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= Loizza Aquino = Loizza Ilag Aquino (born September 17, 1999) is a Canadian social activist and motivational speaker. She has spoken most prominently on the topic of mental health and youth empowerment. After Aquino lost a close friend to suicide at 15 years-old she founded Peace of Mind Canada, a youth-lead mental health organization.

In 2018, Aquino was recognized for her activism and became the youngest recipient to receive the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award, a prestigious national award presented by RBC and Canadian Immigrant Magazine. Aquino also received the YMCA Peace Medal Award alongside Toronto Police Officer, Dale Swift and the president of the Toronto Raptors, Masai Ujiri.

Early Years
Aquino immigrated from Philippines to Canada, and settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She attended Institut Collegial Vincent Massey Collegiate. Aquino relocated to Toronto, Ontario in 2017 to pursue a post-secondary education at the University of Toronto. She is pursuing her Honours Bachelor of Science in Mental Health Studies and International Development Studies.

Career
In 2017, Aquino was the inaugural youth recipient of ABS-CBN's Gawad Geny Lopez Bayaning Pilipino Award. Aquino also received one of the country's most prestigious scholarship, the TDScholarship for Community Leadership, a $70 000 scholarship presented annually to 20 students across Canada.

In 2018, Aquino received the RBC Youth Award and became the youngest and second recipient to ever receive this additional distinction to the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Award. Aquino was also featured of FLARE Magazine's #HowIMadeIt campaign which features over 50 women across Canada who are doing extraordinary work within their own fields. Aquino was also recognized for her work by being chosen as one of ten girls featured on Local Love (powered by United Way GTA) for an article on International Day of The Girl 2018.