How to Nominate

True Sport Foundation - “True Sport Foundation is committed to ensuring that sport makes a positive contribution to Canadian society, to our athletes and to the physical and moral development of Canada’s youth.”

True Sport Foundation is committed to ensuring that sport makes a positive contribution to Canadian society, to our athletes and to the physical and moral development of Canada’s youth.

How to Nominate

Eligible entries are for Junior Athlete of the Year, Leadership Awards (Athlete Leadership, Leadership in Sport and Volunteer Achievement), Corporate Excellence Award and the Spirit of Sport Story of the Year – accomplishments, stories or contributions that took place between January 1, 2012 and September 16, 2012 (except for lifetime achievement awards). Any person that meets the current Canadian Sport Awards eligibility criteria may be entered for consideration. Please review and comply with the 40th Canadian Sport Awards guidelines.

Nominations for four of the five Athlete Performance Awards (Male, Female, Team and Partners of the Year) will be populated by the TOP 8 results published by Sport Canada and from other relevant sources. The Selection Advisory Committee will determine, based on those results, the top 3-5 in each category. Those top 3-5 nominations are then sent to the jury for ranking 1-3. Therefore no nominations are required for these award categories (Male, Female, Team and Partners of the Year).

Process

The True Sport Foundation sends out a Call for Nominations for the upcoming Canadian Sport Awards to the sport community and the general public.
Nominations are verified by the Selection Advisory Committee.
Accepted nominations are forwarded to a jury (5-7 members) made up of informed individuals from across Canada.
Once the juries have submitted their independent votes, the CSA scrutineers tabulate the ballots.
Finalists and winners will be announced in late Fall 2012.

Instructions

Nominations must be submitted by utilizing the 40th CSA Official Online Nomination Form (links below).
The form must be filled in at one session, so ensure you have all relevant contact information and testimonials to support your nomination.
Required fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
Text may be cut and pasted from other applications.
Each testimonial field is limited to 500 words.
The submitted form will be emailed to the nominator's email address as specified in the form. This copy can be saved and/or printed for your records.

Supporting Documents

Nominations must be accompanied by all relevant information, a biography and colour photograph of the nominee, and a maximum of three relevant media articles per nomination.

Electronic versions of this documentation can be uploaded with the Nomination Form.

Hard copy versions may be submitted by mail to 350-955 Green Valley Crescent, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2C 3V4 - Attention: CSA Nominations.

Deadline

Nominations must be submitted to the True Sport Foundation by 5:00 p.m. EST Sunday, September 16, 2012, and late submissions will NOT be accepted. Nominators will be notified by email or phone if their nomination is incomplete. Nominations can be re-submitted until the specified deadline.

Nomination Forms

For more information, contact us at canadiansportawards.