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GC Policy Hack offers participants the opportunity to develop a policy solution for a federal government priority while receiving coaching from a policy leader in the GC.  
 
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!Resources for Researching Policy Topics
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|Infographic- How Laws & Regulations are Created: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/laws-lois/pdf/infograph-laws-lois.pdf
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|Prime Minister Mandate Letter - https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2025/05/21/mandate-letter
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|2025-26 Main Estimates - 2025–26 Estimates - https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/planned-government-spending/government-expenditure-plan-main-estimates.html
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|House of Commons - Hansard: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/45-1/house/hansard-index
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|House of Commons - Bills: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bills
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|Justice Laws Website - https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
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Students currently employed in the GC and public servants in the first 5 years of their career in the GC and who have little to no policy experience can participate.  
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|CanLii - https://www.canlii.org/
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* Time Commitment: Between 2-5 hours per week in July and August
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|Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer - https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en
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** Students and new public servants are expected to participate in 3 workshops and work collaboratively with their team members to develop a solution to the chosen policy problem.  
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|Office of the Auditor General of Canada - https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/admin_e_41.html
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** If the participant misses 2 workshops and/or 2 meetings with their team without explanation, they are deemed to have discontinued their participation in the policy hack.  
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|Senate of Canada - Studies - https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/studiesandbills/
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Public servants with as least 5 years of experience in policy development in the GC are invited to participate as coaches. The coach will guide their assigned team through the formulation of a policy solution and the development of a presentation of that solution.  
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|News from the Office of the Prime Minister - https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news
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* Time Commitment: Up to 2 hours per week from the weeks of July 7th to August 18th
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|Statistics Canada - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects?MM=1
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|Open Data Portal - https://search.open.canada.ca/opendata/
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!Resources for Producing the Slide Deck
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|Guide on Use of Gen AI - [https://www.canada.ca/en/government/system/digital-government/digital-government-innovations/responsible-use-ai/guide-use-generative-ai.html Guide on the use of generative artificial intelligence - Canada.ca]
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|Tips for Making an Accessible Slide Deck - [[:File:Tips for Making an Accessible Slide Deck FYN resource EN FR.docx.pdf|File:Tips for Making an Accessible Slide Deck FYN resource EN FR.docx.pdf - wiki]]
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Teams will develop a presentation and deliver the presentation of the policy solution to a panel of executives. After the presentation, the executives will provide feedback to each team and teams will be expected to revise their policy solution/presentation based on the feedback provided.  
 
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The policy presentations will be showcased on the FYN’s website.  
 
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# Enabling statutes, the regulatory power and the policy cycle
 
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Each group participating in the FYN’s GC Policy Hack are asked to choose one of the 5 topics below for which they will develop a policy solution.
 
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# How can Canada attract the best talent in the world to help build the Canadian economy, while returning immigration rates to sustainable levels?
 
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# How can the Canadian government spend less on government operations so that more can be invested in people and businesses?
 
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# How can the Canadian government bring down costs for Canadians and help them “get ahead”?
 
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# How can the Canadian government unleash the power of public-private cooperation, catalysing a modern housing industry?
 
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# How can Canada strengthen its collaboration with reliable trading partners and allies around the world?
 
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Deadline to register as a participant: June 30, 2025 at 4:30pm EST
 
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Deadline to register as a coach: July 4, 2025
 
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Assignment of teams: by July 2, 2025
 
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1st workshop & release of policy topics: July 3, 2025 at 1:30pm EST via Zoom
 
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2nd workshop: July 10, 2025 at 1:30pm EST via Zoom
 
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3rd workshop: July 17, 2025 at 1:30pm EST via Zoom
 
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Deadline to Submit Policy Presentation: August 13, 2025
 
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Presentation of Policy Solution to Panel of Executives: August 14, 2025 via Zoom
 
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Revision of Policy Presentation & incorporation of Executives’ Feedback: week of August 18, 2025
 
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Are you a student or new public servant? Register here to participate: https://forms.office.com/r/rx7DtJfhRT
 
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Are you an experienced policy professional or an executive? Register here to participate: https://forms.office.com/r/0RWhQV86U2
 
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NOTE: Public servants are expected to obtain the approval of their manager to participate in the Policy Hack. [[:File:GC Policy Hack - Email Template for Obtaining Manager's Approval.pdf|Click here for an email template]] that you may use to help you obtain your manager’s support!
 

Latest revision as of 11:32, 29 July 2025

Students Welcoming Event 2022
Overview Resources

GC Policy Hack

The Federal Youth Network is pleased to launch GC Policy Hack – a developmental opportunity for students and new public servants!

GC Policy Hack offers participants the opportunity to develop a policy solution for a federal government priority while receiving coaching from a policy leader in the GC.

Resources

Resources for Researching Policy Topics
Infographic- How Laws & Regulations are Created: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/laws-lois/pdf/infograph-laws-lois.pdf
Prime Minister Mandate Letter - https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2025/05/21/mandate-letter
2025-26 Main Estimates - 2025–26 Estimates - https://www.canada.ca/en/treasury-board-secretariat/services/planned-government-spending/government-expenditure-plan-main-estimates.html
House of Commons - Hansard: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/45-1/house/hansard-index
House of Commons - Bills: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bills
Justice Laws Website - https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
CanLii - https://www.canlii.org/
Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer - https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en
Office of the Auditor General of Canada - https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/admin_e_41.html
Senate of Canada - Studies - https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/studiesandbills/
News from the Office of the Prime Minister - https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news
Statistics Canada - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects?MM=1
Open Data Portal - https://search.open.canada.ca/opendata/
Resources for Producing the Slide Deck
Guide on Use of Gen AI - Guide on the use of generative artificial intelligence - Canada.ca
Tips for Making an Accessible Slide Deck - File:Tips for Making an Accessible Slide Deck FYN resource EN FR.docx.pdf - wiki
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