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If you are a member of the public and wish to recommend a police officer for this honour, please contact their respective Police Chief’s office or police service. Nominations must be submitted by the nominee’s police service.

Eligibility

The person you nominate (the nominee) must:

• be a member of a police service in °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû
• have responded to an incident that occurred in the past 24 months
• be endorsed by their Police Chief or the Commissioner of the OPP for police officers working in the OPP. If the nominee is a Police Chief, they must be endorsed by their Chief Administrative Officer or their Clerk of the Municipality

You can nominate someone who has passed away.

You cannot nominate yourself.

Required information

To submit a nomination, you will need:

• An access code to view or submit the nomination. Please contact the nominee’s Police Chief’s Office for the access code.
• The official name of police service.
• The nominee’s name, badge number and business contact information.
• The date, time and location (intersection, community name) of the incident.
• A detailed account of the circumstances and conditions under which your nominee carried out their actions.
• A copy of an Incident Report or applicable documentation.
• An endorsement by the nominee’s Chief or Commissioner of the OPP for police officer’s working in the OPP:
  • if the nomination is for a Police Chief, it must be endorsed by the Chief Administrative Officer or Clerk of the Municipality
  • a record of endorsement must be kept by the nominator
• The endorser’s first name, last name, email address and phone number.
• The nominator’s first name, last name, email address and phone number.

If the incident occurred more than 24 months ago, you must include a letter explaining the reason for the delay.

In the case where more than one police officer is being recommended for a single incident, you must submit separate nomination forms for each. Each nomination must give separate detailed accounts of the actions and involvement of each individual.

Additional information

You may include additional materials if they give more insight into your nominee’s actions or the circumstances and conditions of the incident, such as:

• accounts of the incident from other first response emergency service workers
• incident reports from other first response emergency service workers
• clear and legible diagrams/photos of the scene (if appropriate)
• relevant newspaper articles

Note: do not include identifiable information (for example, name, address, license plate number) about any civilians involved in the incident.

Deadline

The deadline is February 28 of each year.

Submission steps

1. Gather the required information.
2. Create an account (or sign in for returning users) on the °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Honours and Awards Portal.
3. Submit your nomination through the portal.

Selection process

An independent advisory council appointed by the Premier reviews each nomination and selects the candidates.

Medal presentation

The medals are presented at a special ceremony at Queen’s Park and hosted by the Lieutenant Governor. Each recipient receives a full size and miniature medal, an undress ribbon and a framed certificate.

Previous recipients

Read about the of this medal.

If you are a member of the public and wish to recommend a firefighter for this honour, please contact their respective Fire Chief's office or firefighting service. Nominations must be submitted by the nominee’s firefighting service.

Eligibility

The person you nominate (the nominee) must:

• be a member of a full-time, part-time or volunteer firefighting service in °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû
• have responded to an incident that occurred in the past 24 months
• be endorsed by their Fire Chief. If the nominee is a Fire Chief, they must be endorsed by their Chief Administrative Officer or their Clerk of the Municipality

You can nominate someone who has passed away.

You cannot nominate yourself.

Required information

To submit a nomination, you will need to provide:

• An access code to view and submit the nomination. Please contact the nominee’s Office of the Fire Chief for the access code.
• The official name of the firefighting service.
• The nominee’s first name, last name, email address and phone number.
• The nominator’s first name, last name, email address and phone number.
• The date, time and location (for example, intersection or community name) of the incident.
• A detailed account of the circumstances and conditions under which your nominee carried out their actions.
• A copy of an incident report or applicable documentation.
• An endorsement by the nominee’s Chief. If the nomination is for a Fire Chief, it must be endorsed by the Chief Administrative Officer or Clerk of the Municipality. As the nominator, you must keep a record of the endorsement.
• The endorser’s first name, last name, position, email address and phone number.

If the incident occurred more than 24 months ago, the nomination must include a letter explaining the reason for the delay.

