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The CDA Young Professional Award recognizes, celebrates, and acknowledges the contributions, engagement, and commitment of Young Professionals to the dam industry in Canada. This is awarded to individuals who are in their early career stages and demonstrate professional commitment in the dam industry, either through their technical achievements, volunteer work and/or community involvement. They exemplify CDA's mission by the way they develop their skills and expertise in dam engineering and management disciplines.
Through the Young Professional Award, CDA aims to motivate the continuous development of young professionals and to attract them to the practice of dam engineering and the management of dams.
If you would like to nominate a CDA member for the 2025 CDA Young Professional Award, please complete the nomination form. Preferably, nominations should come from two CDA members in good standing.
Meet the 2024 recipients:
Éric Filion-Paquette, M.Ing., Ing.
Mr. Éric Filion-Paquette is a dedicated and innovative young professional in the field of dam safety. He is currently serving as dam safety engineer with Parks Canada. He is passionate about promoting CDA and mentoring staff and students, offering guidance and support to further develop the dam safety program at Parks Canada. Since joining the CDA in 2022, Eric has actively participated in numerous committees, activities and working groups, such as his involvement in the professional development and francophone committee.
Anik Rahman, P.Eng.
Mr. Anik Rahman specializes in energy infrastructure development, procurement, and market operations. Currently pursuing an MBA at the University of Oxford, he is on educational leave from the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). Anik previously led dam safety and renewable energy projects at Ontario Power Generation (OPG). He is also a dedicated volunteer with the Canadian Dam Association (CDA), serving on several committees. Additionally, Anik is Vice-Chair on the governing board of Memorial University of Newfoundland.
Dr. Sylvain Renaud, Ph.D., Ing.
Dr. Sylvain Renaud is a structural engineer at AtkinsRéalis who graduated from Polytechnique Montréal in 2019 with a Ph.D focusing on the development of multiscale models of the shear behaviour of dam-rock interfaces. Before joining AtkinsRéalis, he took part in several research projects including the numerical modelling of the seismic behaviour of dam-foundation-reservoir systems. In 2016, he was awarded the Canadian Dam Association Research Scholarship.
The previous recipients are:
