Deadline: 3 February 2017
The Canada’s Volunteer Awards are open for nominations and invites volunteers from across the country, to recognise their contributions in improving the well-being of people and communities.
The Government of Canada recognizes the valuable efforts of volunteers who give their time so generously to enhance the quality of life of their fellow Canadians.
Award Description
Canada’s Volunteer Awards (CVA) program consists of one national award and 20 regional awards presented every year:
- Thérèse Casgrain Lifelong Achievement Award: recognizes dedicated individuals who have volunteered for at least 20 years and have inspired other volunteers, led volunteer groups or made other exceptional achievements through volunteering.
- Community Leader: recognizes outstanding individual volunteers or groups of volunteers who have taken a lead role in developing solutions to social challenges in communities. This category does not include not-for-profit organizations or registered charities.
- Emerging Leader: recognizes volunteers between the ages of 18 and 30 who have demonstrated leadership and helped to build stronger communities.
- Business Leader: recognizes businesses that demonstrate social responsibility in their practices, including promoting and facilitating volunteerism locally, regionally, and nationally.
- Social Innovator: recognizes not-for-profit organizations that address social challenges in an innovative way.
Eligibility Criteria
Nominees can be individuals or groups, businesses or not-for-profit organizations and must meet specific eligibility criteria. Political and public advocacy work is not eligible.
Individuals or groups must:
- be Canadian citizens, permanent residents or protected persons within the meaning of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act;
- be between the ages of 18 and 30 for the Emerging Leader category and 18 years of age and over for all other categories;
- have contributed to addressing social challenges in their community.
Businesses or not-for-profit organizations must:
- be Canadian (e.g. registered not-for-profit organizations or businesses registered in Canada). For the purposes of the administration of the Canada’s Volunteer Awards, not-for-profit organization means entities incorporated under either federal or provincial not-for-profit legislation or registered charities that do not have transferable ownership interests and are organized and operated exclusively on a not-for-profit basis for a variety of purposes including social, educational, professional and charitable purposes;
- have contributed to addressing social challenges in their community in Canada.
How to Apply
Eligible volunteers, in order to apply, must register online via given website.
Eligible Country: Canada
For more information, please visit Canada’s Volunteer Awards.