The Allan Slaight International Rising Star Award acknowledges outstanding work by an up-and-coming magician. It comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation and an iPad to commemorate the occasion.

This award acknowledges outstanding work by emerging Canadian magicians, and comes with a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. We are thrilled to add a dynamic duo to the list—a pair known as The Sentimentalists.

This award acknowledges the exceptional commitment to magic by the dedicated efforts of an individual over a lifetime. The roster of past recipients includes Johnny Thompson, Ton Onosaka, Max Maven, and Dr. Edwin Dawes.

This award, Sharing Wonder, recognizes an outstanding magic performance by an exceptional artist. Like the other awards, the recipient receives an engraved iPad to commemorate the occasion, and this category comes with a prize of $15,000.

This award recognizes exceptionally creative and innovative work in the study of magic, and comes with an engraved iPad and a prize of $10,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation.

This award acknowledges outstanding work by an emerging Canadian magician and it comes with an engraved iPad, and a prize of $5,000 from the Slaight Family Foundation. Past recipients of this award include Mahdi Gilbert, Luc Langevin, Eric Leclerc and Nick Wallace.