Based on a possible maximum score of 100, each category will be awarded a maximum of 20 points:

1. Intellectual Achievement - The degree of intellectual achievement or quality of ingenious thinking and experiment to discover, create or conceive the innovation.
2. Uniqueness and Originality - Refers to the state of being original; the freshness of aspect, design or style utilized to produce the invention.
3. Development - Refers to the extent to which the idea or concept has been thought through to completion.
4. Commercialization - Refers to the degree of successful commercialization and marketing of the innovation.
5. Benefits - Refers to the economic and/or social benefit to Canada resulting from the innovation.

Important Note:
Each of the above five criteria are essential to the evaluation of your nomination. Failure to appropriately address any one of these will mean that your nomination package is not complete.