This report was published by MENTOR Canada.

HERE’S HOW THE AUTHORS DESCRIBE THIS REPORT:

In 2019, shortly after MENTOR Canada was created, we undertook a comprehensive research project about the state of youth mentoring in Canada. Our goal was to gather information that MENTOR Canada, and the youth mentoring sector more broadly, could use to guide our efforts to build sector capacity and, ultimately, increase young people’s access to quality mentoring opportunities.

This study, the second in the series, seeks to better understand the prevalence, scope, structure, strengths and challenges of youth mentoring programs and services across Canada. Its goals are to gather information that can inform public policy and investments in youth mentoring, as well as identify gaps in services and areas in which mentoring programs could improve their work or support even more children.