This report was published by the Government of Canada.

HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT:

The State of Youth Report creates greater awareness of how youth are doing and highlights the opportunities and challenges they face, in their own words. This report will help inform government policies, programs, and decisions to better support youth in Canada. A State of Youth Report will be released every 4 years, as committed in the Youth Policy. Each time, it will be developed in close collaboration with youth.

The First State of Youth Report adopts an intersectional approach to illustrate how young people across Canada are doing within the context of the 6 youth-identified priorities in Canada’s Youth Policy as well as the emerging issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. See what youth had to say on the different youth-identified priorities, in their own words.