North American youth are creative and innovative leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators who often demonstrate the value and need for inclusive problem solving and dialogue. Given their positive and inspiring contributions to environmental work across Canada, Mexico, and the United States, we invite youth to engage with us to help us strengthen our efforts.
Whether through competitions, public engagement, grant programs, internships, or by providing expert advice, we invite interested individuals and organizations focused on youth empowerment to engage with our work.
Since 2017, we have hosted the annual Youth Innovation Challenge, a contest that invites youth from Canada, Mexico and the United States to submit their innovative ideas and solutions for improving both the environment and the economy in North America.
The EcoInnovation Network (EIN) was launched in 2019 with the vision of facilitating the creation, enhancement, and networking of innovation centers within academic institutions across North America. This network aims to cultivate youth and community leadership in innovation, entrepreneurship, and sustainable growth. As of 2022, the EcoInnovation Network will be managed by the University of Waterloo in collaboration with the CEC.
The Green Entrepreneurship Workshop Series offers young entrepreneurs tips, advice, and information about sustainability and entrepreneurship from North American business, academic, private sector, and Indigenous perspectives. These series took place in 2020 and 2022 in collaboration with the University of Waterloo’s Entrepreneurship @ Environment office.
What is the role of entrepreneurs in a transition toward more sustainable societies? This session offers an introductory discussion that tackles this question and offers some direction to those in early stages of their sustainable and entrepreneurial journey.
Supporting the next generation of business leaders is a win-win-win solution for complex challenges related to climate change, unemployment, and business development.
In 2015, the United Nations General Assembly defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for universal adoption.
This session offers an exploration of Indigenous Youth Startups from across Turtle Island.
This session will offer tips, tricks, and lessons learned from student entrepreneurs who are balancing their entrepreneurship with their studies.
These live workshops bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
These live workshops bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
These live workshops bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
These live workshops bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
These live workshops bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
These live workshops bring together key researchers, successful entrepreneurs, and dedicated youth from across North America in a series of engaging and interactive 90-minute sessions.
If you are interested in working with us, please send us a copy of your CV and a cover letter.
This Food Matters Action Kit is loaded with informative resources and hands-on, creative activities to inspire youth of all ages to prevent food waste at home, at school and in their communities.
From organizing a Disco Soup party and learning food preservation techniques to building worm compost bins and solar dehydrators, the action kit with its activity guide is designed to encourage youth of all ages to protect the environment by preventing food waste.
Our Food Matters Action Kit is loaded with informative resources and hands-on, creative activities to inspire youth of all ages to prevent food waste at home, at school and in their communities.
To keep shrinking Food Waste Mountain, watch the other videos in this series. And don’t forget to download the #FoodMattersActionKit to learn more about food waste and earn badges at http://www.cec.org/flwy/.
To keep shrinking Food Waste Mountain, watch the other videos in this series. And don’t forget to download the #FoodMattersActionKit to learn more about food waste and earn badges at http://www.cec.org/flwy/.
To keep shrinking Food Waste Mountain, watch the other videos in this series. And don’t forget to download the #FoodMattersActionKit to learn more about food waste and earn badges at http://www.cec.org/flwy/.
This video aims to inspire youth across North America to reduce food waste and help save our planet.
If you are an individual or an organization interested in learning more about how you can get involved in potential opportunities for increased youth engagement and collaboration, feel free to reach out to us.
Coordinator, Diverse and Inclusive Outreach and Engagement
(514) 350-4324