Nine pillars. One national movement.

Planned program direction

• Youth media-analysis workshops
• Student-led storytelling and content labs
• Digital safety, source verification and platform literacy

First resource set

• Canadian media-literacy research and tool links
• Source-evaluation worksheet
• Student storytelling and consent guide

Relevant contributors

Educators, journalists, filmmakers, librarians, digital-safety specialists and youth creators.

How to contribute: Share an existing resource, volunteer for a workshop-design group or propose a youth-led media project.

Proposed measures

• Participants completing a pilot module
• Student-created projects published with consent
• Pre/post confidence in source evaluation

Planned program direction

• Age-appropriate money and credit learning
• Cooperative economics and community ownership cases
• Family-facing financial learning sessions

First resource set

• Budget and goal-setting templates
• Glossary of Canadian financial terms
• Introductory cooperative-economics reading list

Relevant contributors

Financial educators, credit counsellors, cooperative leaders, accountants, entrepreneurs and families.

How to contribute: Review learning materials, host a practical session, sponsor resource development or share a community case study.

Proposed measures

• Learners completing foundational modules
• Improvement in practical financial knowledge
• Family participation and resource reuse

Planned program direction

• Youth venture-design challenges
• Founder and professional mentor sessions
• Business, social-enterprise and cooperative pathway exposure

First resource set

• One-page venture canvas
• Canadian business-startup resource links
• Youth pitch and customer-interview templates

Relevant contributors

Founders, small-business owners, social-enterprise leaders, lawyers, accountants, marketers and procurement professionals.

How to contribute: Mentor a team, review a resource, offer a site visit, sponsor a challenge or provide a real-world problem brief.

Proposed measures

• Student venture concepts completed
• Mentor and founder participation
• Teams progressing to a prototype or market test

Planned program direction

• How Canadian public institutions work
• Issue research and policy-brief workshops
• Youth forums, delegations and community-action projects

First resource set

• Civic institutions explainer
• Advocacy planning worksheet
• Public-meeting and delegation guide

Relevant contributors

Civic educators, advocates, public servants, lawyers, organizers, journalists and elected-office staff acting in a non-partisan capacity.

How to contribute: Offer a non-partisan learning session, review civic resources or support a youth issue-research project.

Proposed measures

• Youth completing a civic project
• Policy briefs or presentations developed
• Growth in confidence navigating public institutions

Planned program direction

• Wellbeing and stress-management learning
• Nutrition, movement and healthy-routine sessions
• Mental-health literacy and navigation support

First resource set

• Canadian public-health and mental-health links
• Wellbeing check-in template
• Family discussion and referral guide

Relevant contributors

Licensed health professionals, mental-health practitioners, nutrition educators, coaches, faith leaders and youth-wellness organizations.

How to contribute: Review content for safety and accuracy, offer a session, provide referral information or support a wellness pilot.

Proposed measures

• Participants reached through verified learning
• Knowledge of help-seeking and referral pathways
• Participant feedback on relevance and safety

Planned program direction

• Near-peer and professional mentorship models
• Mentor orientation and safeguarding framework
• Structured matching, check-ins and closure

First resource set

• Draft mentor role description
• Safeguarding and boundaries checklist
• Matching and check-in template

Relevant contributors

Youth-serving organizations, safeguarding specialists, educators, professionals, alumni, students and families.

How to contribute: Register interest now; screening and matching will not begin until approved safeguarding requirements are published.

Proposed measures

• Screened and trained mentors
• Matches completing agreed check-ins
• Student, family and mentor satisfaction and safety feedback

Planned program direction

• Hands-on STEM and design challenges
• Responsible AI literacy and creation labs
• Career exposure, research connections and technical mentorship

First resource set

• Responsible AI learning checklist
• Canadian STEM pathway links
• Project brief and reflection template

Relevant contributors

Scientists, engineers, technologists, skilled educators, researchers, product builders, ethicists and employers.

How to contribute: Offer a demonstration, mentor a project, provide equipment or space, review AI-safety content or sponsor a pilot.

Proposed measures

• Students completing hands-on projects
• Growth in technical confidence and pathway awareness
• Responsible-use practices demonstrated

Planned program direction

• Artist-led workshops and cultural practice
• Diaspora history through creative expression
• Student showcases, archives and intergenerational learning

First resource set

• Artist and cultural-organization directory framework
• Consent and cultural-attribution guide
• Creative project and showcase toolkit

Relevant contributors

Artists, cultural workers, historians, elders, museums, festivals, educators and youth creators.

How to contribute: Propose a workshop, share an approved resource, host a showcase, contribute archival knowledge or sponsor materials.

Proposed measures

• Artists and students engaged
• Creative works completed and showcased with consent
• Participant growth in cultural knowledge and belonging

Planned program direction

• Trade exploration and hands-on demonstrations
• Apprenticeship and certification navigation
• Employer, union, college and entrepreneur connections

First resource set

• Province-specific apprenticeship link directory
• Trade pathway comparison worksheet
• Workplace readiness and safety resource list

Relevant contributors

Tradespeople, employers, unions, colleges, training organizations, safety specialists and contractors.

How to contribute: Host a site visit, offer a demonstration, review pathway information, provide equipment or sponsor student access.

Proposed measures

• Students exposed to multiple trades
• Referrals to verified apprenticeship information
• Site visits, demonstrations and mentor connections completed