Recognition is an essential pillar of the Volunteer Support Strategy. Through the Honours and Awards Program we show our appreciation and admiration for the dedicated work carried out by adult volunteers and understanding how his/her individual performance relates to the overall goals of Scouts Canada.

 

OSA Overview

 

Scouts Canada has an Outstanding Service Award (OSA) process. This process focuses on awards from the Certificate of Commendation up to and including the Silver Wolf. The Silver Wolf is adjudicated in a separate process, by forwarding a written nomination through the council office to the National Adjudication Committee. The importance of acknowledging the contributions of our Youth Volunteers is also addressed within the process by allowing them to qualify for and receive the same recognition as our Adult Volunteers.

 

The Process Focuses On:

 

• The Certificate of Commendation as the basic “Thank You” for an outstanding act. These accumulate towards the higher awards as more outstanding acts are recognized;

• Utilizing a series of benchmarks to award the following awards: Certificate of Commendation, Medal for Good Service and Bar, the Medal of Merit and Bar, and the Silver Acorn and Bar;

• Making the application process simple, straightforward and available online (paper copy is also available);

• Taking advantage of myscouts.ca to automatically forward the application to the appropriate people while updating the Scouter’s personal record;

• Allowing any Scouting stakeholder (volunteers, youth, parents, the community at large) to commend a Scouter for outstanding service. This allows anyone to nominate a Scouter without the need for a cumbersome write-up and investigative process;Allowing any Scouter to be recognized;

• Thanking volunteers based on the quality of the service rather than the length of service.

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                                Say Thanks to a dedicated Scouter Now.....  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saying Thanks to a Scouts Canada volunteer for their outstanding contributions to Scouting is this easy:

 

• Any stakeholder to Scouting (volunteers, youth, parents, the community at large) can fill out a simple form to commend a Scouter for their outstanding act or service to Scouting.

 

• Scouters will receive a certificate every time they are commended by a stakeholder and it will be presented within the Scouter's section or group.

 

• As Scouters accumulate commendations, they will become eligible for Outstanding Service Awards and will be recognized with a medal and uniform insignia for each award.Would you like to thank a Scouter for their impact on you, your child or your community? Just hit the Thank You button on the left … it's that easy!

 

 

 

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