Frequently asked questions

The project, issues, and solutions are not limited to Canada and can be focused on anywhere in the world. Please make sure to provide context for the issue in terms of the scope and scale of the problem.

Yes! There are many ways to express yourself, and you can use the three pages in any number of ways to share your project idea, from text, graphs, pictures or (recommended) a combination that helps best get your innovation across. Note here that the three pages include titles, appendices and abslutely abeverything you want to include in the project plan.

Yes! If you do not have sufficient internet or other resources, you may submit the plan by mail. If you have any difficulty with submitting a link to the proposal or would like to mail the submission, please contact coordinator@youthimpactchallenge.ca.

No! Anyone residing in Canada or part of a Canadian institution, for example international students attending Canadian universities or high schools, are welcome to participate.

Participants born after Dec 31st 1996 and before Dec 31st 2006 are eligible for this competition.

Absolutely! If you are using your project from last year, you will be asked in the submission form to confirm that you've significantly improved your idea. Re-application using the same three-page proposal from last year will result in a disqualification. NOTE: We are reviewing this eligibility criteria, with a possibility that past winners or finalists may not be allowed to participate. We will have final details on June 27.

No problem! Reach out to our lead coordinator Shitangshu with any further questions by e-mailing him @ coordinator@youthimpactchallenge.ca. You can also book some time in his calendar for a deeper conversation @ calendly.com/shitangshu/30min. Don't hesitate to reach out! And you can also reach out to our other coordinators at the hello@youthmpactchalenge.ca e-mail indicated in the footer, we look forward to helping you out as best we can :)