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Indigenous Icons of Canada: Reclaiming the Brilliance and Resistance of our Ancestors
Righting History’s Active Learning Club
Saturday December 13th at 5:30pm EST via Zoom
Learn about the achievements, struggles, and cultural contributions of First Nations figures (1900–1950) and how these histories remain relevant. Examine 3–5 historical figures’ lives, contributions, and visions for future generations. Connect these stories to current climate and healing justice struggles. The workshop is lecture-based and interactive, emphasizing understanding Indigenous worldviews for true reconciliation.
🎙️ Facilitator: Atreyu Lewis (they/he)
🔗 Register: RightingHistory.ca/ALC
Northern Policy School Advisory Committee
Indigenous Youth Roots
Application Deadline: December 15th
Applications are now open for Northern Indigenous youth interested in joining the Indigenous Youth Roots (IYR) Northern Policy School Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee will consist of 10 Indigenous youth (ages 18-29) who live or who have lived in various regions across Northern Canada (YT, NT, NU, Northern QC and Labrador), that will help shape and inform the development of IYR’s Northern Policy School program. We hope to have a diverse range of Northern Indigenous youth voices and experiences represented within the Advisory Committee.
The Advisory Committee will meet online biweekly from January to May, 2026 for a total of 10 meetings and then quarterly after the official launch of the program.
Members will receive a $300 honorarium for each full meeting attended.
Youth 4 resilient communities
Waterlution
Application Deadline: December 15th
Calling Young Water Change-Makers!
Are you ready to make a real impact in your community and tackle urgent climate and water challenges of today?
Youth for Resilient Communities (Y4RC) invites you to come together with youth from across the country to learn how to create impact in your community. National in design, Y4RC’s immersive experiences will build your skills, insights and networks across Canada’s climate and water challenges.
From March 1, 2026 – August 31, 2026, be one of 100 young Canadians to learn new skills and perspectives as you travel in March 2026 to Squamish, BC for a 4 day gathering, and in May 2026 to PEI for a 5 day gathering to be immersed in extensive training & local experiences. These 2 in person training sessions will be the foundation for the development of your own community projects.
What is the program about?
🌊 Capacity building & extensive climate/water training
🛠 Community engagement, coaching & mentorship
🌱Learning from Indigenous Knowledge Keepers & experienced professionals
🤝 Peer-to-peer learning
📍 TWO in-person gatherings in TWO Canadian locations
Themes in Focus:
🥕Urban Agriculture & Food Security
🌊 Extreme Water Events –Flooding and Droughts
🚿 Water Quality & Drinking Water
🌱 Learning from the Land: Indigenous Practice & Knowledge
🌧️ Stormwater Management & Nature Based Solutions
🌀 Extreme Weather Events & Community Health
💦 Source Water & Point Source Solutions
If you’re ready to lead, learn, and take action, now’s your chance! Applications close December 15th.
Local pathways Fellowship
SDSN Youth
Application Deadline: December 21st
The Local Pathways Fellowship (LPF) program was launched by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Youth Initiative (SDSN Youth) with the mission to empower and equip young urban leaders from cities across the world with the knowledge, resources, and platform they need to advance progress on Sustainable Development Goal 11.
The LPF is a 10-month program that takes fellows on a journey of charting pathways for ‘localizing’ SDG 11. The program of activities has monthly deliverables that revolve around:
Learning about the major challenges currently faced by urban areas around the world and the extraordinary potential of these areas to enable change in the future. From infrastructure to culture to economic opportunity, learn how harnessing the power of urban development for global progress is imperative.
Channeling the ideas and knowledge they acquire into the development of a project that addresses challenges pertinent to their city and area of interest; this will be the main outcome and deliverable of the fellowship.
Connecting with the peer-to-peer network of 750+ fellows from 180 different cities across 80 countries. This grants fellows the opportunity to exchange knowledge, share resources, and build solutions with urban leaders from across the world
Gaining insight and mentorship from experts from the industry through the LPF webinar series.
Youth for People and the Planet
DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society is looking for youth from across British Columbia to develop community-based projects!
Get eight weeks of skill-building support, workshops and mentorship to develop your leadership skills
Get help to write a proposal for your own community-based volunteer project
Have a chance to be one of 300 winning proposals that receive a $5,000 micro-grant to implement your project
Who’s eligible?
