To submit a nomination, it is important to prepare a nomination file.

The nomination file

The nomination file must include the following documents:

1) The nomination form;

2) the résumé of the person being nominated, or if applicable, an introductory document describing the organization or company being nominated.

The files must be sent to the Executive Office no later than May 10th of the year in which the awards will be remitted. The awards ceremony is held every two years at the Order's convention. The next awards ceremony will take place in October 2012.  Nominations must be received by the Order's no later than May 10th, 2012.

The files must be sent to the following address:

Secrétariat général
Ordre des psychologues du Québec
1100 Beaumont avenue, office 510
Mont-Royal, Quebec, H3P 3H5

Selection of Candidates

The nominations are first verified by the Secretary General of the Order, who makes sure they are complete and that the nominees meet the general eligibility criteria, i.e. that the psychologists are indeed members of the Order, that they have never been struck off the Order's membership roll for disciplinary reasons, and that they have never acted prejudicially to the Order or the profession. Posthumous nominations are not accepted.

The Awards Committee

The nominations are then forwarded to the Awards Committee, which consists of five administrators of the Order's board of directors. If necessary, the Awards Committee may call on psychologists who are not members of the board of directors for assistance.

The members of the Awards Committee for 2012 are:

Ms. Rose-Marie Charest, psychologist, president of the Order;
Ms. Marie-Josée Lemieux, psychologist, administratror from the Montreal region;
Ms. Sara Lemelin, psychologist, administratror from the Monteregie region;
Dr. Lysanne Rochon-Goyer, administrator from the Montreal region;
Ms. Danielle Le May, member of the board of directors nominated by the Office des professions to represent the public

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