Fellowship in the association recognizes those who have made a significant contribution to the development of the art and science of project, programme or portfolio management, either as a practitioner, teacher, or researcher. It is the highest level of membership awarded by the association and carries with it the right to use the post nominal letters FPMAC, Fellow of the Project Management Association of Canada.
All applications for fellowship are considered by the PMAC Board of Directors. Fellowship is normally awarded to individuals who have been a regular member of the association for at least five years, although exceptions are made in individual cases. To be considered by the Board of Directors for fellowship, please review the rules and procedures below.
As stated above, applicants should have been members of the association for at least five years. In exceptional circumstances, the association will consider applications from those with less than five years of membership if the person has made an unusually remarkable contribution to the field or to the association. In either case, to be considered for a fellowship, you must currently be a regular member of the association, in good standing.
Applicants must also demonstrate that they have achieved significant personal achievements in their careers, have continually increased their level of knowledge and competence through education and professional practice, and have made significant contributions to the profession as a whole ("giveback") through writing articles and books, teaching, presenting at events, mentoring, or holding lead volunteer positions in project management-related non-profit organizations.
To apply for PMAC fellowship, you must submit an application form and portfolio of evidence to support your application. This application form and portfolio of evidence must be submitted via email in electronic format (Adobe PDF or Microsoft Word formats are accepted) to membership@pmac-agpc.ca. You may need to scan in documents to include in your portfolio submission. In addition, you will be asked to pay a submission fee to have your application considered. This portfolio represents you to the PMAC Board of Directors. This means that the presentation and structure of your submission (including indexing and cross-referencing) are particularly important.
As the operating language of the Board of Directors is English, applications are currently only accepted in English.
There is a $150 application fee due upon submission of your application for consideration by the Board of Directors. Employees of corporate members pay only a $50 fee. This fee may be paid via our Fellowship Application Fee Online Payment Form. Unsuccessful applicants may apply again in future years (only one application is allowed during any calendar year), but must pay an application fee for each time an application is submitted.
Once you have been granted a fellowship by the association, your annual membership fee increases. Fellowship annual dues are $150 per year. The fee for the first year is covered in your fellowship application fee. To pay your fellowship annual dues for future years, use the standard membership renewal online payment form.
After reviewing your electronic application and portfolio of evidence package, the PMAC Board of Directors will hold a vote; a majority of votes passes your fellowship application. In your submission package, you must demonstrate:
You may find it useful to read the Canadian Project Management National Competence Baseline (CPMNCB) before preparing your package.
Your fellowship submission package should include:
Applications for fellowship may take 2-3 months for processing and voting on by the Board of Directors.
We will send you a letter notifying you of the Board's decision. If you are unsuccessful, the letter will include key factors that the Board considered as insufficient to support your application for fellowship. If you are successful, we will inform you that you may begin to immediately use the post nominals FPMAC after your name and we will post an announcement on our website and to our members congratulating you on your elevation to sit among the most respected PM professionals in Canada.
Following is the current list of PMAC Fellows.
Name | Year Awarded |
Aguanno, Kevin | 2013 |
Edwards, Sylvie | 2020 |
Farndale, Keith | 2016 |
Verma, Vijay K. | 2020 |
Wideman, Max | 2015 |
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PMAC_Fellowship_Application.pdf | 55.9 KB |
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