Call for Applications: Institute of Human Development Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Youth Advisory Council 2026 – YOA

Deadline: May 19, 2026

Apply now to affix the Institute of Human Development Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) Youth Advisory Council 2026. The Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH)’s Youth Advisory Council is a gaggle of various younger Canadians who’re enthusiastic about well being and well being analysis. The council brings the youth voice immediately into conversations about precedence growth, insurance policies and points that influence Canadian communities from coast to coast to coast.

Youth council members meet on-line to share ideas and concepts with one another and IHDCYH and focus on well being associated subjects which can be essential to them and their communities. Council members characterize areas throughout Canada and replicate various backgrounds and life experiences.

Benefits

• Council members are provided an annual honorarium for their time. Members are additionally provided the choice to depend their participation on the council as volunteer time if most popular over an honorarium, and all members obtain a certificates of participation on the finish of their time period. When invited to journey to characterize IHDCYH at occasions, journey prices are coated for council members.

Eligibility

• To be thought-about for the Youth Advisory Council (YAC), you should be between the ages of 12 and 25;
• Live in Canada
• Be capable of decide to collaborating about 3-5 hours per thirty days (for instance, in common digital conferences from September to June, some on-line engagement in between conferences, and in digital working teams with different members). There could also be occasional alternatives for Council members to characterize the YAC at in-particular person occasions, relying on location, occasion focus, and obtainable finances.
• Council members are invited to serve a two-12 months time period. You must be obtainable to serve for the interval.
• If you might be underneath the authorized age in your home province or territory and you might be invited to be a member of the council, they are going to require consent out of your mother or father or guardian for you to take part.

Application

The application comprises a number of demographic questions (about your age, the place you reside, and so forth.) There are additionally 4 brief writing prompts, every with a most response size of about 150 phrases. You may need to consider and write these upfront and then copy and paste your response into the application type when you’re prepared. These prompts are:

• Please inform us about your self.
• What abilities, strengths and/or experiences would you prefer to contribute to the council, and why?
• What teams or communities would you have the ability to characterize on the council, and why are they essential?
• Please share with us your experiences or ideas on fairness, variety, and/or inclusion.

Click here to apply

For extra info, go to IHDCYH Youth Advisory Council.