Canadian Bar Association, British Columbia
The Award celebrates the accomplishments of a CBABC member who has succeeded in advancing equality in the legal profession or generally in BC. The Award recognizes significant contributions to improving the status of women, people with disabilities, people of colour, Aboriginal people or peoples, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered, or two-spirited people or people who are members of historically marginalized communities.

The Award is administered by the Awards and Recognition Committee, with assistance from the Equality Committee. The Award is presented annually at the June Provincial Council meeting of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch.

Eligibility
Candidates must be individual lawyers who are members of the CBABC. Groups are not eligible for consideration.

Consideration will be given to candidates who have successfully championed equality and promoted understanding of diversity through education, policy development, advocacy (including litigation), creating or leading organizational change, volunteerism with equality-seeking groups, or other means.

Consideration will be given to candidates who have worked on race, disability, sexual orientation, gender or other diversity issues in their communities, in government or government agencies, within the institutions of the legal profession (including CBA, the Law Society, CLE, LSS, the judiciary, or the law schools), or elsewhere.

Nomination Procedure
Nomination forms are available from the CBABC at 1.888.687.3404 or 604.687.3404 or www.cba.org/bc. The nominee must consent to the nomination and must be nominated by three CBABC members.

The following items must accompany the nomination form:

• nominee’s curriculum vitae
• at least one letter of support from the nominators, and at least one other letter of support (and up to three other letters of support) detailing the reasons why the nominee should be recognized

Completed application forms and supporting materials may be submitted to:

Awards and Recognition Committee
Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch
Tenth Floor, 845 Cambie Street
Vancouver, BC V6B 5T3

Award Recipients
2007 - Valli Chettiar
2006 - Anne Bhanu Chopra
2005 - Halldor Bjarnason
2004 - Joseph J Arvay, QC