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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
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 - http://canada.ca/
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/

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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.
-== Goals of GC Policy Hack ==
+== Resources ==
-The policy hack has 3 goals:
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-# Mentorship – participants will receive coaching through workshops and coaching from their coach
+!Resources
-# Horizontal collaboration – participants will network with public servants from different departments & exchange ideas which can help break down silos
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-# Innovation – participants will work together to develop innovative and practical solutions for policy priorities
+|Infographic- How Laws & Regulations are Created: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/laws-lois/pdf/infograph-laws-lois.pdf
+|-
-== Expected Outcomes ==
+|Prime Minister Mandate Letter - https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/mandate-letters/2025/05/21/mandate-letter
-Through public servants’ participation in the GC Policy Hack:
+|-
+|2025-26 Main Estimates - 2025–26 Estimates - http://canada.ca/
-# Solutions to policy priorities are developed and may be implemented by GC leaders
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-# Participants enhance their presentation skills, research skills and analytical skills
+|House of Commons - Hansard: https://www.ourcommons.ca/documentviewer/en/45-1/house/hansard-index
-# Participants gain a better understanding of policy development in the GC, the policy cycle and the relevance of the legislative and regulatory processes in policy development
+|-
+|House of Commons - Bills: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bills
-== Who can participate? ==
+|-
+|Justice Laws Website - https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/
-==== Students & New Public Servants ====
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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.
+|CanLii - https://www.canlii.org/
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-* Time Commitment: Between 2-5 hours per week in July and August
+|Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer - https://www.pbo-dpb.ca/en
-* Expectations:
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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.
+|Office of the Auditor General of Canada - https://www.oag-bvg.gc.ca/internet/English/admin_e_41.html
-** 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.
+|-
+|Senate of Canada - Studies - https://sencanada.ca/en/committees/studiesandbills/
-==== Experienced Policy Professionals ====
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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.
+|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
+|Statistics Canada - https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/en/subjects?MM=1
-* Expectations: Coaches are expected to attend weekly team meetings and provide guidance to the team members.
+|-
+|Open Data Portal - https://search.open.canada.ca/opendata/
-==== Executives ====
+|}
-Executives are invited to evaluate the policy presentations and provide feedback.
-* Time Commitment: Attend an information session on July 31st at 1:30pm EST and attend presentations for assigned topic/ presentations on August 14th
-* Expectations: Executives are expected to provide constructive feedback to participants.
-== How Will the Policy Hack Run? ==
-Participants will be put into groups of up to 6 people and assigned a coach.
-Participants will attend 3 weekly workshops and meet with their team and coach at least once a week to work on developing a solution for their chosen policy topic.
-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.
-The policy presentations will be showcased on the FYN’s website.
-== Workshops ==
-Three workshops will be offered virtually to participants so they can learn about policy development in the GC and enhance their research skills, analytical skills and presentation skills.
-The proposed topics for the workshops are:
-# Enabling statutes, the regulatory power and the policy cycle
-# Policy development – tips for researching and developing policy recommendations
-# Presentation skills and tips for presenting to executives
-== <small>Policy Topics</small> ==
-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.
-# How can Canada attract the best talent in the world to help build the Canadian economy, while returning immigration rates to sustainable levels?
-# How can the Canadian government spend less on government operations so that more can be invested in people and businesses?
-# How can the Canadian government bring down costs for Canadians and help them “get ahead”?
-# How can the Canadian government unleash the power of public-private cooperation, catalysing a modern housing industry?
-# How can Canada strengthen its collaboration with reliable trading partners and allies around the world?
-== Important Dates ==
-Deadline to register as a participant: June 30, 2025 at 4:30pm EST
-Deadline to register as a coach: July 4, 2025
-Assignment of teams: by July 2, 2025
-st workshop & release of policy topics: July 3, 2025 at 1:30pm EST via Zoom
-nd workshop: July 10, 2025 at 1:30pm EST via Zoom
-rd workshop: July 17, 2025 at 1:30pm EST via Zoom
-Deadline to Submit Policy Presentation: August 13, 2025
-Presentation of Policy Solution to Panel of Executives: August 14, 2025 via Zoom
-Revision of Policy Presentation & incorporation of Executives’ Feedback: week of August 18, 2025
-== Registration ==
-Are you a student or new public servant? Register here to participate: https://forms.office.com/r/rx7DtJfhRT
-Are you an experienced policy professional or an executive? Register here to participate: https://forms.office.com/r/0RWhQV86U2
-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!

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