National Volunteer Week
Celebrate NVW
National Volunteer Week 2025 - April 27 to May 3
National Volunteer Week (NVW) is a time to celebrate and thank Canada’s 24 million volunteers, without whom so many of Canada’s organizations and programs would not be able to function.
The theme for National Volunteer Week 2025 is Volunteers Make Waves. It highlights the power, impact and importance of individual and collective volunteer efforts across Canada. Like a wave, volunteering is movement building.
Water is in constant motion, always flowing, shifting, and transforming with every powerful wave or quiet ripple. And so is each volunteer’s contribution toward creating impact in our communities. Each individual volunteer contribution, big or small, creates momentum and has the power to influence and inspire, joining a wave of positive change.
NVW Photo Contest
Every year Volunteer BC helps celebrate volunteers by hosting a photo contest where organizations and individuals can post about the volunteers that help make their communities better. Let’s celebrate every volunteer and each contribution they’re making!