Awards

At Elections Canada, we make it a point of honour to pursue excellence in all aspects of our activities. That is why we take pride in the recognition given to our efforts over the years. Among the awards presented to Elections Canada or members of its staff are the following:

2006 – Mexican Order of the Aguila Azteca

On September 28, the Mexican Order of the Aguila Azteca was presented to the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Jean-Pierre Kingsley. It is the most important award that Mexico can bestow on foreign citizens in recognition of their assistance to Mexico. At the medal presentation ceremony in Ottawa, Mexico's Ambassador to Canada, María Teresa García Segovia de Madero, praised Mr. Kingsley for strengthening Mexico and Canada's bilateral relationship, assisting the consolidation of Mexico's democratic institutions, sharing his experience with Mexico's electoral agency (Federal Electoral Institute) and conveying its work to the international community. View the Chief Electoral Officer's acceptance speech of the award.

2005 – COGEL Award

The 2005 COGEL Award was presented to the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, Jean-Pierre Kingsley, to recognize his outstanding contributions to his profession and the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws. COGEL is a professional organization of government agencies, organizations and individuals with responsibilities or interests in governmental ethics, elections, campaign finance, lobbying and freedom of information. To see the Chief Electoral Officer's video acceptance of the award, please click here.

2005 – GTEC Distinction Award

Bronze medal in GROUP 1 – Federal Awards B – Enhancing Government Operations, as part of GTEC Week (Government Technology Week), for excellence in its Voter Information Service (VIS), a voice- and Web-based service created by Elections Canada's Communications and Information Technology teams that responded to elector inquiries during the 2004 general election

2004 – APEX Award for Leadership in Service Innovation

APEX Award for Leadership in Service Innovation, from the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada to Elections Canada for its participation in the GeoBase portal project led by Natural Resources Canada

2001 – ESRI Award

ESRI (Environmental Systems Research Institute) Award to the Elections Canada Geography staff for its third place in the Best Software Integration category

1998 – President's Award

President's Award from the Canadian Association for Community Living to Chief Electoral Officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley, for outstanding leadership in promoting the rights of persons with a disability in the Canadian electoral system

1998 – Award of Merit

Award of Merit to Elections Canada from the Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada, for the CD-ROM Exploring Canada's Electoral System, an interactive tool for learning about voting at the federal level in Canada

1998 – APEX Award for Leadership in Service Innovation

APEX Award for Leadership in Service Innovation, from the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada to Elections Canada's National Register of Electors team, for contributing directly to improved service to citizens

1998 – 1st Place Award

1st Place Award, printed materials category, from the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers, for the general quality of Elections Canada's printed documents

1998 – Quality Service Award

Quality Service Award from the Translation Bureau, Public Works and Government Services Canada, to Caroline Bouchard, translator with Elections Canada, for outstanding performance and linguistic skills

1997 – Interactive Map Competition

Second prize in the Interactive Map Competition at the ESRI International User Conference in San Diego, California, for ElectionMap, a product developed by Elections Canada, Natural Resources Canada and Statistics Canada, that gives users quick and easy access, via the Internet, to election results in a variety of customized map formats

1997 – Order of Canada

Assistant Chief Electoral Officer Ron Gould is made a member of the Order of Canada, in recognition of commitment to teaching the mechanics of election administration to emerging democracies around the world

1997 – Award of Excellence

Award of Excellence from the President of the Treasury Board to Judy Charles, Director, Strategic Planning and Intergovernmental Affairs, for her leadership on the National Register of Electors project

1996 – Certificate of Achievement

Certificate of Achievement from the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers, for outstanding visual educational materials: Canada Votes and Voting is Accessible

1994 – Award of Excellence

Award of Excellence from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind and the World Blind Union, for Elections Canada's leadership in making the electoral process accessible to blind and visually impaired Canadians

1994 – Trudeau Medal

Trudeau Medal, in honour of Reverend Father Rolland Trudeau, a former director of the University of Ottawa's Department of Commerce, from the University of Ottawa Alumni Association to Chief Electoral Officer Jean-Pierre Kingsley, in recognition of leadership, innovative spirit and involvement in business, community service and alma mater

1994 – Merit Award

Merit Award from the Council for Administrative Renewal to Victor Brown, an Elections Canada Finance Branch employee, for his work as Chairman of the Small Agencies Salary Management User Group and for developing a common shared system for salary management

1994 – Award of Merit

Award of Merit from the Information Services Institute to Elections Canada, in recognition of outstanding achievement in government communications, for media relations during the 1993 federal general election

1994 – Award of Merit

Award of Merit from the Information Services Institute to Elections Canada, in recognition of outstanding achievement in government communications, for news releases and articles during the 1993 federal general election

1994 – APEX Communications Award

APEX Communications Award from the Association of Professional Executives of the Public Service of Canada to Elections Canada, for outstanding communications efforts in support of the 1993 federal general election and the 1992 federal referendum.