The Government of Canada announced the recipients of Canada’s Volunteer Awards, which recognize volunteers who have made significant contributions to support their communities. The awards recognize community leaders, not-for-profit organizations, social enterprises and businesses that are highly engaged in their communities.

National Awards

Thérèse Casgrain Lifelong Achievement

• Udlu Hanson (Iqaluit, Nunavut)

Thérèse Casgrain Lifelong Achievement – Special Mention

• James Peter (Jim) Mulcahy (Antigonish, NS)

Regional Awards

Business Leader
Quebec: Loto-Québec (Montreal, QC)
Ontario: Meridian Credit Union (Toronto, ON)
Prairies: Waste Logic (Edmonton, AB)
British Colombia and the North: Coast Capital Savings Federal Credit Union (Surrey, BC)

Community Leader
Atlantic: Constantine Passaris (Fredericton, NB)
Quebec: Catherine Duclos (Montreal, QC)
Ontario: Nancy Dewar-Stenning (Callander, ON)
Prairies: Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Community of Volunteers (Calgary, AB)
British Colombia and the North: Kelly Pearce (Hope, BC)

Emerging Leader
Atlantic: Ophélie Chiasson (Dieppe, NB)
Quebec: Michael Lecchino (LaSalle, QC)
Ontario: Vickram Bachan (Toronto, ON)
Prairies: Priscilla Ojomu (Calgary, AB)
British Colombia and the North: Vedanshi Vala (Richmond, BC)

Social Innovator
Atlantic: Thrive CYN St. John’s Inc. (St. John’s, NL)
Quebec: Le Groupe communautaire L’Itinéraire (Montreal, QC)
Ontario: York Region Educational Services (Markham, ON)
Prairies: Congress of Black Women of Canada, Edmonton Chapter (Edmonton, AB)
British Colombia and the North: The Running on Faith Project (Surrey, BC)

For further information about the 2024 Canada’s Volunteer Awards, click here.

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