PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST HAND IN YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS IN PERSON TO YOUR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR
Did you know you need 40 hours to graduate? But don't sweat it - volunteering is a great way to learn about yourself, meet new people, and build skills.
Choose an organization that excites you like a food bank or animal shelter, and make a positive impact on your community. Who knows, you might even discover a new passion or lifelong friendships
Eligible Activities
The Ministry of Education has established specific guidelines for eligible and ineligible community activities. If you're looking to fulfill your 40-hour requirement, make sure the organization you volunteer for meets the following criteria, and don't forget to submit your Activity Record Form to your guidance counsellor
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Supports non-for-profit agencies, institutions, or foundations
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Structured programs to promote tutoring, mentoring, visiting and coaching
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Promotes environmental awareness
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Promotes and contributes to the health and wellbeing of any group
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Affiliated with a club, religious organization, arts, cultural association, or political organization with the goal of making a positive contribution to the community
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Ineligible Activities
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Student activities that displace paid workers
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For example, volunteering to tutor at a for-profit tutoring company or learning centre
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Any activity that normally requires pay
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For example, babysitting
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Take Our Kids to Work experience
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Any required activities of a course or program in which a student can earn a credit
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Court-ordered community service programs any student under 14 in any working environment (except health and residential care environments).
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Any activity that provides direct financial revenue or gain to the student or to the student's immediate family.
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Any association with an organization or activity that does not comply with the policies of the ministry, the Peel board and human rights legislation.
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Finding Opportunities
You can find Volunteer job opportunities on the Guidance Google Classroom, Volunteer MBC, or Peel District School Board Volunteer Job Board​