Children First Canada is a national charitable organization that serves as a strong, effective and independent voice for all 8 million children in Canada.
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Launched in 2018, Raising Canada is an annual series of reports that track the top 10 threats to childhood. The report sheds light on the reality that one-third of kids in Canada do not enjoy a safe and healthy childhood. For more than a decade, the state of childhood in Canada has been on the decline.
Calgary, AB – The federal government has released Budget 2023, “A Made-in-Canada Plan: Stronger Middle Class, Affordable Economy and Healthy Future”. While it delivers the promised investments in health transfer payments and has a focus on the next generations’ clean economy, children and youth will not receive the catalytic investment...
Calgary, AB – Today Canada’s Premiers announced they would host a timely press conference to address the crisis facing children’s hospitals across the country. Children First Canada along with many other organizations and individuals who share a commitment to ensuring the health and wellbeing of children were hopeful that the...
View the largest National Child Day celebration as 20,000 students rallied for their rights and called on government to take action! Watch the event here:
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NEW STUDY:
“Given the high proportion of child-directed marketing...it’s clear that policies aimed to restrict marketing of unhealthy food and beverages to kids– something long promised by the federal ...government– should include point-of-sale locations.”
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We are urging the federal government to address the top 10 threats to childhood in Canada. Join us in Raising Canada!
The Young Canadians’ Parliament (YCP) is a growing movement of children and youth who are speaking up for their rights – and sharing their views with parliamentarians. Young people across Canada are uniting as one voice so they can be heard at the highest levels of government.
We’re stronger together. We need your voice!
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Read MoreKids have an actual treaty right to be part of decisions made about their lives and things that impact them. We need to hear what kids have to say to ...
Read MoreNEW STUDY: “Given the high proportion of child-directed marketing...it’s clear that policies aimed to restrict marketing of unhealthy food and be...
Read MoreKids represent 25% of the population and 100% of our future, yet they cannot vote. We are urging the federal government to address the top 10 threats to childhood in Canada. Join us in Raising Canada!
