PSAC congratulates the winners of this year’s PSAC scholarship awards who are well on their way to becoming the next generation of strong and vocal labour activists in Canada.

The winners were selected from hundreds of applications from members and their families. PSAC scholarships are awarded based on the merit of a 750- to 850-word essay,  video, infographic, song or other creative submission based on current events in the labour movement. Applicants this year shared their thoughts on systemic inequities exposed by the pandemic.

The 2023 program will open in mid-April with new guidelines and application forms.

Here are this year’s winners: 

National awards

Clara Barrette – $4,000 AGR-PSAC
Clara lives in Montreal, Que. and is the daughter of Nadine Bergeron of the Agriculture Union, Local 10080.

Renee Humphrey – $4,000 Coughlin-PSAC
Renee is from Fredericton, N.B. and her mother, Kimberly Humphrey, is a member of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union, Local 60260.

Zoe Phillips – $3,000 AGR-PSAC
Zoe is from Kingston, Ont. and her mother, Lisa Phillips, is a member of the Union of Taxation Employees, Local 11.

Mary Cairns – $3,000 AGR-PSAC
Mary is from Yellowknife, N.W.T. and her mother, Karla Cairns, is a member of the Union of National Employees, Local X0304.

Jessie Yang – $3,000 Coughlin-PSAC
Jessie is from Ottawa, Ont. and is the child of Yanrong Xu from the Union of Taxation Employees, Local 70010.

Samuel Shen – $3,000 Coughlin-PSAC 
Samuel lives in Edmonton, Alta. and his father, Shengwen Shen, is a member of the Agriculture Union, Local 30047.

Meadow Mothus – $2,000 J.R. (Joe) Power
Meadow lives in Chilliwack, B.C. and is the child of Jeremy Mothus of the Union of Health and Environment Workers, Local 20147.

Members’ awards 

Samuel Challen – $2,000 PSAC Members’
Samuel lives in Dundas, Ont. and is a member of the Union of National Employees, Local 221.

Kim Tenhunen – $2,000 PSAC Members’
Kim is from Sooke, British Columbia and is a member of the Union of Health and Environment Workers, Local 20076.

Christopher Young – $2,000 PSAC Members’
Christopher is from Verdun, Que. and is a member of the Union of National Defence Employees, Local 10511.

Scarlett McAllister – $1,000 PSAC Members’
Scarlett is from Fredericton, N.B. and is a member of Directly Chartered Local 60702.

Michelle Wilson – $1,000 PSAC Members’
Michelle is from Victoria, B.C. and is a member of the Union of Veterans' Affairs Employees, Local 20030.

Regional awards 

Amy Lanning – $1,000 Atlantic
Amy is from Moncton, N.B. and is the daughter of Nicole Lanning, a member of Union of Canadian Transportation Employees, Local 60603. 

Emma Rose – $1,000 Atlantic
Emma lives in Moncton, N.B. and is the daughter of Andrew Rose, a member of Directly Chartered Local 60702. 

Note: The judges decided to award two Atlantic regional scholarships this year. Only one application from the North met the eligibility criteria and the jury recommended that this person be awarded a national scholarship. 

Juliette Trottier – $1,000 Québec
Juliette is from La Baie, Que. and her mother, Marie-Claude Gagné, is a member of the Union of Taxation Employees, Local 10004. 

Brendan Varghese – $1,000 National Capital Region
Brendan is from Nobleton, Ontario and is the son of Santhosh Varghese, a member of the Union of National Defence Employees, Local 70654. 

Makayla Windross – $1,000 Ontario
Makayla is from Pickering, Ontario and is the daughter of Andre Windross, a member of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union, Local 638. 

Anikka Lalo – $1,000 Prairies
Anikka lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba and her mother, Nanette Lalo, is a member of the Union of Taxation Employees, Local 50021. 

Laurel Bossert – $1,000 British Columbia
Laurel is from Kamloops, British Columbia and her mother, Corene Jensen, is a member of the Canada Employment and Immigration Union, Local 20914.