Entry Procedures
ONLINE SUBMISSION
VICA Awards 2025 consist of online submissions; materials must be submitted by 4:00pm, March 31, 2025.
If you foresee a conflict meeting this deadline please contact us at 250-388-6471. Once the deadline has passed no further submissions can be uploaded.
ENTRY COMPLETION
Create your member account .
- Select the category you wish to enter, and submit your information according to the specifications for the category
- All supporting materials listed are required. For questions or concerns, contact Sarah at sarah@vicabc.ca
- Entries will be saved in your member account, and can be edited up until the entry deadline (4:00pm, March 31, 2025). If you require assistance with submissions, please contact our office at 250.888.3461.
Accuracy of submitted materials is the responsibility of the applicant. Information given on the entry form will be used exactly as submitted in the award ceremony through production, presentation, and recognition in the media.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
- Online submission, including all supporting documentation, must be complete by 4:00pm, March 31, 2025.
- After this deadline, the committee reserves the right to extend the deadline for a SPECIFIC category and solicit additional entries in the event that there are less than three entries from a minimum of two companies in the category in question
PROMOTION AS AN AWARD OF EXCELLENCE WINNER
- VICA Member companies and their affiliates must indicate the Year and the Award Category Title in which they won or were a finalist when advertising/promoting/etc. There are to be NO changes made to the NAME of the Award category
FINAL NOTES
- VICA reserves the right to disqualify incomplete submissions without notice.
- Acceptance of submissions received is at the discretion of VICA
- VICA reserves the right to realign categories due to volume of entries. If this process should take place, entrants will be notified
- All entrants agree to be bound by these rules
JUDGING PROCESS
- A panel of judges will review and score all submissions against the prescribed criteria. The judges reserve the right to re-assign entries to the category they deem fit. The judges' marks will account for 75% of your final score.
- A separate and independent online vote by members will then occur. Voting will be limited to one vote per member company per category. This vote accounts for 25% of your final score. The combined results of the judges scoring, and the members voting will constitute the winner.