Life Membership is awarded for outstanding service to the Legion.  To qualify for a life membership, the member must have a minimum of 10 years service in the Legion as an ordinary, associate or affiliate-voting member, and have made a significant contribution.

Life Membership is recommended by the branch, however, the application must go through a rigorous approval process, with the final approval resting with the Ontario Command Honours and Awards Committee.

Life Members wear a distinctive blazer crest, much like the one depicted to the left, as well as a lapel pin with the word "Life" below the Legion badge.  If the Life member wears a Past President, or Past Commander lapel badge, the letter "L" is superimposed over the maple leaf on the badge to denote the Past President or Commander is a Life Member.