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Study finds employed youth consider practical work experience the most important factor for getting a job

The RBC Future Launch 2023 Youth Outlook Study reveals youth are feeling marginally more satisfied with their life and excited about their professional future than in 2022.

Scholarship recipients showcase drive, excellence and determination to include Indigenous peoples’ unique perspectives from the jump

Recipients of RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Indigenous Youth are creating new narratives for generations to come.

Students gain skills and “a broader sense of what they can be” by tackling big issues with data analytics

High school students take on more advanced topics and challenges, as well as tackle socially relevant themes.

Black Canadians prove resilient but barriers to post-secondary education can still be a challenge

RBC Future Launch Scholarship for Black Youth helps recipients “cross the chasm"

WXN Top 100: RBC Future Launch Future Leaders Award

WXN and RBC Future Launch recognizes 5 young women for the Future Leaders Award as the Top 100 Canada’s most powerful women. Check out the 2022…

Two degrees, three years of international work experience but no job

Helping people like Animesh is fundamental to our collective future says Julia Blackburn, CEO of NPower Canada.

We need a mental health system that works for young people

Two youth centres show the way forward.

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March, 24, 2021

Futurpreneur(TM) Announces New Funding Collaboration with RBC to Support Young Black Entrepreneurs Across Canada, in Partnership with BDC

The Black Entrepreneur Startup Program will increase Futurpreneur's support of aspiring, young Black business owners through a tailored version of its…

BPTN and RBC Future Launch partner to create the largest pipeline of Black early-career tech talent in Canadian history

Over 1,000 young Black professionals will gain access to career placements in Canadian tech and business companies.

A pandemic shouldn’t hold young people back: RBC Upskill, now powered by AI, helps young people explore in-demand careers and build skills for the future

The free, online platform introduces youth to unexpected career possibilities, using artificial intelligence to offer personalized career advice,…