Canada’s Volunteer Awards Program 2025 – YOA

Deadline: May 8, 2025

Nominations are open for the Canada’s Volunteer Awards Program 2025. Canada’s Volunteer Awards (CVA) acknowledges volunteers, not-for-revenue organizations, social enterprises and companies for his or her contributions throughout the nation. The Awards spotlight the numerous ways in which volunteering strengthens communities.

Description of the Awards

• National award: One nationwide award within the following class:
  • The Thérèse Casgrain Lifelong Achievement Award:
    • This class is open to people who’ve volunteered for 20 years or extra and who:
      • impressed different volunteers
      • made a difference via volunteering
• Regional awards: 20 regional awards within the following classes:
  • Community Leader
    • This class is open to people or teams of people who:
      • volunteer both on their very own or as a gaggle
      • give their time to a corporation or a trigger
      • take a lead position in fixing social points
  • Emerging Leader
    • This class is open to people between the ages of 18 and 30 who:
      • present management via volunteering
      • assist strengthen their neighborhood via volunteering
  • Business Leader
    • This class is open to companies or social enterprises that:
      • observe company social duty
      • promote and help volunteering at native, regional, and/or nationwide ranges
      • create constructive social, cultural or environmental impacts of their communities
  • Social Innovator
    • This class is open to not-for-revenue organizations, social enterprises or registered charities that:
      • deal with social challenges of their communities
      • use modern methods to serve and strengthen communities

Benefits

• All award recipients obtain a certificates.
• Recipients additionally select a registered not-for-revenue group in Canada to obtain a grant:
  • $10,000 for the nationwide award
  • $5,000 for the regional awards

Eligibility

• Nominees could be:
  • people or teams
  • companies
  • social enterprises
  • not-for-revenue organizations
  • charities
• Only one nomination will probably be accepted per nominee.
• Political and public advocacy work will not be eligible.

Individuals or teams

• Must be Canadian residents, everlasting residents or protected individuals throughout the which means of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Must be 18 years of age and over on the time of the submission of the nomination.
• Must have contributed to addressing social challenges of their neighborhood.
• For the rising Leader class, have to be between the ages of 18 and 30 on the time of the submission of the nomination.

Businesses, not-for-revenue organizations or charities

• Must be registered as a enterprise, not-for-revenue group or charity in Canada. (Not-for-revenue organizations are included below both federal or provincial non-revenue laws. Registered charities are charitable organizations, public foundations, or non-public foundations which are created and resident in Canada. They should use their assets for charitable actions and have charitable functions that profit communities).
• Must have contributed to addressing social challenges of their neighborhood in Canada.

Nomination

Before submitting your nomination ensure you collect all required paperwork and knowledge:

• select the proper award class
• guarantee your nominee is eligible
• learn the evaluation standards
• get the nominee’s consent
• get letters of help

Click here to nominate

For extra info, go to Canada’s Volunteer Awards.