Minister of Justice National Youth Justice Policing Award 2025 ($10,000 in funding): (Deadline 17 July 2025)

The award recognizes police-led initiatives that use innovative approaches or promising practices that go beyond the formal court system when dealing with youth who come in contact with the criminal justice system. The award celebrates innovative policing and creative responses to youth crime.

Award of Minister of Justice

• The recipient(s) receives a certificate of recognition.
• In addition, $10,000 in funding is presented in the name of the recipient(s) to the successful police service or name of a community organization in the case of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police or other federal entity.
• The Department of Justice Canada also covers some of the expenses of one representative from the winning initiative to travel to the award ceremony.

Eligibility for Minister of Justice

• Individual or teams of police officers and others involved in police-led initiatives that apply Youth Criminal Justice Act principles in innovative and creative ways when working with youth who come in contact with the law, are eligible for this award.
• Consideration will be given to projects that respond to the needs of, or display sensitivity towards, Indigenous youth, Black youth, or any other vulnerable youth in the youth criminal justice system.
• Nominations are accepted for initiatives active or started between January 1 and December 31, 2024.
• Anyone living in Canada may nominate candidates for the award, including police services, community groups, and justice officials. Individual police officers may nominate themselves or their colleagues.

Application

• Nominations must be accompanied by a signed letter from the Chief of Police, Director or Commanding Officer of the agency concerned.
• You may also include supporting material, such as news articles, citations, letters of appreciation, or photographs with your nomination form.

Please note: If the award winner is from Québec, additional information may be required.

To nominate a candidate or team, complete and submit the nomination form to prix.police.award@justice.gc.ca. Only one form is required if you are nominating a team.