Saskatchewan Multicultural Leadership Award for outstanding contributions to multiculturalism in Saskatchewan. Priority will be given to nominees who have demonstrated sustained periods of commitment in their contributions. (Jim & Michelle of Dairy Queen partners with MCoS to present this award, which includes a $500 donation to the recipient’s charity of choice.)
Multicultural Youth Leadership Award for promising contributions from people 29 years and under. (The Saskatchewan Government and General Employees’ Union (SGEU) is partnering with MCoS to present this award, which now includes a $500 reward.)
Eligibility: Living Saskatchewan residents are eligible for nomination with the following exceptions:
- Anyone who is currently serving as an MCoS Board member, committee member or staff or has served in the past 2 years is not eligible
- Immediate family members of such board members or staff are not eligible
- People holding or seeking political office are not eligible
- Members of the judiciary who still hold office are not eligible
- Any past recipients of any MCoS award cannot be nominated for the same award.
Criteria: All nominees will be evaluated on how their contributions align with the five streams of multicultural work:
- Cultural Continuity
- Celebration of Diversity
- Anti-Racism
- Intercultural Connections
- Integration.
Preference will be given to the person who demonstrates the most significant contributions to all five streams of work.
NEW – Leading Together Award
The Office of the Treaty Commissioner (OTC) and the Multicultural Council of Saskatchewan (MCoS) are partnering to present a new award – the Leading Together Award.
The Sarkar Family Foundation donated funds to MCoS to launch and maintain a new award that recognizes work with long-term impact towards reconciliation. The work the Leading Together Award will honour may relate to issues and/or areas of activity including land, education, anti-racism, MMIWG2SBM, justice, health, social services, economic development, arts, language and culture, etc.
Awards will be presented to an organization and an individual at MCoS’ annual awards ceremony where recipients will receive a framed artist print. The awards ceremony will take place at Wanuskewin Heritage Park, Saskatoon on November 18, 2023.
Organizational (business, community organization, institution, cooperative, government entity, partnership, network, etc.)
Individual Eligibility: Living Saskatchewan residents are eligible for nomination with the following exceptions:
- Anyone who is currently serving as an MCoS Board member, committee member or staff or an OTC employee, or Speakers’ Bureau member, or has served in the past two (2) years is not eligible
- Immediate family members of such board members or staff are not eligible
- People holding or seeking political office are not eligible
- Members of the judiciary who still hold office are not eligible
- Any past recipients of any MCoS or OTC award cannot be nominated for the same award.
