Global Citizenship: A National Vision

Youth Opinion Poll

Conducted by Environics Research Group, the War Child Canada Youth Opinion Poll is a national public opinion survey of young (15-24 year old) Canadians' attitudes towards human rights and international issues. Survey results show that peacekeeping and foreign aid are seen by youth to be Canada's most positive contributions to the world... Read the report (April 2006) (PDF 347 Kb)

Strengthening Civil Society Partnerships in CIDA

Public Engagement and Global Citizenship (October 2005) (PDF 45 Kb)

The World Within Us: Making Canadian Citizens Matter in a Global Era

In January 2004, CCIC hosted "The World Within Us", a roundtable that brought together media, government, civil society and the education sector to explore common ground in building active global citizenship. Participants shared a number of ideas for greater collaboration among these key sectors to inform and involve Canadians on global issues. (overview) (PDF 176 Kb) (final report) (PDF 276 Kb)

New Horizons: Engaging Canadians as active global citizens

Canada lacks a sustained and coordinated effort among the many stakeholders working to build Canadian civic engagement and global understanding. This document provides a contextual backdrop and argument for a national framework for active global citizenship. (discussion paper) (PDF 302 Kb)