Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers
| Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers | |
|---|---|
| Type | Medal (national) |
| Presented by | The monarch of Canada |
| Status | Programme currently suspended due to Covid-19 |
| Established | Governor General's Caring Canadian Award: November 1995 Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers: 15 July 2015 |
| First award | Governor General's Caring Canadian Award: 1995 |
Ribbon of the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Polar Medal |
| Next (lower) | Canadian Centennial Medal |
The Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers (French: Médaille du souverain pour les bénévoles) is a Canadian medal intended to honour volunteers who have made a significant and continual contribution to their community, either in Canada or abroad. The medal was initially conceived by Governor General Roméo LeBlanc as the Governor General's Caring Canadian Award and created in November 1995, to award volunteers. It was replaced on 15 July 2015 by the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.