British Columbia Students Win National Video Contest

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Today, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced the winners of the national 2026 Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest.

May 4, 2026 – Hamilton, ON – Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS)

Today, the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) announced the winners of the national 2026 Focus on Safety Youth Video Contest.

First place: “The Book of Worksafe Wisdom"
Producers: Journey Benson, Cole Winney
Rockridge Secondary School, British Columbia
Video: https://bit.ly/4cJCumy

Second place: “Safety Olympics 2026"
Producers: Luc Lehman, Ryelan Hassan
Holy Rosary High School, Saskatchewan
Video: https://bit.ly/4tWJjXS

Third place: “The Role of Communication at Work"
Producer: Liam Vanderplaat
Central Alberta Christian High School, Alberta
Video: https://bit.ly/4w3Vp2V

Sponsored by CCOHS, the contest challenges students and youth in Canada to create original videos that show the importance of working safely on the job. By entering the contest, participants and their affiliated organizations, institutions, or schools are given the opportunity to win cash prizes, and provincial/territorial, regional, and national recognition.

The videos were evaluated by a panel of judges including:

  • Jan Chappel, Senior Technical Specialist, CCOHS
  • Daly Koffi, Program Officer (Acting), Communication and Information, Canadian Commission for UNESCO
  • Brandon Meawasige, Vice President, Communications and Marketing, Indspire
  • Jonathan Paredes, Alternate Young Worker Representative, PSAC Regional Council
  • Details about the contest are available on the Young Workers Zone website: www.ccohs.ca/youngworkers/video_contest.html. 

    The national contest is sponsored by CCOHS; CCOHS also contributes to the prizes for the provincial and territorial contest winners.

    Contestants and their affiliated organizations/institutions (schools) have an opportunity to win cash prizes, and provincial/territorial and national recognition.

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