The Canadian Youth Delegation (CYD) to the United Nations Climate Change Conference has been selected and announced. The team of thirty-two young Canadians, ranging in age from 18-25, will attend the Conference from December 3-14 in Bali, Indonesia. Canadian youth are stepping up to fill a void in leadership demonstrated by the Government of Canada. These exceptional youth will deliver messages of action and hope - the climate crisis is an opportunity for massive positive change. Work will focus on inspiring Canadians and youth around the world to take individual action, pressuring governments to implement strong climate change policies and enhancing the global youth network on climate change.



"The Government of Canada is moving backwards on climate change. As other countries, and even our own provinces and cities step to fill the leadership void, we continue to watch the federal government languish on its obligations," argues Aiden Abram, CYD coordinator from Guelph, ON. "Canada has lost its place as a leader on climate change. We need to do much more and youth will lead the way."

"It is imperative that young people have a voice at these negotiations" s ays Rosa Kouri, a CYD member from Saskatoon SK. "We will inherit this earth without having contributed to its degradation or being given an opportunity to implement the solutions we desperately need. That needs to change and it begins in Bali." In partnership with international partners, the CYD will build upon a strong youth presence at previous international climate negotiations. In past years, the Canadian Youth Delegation has met with hundreds of negotiators, state leaders, received international headlines, and trained a new generation of leaders in the science and policy of climate change.


The delegation continues to walk its talk by traveling Carbon Neutral thanks to 2degreesC, owned by David Noble, a CYD member.
This year, with representation from every province, the Canadian Youth Delegation is proud to identify itself as the following members:

- Liz McDowell (Vancouver, BC)
- Azra Shivja (Markham, ON)
- Robert Hamon (Montreal, QC)
- Sasha Pippenger (Vancouver, BC)
- Joanna Dafoe (Toronto, ON)
- Olivier James Lavoie (Montreal, QC)
- Katrina Genuis (Sherwood Park, AB)
- May Jeong (Toronto, ON)
- Claire Stockwell (Montreal, QC)
- Rosa Kouri (Saskatoon,SK)
- PJ Partington (Toronto, ON)
- Nicolas Nadeau (Hanwell, NB)
- Hannah McKinnon (Deloraine, MB)
- Courtney Price (Toronto, ON)
- Lise Richard (Antigonish, NS)
- Adam Scott (Guelph, ON)
- Laura Zizzo (Toronto, ON)
- Marley Parker (Halifax, NS)
- Aiden Abram (Guelph, ON)
- Jeff Beyer (Ottawa, ON)
- Jessica Wishart (Halifax, NS)
- Trevor Bennett (Guelph, ON)
- Genevieve Gilbert (Ottawa, ON)
- Josh Darrach (Charlottetown, PE)
- Jennie McDowell (Guelph, ON)
- Adriana Hoogenboom (Ottawa, ON)
- Adam MacIsaac (St. Peters Bay, PE)
- David Noble (Guelph,
- Micah Melnyk (Ottawa, ON)
- Johnathon Constantine (Conception Bay S, NL)
- Derek Pieper (Guelph, ON)
- Catherine Gauthier (Montreal, QC)

The Canadian Youth Delegation is a project of the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition, a united front of youth organizations taking action on the climate crisis.