWNLOAD

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 at least 18 years old, with the exception of the Youth Award which is presented to individuals 16 - 24 years old, or up to 29 if disabled.

Selected recipients will be honoured at a gala celebratory dinner on February 25, 2010 at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.

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.