Languages Build Video Contest Winners
2026 Winners
From January to March 2026, we invited language learners across Canada to create videos that share how learning an additional language has helped “build” their identity, personality, or society. Congratulations to the 2026 contest winners!
Avery, Charley, Emrys, Marmara, and Samara (Spanish, American Sign Language, Cree) *People’s Choice prize winner
Gavin, Mark, and Riley (German)
Midu Nguyen (English, French, Spanish, Vietnamese)
Ava Abtahi (French)
Jessica Barci (French, English, Italian, Romanian, Hungarian)
2025 Winners
Grand Prize Winners
Mariam Elgammal and Sita Ganenthiran (French)
Lily Bruce (French)
Darldina-Rozalia Ebot (French, Spanish, Korean) [video transcript]
First Runners-Up
Sivan Ganenthiran (French)
Maya Anderson, Claire Green Kopeck, Amelia Kiung, and Vinnie Wolski (French)
Second Runners-Up
Antonio Cutillas (English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese)
Alan Lin and Tristin Tran (Mandarin)
2024 Winners
Grand Prize Winners
Jeanne Liendo’s class (Spanish)
Rachel Su (French)
Dr. Rosanne Abdulla’s EDUC 5615 class (French)
First Runners-Up
Lauren-Rose Stunell’s class (French, English, and other languages)
Alana Wong, Venissa Dai, Zoe Yuen, Charlie Chen, and Ryan Kong (French)
Liam McGovern (French)
Second Runners-Up
Annette Warren’s class (French)
Esther Klassen and Alysha Wiebe (German)
Lila Sanchez (French)
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