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