Nominations are now open for the 2026 OPA Awards!

The OPA Awards are a prestigious and storied tradition, recognizing the brightest and best in the pharmacy profession. We are pleased to begin accepting nominations for the 2026 OPA Awards. 

Nominating a deserving professional for an award is a great way to help us collectively recognize and celebrate the colleagues who work hard to elevate patient care and pharmacy excellence.  

Award Categories

This year, there will be four award categories.  

Pharmacist of the Year Award 

Pharmacy Technician of the Year Award

New Practitioner Award

Lifetime Achievement Award

Please note: Award winners must be available to attend the OPA Awards Ceremony in person to be an eligible winner. The ceremony will take place in September or October in Toronto.

Nominations Process

OPA’s Governance & Nominating Committee will carefully and impartially review each submission.   

Award winners will be notified in June, and will receive their awards at our formal Awards Ceremony in September or October.  

We ask that you please thoroughly review the forms below for each award’s eligibility criteria before completing the nomination package.  

Nominate a deserving candidate by filling out the applicable nominations package below. Please note that this year, we are accepting self-nominations.  

If you have any questions about nominations or the OPA Awards Program, please contact [email protected].