Nomination and Selection Processes

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Nominations should be for initiatives and achievements undertaken in the past two calendar years (this requirement is waived for recognition of outstanding careers). In addition to new nominations, nominators are permitted to resubmit unsuccessful nominations for initiatives and achievements undertaken in the past two calendar years.

For the Resilient Communities, Youth, and Outstanding Contribution to Emergency Management categories, the Federal, Provincial, and Territorial jurisdictions will each conduct their own review of recipients submitted in their categories.

Each Federal, Provincial, and Territorial jurisdiction, including Search and Rescue category awards, will make recommendations on award recipients to the Senior Officials

Responsible for Emergency Management, which includes representatives from provincial and territorial Emergency Management Organizations and Public Safety Canada. This body will ultimately choose the Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award recipients.

Federal Nominations

Public Safety Canada is now accepting federal nominations.

To be considered for a federal nomination, initiatives or achievements must span across multiple jurisdictions and/or the contribution must have a national scope. Federal nominations are available in three categories:

The deadline to submit an application is August 1st, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). Using the federal nomination form, applications can be submitted by email to emesa-psesc@ps-sp.gc.ca, or by mail to:

Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award
Attention: Mary-Ann Mattioli
Public Safety Canada (K1A 0P8)
2303 Stevenage Dr
Ottawa, ON K1G 3W1

Additionally, if it is determined by the EMESA administrators that the scope of the nominee's achievements relates more to a different jurisdiction (e.g. provincial or territorial government instead of federal), the nominator will be informed, so the nomination can be sent to the appropriate jurisdiction.

Search and Rescue Nominations

For Search and Rescue category awards (federal level, and all provinces and territories), nominations will flow through the National Search and Rescue Secretariat, who will engage the search and rescue community to select nominations for each jurisdiction.

All nominations for these categories must be submitted, using the federal nomination form, by August 1, 2024 by email to emesa-psesc@ps-sp.gc.ca or by mail to:

Emergency Management Exemplary Service Award
Attention: Mary-Ann Mattioli
Public Safety Canada (K1A 0P8)
2303 Stevenage Dr
Ottawa, ON K1G 3W1

Provincial/Territorial Nominations

Provinces and territories are now accepting nominations.

To be considered for a provincial or territorial award, initiatives and achievements must be limited to one province or territory.

Provincial and territorial governments are leading the nomination process in their respective jurisdictions in the following categories:

The deadline to submit an application is August 1, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). 

All nominations must be submitted to your respective province or territory using the provincial territorial nomination form.

If you would like to know more about the nomination process in your province or territory, visit the Provincial and Territorial Contacts page. 

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