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The Canada We Want – Youth Share Ideas to Shape a Better Canada at Annual RBC Showcase

Young people have the ability to create meaningful change in society. They have the ideas, the energy, the drive and the passion. What they need is a platform for their voices to be heard. The Students Commission of Canada, with the support of RBC, provides not just a platform, but a loudspeaker.

Study finds employed youth consider practical work experience the most important factor for getting a job

The RBC Future Launch 2023 Youth Outlook Study reveals youth are feeling marginally more satisfied with their life and excited about their…

Scholarship recipients showcase drive, excellence and determination to include Indigenous peoples’ unique perspectives from the jump

Recipients of RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth are creating new narratives for generations to come.

Students gain skills and “a broader sense of what they can be” by tackling big issues with data analytics

High school students take on more advanced topics and challenges, as well as tackle socially relevant themes.

Black Canadians prove resilient but barriers to post-secondary education can still be a challenge

RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Black Youth helps recipients “cross the chasm"

WXN Top 100: RBC Future Launch Future Leaders Award

WXN and RBC Future Launch recognizes 5 young women for the Future Leaders Award as the Top 100 Canada’s most powerful women. Check out the 2022…

Two degrees, three years of international work experience but no job

Helping people like Animesh is fundamental to our collective future says Julia Blackburn, CEO of NPower Canada.

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A pioneering project will enhance Canada’s overall understanding of youth mental health needs and advance new assessment and treatment approaches

The gift will create the Young Professionals Development Program to meet the onboarding and upskilling needs of young health professionals entering…

Brain Canada launches the first-ever national youth mental health platform, in partnership with RBC Future Launch, and with support from Power Corporation of Canada

A pioneering project will enhance Canada’s overall understanding of youth mental health needs and advance new assessment and treatment approaches.

Young people can no longer afford to live in Canadian cities big or small

According to the Youthful Cities Real Affordability Index young people in Canada run an average deficit of $750 a month living in cities and the…