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The office of the Chief Science Advisor is seeking candidates for a potential Chief Science Advisor’s Youth Council (CSA-YC) open to Youth, Canadian and non-Canadians working in Canadian, between the ages of 18-30 interested in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and their societal dimensions.

The mandate of this council is to:

• Provide accurate and balanced views to the Chief Science Advisor (CSA) from the perspective of youth. 
• Identify and inform the CSA on key issues and challenges facing the Canadian science community
• Participate in Science Advice recommendations
• Advise on and take part in outreach activities of the Office of the Chief Science Advisor

Involvement in the Advisor’s Youth Council (CSA-YC):

• As we are seeking individuals to represent the various regions of the country, Council members will be meeting in person once or twice a year and the remainder of the meetings and work will be conducted via an online portal.
• Participants can expect a time commitment of 1-2 Days per month and a mandate period of 2 years.
• Travel costs to in person meetings will be covered.

To express your interest in applying please complete the personal contact form.

Deadline: Sunday June 18^th at 11:59 pm Eastern Time

Once the process moves forward, you will be contacted with further instructions on how to apply. If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

Shahad Khalladi
Science Policy Analyst, Office of the Chief Science Advisor/ Government of Canada
Shahad.khalladi@canada.ca