About The Students Commission...

TG's sister organization, The Students Commission, was co-founded in 1991, by TG Magazine, Optimist Clubs and youth, as a non-profit organization, to hold an annual youth-driven conference. Together, youth from across Canada discuss issues and write a National Report on issues of concern.

During the last ten years, The Students Commission has created a proactive forum for youth to direct public policy. Their voices have been heard; National Reports are presented to the Prime Minister, the Governor General, cabinet ministers, provincial premiers and business, education, community and labour leaders across Canada.

Then, youth work to implement their recommendations, which in turn creates many new projects and concrete results.

In addition to leadership development and organizational skill training, youth acquire the values of collective independence by being responsible for fundraising to attend national conferences and creating their own jobs and projects. As youth progress through levels of development, they learn to write budgets, proposals, pay bills, administer the organization and make presentations on its behalf. TG and The Students Commission specifically recruit among those not selected traditionally for national conferences and co-op programs.

a chance for teens from every socio-economic, racial, political, geographical, astrological, zoological and any other "als" to discuss in a non-political, non-judgemental forum.

a chance for youth to make their voices heard by government, schools and their community. At the end of our six-day conference, we present recommendations and action plans to the federal and provincial governments as well as to community leaders, business and media.

a chance for students to learn about the media, the Internet and the journalistic process. At each conference, Commissioners can come to the Media Room and write an article for their local paper, or tape a story for their local TV or Radio station. A group of Commissioners and Auburn Air Student Media Service, became the first fully accredited youth journalists at the G7 Summit in Halifax in June 1995.

a chance for delegates to work all year long towards improving our society through their schools and communities. Commissioners bring home the Conference Report and work all year to implement their recommendations and action plans.

a chance for Canadian youth to get involved on the international scene. Commissioners have participated in the World Summit on Social Development in Copenhagen, the World Summit on Women in Beijing, The UN 50 Conference in Toronto and The Global Youth Forum in San Francisco.