Thanks everyone who attended the Battle of the Ads Commercial Workshop yesterday! If you missed the event, you can review the recording here.

The recording will also be saved on the resource portal.

https://www.jacocompanyprogram.ca/battle-of-the-ads

Please make sure you review all requirements before you start your commercial.

*UPDATED DEADLINE TO SUBMIT* We have now pushed back the deadline to: Friday, April 23rd.

YOU ARE INVITED: Please note that ALL ADVISORS AND STUDENTS are invited and welcome to attend. You are also welcome to INVITE other guests including friends, family, colleagues.

Register for the Hopin Event here (each attendee must register individually): https://hopin.com/events/ja-company-program-youth-entrepreneurs-showcase

THURSDAY PROGRAMS: If your team meets on a Thursday evening, we will have to kindly ask you to push back the start time of your meeting and/or meet for a shorter period of time.

Here is the full list of the awards and their eligibility and application requirements for this year.

*All individual awards must be nominated by the Advising Team. One nomination per category per team is allowed. For the departmental awards, it does not have to be the VP who is nominated - nominee can be executive or non-executive.

• Company of the Year (3 categories: Retail, Technology, Social Enterprise)

• Gary and Joanne Reamey Family Award (CSR Award)

• Best Brand Award

• Team Challenge Award

*Teams can nominate themselves (with Advisor reference) to any or all of the awards.

Step 1: Advisor will nominate the students (for individual awards). Students will complete the application forms and submit by April 9. Advisors (with the exception of the Changemaker Award) are not required to fill out any nomination forms - you will be asked to endorse the submission the students send us online)

Step 2: Applications are reviewed by preliminary judges. Finalists are selected.

Step 3: Finalists will attend Virtual Student Interview Night (May 5)

Step 4. Winners will be announced at ventureON (May 26)

Review the full eligibility requirements here: https://bit.ly/3eEhQqt

*UPDATE* APPLICATION FORMS: We apologize for the delay and thank you for your patience. We are transitioning to an online submission form and are working with our provider to have the set up completed ASAP. This will make it easier for students to submit their applications. We anticipate this will be ready next week.

LEAD ADVISORS: Please review the full award eligibility requirements for individual awards at the link above with your advising team and discuss who you would like to nominate - you can notify your selected students anytime. You are not required to submit a nomination list to JA but you will be asked to endorse the individual students' application once they have submitted online (they will be required to include an advisor email in their application). I will set up an advisor call as soon as the application link is live to go over the details.

ALL STUDENTS: Please review the full award eligibility requirements for group awards at the link above with your team and discuss which group awards you would like to apply for and start planning ahead.

In light of the news that March Break has now been postponed to April, we have made some adjustments to the CP Calendar.

LEAD ADVISORS: If your team meets on Mondays or Fridays, please note that April 2-5 is the Easter Holiday Weekend so you may need to cancel your meetings and use the optional week instead.

You can view the CP calendar here: https://www.jacocompanyprogram.ca/calendar

ACHIEVERS: As JA Central Ontario Company Program students, you may be eligible to apply for the following national scholarships offered by JA Canada:

You can learn more about the application requirements here.

Deadline to Apply: Friday, March 19, 2021

Note: Where it says letter from JA Charter, you can request a letter directly from your JA Advisors since they have worked with you directly and can speak to your skills and talents.

Calendar can be found: https://www.jacocompanyprogram.ca/calendar 

We know that many of you are concerned with engagement in the program. We hear you! It's been a challenging year and we know that being virtual has added to the challenges. You're not alone!

Keep Going: Remember that you are part of a TEAM. Whether you are the president, an executive or hold another important role on the team, you have to work together and support each other. Don't let the responsibilities fall on one or a few members. The most successful teams are the teams that utilize the talents and skills of EVERY member on the team.

We've added a section to the JA Central Ontario resource page where you will be able to find some external student opportunities offered by our partners and sponsors.

Head on over to learn more about some current opportunities offered by CPA Ontario!

To view the full CP Calendar including upcoming deadlines, click here.

Youth Entrepreneurs Showcase

People's Choice Award Voting Period

CP Awards Due

Final Attendance Due

Commercial Contest, Final Shareholders’ Report and 2nd Fixed Cost Payment Due

Advisor Recognition and Yearbook Form Due

Should you have questions or concerns regarding any of the above information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us at companyprogram@jacentralontario.org

Thank you!

Lucia & Lesley

The Company Program Team