In the case where more than one firefighter is being recommended for a single incident, you must submit separate nominations for each. Each nomination must give detailed and separate accounts of the actions and involvement of each individual.

Additional information

You may include additional materials if they give more insight into your nominee’s actions or the circumstances and conditions of the incident. These may include:

• accounts of the incident from other first response emergency service workers
• incident reports from other first response emergency service workers
• clear and legible diagrams/photos of the scene (if appropriate)
• relevant newspaper articles

Note: do not include identifiable information (for example, name, address, license plate number) about any civilians involved in the incident.

Deadline

The deadline is February 28 of each year.

How to nominate someone

1. Gather the required information.
2. Create an account (or sign in for returning users) on the °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Honours and Awards Portal.
3. Submit your nomination on the portal.

Selection process

An independent advisory council appointed by the Premier reviews each nomination and selects the candidates.

Medal presentation

The medals are presented at a special ceremony at Queen’s Park and hosted by the Lieutenant Governor.

Each recipient receives a full size and miniature medal, an undress ribbon and a framed certificate.

Previous recipients

Read about the of this medal.

°ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Medal for Paramedic Bravery

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This medal recognizes individual acts of outstanding courage and bravery performed by members of °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû’s paramedic services. Nominations must be made through the nominee’s paramedic service and endorsed by their Paramedic Chief. Details on how to access the nomination portal are provided to all Paramedic Chief’s Offices on an annual basis.

If you are a member of the public and wish to recommend a paramedic for this honour, please contact their respective Paramedic Chief’s office or paramedic service. Nominations must be submitted by the nominee’s paramedic service.

Eligibility

The person you nominate (the nominee) must:

• be employed as a paramedic for a land or air ambulance service in °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû
• have responded to an incident that occurred in the past 24 months
• be endorsed by their Paramedic Chief. If the nominee is a Paramedic Chief, they must be endorsed by their Chief Administrative Officer or their Clerk of the Municipality

You can nominate someone who has passed away.

You cannot nominate yourself.

Required information

To submit a nomination, you will need to provide:

• An access code to view or submit the nomination. Please contact the nominee’s Paramedic Chief’s Office for the access code.
• The official name of the paramedic service.
• The nominee’s first name, last name, email address, phone number and EHS unique ID number.
• The nominator’s first name, last name, email address and phone number.
• The date, time and location (intersection, community name) of the incident.
• A detailed account of the circumstances and conditions under which your nominee carried out their actions.
• A copy of any incident reports.
• An endorsement by the nominee’s Paramedic Chief. If the nomination is for a Paramedic Chief, it must be endorsed by the Chief Administrative Officer or Clerk of the Municipality. As the nominator, you must keep a record of the endorsement.
• The endorser’s first name, last name, email address and phone number.

If the incident occurred more than 24 months ago, the nomination must include a letter explaining the reason for the delay.

In the case where more than one paramedic is being recommended for a single incident, you must submit separate nominations for each. Each nomination must give separate detailed accounts of the actions and involvement of each individual.

Additional information

You may include additional materials if they give more insight into your nominee’s actions or the circumstances and conditions of the incident, such as:

• accounts of the incident from other first response emergency service workers
• incident reports from other first response emergency service workers
• clear and legible diagrams/photos of the scene (if appropriate)
• relevant newspaper articles

Note: do not include identifiable information (for example, name, address, OHIP number) about any civilian involved in the incident.

Deadline

The deadline is January 31 of each year.

How to nominate someone

1. Gather the required information.
2. Create an account (or sign in for returning users) on the °ÄÃÅÓÀÀû Honours and Awards Portal.
3. Submit your nomination on the portal.

Selection process

An independent advisory council appointed by the Premier reviews each nomination and selects the candidates.

Medal presentation

The medals are presented at a special ceremony at Queen’s Park and hosted by the Lieutenant Governor.

Each recipient receives a full size and miniature medal, an undress ribbon and a framed certificate.

Previous recipients

Read about the of this award.