Virtue has numerous credits on film and TV productions, including Bordertown, Hawkeye, The Commish, An Unfinished Life, Gunless, Shattered, and The Romeo Section, as a stunt performer and stunt coordinator since 1983. He also wrote, produced, and directed episodes of the TV series Neon Rider.

In 2002, he established the non-profit Virtue Foundation based in Mission, B.C., which is dedicated to raising awareness about children with physical, mental, or financial challenges. Virtue was inspired to begin a riding program for sick or underprivileged children using horses retired from the movie industry.

Also at the event, two cash awards of $10,000 each were presented to Dream Big Productions youth mentoring program and the 2015-16 MMPIA Short Film Award winner Maja Aro.