Congratulations! I imagine the awards will still be CGSD/PGSD when awarded because the new budget is not ratified yet and won't get ratified for at least another few weeks. So NSERC probably can't give us an award letter with the new amounts just yet.
Not really "more competitive". It's just that the university will forward the "stronger applications" but if you're application is competitive then its competitive. You just skip the university's filtering step.
According to Support Our Science's FAQ who reached out to Minister Champagne's office:
> I currently have a Vanier award, will it decrease to 40k?
> The initial response to this question is that Vanier will be phased out but those who currently hold the award, including those who just received it this funding cycle, will continue to get paid at the same level (50k) until the end of their award.