BCYP is a Youth Service organization dedicated to fulfilling its motto, “Youth Serving Youth”. Our history spans almost a century, having its roots in our predecessor organization in 1924, the Older Boys Parliament. Each year, 95 individuals, ages 16 to 21, from around the province meet in the Legislative Buildings in Victoria and debate a variety of legislation that outlines projects that will then be run throughout the year. In addition to this, Private Members Resolutions are introduced giving members the ability to debate any issue they choose to, while still participating in a practical lesson on the parliamentary process.

      Community initiatives include Regional Youth Parliaments, which are parliaments designed for 14-18 year olds that are run in the different regions of British Columbia in order to allow more youth to experience debate-building education in parliamentary procedures. Our largest fundraising effort is an Auction, which will be coupled with a Wine and Cheese night this year under the theme of “Urban Nights”. Through fundraising, generous donations from individuals and corporate grants, we raise money for our various projects including Camp Phoenix, which is where the majority of our funds and man hours go. This is easily the most ambitious project that is run by the British Columbia Youth Parliament. Camp Phoenix is a summer camp run for 8-11 year olds who due to social or financial circumstances would otherwise be unable to attend a summer camp.

      Please take a moment to browse through our activities and the exciting events we have coming up. If you have any further questions about our organization or need additional information, please contact me at sasa.pudar@bcyp.org.

      Yours in Parliament,

      Sasa Pudar