Deadline: March 31, 2025
Nominations are invited for the Order of Ontario Award 2025. The Order of Ontario is the province’s highest civilian honour. It is awarded to an Ontarian who has shown the highest level of excellence and achievement in their field, and whose impact has left a legacy in the province, in the country and around the world.
Members of the Order are a collective of Ontario’s finest citizens, whose contributions have shaped — and continue to shape — the province’s history and place in Canada. Upon admission, members are invested with the Order’s insignia by the Lieutenant Governor as the Queen’s representative. The insignia is a distinguishing mark or emblem worn to signify membership or achievement.
You can nominate someone for achievements and excellence in any field. Some examples include:
- business and technology
- healthcare and medicine
- education and academia
- engineering and architecture
- skilled trades
- mining
- arts and culture
- sports and entertainment
- law and social justice
- media and journalism
- social and community services
- science and aerospace
- literature and writing
- environment and conservation
Eligibility
The person you nominate (the nominee) must be:
- a long-term or former resident of Ontario (the nominee does not need to be a Canadian citizen).
- someone whose career, in any field, has had a major impact or influence on the province, Canada and around the world.
- living at the time of nomination.
Nomination
You must include the following information in your nomination:
- A brief summary of:
- why you think the nominee is worthy of nomination
- how long you have known them
- A detailed description of the nominee and their achievements. The description must include the impact of the achievement on the province or beyond.
- A minimum of 2 signed testimonial letters. The letters must be from 2 different people who are not the nominator. An electronic signature or scanned copy of the signed letters are acceptable. The testimonial writers should:
- know the nominee
- be able to explain the value and impact of your nominee’s achievements
- support the nomination
- The testimonial writers’ first name, last name, email address and phone number.
The testimonial letters and supporting documents are accepted in these formats: doc, docx, pdf, jpeg, jpg, gif, png, txt. The maximum file size for each is 2 MB.
For more information, visit Order of Ontario.
