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To get in touch, email us at [email protected]! The Toronto Youth Cabinet is a youth-led engagement body that promotes youth participation in civic affairs.

The Toronto Youth Cabinet (TYC) is the official advisory body to Toronto City Council for youth. We are a youth-led advocacy organization which strives to improve the quality of life for Toronto’s 333,515 young people. Working together with City Councilors and through fostering partnerships among youth organizations, the Cabinet is dedicated to providing the youth of Toronto with a forum in which

they are able to build an equitable, accessible City. WHO CAN JOIN?? The TYC is open to ALL youth between the ages of 13-24 who currently live, work, play, or learn in the City of Toronto. New members are always welcome and membership is free.

08/24/2026

On August 15th, our incoming Community Safety Lead, Kayvon U18 ⚽️, received the Student Leadership Bursary and a Toronto Police Cup from 31 Division - TPS 🇨🇦!

Congratulations Kayvon!

08/20/2026

ICYMI: Hear our Executive Director, kowmitha 🖤🪷🔱🌑, remarks at the launch of the Youth Employment Charter.

This Charter is the result of years of advocacy done by young people demanding investment in youth jobs across the City.

08/16/2026

See here our incoming Director of Indigenous Affairs Dakota Shawana speaking on a panel about her work supporting Indigenous youth with their careers/schooling and her own journey with her career so far!

This panel took place at the signing of the Youth Employment Charter this past Friday.

08/15/2026

ÉCOUTEZ ICI : Jonathan Lee How Cheong, futur responsable des transports en commun au Toronto Youth Cabinet, était l’invité sur l’émission de radio « Y a pas deux matins pareils » sur Radio-Canada ce matin, où il a discuté avec Julien Sahuquillo au sujet de la nouvelle annonce de la Charte des employés pour la jeunesse, qui invite les employeurs à créer des possibilités d’emploi à long terme et des nouveaux perspectives de carrière pour les jeunes.

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LISTEN HERE: Jonathan Lee How Cheong, incoming Transit Lead for the Toronto Youth Cabinet was on “Y a pas deux matins pareils” on Radio-Canada this morning speaking with Julien Sahuquillo about the newly announced Youth Employment Charter that invites employers to create meaningful work opportunities and pathways to long-term successes for young people.

08/05/2026

Check out our incoming Director of City and Community Partnerships Naicey and Director of Internal Communications 👑 q u e e n l y 👑 who were featured on CBC’s social media!

Both Leadership Team members spoke about the effects of the changes to OSAP on students province-wide.

08/04/2026

Tune in to the radio to hear our incoming Director of City and Community Partnerships Naicey on CBC Metro Morning!

Naicey spoke about the changes made to OSAP and how it has affected young people across the province. Take a listen with the link in our bio!

07/30/2026

You may have seen a familiar face on this morning’s news show 🎬

Our Executive Director kowmitha 🖤🪷🔱🌑 joined CP24 Breakfast today to discuss rising youth unemployment, the ongoing CNE job fair and what we and our partners at United Way Greater Toronto are doing to address this critical issue.

Thank you for having us!

07/13/2026

Everyone deserves to feel safe at home. Across all ends of the City.

In response to recent events, the Cabinet is looking at immediate supports it can provide. Any updates on this will be shared accordingly.

06/30/2026

GIVEAWAY ⚽️

Want to attend FIFA Fan Festival before the World Cup ends? We are giving away 50 TICKETS to young people for this coming July 5th (that’s Round of 16!) Fan Festival!

The rules of the game are simple:
1. You must be a young person aged 14-24 who lives, works, studies, or plays within the City of Toronto (and you must be able to verify this)
2. You must have a valid Ticketmaster account to receive and confirm tickets
3. You are available to attend Fan Fest on July 5th (tickets are not applicable for any other day)

Here is how to play:
1. LIKE this post and make sure you are following us here on Instagram
2. COMMENT below who you would bring to Fan Fest with you (they must also meet the requirements for Fan Fest)
3. Let us know which team you believe will win the World Cup (we are rooting for Team Canada 🇨🇦 all the way)!

Better move across the field quickly because the deadline to score is this FRIDAY, JULY 3rd at 12 PM EST. Winners will be contacted the same day to receive their prize!

One comment = One entry. Multiple entries are allowed. Max. 2 tickets per winner (you and the person you tag). Winners will be contacted via DM on July 3rd.

05/25/2026

Huge thank you to and for inviting the Cabinet to Faces of the Future! We loved hearing about the Eureka Fellows work and meeting with young leaders from across the City.

Address

100 Queen Street West
Toronto, ON
M5H2N2

Website

http://theTYC.ca/

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