
The organizers stated that they received nominations from 630 individuals across the country, and after the preliminary selection, 75 individuals have advanced to the finals. The final list, resumes, and photos have been published on the website, and the public can start voting online. Each individual can select 3 finalists.
The organizers urge the public to encourage friends, family, and colleagues to vote online before May 15, to select the top 25 nominees for the 2014 Canadian Immigration Awards.
The five Chinese Canadians nominated for the finals include Jinglin Yang, a human resources consultant from China currently in Markham; Yu Jiang, the Executive Director of the Genius Service Center in Toronto; Chi-hui Chan, a lawyer turned city councilor in Richmond Hill from Hong Kong; Bai-jin Wang, a senior consultant at the Canada Export Centre and an education commissioner in Burnaby, British Columbia; and Xin-yi Sun, the President and Executive Director of the Chinese Radio Station in Toronto from Hong Kong.



