Awards

Submissions are due by 12:00 p.m. (noon) ET, Friday, July 11, 2025. They must be submitted electronically to [email protected]

No, the Council does not charge a fee for National Award applications.

For the purposes of an awards application, a public-private partnership is a project delivery model that: (i) provides infrastructure and services to Canadians using efficient solutions to public sector objectives; (ii) provides value to taxpayers; and, (iii) reflects each of the following attributes:

• Allocation of risk to the party best suited to manage it
• Consideration of the whole life cycle of the asset
• Promotion of innovation and efficiencies, and
• Leveraging of private capital and expertise.

A public sector partner is the partner from the public sector, for example, a level of government (federal, provincial or municipal), an agency representing such government, a public institution (such as a school, hospital or post-secondary institution) or a non-profit or not-for-profit corporation.

A private sector partner is a company that operates solely in the private sector, be it a partnership, joint venture or incorporated entity.
 

No, this is not a true public-private partnership as there is no sharing, by both partners, of resources, risks and rewards.
 

The National Awards Committee welcomes the submission of P3 projects being delivered using the Progressive P3 model, provided they meet the Council’s definition of a P3 project.

The Milestone Thresholds set out in the National Awards Application Form (Projects) apply equally to projects being delivered using the Progressive P3 model as compared to projects being delivered with traditional P3 models.

Accordingly, for a project to be considered in the P3 Transaction or ESG categories, the project must have achieved Financial Close.

The committee’s current position is that the achievement of design phase closing is not sufficient for a project to be considered in either of these categories because the broader transaction has not yet been concluded with a durable and enforceable project agreement providing for the delivery and financing of the project (including, in the case of the ESG category, delivery of the ESG attributes on which award consideration would be based).

The committee will continue to monitor changes in the sector and in procurement approaches to ensure the awards categories are reflective of the evolution in the Canadian P3 market and the Council’s definition of P3.

A grant from a level of government or a straight financial commitment without involvement from the private or public sector partner or partners cannot be considered a public-private partnership. There must be a mutual decision-making process that pertains directly to a public-private partnership at all stages.
 

There is no limit to the number of public and private partners that can be involved in the partnership.  However, there must be at least one public and one private partner, each sharing in the appropriate allocation of resources, risks and rewards in the nominated project.
 

Please contact [email protected] if you have questions regarding your submission.