Call for Nominations 2024 Fellows
Recognize Excellence – Nominate a CPA
CPAs are known for high ethical standards, strategic insights and their capacity to identify solutions to complex issues in today’s business world. Each year, CPA Ontario seeks to honour select members who exemplify these attributes.
The distinction of Fellow formally recognizes CPAs who have rendered exceptional service to the profession and in their communities. Our distinguished past Fellows are a world-class CPAs that span numerous sectors and industries, demonstrating the breadth and depth of the profession. What makes a Fellow is their brilliant career contributions and their roles vary widely from Partners and CFOs to entrepreneurs, academics, and leaders of international brands.
We encourage our members to nominate a deserving CPA – across all industries and sectors.
The deadline to submit nominations is Wednesday, July 31, 2024. All nominees and nominators will be notified by mid-October. For more information about the nomination process, please email FCPA inbox.
FCPA Eligibility Requirements
Nominees
All members of CPA Ontario, including those working outside Ontario, are eligible to be a Fellow. Nominees should be clearly identified as Chartered Professional Accountants (CPAs) and that they are known and recognized as CPAs. Additionally, you must be a member of CPA Ontario for a minimum of one (1) year.
The nominee should review the package and is required to sign off on the nomination. An electronic signature is accepted.
Nominators
Two nominators are required to nominate a candidate, and each must be a member of CPA Ontario (FCPA or CPA). Nominators are also required to include and write letters of support in nomination of the candidate.
To avoid any perceived conflict of interest, CPA Ontario employees and members of CPA Ontario’s Council are not permitted to nominate members or to be nominated to become a Fellow, but they are eligible once they have left the employ of CPA Ontario or have served their term on Council.
Nomination Package
Step 1
- Download the nomination package and save the Word file to your computer.
- Complete all of the sections and save the file as either a PDF or a Word document.
Step 2
- Ensure you have compiled your package to include the nomination file, letters of support, letters of nomination and acceptance of nomination by nominee.
- Email the nomination package, all supporting documents to [email protected].
Upon receiving your package, you will receive an automated email confirming we have received it for review.
After we have reviewed the package to ensure it is complete, a secondary email will be set advising you of completions or any issues with the nomination package.
To help you with the quality and quantity of information to provide, please refer to this completed sample nomination form.
*** As a reminder, we do not accept ZIP files or links to download files. If your file or files are too large to send, please send in multiple emails and label each email accordingly. ***
Selection criteria
Nominators must highlight the candidate’s leadership and the exceptional nature of the candidate’s performance in the following fields of activity:
- Professional career
- Volunteer involvement in the affairs of the accounting profession; and
- Volunteer contribution to professional, community, or charitable organizations.
Nominator’s submission checklist
To compile the nomination package, nominators will require the below listed information and supporting documents to complete the nomination package.
- Two nominators each being a member of CPA Ontario
- Nominee’s major achievements in their professional career
- Nominee’s volunteer involvement / contribution
- Letters of support from each nominator (two letters of support in total)
- Nominee is identified and recognized as a CPA
- List all awards, titles, or honorary distinctions
- Sign-off on nomination package by nominee
Dates to Remember
Deadline to submit nominations: Wednesday, July 31, 2024
Notification of results: All nominees and nominators will be notified by mid-October 2024
Celebration of new FCPAs: January 2025