Canada’s Volunteer Awards (CVA) recognizes the significant contributions of individual volunteers, non-profit organizations and businesses across the country in helping communities.
The Call for Nominations is open from April 8 until June 21, 2019.
Eligibility details
Nominees can be individuals or groups, businesses, social enterprises or non-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 non-profit organizations must:
- be Canadian (for example, registered non-profit organizations or businesses registered in Canada). For the purposes of the administration of the Canada’s Volunteer Awards, non-profit organization means entities incorporated under either federal or provincial non-profit legislation or registered charities that do not have transferable ownership interests and are organized and operated exclusively on a non-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
For more information visit: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/volunteer-awards/nominate.html