Required Documents
Nomination Package Submission Deadline: 5:00 pm PT Friday 17 February 2012
Complete nomination package must include the following documents:
a) Candidate letter (maximum 500 words)
Candidates are required to submit a letter outlining why he/she wishes to be an Action Canada Fellow. Letters must discuss:
i. The importance of the fellowship at this stage of the candidate’s education or career
ii. The candidate’s future career plans
iii. The importance to the candidate of a commitment to engagement in public issues and to making a contribution to Canada
iv. The candidate’s ability to transform ideas into action
v. The candidate’s ability to respect and understand new and different perspectives in addressing public interest issues
vi. The candidate’s views on how an individual creates change and the circumstances for change
b) Candidate statement on fellowship theme (maximum 500 words)
Candidates must submit a statement outlining what they believe to be the major Canadian policy issues at the core of this year’s fellowship theme. The 2012/2013 fellowship year theme is:
Does Canada have the education systems it needs to meet the economic and societal challenges of the future?
d) Nomination Form*
e) Sealed letter of recommendation from nominator*
f) Two additional sealed letters of reference from referees, other than the nominator
g) Curriculum vitae (maximum 3 pages)
h) Official copy of university/college transcripts or transcript of most recent educational institution attended
i) Proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent resident status
*Not required to be included in candidate’s complete package if already submitted online by nominator.
All documents must be submitted in one package by the submission deadline to the Action Canada office :
Action Canada
#341 – 3495 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC
V5Z 4R3
Incomplete or late packages may not be considered. Documents not included in the nomination package may not be considered. Faxed and emailed documents are not accepted.
Candidates must send their nomination packages via a delivery service that provides a tracking number and requires a signature upon delivery. It is the responsibility of candidates to ensure their nomination package arrives at the address above by the submission deadline. Action Canada will notify candidates by email upon receipt of their nomination package.
Should a candidate not receive email notification from Action Canada, it is the candidate’s responsibility to follow up with the shipper. Only those candidates who have followed these procedures and can demonstrate a shipping error causing the delivery delay or loss of package, may request to resend his/her package and have it considered after the deadline. Under no circumstances can a nomination be considered after 2 March 2012.
Click here for the complete 2012/13 Nomination Package, available as a PDF download. You will need Adobe Reader to open these files. If you do not have Adobe Reader installed on your computer, you can download the program for free by clicking here.
