Governor's Award Selection Process

Criteria

A Canadian university may nominate a candidate(s) who meets the eligibility and criteria requirements of the Governor's Award.

The Nominating Committee's consideration of eligible candidates will include the following selection criteria:

• demonstrated potential to make exemplary research contributions in the specified fields as indicated by publications of refereed and other articles; other research outputs; citations to and commentaries/critiques of their work; awards; recognition by peers and support of their university for the nomination;
• applicability to Bank of Canada policy development and/or research as indicated in a match of the candidate's written work and research plan with Bank plans and priorities; and as expressed in the application material;
• potential to contribute to the education and development of new researchers.

The Nominating Committee may recommend that no Governor's Award be awarded if, in their judgment, there is no suitable candidate.

Process

Candidates nominated will be considered by a Nominating Committee that will make recommendations to the Bank's Governing Council. The members of the Committee include a member of the Bank of Canada's Board of Directors (also Chair of the Committee), a former Governor, Senior Deputy Governor or Deputy Governor of the Bank, two former visiting Special Advisers and two senior representatives from the Bank.

The Governing Council will make the final decision and announce the Governor's Award in the first quarter of the year.