RESPECT
BUILD YOUR CAPACITY IN YOUTH FACILITATION
LISTEN
HEAR YOUTH VOICE ON WHAT MATTERS TO THEM
UNDERSTAND
READ A NEW REPORT OR ACADEMIC ARTICLE
COMMUNICATE
PARTICIPATE IN UPCOMING KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES AND EVENTS
The Students Commission of Canada
We are a charitable organization that purposely works with others to help create a world where young people are valued and heard and their ideas for improving themselves, the lives of their peers and communities are put into action.
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Sharing the Stories
A research and evaluation platform for youth, organizations and governments. The platform amplifies the voices of young people by aggregating data across multiple youth programs. Key youth trends from the aggregated data are published and shared with youth, organizations and decision-makers. Check out the research that's emerged from the platform and our Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement.
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#CanadaWeWant Youth Movement
We work with youth leaders from coast to coast to coast to develop and deliver programs and activities that build a positive future for all Canadians grounded in Truth and Reconciliation. #CanadaWeWant youth leaders meet annually at our #CanadaWeWant Conference at YMCA Cedar Glen. For more information, please contact info@studentscommission.ca or 416-597-8297.
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Influencing Youth Policies and Programs
We work with youth, governments and corporations to design and deliver effective youth policies and programs. Check out the Youth Policy for Canada policy report or other #CanadaWeWant Conference theme reports.
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Under 25? U-Report Canada needs you!
As a way to keep in touch and continue to influence positive change, UNICEF Canada invites you (and other young people ages 13-24) to join U-Report Canada – a chatbot that asks you questions and gathers your perspective on issues through Facebook Messenger. U-Report is a platform that is designed to give young people a voice in this process. It is free, confidential and registration is super quick and easy. Join now by going to the U-Report Canada Facebook Page, and clicking Send Message.
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Be The Program
"Be The Program" offers youth across Canada the opportunity to prevent dating-violence through customized programs designed for their peer groups. Youth leaders will identify the needs of their peers in an evidence-based participatory research process, supported by adult allies from organizations across Canada, co-create programming, and deliver the programs in their communities. This approach ensures that young people are not only learning about violence prevention, but they are also learning leadership, facilitation, research, and design skills.
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#ThisisCanada
Through a historical lens, the purpose is to engage youth from across Canada in sessions that provide them with an opportunity to interact with their peers about social issues that impact them directly. These issues include but are not limited to: multiculturalism, social and economic inclusion, and diversity.
We believe in a world where all young people positively transition into a successful adulthood
We Turn Knowledge into Action and Action into Knowledge by:
- Supporting others to share the story (STS) of the work they do
- Deliberately catalyzing the knowledge generated by young people to support systems change
- Sustaining an evidence base through the Centre of Excellence for Youth Engagement of the impact of youth voice influencing decision-making
We Strengthen Others through Networking by:
- Amplifying the work of those organizations that support young people to be heard and valued
- Working with others to support young people to thrive
- Building capacity of others to practice and deliver meaningful youth engagement
We #WalkTheTalk by:
- Working in inter-generational partnerships to achieve our purpose and desired outcome
- Continuously Incubating and innovating so that we can generate sparks for positive change
- Working with vision and passion to integrate head, heart, feet and spirit in all that we do