Sponsor
Women's Executive Network (WXN)
Description
Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100™ was created to recognize the incredible accomplishments of women, develop a community of support and increase the visibility of strong leaders in order to inspire future generations.
Award Winners have included women from all walks of life. They range from businesswomen, bureaucrats and lawyers to doctors, journalists, scientists, arts administrators and not-for-profit executives. What Top 100 Award Winners have in common is they are proven achievers who are strong contributors to their organizations, their fields of endeavor and their communities. We encourage you to nominate as many powerful, inspirational women you know. Individuals can submit a self-nomination.
Awards will be given in the following categories:
- Canadian Tire Community Impact
- Canada’s Most Powerful CEOs presented by Postmedia
- C-Suite Executives
- Amex Emerging Leaders
- Compass Rose Entrepreneurs
- Executive Leaders
- SkipTheDishes Food Industry
- RBC Future Launch Future Leaders
- Professionals
- BMO STEM
- CPKC Skilled Trades
Eligibility
There are several award categories. Please refer to the Canada's Most Powerful Women Top 100 guide for precise criteria for each category.
- The Nominee must be actively in her role on or before December 31, 2023.
- Nominees are not required to be Canadian citizens. but her achievements must be making a significant contribution in Canada. The exception to this is the RBC Future Launch Future Leaders category; nominees must be Canadian citizens to be eligible for this category. Canadian citizens do not have to be working in Canada at the present time, allowing women on global assignment to be honoured for their achievements.
Prize
An awards gala will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2023, to recognize the highest achieving female leaders in Canada.
Deadlines
If College-level review is required, your College will communicate its earlier internal deadlines.
| Type | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Internal Deadline | If you wish to be considered for VPR nomination:
Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness or community responsibilities will not negatively impact the committee’s assessment of a candidate’s research productivity. These will be taken into consideration when EOIs are assessed. | |
External Deadline | If your nomination will be submitted by a nominator other than the VPR, please submit directly to the sponsor by the external deadline. Please also submit a copy of the full nomination to research.services@uoguelph.ca. |
How to Apply
The Vice-President (Research) encourages nominations for this prestigious award and will serve as nominator for those nominees recommended by the Honours and Awards Advisory Committee. If you wish to nominate a colleague or to be considered for VPR nomination:
- We recommend discussing your interest in this award with your College Research Manager and Associate Dean (Research).
- Complete the Expression of Interest document.
- Send the completed Expression of Interest document and a CV to ailsakay@uoguelph.ca and copy your College Research Manager by the internal deadline.
Career interruptions due to parental leave, family care, extended illness or community responsibilities will not negatively impact the committee’s assessment of a candidate’s research productivity. These will be taken into consideration when EOIs are assessed.
If your nomination will be submitted by a different nominee, and therefore does not require the Vice-President's endorsement, please submit a complete nomination to research.services@uoguelph.ca by the external deadline.
For More Information
For more information please contact ailsakay@uoguelph.ca or see WXN Top 100 awards website.