Youth aged 15–30 from:
BIPOC Indigenous, 2SLGBTQ+, newcomer and underserved communities from Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island, Okanagan, Kootenays and Northern BC
A youth leadership and micro-grant program
Canadian Youth for Climate Leadership and Equity (CYCLE)
‼️Applications are now open for the Canadian Youth for Climate Leadership and Equity (CYCLE) program! Are you or someone you know between the ages of 18-29 living in Canada, and passionate about building a more sustainable and equitable future? Then check out CYCLE!
🌿In partnership with @faithcommongood and with generous funding from Catherine Donnelly Foundation and @greenpeacear, the CYCLE program aims to bring together Canadian youth from equity deserving backgrounds who often do not see themselves represented in sustainability related careers.
Inspired by @diversityinsustainability 2021 The State of Equity, Diversity and Sustainability Blueprint - which states that many sustainability practitioners of colour struggle to advance in their careers due to lack of network sponsors and knowledge of the field - CYCLE will bring together emerging leaders from across Canada by offering:
🤝 Opportunities to connect with local experts and policy makers to understand Canada‘s unique climate needs
🧠 Mentorship, and 1:1 networking opportunities with sustainability professionals to gain real world experience
👨🏾💻 Webinars to help build skills and capacity around technical skills, environmental restoration, community project development, and climate advocacy
💪🏾🌎 CYCLE aims to foster a diverse and inclusive climate justice movement and empower youth from equity deserving communities to be sustainability champions within their own communities.
Interested in joining us? Visit the link below to express your interest and will be in touch with you to share more details!
EnviroMuslims x Faith & the Common Good
Youth Development Initiative
Aboriginal Peoples Training & Employment Commission (APTEC)
The Youth Development Initiative (YDI) is a year-round support program funded by the Department of Opportunities and Social Development. YDI provides culturally focused programs and employment support services for Indigenous youth through cultural enrichment, wrap around supports, paid work placements, training, and essential life skills, and engagement in their Indigenous communities.
Programs and Services
YDI supports Indigenous youth through community-based, youth-focused programs that foster cultural pride, life skills, and career readiness. Key areas include:
Community Engagement: Grants for youth-led projects, volunteer placements, and community initiatives.
Life Skills Development: Courses in financial literacy, communication, leadership, driver’s training, and experiential learning.
Career Development: Workshops, job placements, short-term training, certifications, and holistic pre-employment support.
Cultural and Recreational Activities: Summer camps, retreats, team-building, and programs that strengthen cultural awareness and identity.
Adaptive and Resilient Communities Cohort
Tamarack Institute
Deadline: Rolling
The Adaptive and Resilient Communities Cohort (ARCC) is designed to catalyze community-level actions to advance local climate adaptation and resilience projects. The cohort will bring together 15 collaborative teams (i.e., collaborations between at least two partners) for a year-long journey of applied learning and action that includes communities of practice, tailored coaching, and access to the latest thinking, tools, and resources, all designed to help you overcome your barriers to action.
Through the ARCC journey, participating teams will dive deep into a local climate adaptation and resilience project to achieve at least one significant implementation milestone by the end of the 12 months. This progress will build a strong foundation and momentum for continued work beyond the cohort by exploring:
Implementation Barriers – how to understand, prioritize, and mitigate your local implementation challenges;
Community Assets – how to leverage what is strong and weave in local knowledges and leadership to overcome barriers to action;
Equitable Engagement – how to meaningfully engage those most impacted by climate change in implementing and evaluating this work;
Strong Partnerships – how to build, resource, and steward resilient, cross-sectoral collaborations throughout implementation;
Progress Evaluation – how to capture and learn from the process and outcome impacts that emerge during implementation.
Join the Youth Climate COllaborative member Database!
Youth Climate Collaborative
Deadline: Rolling
Youth Climate Collaborative creates pathways for youth, ages 13-35, to sustain their involvement in the climate movement, and accelerate their action.
Whether you’re an established leader in the movement or new to it and eager to get involved, we welcome you! Complete your profile today to be included in our Member Database - for free. The database will be shared with conference organizers, event planners, and others actively seeking passionate, knowledgeable youth speakers and leaders for various opportunities!
International Climate Policy and Advocacy Course
Care About Climate
Deadline: Rolling
International Climate Policy and Advocacy Course (ICPAC) educates, empowers, and unites an international community of climate activists to hold global leaders accountable to climate justice!
Course will be live August 1st - November 30th, 2025 in SEVEN languages.
Only 500 spots will be available for the course, sign-up today to be the first to know when registration opens!
