Goals For Tomorrow: A Canadian Showcase of Youth Innovation
Goals for Tomorrow: A Canadian Showcase of Youth Innovation is a national youth-led festival that brings together young people from across Canada to explore global citizenship, international development, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Delivered in partnership between the Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and The Students Commission of Canada (SCC), this virtual gathering creates accessible opportunities for youth to connect, learn, collaborate, and showcase ideas that are making a difference in their communities.
Through inspiring presentations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, creative showcases, networking opportunities, and multimedia storytelling, participants will discover how local actions contribute to global change. While educators, community leaders, and other stakeholders are welcome to attend as observers, the festival is intentionally designed to center youth voices, leadership, and peer-to-peer learning.
Who Should Attend?
Anyone is welcomed to the Goals for Tomorrow: A Canadian Showcase of Youth Innovation.
- Youth ages 15-24
- Students and emerging changemakers
- Youth-led organizations and community groups
- Educators and youth-serving professionals
- Anyone interested in the SDGs and youth innovation
What to Expect?
Participants can choose from a variety of engaging sessions throughout the day:
- Youth-led presentations and TED-style talks
- Interactive workshops and design challenges
- Panel discussions and dialogues
- Mini-documentary screenings
- Networking and collaboration spaces
- Creative and multimedia showcases
- National Photovoice Challenge
Festival Themes
Programming is organized around the Five Pillars of Sustainable Development:
- People: Focusing on poverty, hunger, health, education, and gender equality.
- Planet: Exploring environmental sustainability, responsible consumption, climate action, and biodiversity.
- Prosperity: Examining innovation, economic inclusion, sustainable cities, and reducing inequalities.
- Peace: Promoting justice, inclusion, participation, and strong communities.
- Partnership: Building collaboration and collective action to achieve the SDGs.
This festival is being delivered in partnership by
