2023 PRO AWARDS APPLICATION FORM

The Access and Equity Award recognizes individuals, organizations, and municipalities that champion equitable access to parks and recreation services through advocacy, infrastructure, and/or programming.

The Operational Excellence Award recognizes the contributions of individuals, teams, and organizations in developing innovative or unique approaches to efficiently and effectively meeting a community’s needs. This can include programming, special events, marketing, evaluation, research, and human resource management.

This award is presented for completed projects that demonstrate excellence in design of non-aquatic recreation and/or park facilities intended for public use. The park or facility must showcase uniqueness, innovation, and creativity for recreation use. Eligible projects include new builds and retrofits.

This award recognizes the outstanding achievements and accomplishments of a professional in the early stages of his/her career as a leader, instructor, supervisor, administrator, consultant, or a combination of these in the field of parks and recreation.

Established in honour of the late Bob Secord, known to the sector as “Mr. Recreation,” PRO recognizes one college and one university student enrolled in their final year of full-time or part-time study in a recreation-related course of study. Recipients will have demonstrated positive attributes and leadership skills in the parks and recreation sector through their academic, employment, and voluntary pursuits. Recipients will receive a complimentary registration to the 2023 PRO Educational Forum and Trade Show and a one-year PRO membership. NOTE: To be considered for this award, students must be nominated by a placement supervisor or faculty member.  

This annual monetary bursary is awarded to a promising female parks and recreation post-secondary or post-graduate student or practitioner in Ontario to pursue professional development or their education. This Bursary is funded by the City of Toronto: Parks, Forestry and Recreation Division.

This award is presented for completed projects that demonstrate excellence in design of aquatics facilities intended for public use. The facility must showcase uniqueness, innovation, and creativity. Eligible projects include new builds and retrofits.

This award recognizes the outstanding achievements and accomplishments of a professional in the early stages of their career as a leader, instructor, supervisor, administrator, consultant, or a combination of these in aquatics.

The Access and Equity Award recognizes individuals, organizations, and municipalities that champion equitable access to aquatics services through their programming.

The HIGH FIVE Champion Award is presented to an individual who has shown exceptional dedication to the HIGH FIVE principles in their organization. It recognizes the work done by the individual to support implementation and honours their commitment to ensuring the well-being of children.

The HIGH FIVE Champion Award recognizes organizations that are implementing the HIGH FIVE Quality Standard in a unique and innovative way. The Award honours their dedication to children’s health and their efforts to ensure quality programming.