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April 10, 2025

Press Releases

Children First Canada Announces Recipients of the “Champions for Children Awards” – Honouring 10 Iconic Canadians and Celebrating 10 Years of Impact

Toronto, ON – April 10, 2025 – Children First Canada (CFC) is proud to announce the recipients of the Champions for Children Award in celebration of the organization’s 10th anniversary. These prestigious awards will honour 10 iconic Canadian leaders and organizations whose leadership, dedication, and transformative contributions have significantly advanced...

November 19, 2024

Empowering 8 Million Kids: Get Ready for National Child Day on November 20,2024, and Launching the Future is NOW Awards!

Calgary, AB – November 19, 2024 – Children First Canada is excited to announce the upcoming National Child Day event, taking place tomorrow on November 20, 2024. This year marks the 35 th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. The event’s theme, #8MillionEmpowered, will...

October 16, 2024

New Report Reveals Record Increases in Violence, Poverty, Mental Health Issues and Sexploitation Among Canada’s Kids

Annual ‘Raising Canada’ report includes a unified plea by child advocates for urgent government action. October 16, 2024, Calgary, AB – The state of childhood in Canada has reached a breaking point. The seventh annual Raising Canada report, released today, finds that the top 10 threats to childhood are escalating,...

May 7, 2024

The Future is NOW! Awards: Canada’s Top 10 Young Changemakers Announced

Ten children from across Canada honoured for their leadership in making social change. TORONTO, MAY 7, 2024 – Canada’s top young changemakers were unveiled today by The Future is NOW! Awards. Ten inspirational children and youth from across the country were chosen for their leadership in defending children’s rights and...

April 16, 2024

Canada Doubles Down on Investing in Our Greatest Natural Resource: Kids

Advocates Celebrate Budget 2024 Commitments for School Food, Youth Mental Health, Online Safety, Safety in Sport, and Equitable Treatment for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Children.

April 1, 2024

Canada Takes a Big Bite Out of Child Hunger with $1 Billion Investment – Advocates celebrate pre-budget announcement of funding for a New National School Food Program.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a historic announcement of $1 billion in funding for a National School Food Program ahead of Budget 2024

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Mourning the loss of 215 children

We are deeply grieved by the news of the 215 children who were found buried in a mass grave at a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. As an organization that advocates for the rights and well-being of every child in Canada, we mourn the loss of these 215 Indigenous children and the many more yet uncounted, and we honour the survivors and their families.