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.
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Eligible results |
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Eligible competitions |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Special accomplishment |
Participation |
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Member of Team Canada in the Olympics, Commonwealth Games, Pan Am Games, |
PASE | PASE | PASE | PASE | PASE |
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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 2022 awards is April 21, 2023.
Former recipients
View the lists of previous recipients.
For more information contact us by email at sportrec@yukon.ca orphone 867-667-5254, toll free in the Yukon 1-800-661-0408, extension 5254.