Gen(Z)AI Program 2025 for Young Canadians – YOA

Deadline: October 17, 2025

Applications for the Gen(Z)AI Program 2025 for Youth in Canada at the moment are open. Gen(Z)AI is bringing 100 younger Canadians (17–23) collectively to assist form the way forward for AI in Canada.

Artificial intelligence is quickly reshaping the way in which we work, stay, assume, and work together. But, whereas younger Canadians are a few of the most digitally related folks, they continue to be largely absent from resolution making about this expertise. As the Canadian federal authorities ramps up its AI technique, Gen(Z)AI believes that it’s important to have youth voices on the forefront of this dialog – not as an afterthought, however as a information for the way forward for AI in Canada.

Over the subsequent six-months, Gen(Z)AI will convene 100 younger Canadians throughout 4 regional boards in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Halifax to listen to from you instantly. You will study from specialists, deliberate with different younger folks, and construct coverage consensus that has the potential to influence Canada’s legislative and regulatory approaches to AI.

Benefits

• This is a volunteer place. However, the 25 members at every regional discussion board shall be supplied meals (breakfast and lunch) and merch, and journey stipends can be found for members who require transportation to and from the regional periods. Your title will even be listed in all of the regional reviews and the ultimate report, which may have nationwide public resonance and attain.

Eligibility

• All Canadian youth between the ages of 17 and 23 are eligible to apply.
• Applicants should at the moment stay in Canada.
• They strongly encourage purposes from Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, and newcomer youth, in addition to youth from rural and distant communities.

Application

• If you’re chosen to take part, you’re required to:
  • Attend a 2-hour digital orientation for all members 
  • Attend one 3-day discussion board, in particular person in both Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, or Halifax
  • Virtually be part of the primary and final days of the remaining three boards
  • Attend, both nearly or in-particular person, a ultimate plenary session in Ottawa, Ontario, to current the findings of Gen(Z)AI to policymakers, politicians, and public servants 
• Each regional session follows a 3 day construction:
  • Day 1 (absolutely digital) brings all 100 members collectively for a 4-hour professional on-line studying session. 
  • Day 2 convenes 25 regional representatives (in particular person) for a full day of deliberative dialogue. Participants not attending in-particular person get this time without work. 
  • Day 3 (hybrid) brings collectively the 25 regional representatives in particular person and the 75 different representatives nearly 

Click here to apply

For extra data, go to Gen(Z)AI Program.