Provincial Volunteer Awards

Nominations for the 2025 Provincial Volunteer Awards are now open, deadline is May 30th, 2025, 11:59pm

Specialty Awards

A citizens' selection committee chooses the specialty award winners from the nominations received.

**NEW** Newcomer Volunteer Award

The Newcomer Volunteer of the Year Award (NVOTY) is a new award announced in 2024 to mark the 50th annual Provincial Volunteer Awards.

The award honours newcomers to Nova Scotia from another country, who have demonstrated extraordinary outreach and volunteerism to their new communities.

Nova Scotia has seen many examples of newcomers to Nova Scotia who have overcome barriers of language, culture, and unfamiliar surroundings to unselfishly give of themselves to their communities.

Eligibility

• An individual or group residing in Nova Scotia who has been resident/s in Canada for no more than 5 years.
• Applicants are permitted to nominate themselves or nominations can be made on behalf of the nominee.
• Nominee/s must give consent to being nominated.

Newcomer Volunteer Award Form

Other categories, including:

Youth Volunteer Award

Family Volunteer Award

Nova Scotia Strong Award