The Board of Directors of the Canadian Psychological Association approved in May 1999 the implementation of a Programme of Certificates of Academic Excellence to recognize outstanding achievements made by students at all levels of study in each Canadian department of psychology.

This programme has been endorsed by the Council of Canadian Departments of Psychology. The award is in the form of a certificate that each psychology department in Canada would distribute each year to the best undergraduate, masters and doctoral thesis.

This programme was initiated and is strongly supported by the CPA Section for Students. As such, it is strongly recommended that each review committee include a student, preferably the departmental CPA Student Representative. 

Each department is invited to nominate a maximum of nine students who have produced the three best Honours theses, the three best Master’s theses and the three best doctoral theses in the current academic year. Each department is responsible for its own review process. 

Once the selection process is complete, each department is invited to forward the names (a maximum of three per category) as they are to appear on the certificates to the CPA Head Office no later than June 15th. 

The Canadian Psychological Association strongly believes that students are the future of psychology and that they should be encouraged by having their achievements recognized. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Marie-Christine Pearson at the CPA Head Office at admindirector@cpa.ca.

2009 Certificate of Academic Excellence Laureates

Past Laureates

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

You will need the free Acrobat Reader to view these files