Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers

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 certificate and lapel pin are presented to recipients by a dignitary, such as a lieutenant governor, territorial commissioner, or mayor.

On occasion, the governor general presents the medal during regional visits.

All previous recipients of the Caring Canadian Award received the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers.

[3] Administration of the selection process has been indefinitely paused since the onset of COVID-19, and no awards are currently made.

A series of Canadian miniature medals including the Sovereign's Medal for Volunteers (centre), court mounted. The other insignias are those of a Serving Member of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (left), and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal (right).