Nominate someone for the Government of Yukon sport awards

The Government of Yukon presents annual awards to outstanding Yukon athletes. The awards recognize their achievements from the previous year and honour athletes who achieve:

• a level of excellence in their sport; or
• a special level of accomplishment in their sport.

There are 2 award categories:

• Premier's Award of Sport Excellence; and
• Minister's Award of Sport Recognition.

Award criteria

All awards

• Athletes much have competed in an eligible competition and achieved one of the identified standings (see table below).
• Athletes’ results  must show their commitment to a training and competition program that helped them achieve excellence.
• Athletes can achieve results in:
  • individual competition;
  • as a team; or
  • as a member of a team.

Premier’s Award of Sport Excellence

• Athletes must meet the criteria for all awards (see above).
• In addition, athletes’ results must have been in a category with at least 5 competitors.

Eligible competitions and results

	Eligible results
Eligible competitions	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Special accomplishment	Participation
Member of Team Canada in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games, Para Pan Am Games or world championships	PASE	PASE	PASE	PASE	PASE
Major international events sanctioned by the national sport organization	PASE	PASE	PASE	PASE	--
National championships	PASE	PASE	PASE	PASE	--
Canada Games or Western Canada Summer Games	PASE	PASE	PASE	PASE	--
Western Canadian championships	PASE	MASR	MASR	MASR	--
Provincial championships	PASE	MASR	MASR	MASR	--
Canada 55+ Games	MASR	--	--	--	--
North American Indigenous Games	MASR	--	--	--	--
Arctic Winter Games	MASR	--	--	--	--

Premier's Award of Sport Excellence = PASE Minister's Award of Sport Recognition = MASR

Nomination process and deadline

• Representatives of Yukon sport governing bodies nominate  athletes from their sport.
• To get nomination forms for individuals or teams, contact megan.cromarty@yukon.ca.
• The deadline to submit nominations for the 2023 awards is January 15, 2024. 

Nomination forms

Individual nomination form 

Team nomination form 

Former recipients

View the lists of previous recipients.