Oakville Youth Awards

Awards celebration

We were thrilled to receive an amazing 186 nominations in our inaugural year! Selected nominators and nominees gathered together at Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre on Saturday, May 4 to recognize the following 2024 Oakville Youth Award recipients:

Amna Sultan and Brenton Wang, Emerging Youth Leader Awards
Qianqian Xue and Pooshne Chandrika Kotla, Youth Artist Awards
Faith Joson and Anvi Nambiar, Youth Involvement Awards
Junyi Jeremy Zhang and Maxximus Bettiol, Youth Sports Awards

Read the news release

Award categories

Two nominees are awarded in each category, one for ages 11 to 14 and the other for those between 15 and 19.

Youth Artist Award

Recognizes youth who demonstrate a passion for the arts, whether through music, theatre, or other cultural talents, and who positively represent and dedicate their talents to raising awareness of arts and culture among the youth community.

Youth Sport Award

Recognizes youth who demonstrate a passion for sports and portray a positive image through their participation, volunteerism, or coaching within their chosen sport.

Youth Involvement Award

Recognizes youth who dedicate their time and efforts to local organizations or events, actively engaging in their community through volunteerism, employment, participation, and demonstrating a passion for helping others.

Emerging Youth Leader Award

Recognizes youth who positively influence their peers, demonstrate leadership qualities, and make a positive impact as role models through motivation and mentoring, while showing a true passion for helping others.

Selection criteria and process

Nominees should contribute to the Town of Oakville’s vision of being a vibrant and livable community for all and demonstrate at least one of the values of the town (leadership, inclusivity, fiscal responsibility, sustainability, excellence and quality of life).

A selection committee made up of OYAC members will review each nomination and select the recipients. The selection committee reserves the right to move a nomination to a more appropriate category, if necessary. All decisions made by the selection committee are final.