Youth

Tiyana is 11 years old. She is interested in becoming a writer for her career path and wrote this specifically for Canadian Newcomer Magazine. Her parents and grand parents migrated to Canada from Guyana and Trinidad.

Several years ago, a group of young people approached the Flemingdon Health Centre with the idea of creating a peace garden in Flemingdon Park.

In Manitoba, Aboriginal people have much lower incomes than the population as a whole, and immigrants and refugees are more likely to live in poverty. Those two groups make up the majority of the population of Winnipeg’s inner city, where…

Gaining work experience and accumulating the voluntary community hours necessary for high school graduation can be a challenge for many students. As a young newcomer to Canada, struggling with a different culture and language, the challenge…

Several years ago, a group of young people approached the Flemingdon Health Centre with the idea of creating a peace garden in Flemingdon Park. The project began in September of 2005 and included over 50 high school aged youth from the area…

L’amoreaux Youth Advisory Council Journalists: Melissa Huang & Fiona Cheng The L’ Amoureaux Youth Advisory Council recently conducted an interview with a new immigrant student at Albert Campbell, William, who came to Canada from China…

by Veronica Leonard Basma Hannouf was frightened at the prospect of looking for work in Canada. At 22, she had immigrated to Canada from Syria in October, 2008 having left in the middle of a journalism program. “I had not worked before, my…

by Consuelo Solar Through the windows of a seventh floor of the building where Youth Employment Services (YES) is located, in downtown Toronto, you can see several buildings under construction. They will become the renovated face of the…

By Ron Beleno, Youth Job Action Centre Over my years working with and coaching youth, the topic of leadership comes up as a lesson. I often ask young people the question, “What does leadership mean to you?” Common responses usually include…