| Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship | |
| Type: | Provincial medal of merit |
| Awarded For: | Exceptional long-term efforts and outstanding contributions to well-being of communities |
| Presenter: | The lieutenant governor of Ontario |
| Eligibility: | Residents of Ontario who do not hold elected office |
| Established: | 1973 |
| Post-Nominals: | O.M.C. |
| Status: | Currently awarded |
| Higher: | Queen's Medal for Champion Shot |
| Lower: | Ontario Medal for Police Bravery |
The Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship is a provincial medal of merit awarded in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was established by the Government of Ontario in 1973 to recognize people who, through exceptional long-term efforts, have made outstanding contributions to the well-being of their communities and whose assistance is given without expectation of remuneration or reward. Originally established as the Province of Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, the award was renamed in 2023 to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II.[1] Typically, eleven to thirteen medals are awarded each year.[2]
Medal recipients are selected by an independent advisory council, which has the lieutenant governor of Ontario as its honorary chair. Recipients of the medal are entitled to use the post-nominal letters O.M.C.
Any person or organization may make nominations for the medal, but self-nominations will not be considered. Nominees for the medal must be residents of Ontario.
No elected federal, provincial, or municipal representative may be awarded the medal while such person remains in office. The medal may not be awarded posthumously unless the Advisory Council had selected the recipient prior to their death.[3]
Within the Canadian order of precedence for decorations and medals, the Queen Elizabeth II Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship is worn after the Queen's Medal for Champion Shot and before the Ontario Medal for Police Bravery.[4]