Apply to join the PM’s Youth Advisory Council
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has made youth engagement a priority of this government and that the 2016 budget committed to the creation of a Prime Minister’s Youth Advisory Council. On July 19, 2016 the search for youth through the PM Youth Advisory Council webpage was launched.
The Council will advise the Trudeau on national issues such as employment, access to education, building stronger communities, climate change and clean growth. These discussions will inform the government’s policy-making process.Youth aged 16 to 24, can now apply to become one of the 30 Youth Council members.
A focus will be placed on diversity, with one young person from every province and territory, with varying backgrounds and language profiles. It is anticipated that the Council will meet multiple times per year both in-person and online.
- Youth will have until August 12 to join the first wave of Youth Council members who will meet with the Prime Minister in early October 2016.
- Youth have until October 1 to join the second wave of members who will meet with the inaugural members and the Prime Minister in 2017.
For more information, visit the Prime Minister’s Youth Advisory Council Webpage.
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