We’re looking for Transportation Youth Ambassadors!

Apply by Feb. 16

Students: do you want to help guide how you and your friends get to and from school, the mall or a local restaurant? If so, apply to join the City of Vaughan’s Transportation Youth Ambassador Program and help us plan for the future of transportation in Vaughan! 

We are now accepting applications for the next round of ambassadors. Interested Vaughan high school students can email TYAP@vaughan.ca to sign up or apply through the co-op program that your school offers. Apply by Sunday, Feb. 16 for the next session running from February until May.

What is the City’s Transportation Youth Ambassador Program? 

In alignment with Mayor Steven Del Duca’s Nine Point Action Plan To Fight Traffic Gridlock, the City’s Transportation Youth Ambassador Program offers youth a platform to share their thoughts on Vaughan’s road network, how to improve the flow of traffic and offer innovative transportation solutions. 

Through the program, student ambassadors will gain real-life work experience at Vaughan City Hall working alongside various departments in the City including the Transportation Planning and Traffic Engineering teams, and develop important skills such as leadership, time management, teamwork and critical thinking. 

The program is an outreach initiative led by Vaughan’s youth, for youth. It provides participants the opportunity to speak with their peers about their challenges with transportation in Vaughan and work together to find solutions. The program includes into a co-op partnership with high schools in Vaughan.

Vaughan’s Transportation Youth Ambassadors Program has led to a greater representation of youth voices in municipal transportation decision-making and help nurture young leaders in the community. 

For more information, watch this video.

What will you achieve through this program? 

Through the program, students will create and deliver a number of engagement activities, including: 

• attending and supporting outreach at City events. 

• facilitating surveys and promotional tactics. 

• hosting initiatives and focus group discussions in elementary and high schools. 

• mentoring peers and the new youth ambassadors joining the program. 

• sharing input on City decisions. 

• and more! 

Upon completion, students will receive a certificate and volunteer hours required for graduation. 

Learn more about the program at vaughan.ca/YouthAmbassador.

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