Appreciating our youth
The Youth Citizenship Award recognizes outstanding young citizens who make a difference in their communities by volunteering their time and skills. The mayor will present all youth nominated with a Citizenship Award - the top 5 nominees will receive a $100 award with the certificate.
The winners are chosen and honoured during Burnaby Youth Week, held annually during the first week of May. The week is filled with fun games and activities.
Candidates must be 13-18 years of age, and:
- Have made an important contribution to their community,
- Have demonstrated qualities like leadership, commitment and enthusiasm, or
- Have overcome adversity or are living with a limitation.
Nominations
Nominations have closed for 2025. Please check back in the spring for the 2026 deadline.
Have a question? Call the Summit Youth Centre at 604-268-1369.
2024 Youth Citizenship Award recipients
Congratulations to this year’s recipients of the Youth Citizenship Award.
Alex Zhang, Amity Dominelli, Angelica Lozano, Arthur James Paulino, Ashton Uwamaliiya, Bodria Uddin, Brayden Olsen, Bryce Philcox, Bryden MacDonald, Delilah Bryntwick, Fiona Anteros, Hugo Spence, Isabella Liao, Isabelle Chay, James Choi, Juan Ramos, Kailey Chan, Mani Nayebi, Marcus Hsieh, Martina Ananga, Mathias Parto, Mobin Yazdanr, Mubarak Rashid, Nico Miguel Lufranco, Niko Virdi, Oliver Buskey, Samuel Tang, Sanvi Gupta, Shalie Barro, Victor Wong, Yehia Ayad, Yiwen Eva Hu, Zachary Chung
The top 5 winners who received a $100 bursary are: Bodria Uddin, Bryce Philcox, Fiona Anteros, Isabelle Chay and Mathias Parto.
Congratulations to all the Youth Citizenship Award recipients!