WOW Awards Online Nomination Form

The 2026 CLBC Widening Our World (WOW) Awards will recognize people and places in communities across B.C. who have gone above and beyond to take a leadership role in advancing the inclusion and full citizenship of adults who have developmental disabilities.

Find full details about the 2026 WOW Awards here.

WOW Awards Rules

All nominations must be completed on the official nomination form.
Telephone and email information for both you (the nominator) and the nominee must be included on the form.
Award recipients’ and their nominees’ names will be published on the CLBC website, social media channels and in the Celebrate Diverse Abilities newsletter.
Nominations must be submitted by Sunday, April 19 at 5:00pm (PDT).

How to Nominate

You can nominate a person, a group of people, or a place using the online WOW nomination form below.

Or you can use the printable WOW nomination form found here. Instructions for submitting the printable form can be found on the first page.

If you need help to complete the nomination form, please ask someone you trust to help you.

If you have any questions, please send an email to: wowclbcawards@gov.bc.ca.

Nomination Form

Contact Information – Nominator and Nominee

You are nominating someone for an award so it’s important that we can contact you and the person you are nominating. Please make sure you complete all the information where there are stars*. Thank you!
Your name:*
Your email address:*
Your phone number:*
Name of the person or place you are nominating:*
Email address of the person or place you are nominating:*
Phone number of the person or place you are nominating:*
Name of the community where the person or place is located:*
Tell us why your nominee should be recognized with a 2026 WOW Award

When you answer the questions below, tell us as much as you can about the person (or group of people) or place you are nominating. Please share examples or stories with your answers that show how they are going above and beyond to strengthen inclusion. You can write as much as you like. All the information you provide will be used by the evaluation committee to choose this year's WOW Award recipients.
Complete this section below if you are nominating a person (or group of people) in your community
1. What makes this person a champion of inclusion for all people? Provide examples or stories to describe why this person is a leader in advancing the rights and inclusion of people with developmental disabilities.
2. How has this person shown leadership to build a more inclusive community for people with developmental disabilities? Please provide examples or share a story to demonstrate how they have shown leadership in this area.
3. What actions has this person taken to make sure people with developmental disabilities have access to the same opportunities in community as everyone else? Please list all the changes or actions to tell us how they have done this.
4. Please share anything else that explains why this person should receive a 2026 WOW Award:
Complete this section below if you are nominating a place in your community
1. Describe how this place is accessible, welcoming, inclusive and respectful of all people. Please give specific examples. The more the better.
2. What specific steps did this place take to remove barriers and create equal access for everyone? Please provide specific examples or share a story to demonstrate how they have done this.
3. Please share anything else that explains why this place should receive a 2026 WOW Award:

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WOW Awards Online Nomination Form

Nomination Form

Contact Information – Nominator and Nominee

Tell us why your nominee should be recognized with a 2026 WOW Award

Complete this section below if you are nominating a person (or group of people) in your community

Complete this section below if you are nominating a place in your community