The OTIP Education Worker Awards are now closed for nominations. Winners will be announced on our website in the fall.

Nominations will open again in January 2025.

The OTIP Education Worker Awards, previously named the OTIP Support Staff Worker Awards, seek to recognize and acknowledge the important role that education workers play in our school communities and to student success across Ontario.

Nominations are being accepted in two categories for the 2023-24 school year:

1. Educational Support (e.g. Early Childhood Educators, educational assistants, and similar)
2. Office Professionals, Custodial and Maintenance (e.g. office and clerical, technicians, custodians and trades)

Nominations will be accepted until March 31, 2024 at 11:59 p.m.

Helpful tips

To ensure that your nomination is completed correctly, please read these helpful tips.

1. Notify your nominee before you make a nomination.

2. Gather all required information for the nomination, such as your nominations contact information, additional references, and any other supporting material.

3. Make sure you answer all the questions and provide as many examples as possible.

Meet our 2023-2024 award winners.

Selected by a panel of OTIP judges, winners are contacted in June and hosted at an award ceremony in Toronto, Ontario where they are recognized for their outstanding contributions and presented with a personal award of $1,000 and a Certificate of Recognition.

Winners are then announced on otip.com in the fall.

NOTE: Selected winners (and their nominators) will be required to sign a publicity release and participate in a video.  

Questions? Read our FAQs or email us at CommunityInvestment@otip.com.

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open January 26, 2024, to March 31, 2024, to legal residents of Canada (excluding Quebec) who are currently insured by an OTIP administered group benefits plan. Visit the full award rules and regulations for more information.