The Canadian Screen Award for Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series is an annual television award, presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to honour the year's best scripted children's television programming produced in Canada.
The award was first presented in 2002 as part of the Gemini Awards program. Prior to 2002, a single Gemini Award for Best Children's or Youth Program or Series was presented, inclusive of both fiction and non-fiction programming; in 2002, the award was split into separate categories for fiction and non-fiction programming.
Since 2013, the award has been presented as part of the Canadian Screen Awards.
Winners and nominees Due to the distinction between the former Gemini Awards, which were usually presented in the late fall of the same year that the awards were presented for, and the current Canadian Screen Awards, which are presented early in the following year, awards are listed below under the year of eligibility rather than the year of presentation.
2000s
2002 The Famous Jett Jackson Big Wolf on Campus Incredible Story Studio Mentors Our Hero
2003 Degrassi: The Next Generation Fast Food High Guinevere Jones Moville Mysteries The Dinosaur Hunter
2004 Degrassi: The Next Generation Edgemont Jacob Two-Two Radio Free Roscoe Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
2005 Radio Free Roscoe 15/Love Fries With That? Fungus the Bogeyman Instant Star
2006 The Morgan Waters Show 15/Love Dark Oracle renegadepress.com The Reading Rangers
2007 Wapos Bay: The Series Alice, I Think Degrassi: The Next Generation Jacob Two-Two Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story
2008 Degrassi: The Next Generation Instant Star Tumbletown Tales
2009 Life with Derek Instant Star The Latest Buzz
2010s
2010 Overruled! Degrassi: The Next Generation Pillars of Freedom That's So Weird! Total Drama Action
2011 Degrassi Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock How to be Indie That's So Weird! Vacation with Derek
2012 Degrassi The Haunting Hour Mudpit That's So Weird! What's Up Warthogs!
2013 Degrassi ALIVE Life with Boys Mr. Young The Next Step
2014 Degrassi The Next Step Total Drama All-Stars
2015 Degrassi Annedroids Full Out Max & Shred
2016 Odd Squad Backstage Degrassi: Next Class Make It Pop Wild Kratts
2017 Odd Squad Degrassi: Next Class L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables: Fire and Dew The Next Step
2018 Odd Squad Backstage The Next Step ReBoot: The Guardian Code
2019 Holly Hobbie Backstage Big Top Academy Creeped Out
2020 Odd Squad Mobile Unit Detention Adventure Endlings Holly Hobbie Utopia Falls
2021 The Hardy Boys Endlings Lockdown Odd Squad Mobile Unit
2022 Detention Adventure Holly Hobbie Malory Towers The Next Step Odd Squad Mobile Unit
2023 The Hardy BoysConnie Thiessen, "Canadian Screen Awards winners: TV Program & Performance". Broadcast Dialogue, May 29, 2024. Home Sweet Rome Macy Murdoch Malory Towers
2024 Beyond Black BeautyJamie Casemore, "CSAs ‘25: Wynonna Earp: Vengeance leads scripted TV wins". Playback, May 31, 2025. Gangnam Project Geek Girl Odd Squad UK Popularity Papers
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