OSSTF/FEESO Member Awards (2024-2025)

Every year, OSSTF/FEESO recognizes many members, Districts, and Bargaining Units for the outstanding work that they do on behalf of the Federation and our members. Their contributions have had a positive and lasting impact on OSSTF/FEESO, its members, local communities and publicly-funded education in Ontario.

The deadlines for many of these awards are fast approaching—with most of them due on January 31, 2025. The list of awards, deadlines, the required information and guidelines regarding the application process, the contact for each award and electronic nomination forms can be found here.

Last year, some member awards were renamed. However, the criteria for most awards have remained the same. We have removed the requirement of award nominations to be accompanied by a District or Bargaining Unit endorsement motion. We ask that you consider each nominee carefully and provide clear examples of why they are worthy recipients of the award that you are nominating them for. Here is a list of OSSTF/FEESO Member Awards:

• The OSSTF/FEESO Award of Merit
• The OSSTF/FEESO Comité des services en langue française Award
• The OSSTF/FEESO Communication Award
• The OSSTF/FEESO Educational Services Education Worker Award (formerly The Kelly Ann Mackenzie Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Educational Services Leadership Award (formerly The Andre Lecuyer Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Educational Services Teacher/Occasional Teacher Award (formerly The Nancy Warrener Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Environmental Award
• The OSSTF/FEESO Excellence in Community Relations Award (formerly The Bob Brooks Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Health and Safety Activist Award (formerly The Jennifer MacLean Health and Safety Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Honorary Membership
• The OSSTF/FEESO Human Rights Award (formerly the James Forster Human Rights Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Outstanding Volunteer Service Award (formerly The Norm Snyder Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Political Action Award (formerly The Political Action Award in honour of Wendell Fulton and Larry French)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Protective Services Award (formerly The John McNeil Award)
• The OSSTF/FEESO Provincial Executive Award
• The OSSTF/FEESO Racial Justice Agent of Change Award
• The OSSTF/FEESO Solidarity Award
• The OSSTF/FEESO Status of Women Award (formerly The Liz Barkley Status of Women Award)