Alongside Jonny Harris and Steve Dylan, Young was a winner of the Canadian Screen Award for Best Writing in a Factual Program or Series at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017 for the "Vanastra" episode of Still Standing. With Graham Chittenden added to the writing team in subsequent seasons, the quartet has won the same award four more times to date, at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 for "Fort McMurray",Rachel West, "2018 Canadian Screen Awards: ‘Property Brothers’, ‘Big Brother Canada’ Among Non-Fiction Winners". ET Canada, March 6, 2018. at the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019 for "Carcross",Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Non-Fiction TV Programming: The Complete List Of Winners". ET Canada, March 26, 2019. at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020 for "Churchill",Jackson Weaver, "The National, The Accountant of Auschwitz lead first night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, May 25, 2020. and at the 9th Canadian Screen Awards in 2021 for "Rankin Inlet";Marriska Fernandes, "Canadian Screen Awards 2021: News, Documentary, Lifestyle and Reality". Tribute, May 18, 2021. in 2021, they also won a WGC Screenwriting Award for "Rankin Inlet".Musthafa Azeez, "Schitt’s Creek and Trickster win big at WGC Screenwriting Awards". The Globe and Mail, April 27, 2021.
