$7,500 Canadian Youth Climate Action Award

A national award program recognizing Canadian youth leaders who are driving impactful climate action projects in their schools, communities, or organizations. The awards highlight innovation, leadership, and measurable contributions to climate solutions.

Benefits include:

• National recognition for youth climate leadership
• Awards ceremony and media visibility
• Networking with peers, mentors, and climate organizations
• Potential funding or support for scaling projects (details vary by year)

The Canadian Youth Climate Action Award will provide the first-place prize winner with $7,500 and a plaque. Two $3,500 prizes will be given to runners-up, and up to eight additional $1,000 prizes will be awarded to projects worthy of an honorable mention.

• Must be a Canadian youth leading or contributing to a climate action project
• Project must demonstrate measurable impact or innovation in climate solutions
• Prizes will be given to the program/project that best meets the following criteria:
• Leads to concrete, impactful climate actions within communities
• Is primarily a youth-led, local, regional, or national initiative
• Involves a range of ages in its outreach and activities
• Has a positive environmental and social impact
• Has the potential to be replicated in other Canadian communities
• In college or university
• Entrepreneur