The Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration recognizes volunteers with exceptional contributions and extraordinary leadership, innovation, and creativity to their communities and the province through voluntary action such as volunteering their time, efforts, knowledge or resources.
Eligibility for nomination is open to individuals, groups, and businesses that have made lasting and meaningful contributions, or provided significant support to the volunteer activities of; community and not-for-profit organizations or associations; co-operatives, boards; commissions; businesses; government ministries that directly recruit volunteers; art/educational/correctional; institutions and schools; municipalities; long term care homes and hospitals.