AAFC announces first-ever Youth Council members

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada has named 25 young Canadians to its Canadian Agricultural Youth Council (CAYC).

As a consultative body, the CAYC is a group of young Canadians that will provide advice, enable on-going dialogue on food-related challenges and opportunities, share information and best practices, and advise the government on the strengths and weaknesses of policies and programs affecting the agriculture and agri-food sectors, says AAFC.

The 25 members, 14 females and 11 males, were selected from over 800 applications, and represent a diverse mix of individuals from sub-sectors across the agriculture and agri-food sector, as well as from every province and the North.

The members are:

• Gordon Bell, Ont.
• Jerry Bos, N.B.
• Vicki Brisson, Ont.
• B Pratyusha Chennupati, Alta.
• Andrea De Roo, Sask.
• Chantele Gouliquer, Man.
• Marcus Grymonpré, B.C.
• Paul Hrycyk, Ont.
• Sameeha Jhetam, Sask.
• Brent Kobes, Sask.
• Samuel Lanctôt, Que.
• Jessica Leung, B.C.
• Carling Matejka, Alta.
• Ila Matheson, PEI
• Césarée Morier-Gxoyiya, Que.
• Sarah Ouellette, Yukon
• Steven Paolitto, Que.
• Guillaume Pasquier, Ont.
• Lauren Peters, N.S.
• Kayoki Post-Whiteduck, Que.
• Colby Robertson, Alta.
• Rose Seguin, Que.
• Easton Sellers, Man.
• Sara Kate Smith, B.C.
• Kalysha Snow, Nfld. & Labrador

The Council will meet multiple times annually, with a virtual, inaugural meeting planned for August 2020.

You can read a brief bio on each of the 25 members here.