National Findings
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Getting Started: Youth (15 to 24 years of age) Unemployment Rate x 6
Posted 9 months ago.
According to the OECD, youth unemployment must be paid attention to because of its negative implications for young graduates' future careers called "scarring effects". More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Getting Started -
Getting Started: Youth Unemployment
Posted 11 months ago.
Across the globe, youth are facing bleak job prospects. In the first half of 2011, the seasonally unadjusted Canada-wide unemployment rate for youth in Canada was 14.7 percent. More
Year: 2011
Issue Area: Getting Started -
Getting Started: Unemployment Rate of Immigrants
Posted 11 months ago.
The gap between the unemployment rates of recent immigrants (lived in Canada for 5 years and less) and non-immigrants widens as education level increases. More
Year: 2010
Issue Area: Getting Started -
Getting Started: Youth unemployment rate
Posted 11 months ago.
Young workers face the worst job market in their lifetimes. In this challenging job market, young workers (aged 15-24) are especially vulnerable. More
Year: 2009
Issue Area: Getting Started -
Getting Started: Immigrant income
Posted 11 months ago.
Immigrants' incomes are falling farther behind. More
Year: 2008
Issue Area: Getting Started -
Getting Started in our Community: Unemployment Rate of Immigrants
Posted 11 months ago.
Whether we realize it or not, immigration affects every Canadian and every community. More
Year: 2007
Issue Area: Getting Started
News
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Vital Signs attracts media coverage from coast to coast to coast
Posted 8 months ago.
Along with our national report – Canada’s Vital Signs 2012 – Vital Youth - community foundations in 14 communities across Canada also released Vital Signs 2012 reports last week.... More
Year: 2012 -
Hope. Connect. Care.
Posted 9 months ago.
That’s what you get when you involve young people – Generation Flux, if you will – in the decision-making process. “They will make sure you walk the talk,” Marc... More
Year: 2012 -
Vital Youth Dialogue: Taking Stock
Posted 9 months ago.
Many of the National Alliance for Children and Youth (NACY)’s members across Canada have been reporting that they are struggling with capacity, delivery and sustainability challenges. We are... x 14 More
Year: 2012
Stories
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Aiming to 'sustain' youth in Clayoquot Sound Region
Posted 9 months ago.
Sustainability has long been a hot-button issue in Clayoquot Sound. Twenty years ago, the community was at a crossroads, with residents looking for ways to be more sustainable while continuing the... More
Year: 2012
Province: British Columbia -
Developing leadership through sport in London
Posted 9 months ago.
A program spearheaded by London Community Foundation is proving the transformative power of sport. The London Sport Leadership Program offers a unique opportunity for at-risk youth to obtain... More
Year: 2012
Province: Ontario -
The Calgary Foundation’s Vital City Celebration 2012
Posted 7 months ago.
On October 17th, nearly 700 Calgarians celebrated their vibrant city at The Calgary Foundation’s 2012 Vital City Celebration. More
Year: 2012
Province: Alberta
National Findings
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Belonging & Leadership: Voter Turnout
Posted 11 months ago.
A high level of voter turnout is a positive indicator of whether people feel they have a stake in their community, and whether people are engaged by the political process. More
Year: 2011
Issue Area: Belonging & Leadership -
Learning: Aboriginal Canadian High School Completion Rates
Posted 9 months ago.
In 2006 Aboriginal Canadian high school completion rates were lower than the total population high school completion rates for almost all of Canada's major census metropolitan areas (CMAs). More
Year: 2012
Issue Area: Learning -
Arts & Culture: Attendance at Cultural Events
Posted 11 months ago.
A vibrant and diverse community offers a wide variety of cultural events and entertainment to its population. More
Year: 2011
Issue Area: Arts & Culture
