Scholarships

2026 PRLC Post-Secondary Scholarships

What is it?

The Peel Regional Labour Council (PRLC) offers 8 annual scholarships of $1,000 each to support students from union families in the Peel Region pursuing post-secondary education. These scholarships aim to assist unionized families who save for their children’s education. The application is open to eligible students in the following categories:

  • Indigenous Community Scholarship 
  • Racialized Community Scholarship
  • Two-Spirit and LGBTQIA+ Community Scholarship
  • Disabled Persons (Visible and Invisible) Community Scholarship
  • General Youth Scholarships (in honour of Dale Andrew Jaecques and Nihal Bahadir) 

Applicants will submit:

1 (one) of the following, based on one of the predetermined topics for consideration;

  • 3-minute video
  • 250-word written statement
  • Visual art piece

2026 Topics for the Scholarship Application (choose one):

1. Share a personal story about how your family’s connection to a union has shaped your life, values, or opportunities. In what ways has this influence made a meaningful difference to you?

2. What issues matter most to you right now in your community or society? Reflect on how unions can play a role in addressing these challenges, and why these issues are personally important to you.

3. In what ways have the values or actions of unions influenced how you understand and navigate your identity? Share how these experiences have helped you face or overcome challenges in your life.

Application Process:

Please complete:

  • The attached Application Form in full (in English or French)
  • The category for which you are applying (e.g. Indigenous Community Scholarship)
  • Your original submission (written, video or artwork)

Applications in the form of a video should be emailed to the President as an attachment. Written statements should be in PDF format, sent as an email attachment or printed and/or mailed to the PRLC office. Visual Art pieces can be mailed or emailed. 

*** Please be advised that any use—or suspected use—of artificial intelligence in the preparation of this application, whether in part or in whole, will result in automatic disqualification.

Applications are to be received by 10:00 pm on Sunday May 31st, 2026.

Eligible Applicants Must:

  • be a member of a recognized union or the child* of a recognized union member in good standing which is affiliated with the Peel Regional Labour Council.
  • be 25 years of age or younger, and 
  • be enrolled in a Canadian publicly funded post-secondary educational institution leading to a degree in the 2026-2027 school year OR
  • enrolled in a full time (30 weeks or longer) program at a publicly funded post-secondary educational institution leading to a diploma or certificate (must include course description/curriculum) 
  • Accompanying applications supporting documentation includes: acceptance letter, tuition receipts, etc. 

* children include biological or birth children, children by adoption and children by other, equivalent relationship

  1. Scholarships will be awarded annually based on ideas discussed in the video submission, artistic rendition, or written statement, as determined by a review panel composed of members in good standing from the Peel Regional Labour Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee.
  2. Winning applicants will be asked to provide proof of enrolment at an institution of post-secondary education before the scholarship is issued.
  3. Applicants may be entering any year of post-secondary study and may be returning to their studies after a break.
  4. The PRLC Post-Secondary Scholarships cannot be awarded to the same applicant more than twice. Unsuccessful applicants may re-apply for consideration in another qualifying year.
  5. Applications must be received by the PRLC President no later than 10pm on Sunday May 31st, 2026.
  6. Annual topics will be released by the PRLC and posted on the PRLC website by the end of March of the year of application.

Mailing Address:

Peel Regional Labour Council

197 COUNTY COURT, UNIT 200 Brampton, ON L6W 4P6

Email: PRLC President at admin@prlc.ca

Any applications received after the deadline will not be considered for the scholarship under any circumstances. Late submissions may be re-submitted in the following year.

PEEL REGIONAL LABOUR COUNCIL SCHOLARSHIPS 2026

Download an editable copy of this form.

PRLC 2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM – to be submitted with submission
APPLICANT’S NAME (first and last) 
APPLICANT’S SUBMISSION CATEGORY 
APPLICANT’S ID CARD, DRIVER’S LICENSE, PASSPORT (please indicate which) 
APPLICANT’S CONTACT INFORMATION
MOBILE 
HOME 
EMAIL 
APPLICANT’S PERMANENT MAILING ADDRESS
CITY 
POSTAL CODE 
EDUCATION INSTITUTION AND TERM 
NAME OF UNION MEMBER (first and last) 
RELATION TO APPLICANT 
NAME OF UNION (ie: provincial) 
AFFILIATED LOCAL (name of local/district affiliated with PRLC) 
BUSINESS PHONE NUMBER 
UNION CARD NUMBER 
UNION MEMBER CONTACT INFORMATION
MOBILE 
HOME 
APPLICANT’S SIGNATURE:
UNION MEMBER’S SIGNATURE: