Canadian Youth Climate Action Awards

2025 CYCAA prize winners

Awarded on April 15, 2025

Congratulations to all our applicants and winners of our third Canadian Youth Climate Action Award. We gave out eleven prizes in total and continue to be greatly impressed by the number and quality of the applications received. Presented in partnership with the Small Change Fund, the award celebrates young people across the country who are taking meaningful action against climate change.

We would like to acknowledge and thank our panel of judges as well as our many generous donors. With the funds raised, we were able to recognize several youth-led projects making a localized, intergenerational impact.

Our first prize of $7,500 went to the Burns Bog Youth Stewardship Project (photo above). Congratulations to all the prize winners and applicants for their outstanding work in mitigating climate change.

2025 award winner profiles

First prize:
Burns Bog Youth Stewardship Project

The Burns Bog Youth Stewardship Project 2024 is a groundbreaking youth-led initiative that brought together diverse organizations, Indigenous youth, and new Canadians for a shared climate restoration effort. This project was the first of its kind to unite CTS Youth Society, Youth Climate Corps, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Foundation, Tsawwassen First Nation, Musqueam, and other partners in a collaborative approach to climate action. By focusing on restoring fire-damaged peatlands, this initiative

directly contributes to carbon sequestration, biodiversity conservation, and long-term climate resilience.

Runner up prize:
Human Nature Projects Canada

To date, HNP Canada has engaged over 10,000 youth in environmental education, conservation, restoration, and protection through 30+ stewardship-based community events and educational initiatives. In 2024 alone, they engaged 4,200 volunteers across 91 schools. Their efforts to help maintain the health of local parks and public spaces through routine clean-ups and invasive plant species removals have been recognized by community members.

Runner-up:
The Gaia Project - Climate Action Project

The Gaia Project is a New Brunswick-based environmental charity dedicated to empowering youth to take climate action through education. The Climate Action Project (CAP) program provides students with the skills and mentorship to analyze climate issues and lead hands-on science or social science projects, driving meaningful local climate action.

Our honourable mentions

Our honorable mention Canadian Youth Climate Action Awards included eight incredible projects:

Break The Divide (Regina, Saskatchewan)
Co-op CultivAction (Montréal, Québec)
Edmonton Youth for Climate (Edmonton, Alberta)
Green Career Centre - Green Career Readiness 360 Program (Ontario, Québec and British Columbia)
Student Education for Environmental Development (SEED) (Montréal, Québec)
The Sustainable Act (Vancouver, British Columbia)
UofC Energy: Siksika Housing Solar Project (Siksika Nation, Alberta)
Young Eye Initiative (Kitchener, Ontario)