Call for nominations: Canada Banks’ Law Enforcement Award

For Immediate Release
March 14, 2006

TORONTO – The Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) is now accepting nominations for an award recognizing outstanding police performance in fighting crime against Canada’s banks. The 2006 Canadian Banks' Law Enforcement Award (CBLEA) will be presented to the police officer or officers who have gone above and beyond the call of duty while preventing and investigating crimes against Canada's financial institutions, their employees and customers.

Nominations from banks and Canadian law enforcement agencies will be accepted until April 30, 2006. Additional information about the nomination process and eligibility, as well as a list of past award recipients, can be found on the CBA website at www.cba.ca.

“The banking industry has a tremendous amount of respect for the work done by law enforcement across the country,” said Raymond Protti, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Bankers Association. “This award is given out each year to show our sincere appreciation and to recognize the achievements of a few whose efforts in fighting crimes against banks and their customers are particularly noteworthy.”

Since the creation of the CBLEA in 1972, 200 officers from across Canada have been honoured for their outstanding bravery, investigative ability and other noteworthy achievements to combat crimes against the banking industry in Canada. This year’s awards will be presented at the gala ceremony and dinner of the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police annual conference in St. John’s, Newfoundland on August 23, 2006.

The Canadian Bankers Association is an industry association representing the domestic and foreign chartered banks of Canada and their 249,000 employees.

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For more information:
Melanie Minos, Manager, Media Relations
Tel: (416) 362-6093, ext. 220
Cell: (416) 587-7733
E-mail: mminos@cba.ca