Awards
2025 Capstone and Project Awards
Each year, the School of Public Policy recognizes individuals who have demonstrated remarkable achievements and advancements during their academic journey in the Master of Public Policy (MPP) program. Below are the recipients of the 2025 Capstone and Project Awards.
Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration (CAPPA) Award
The CAPPA award is given for the outstanding capstone of a graduating student. The awardee is the School's nominee for the National Student Thought Leadership Award competition at the annual national Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) Conference.
Sharon Sa: Adapting to the Smoke: Policymaker Responses to Wildfire-Induced Air Pollution in Metro Vancouver
Supervisor: William Scott
Master of Public Policy Award
The Master of Public Policy Award recognizes a capstone that exemplifies outstanding public policy research in all respects and application of what has been taught in the program including: problem definition, analytical framework, analysis, specification of policy alternatives and analysis of those alternatives.
Timoth茅 Matte-Bergeron: Granting rights to rivers in Canada? Lessons from New Zealand and Australia
Supervisor: William Scott
Ethical Significance Award
The Ethical Significance award is given when a capstone touches on social, economic, or political injustices in any policy sphere and exemplifies outstanding analysis.
Rebecca Harrington: Breadwinner babies: Policy options for protecting child influencers in Canada
Supervisor: Yushu Zhu
Doug McArthur Capstone Award
This award honours a graduating Masters of Public Policy student from 51社区黑料in recognition of the completion of an outstanding capstone. The capstone has the potential to have a lasting impact and influence public policy decisions and actions. It demonstrates skilled and innovative approaches that fully incorporate societal objectives, and it's methods help to reconcile the interplay of complex, often competing objectives when developing alternatives and solutions to a significant and challenging policy problem.
Oliver Sowa: Transferring Administrative Control of On-Reserve Housing from the Federal Government to a First Nations Authority: An Assessment of Opportunities and Challenges in B.C.
Supervisor: Nancy Olewiler
Project Award
The Project Award goes to an outstanding public policy project paper that represents exceptional research on a topic of significant importance to society.
Michelle Relevante: Beyond the Margins: Supporting Mothers in Sex Work Navigating Child Welfare Involvement
Supervisor: Leah Shipton
