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Survey results: Youth have your say

Thanks to all the students throughout the province who took OJEN’s short survey. The results help inform us of the legal topics that currently interest young people and help us offer relevant and responsive programs.

When asked which topics/issues were most interesting to them:

69% of the youth said criminal law topics/issues

50% of the youth said human rights law topics/issues

39% of the youth said indigenous law topics/issues

37% of the youth said careers in law topics/issues

35% of the youth said employment law topics/issues

28% of the youth said housing law topics/issues

28% of the youth said family law topics/issues

26% of the youth said environmental law topics/issues

22% of the youth said international law topics/issues

16% of the youth said immigration law topics/issues

When asked which topics they have discussed with family or friends in the last year:

78% of the youth said racism

72% of the youth said police and prisons

58% of the youth said housing

56% of the youth said income inequality

55% of the youth said education issues

49% of the youth said Indigenous issues

49% of the youth said gender and family issues

47% of the youth said work/employment issues

43% of the youth said environment and climate change

42% of the youth said business and the economy

36% of the youth said access to justice

36% of the youth said immigration and refugee issues

34% of the youth said war and international conflict

When asked where they learned about these topics/issues:

74% of the youth said family

70% of the youth said school/classroom conversations

67% of the youth said friends

66% of the youth said official news outlets

64% of the youth said Instagram

47% of the youth said podcasts, blogs and other media

47% of the youth said TikTok

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