Created in 2018, the Prix Reconnaissance jeunesse acknowledge the exemplary achievements of young people who contribute to making Quebec shine, as well as the exceptional contribution of youth workers who have distinguished themselves throughout their career by their commitment to young people.
A total of 10 awards will be presented to the winners in each of the following categories who have been selected by a committee of experts.
The Creativity Award recognizes the ability of the honoree to develop their ideas and put them into practice in an original way.
The perseverance award recognizes the honoree's ability to accomplish actions through persistence and effort to achieve results of which they are proud, despite the difficulties encountered.
The Success and Outreach Award recognizes the honoree's ability to achieve a concrete and successful outcome through their actions and involvement. This success can be educational, professional or personal.
This award is intended to recognize in a special way a young Indigenous person who stands out in his or her community or who contributes to making his or her community, identity and culture shine through his or her commitment and achievements.
Please note that a person who identifies as First Nations or Inuit may be nominated in any of these categories.
This award is given to a young person who stands out from all the other youth nominations received, in a particular way through his/her actions, involvement or commitment.
The Creativity Award is given to a practitioner for the creative nature of their activities or work. The practitioner adopts an original approach and develops new tools to use creative intervention methods.
The Involvement Award is presented to a practitioner who, during his or her work, makes an outstanding contribution, gets involved and commits to young people by bringing positivity and confidence to those he or she works with.
The Success and Outreach Award is presented to a practitioner who contributes significantly to the achievement of concrete results for the clientele he or she works with.
The award recognizes an individual's outstanding contribution to youth throughout their career. This award also honours the memory of the man known as Father Pops, who became a key player in the community and is recognized for his help with the most vulnerable youth.
This award is intended to give special recognition to a youth worker who contributes to the well-being of young Indigenous people in Quebec through his or her commitment, caring and achievements with them.
The ceremony will take place in spring 2024 in Quebec city.
Scholarships of $1,500 will be awarded to the winners of the Youth and Youth Worker awards. The Emmett-Johns and Favourite award winners will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
The call for nominations for the sixth Prix Reconnaissance jeunesse runs until March 22, 2024. It will be possible to submit a nomination for one of the following categories:
Please note that a person who identifies as First Nations or Inuit may be nominated in any of these categories.
The applications received will be analyzed by a committee of experts in the light of the following criteria:
Additional eligibility criteria for the Youth Worker and Emmett-Johns categories are as follows:
The additional eligibility criteria for the Indigenous Youth and Indigenous Youth Worker categories are:
Anyone wishing to apply must provide the following documents:
These documents must be submitted on the above-mentioned nominated form.
The deadline for submitting all documents is March 22, 2024, at 11:59 p.m.
Secrétariat à la jeunesse
Ministère de la Culture et des Communications
Telephone: 418 643-8864
Email: prixreconnaissance@jeunesse.gouv.qc.ca
www.jeunes.gouv.qc.ca
Last update : March 15, 2023
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November 22, 2021
