If selected as semi-finalists, sponsored candidates are invited to participate in interviews in their region or province. These interviews are an opportunity for semi-finalists to connect with one another, meet the local leaders who serve as our regional interviewers and gain valuable interview experience.
After regional interviews, our committees invite outstanding semi-finalists to attend national selections in Toronto in February. Our committees also grant provincial awards and honour citations to semi-finalists who distinguish themselves at the regional level.
Regional interviews are set for the following dates in autumn 2018:
- Northern Ontario (Sudbury) – Saturday, November 10
- Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) – Saturday, November 10
- Greater Toronto Area (Toronto) – Saturday, November 17
- Hamilton – Sunday, November 18
- Ottawa/Gatineau (Ottawa) – Saturday, November 24
- Saskatchewan (Saskatoon) – Saturday, November 24
- Vancouver and Lower Mainland (Vancouver) – Saturday, November 24
- Interior British Columbia (Kelowna) – Sunday, November 25
- Kingston/Belleville (Kingston) – Sunday, November 25
- Manitoba (Winnipeg) – Sunday, November 25
- Vancouver Island (Victoria) – Sunday, November 25
- Guelph/Kitchener/London/Waterloo (Waterloo) – Saturday, December 1
- Northern Alberta (Edmonton) – Saturday, December 1
- Québec (Québec City) – Saturday, December 1
- Sherbrooke – Saturday, December 1
- Montréal – Sunday, December 2
- Southern Alberta (Calgary) – Sunday, December 2
- Franco-Est (Fredericton) – Saturday, December 8
- New Brunswick (Fredericton) – Saturday, December 8
- Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John’s) – Saturday, December 8
- Northern Canada (videoconference) – Saturday, December 8
- Nova Scotia (Halifax) – Sunday, December 9
- Franco-Ouest (videoconference) – In December
- Northern and Rural Quebec (videoconference) – In December