The Canadian Association for Leisure Studies/Association canadienne d’études en loisir (CALS) Emerging Leisure Scholar Award recognises the significant early and potential contributions to the field of leisure studies by a Canadian leisure researcher who is untenured at the point of nomination. The Award recipient is already making a meaningful impact on the scholarly community and/or community at large. The individual has generated and/or influenced new concepts and ideas, provided new insights, advanced innovative perspectives and approaches to research, and ultimately, had a significant impact on the way in which leisure is understood and plays out in the lives of Canadians.