Canadian Immigrant magazine has opened the call for nominations for the seventh annual RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards.
A nominee can be someone who has immigrated to Canada and has since contributed to the diversity and success of this country and/or its people. Achievements can be either professional or personal. Nominees must hold landed immigrant (Permanent Resident) or citizen status in Canada, and must reside in Canada.
Over the past six year, 150 Canadians have been recognised. Past winners have included former Governors General of Canada Adrienne Clarkson and Michaëlle Jean, national broadcaster Ian Hanomansing, NBA MVP Steve Nash, and entrepreneur Robert Herjavec.
This year’s title and founding sponsor is RBC Royal Bank and the associate sponsor is Chevrolet.
“There are many reasons why individuals choose to come to Canada, but you only need one reason to nominate someone: because they made a difference to you” said Christine Shisler, director of cultural markets, RBC. “Past winners have diverse backgrounds and enriched Canada socially, culturally and economically. That’s why this year, RBC is also pleased to introduce the RBC Entrepreneur Award, to further recognize one of the Top 25 winners who has shown excellence in business.”
"The awards program recognizes people who have shared their passions for Canada as they earned significant achievements and realized their dreams,” said John Roth, vice president for Chevrolet in Canada. “The Chevrolet Ingenuity Award will further recognize the efforts of a truly inspirational individual.”
A distinguished panel of judges will review all nominees and present a list of 75 finalists who will be profiled online in March, after which all Canadians can vote for their favourite nominees.
The 25 winners will be announced in June 2015, and will be recognized in the July print edition of Canadian Immigrant magazine and online on canadianimmigrant.ca.
Nominations can be made by visiting canadianimmigrant.ca/rbctop25 until February 26, 2015.