VOscar Categories

Youth Leadership
This award is given to an individual who is a Youth, a business lead by Youth, or an organization run by Youth whose efforts have empowered Youth to volunteer. These individuals or groups may have had an effect on infrastructure, creating new opportunities, or supporting youth volunteer endeavours financially or otherwise.

Candidate Requirements:

- The candidate must be 24 years of age or under and supports, encourages and/or raises awareness of volunteerism  with the goal of improving our community through encouraging the involvement of youth in the community.


Female Leadership

This award is given to a Female leader who through their leadership skills and position has inspired, motivated and led others to effect our community through volunteerism.

Candidate Requirements:

• Be a female leader (or identifies as female) in the community.
• Inspires, motivates, and leads others to affect our community through volunteerism.
• Shows dedication to affect our community through volunteerism.

Leadership in Innovation

This award is given to an individual, business, or organization whose innovative efforts have enabled others to volunteer. This individual may have had an effect on infrastructure, creating new opportunities, or supporting volunteer endeavours financially or otherwise.

Candidate Requirements:

• Shows a willingness to support volunteerism with the goal of improving our community through financial contributions or otherwise.

Leadership in Diversity

This award is given to an individual, business, or organization that has successfully built an environment that supports a diverse, enthusiastic and engaged volunteer base.

Candidate Requirements:

• An individual, business, or organization that supports diversity in volunteerism.
• Shows evidence of providing a respectful volunteering environment, and utilization of appropriate practices in diversity.

Leadership in Corporate Responsibility

This award is given to an employer or business that has successfully supported volunteering among its employees as individuals or as a group.

Candidate Requirements:

• An active Corporation in the community.
• Encourages and supports employees to contribute to the community through volunteerism.


Leadership in Collaboration

This award is given to a business or organization who has dedicated its volunteer endeavours on building collaborative efforts to expand volunteer opportunities.

Candidate Requirements:

• Uses a collaborative approach to affect the community through volunteerism.
• Shows a willingness to dedicate time to building joint relationships to enhance volunteerism.


Mayor’s Award for Volunteer Spirit

This award is given to an individual or team that best exemplifies a spirit of volunteering.

Candidate Requirements:

• Dedicates time to affect the community through volunteerism on a regular basis.
• Displays great enthusiasm in volunteerism.
• Promotes volunteerism in the community.