Are you the Western star this year? If so, you'll possess the ultimate measure of combined criteria, including property selection, risk management, financial performance and innovation and decision-making.

Have you put the sweetest deal together? If you're an investor who has acquired single property between June 2010 and June 2011, and later sold it for a profit, we want to hear from you.

Did you acquire your first investment property during the allotted time period (June 2010 – June 2011). Let us know, and we'll see if you are the most promising new kid on the block.

Are you the most philanthropic or charitable investor of the past year? Your overall ethics, contributions and knowledge sharing should be rewarded.

Open to investors based anywhere else in Canada who invest in the West. Here, we celebrate your overall portfolio, just like the Investor category, but only Western-based properties will be considered.