National Youth Justice Policing Award

Award Nominations

Who is eligible for this award?

Police officers, who individually or as a team, apply provisions under the Youth Criminal Justice Act in innovative and creative ways when working with youth in conflict with the law. Nominations will be accepted for activities which were within the last two years.

Who can nominate candidates for the Award?

Police Services, community groups, and citizens are eligible to nominate police officers for this award. Individual police officers may nominate their colleagues.

How do I nominate a candidate for the Award?

Complete and forward the required Nomination Form to the Department of Justice, Youth Justice Initiative, 180 Elgin Street, 7th Floor, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H8.

Nominations may also be submitted by fax at (613) 954-3294 or by email at prix.police.award@justice.gc.ca. Include supporting press clippings, citations, letters of appreciation, photographs, etc.

Nominations from a member of a police service must be reviewed and signed by the Chief of Police, Director, or Commanding Officer of the police service or agency concerned.

Nominations from a community group or an individual must be copied to the Chief of Police, Director or Commanding Officer of the police service or agency concerned.

What is the deadline for nominations?

Nominations for the 2012 award are now closed.

Who selects the winner?

The winner is selected by a committee consisting of representatives from the policing and justice communities.

When will this year's Award be presented?

The 2012 award was presented at the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police Annual Conference that was held August 19-22 in Sydney, Nova Scotia.

What does the winner receive?

The name of the winning individual or team is inscribed on a trophy and remains with the winning police service for a year. The winners are also given a smaller version of the trophy to keep and laminated award certificates for each individual or team member. The Youth Justice Fund also provides $5,000.00 in funding which is presented to the police service in the name of the winner. The winner's expenses are covered for the two-day stay at the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) Annual Conference for the opening ceremony, as well as those of the winner's spouse/companion.

Please note that for team nominations, while an entire team may be nominated, only the expenses of up to a maximum of three team representatives will be covered, as well as those of their spouses/companions.