Each year at the CASSA Annual Leadership Conference, awards are presented to leaders in education from across Canada who have demonstrated exemplary service and dedication.

New Award Packages - January 2026

A new version of each of the three awards packages is available for immediate download. 

Each package includes an overview of the award, nomination guidelines, deadlines and other important information.

Download the latest award packages from the Award Application Form page. 

Announcing the Nelson Excellence in Leadership Award

The CASSA-ACGCS Board of Directors is pleased to announce that as of 2024 the annual award to the member(s) who have exhibited exemplary leadership ability and who have enhanced school administration is being sponsored by Nelson Canada, Canada’s leading K–12 educational publisher, and will be known as the Nelson Excellence in Leadership Award.

For more information on each of the awards and a list of past recipients, please refer to the specific page for each award.