Honours and Awards

It is the mission of the CAIRP Honours and Awards Nominating Committee to “promote professional recognition of CIRPs and CAIRP by identifying and nominating members to receive CAIRP honours and awards.”  Each year the HANC Committee accepts and reviews nominations for the distinguished awards described below.

Outstanding Volunteer Award (OVA)

Established by the Executive Committee in 2008, the OVA is intended to acknowledge the fine work of individuals who have provided exemplary service to the Association, and to thank them for their contribution as a volunteer.  The recipient may be recognized for a collected list of activities over a period of several years or alternatively, for their service related to one particular activity.

Criteria:

The nominee may be a member or non-member of the Association.  The proposer must demonstrate that the nominee has:

i)   Provided exemplary service to the Association, through their volunteer service during one or multiple activities;

Or

ii)  Continuous service throughout their career, as could be recognized upon his/her retirement.  

 

Email your nominating letter to Roxanne LaBrie, Manager of Member Relations at roxanne.labrie@cairp.ca

OVA Recipients

Keith G. Collins Memorial Award

Keith G. Collins FCIRP, served as the President of CAIRP (then known as the Canadian Insolvency Association), from 1980 – 1981.  He died in 2006 at the age of 71.  Keith was a gentleman and a professional.  He was respected within the profession and the community for his integrity, courtesy and commitment.  Both the Canadian Association of Insolvency and Restructuring Professionals and the Institute of Chartered Accountants recognized his contributions by awarding him fellowships, their highest honour.  

Keith was a role model and CAIRP wished to recognize and to remember Keith as an example whom others in the profession, or aspiring to join the profession, should emulate.  To that end, in 2007, CAIRP created the Keith G. Collins Memorial Award.  

Criteria:

This award will be presented periodically to members of the Association who have held their CIRP for a minimum of 5 years and are pursuing their careers in insolvency and restructuring. Worthy recipients will have demonstrated they are following in the footsteps of Keith G. Collins.  The award will recognize that they have chosen the right path, and remind us of the qualities that our profession wishes to be associated with the Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (CIRP) mark. 

Nominees for the award should exhibit the following characteristics:

• Integrity
• Courtesy
• Professionalism
• Respected by their peers
• Respectful of others
• Unpretentious
• Committed to the profession
• Willingness to share knowledge
• Community service

If you are aware of a member of CAIRP who embodies these characteristics, please download the Nomination Form and submit to Roxanne LaBrie, Manager of Member Relations at roxanne.labrie@cairp.ca along with a covering letter, explaining in detail why this member would be a worthy recipient of the Keith G. Collins Memorial Award.

Please note: A member who has been awarded a Fellowship from CAIRP is not eligible to receive this award.

 

KGC Memorial Award Recipients

Fellow Chartered Insolvency and Restructuring Professional (FCIRP) 

The Fellowship is the highest honour the Association can bestow on a member.  

CRITERIA FOR ELECTION AS A FELLOW

Nominee for the award should exhibit the following characteristics:

1.       Has given distinguished services to the Association (supported by examples)

2.       Has brought distinction to the profession in the pursuit of his/her career (supported by examples)

3.       Has promoted the CIRP Designation – and used it throughout his/her career

4.       Has had continuous involvement with the Association throughout his/her career  (supported by examples)

5.       Has been recognized by his/her peers for his contribution, The nominee could also have made a significant

          contribution to the field of Canadian Insolvency Practice. 

Please Note:

To ensure that all the information germane to the process has been gathered, the proposer and/or the seconder should contact the nominee’s business associates, assistant, and if deemed appropriate, his/her spouse.  

The President of the Association shall review each nomination form prior to its submission to the Honours and Awards Nominating Committee, delete information known to be in error, and add information he knows to have been omitted.  The President shall inform the proposer and seconder what amendments have been made to the nomination form.

Fellowship Recipients

If you would like to nominate someone, please use this nomination form            

and send to Roxanne LaBrie, Manager of Member Relations at roxanne.labrie@cairp.ca