Nomination forms

The nomination forms for all Lieutenant Governor’s Ontario Heritage Awards categories and the Thomas Symons Award will be made available on this page in mid-July each year.

Completed forms and all supporting material are due on October 10 for the 2025 awards.

The forms consist of the following sections:

• nominee information and contact details
• nominator information and contact details
• selection of relevant heritage field(s)
• list project partners, if applicable
• Excellence in Conservation Award only: nominations regarding a heritage property (for example, adaptive reuse projects) must also include the property owner’s contact information in the application
• description of project, initiative, individual’s or group’s work being nominated
• description of how the nominated work meets the criteria of the award
• up to five references — at least one reference must be provided from a relevant organization or community member
• portfolio of images and relevant supporting documents

Please direct questions to recognition@heritagetrust.on.ca.