Canadian Youth Climate Action Team

What Canadian Youth Climate Action Team does

Canadian Youth Climate Action Team (CYCAT) is a youth-led, federally registered non-profit organization founded in 2021 and based in Burnaby, Canada, with members distributed across the country. Its mission is to drive intersectional climate action in Canada through climate education, advocacy, media, and grassroots organizing targeted at Canadian youth. The organization operates a multi-channel content platform including a monthly newsletter (with editions from November 2025 through May 2026), the 'CYCAT: Voices for Change' podcast series (five episodes featuring figures such as Tzeporah Berman and Dr. John Cook), and an active social media presence generating over 60,000 monthly views across Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, and Spotify.

CYCAT's core programmatic offerings include a Policy and Advocacy Department engaging policymakers on greenbelt expansion, sustainable transportation, and renewable energy; a School Club Program (first established at St. Francis Xavier); the International Youth Green Challenge run in collaboration with Youth4Earth; and event-based initiatives such as Earth Day Bingo (51 participants, 190+ eco-actions completed in 2026) and a Virtual Youth in Climate Action Panel. The organization is governed by approximately 20 volunteer youth directors spanning specialized functions including policy, partnerships, marketing, newsletter, podcast, school clubs, finance, and internal affairs.

CYCAT has no proprietary technology platform and operates as a volunteer-run organization with no paid staff. Its revenue model is entirely non-commercial and consists of voluntary donations via the Zeffy platform, merchandise sales through a branded merch store (with a one-tree-per-purchase sustainability commitment), and grants — with the GLOCAL CANCreate Grant awarded in 2026 representing its first disclosed grant. The organization is registered federally (Corporation Number 1762910-9, BN: 709444160RC0001) and has no equity investors, no parent company, and no institutional ownership. It joined the Planetary Health Alliance in 2026 and received the David Suzuki Foundation Future Ground Prize finalist recognition in 2022.

Name

Canadian Youth Climate Action Team

Legal name

Canadian Youth Climate Action Team

Website

https://cycat.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CYCAT is a youth-led, federally registered Canadian non-profit founded in 2021 that runs climate education, advocacy, and organizing programs for Canadian youth through newsletters, podcasts, school clubs, policy work, and community events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate Advocacy & Environmental Education Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Education & Outreach (BPAGAGAH)

Keywords

• Climate education
• Climate advocacy
• Youth organizing
• Environmental non-profit
• Climate action initiatives

Headquarters

HQ city

Burnaby

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization accepts donations through Zeffy platform to support operations and climate initiatives.
2. Merchandise Sales: Merch store sells branded merchandise with a sustainability commitment of planting one tree for every purchase.
3. Grants: Awarded GLOCAL CANCreate Grant in 2026 to support organizational initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Canadian Youth Climate Action Team (CYCAT) is a youth-led, federally registered non-profit that delivers free climate education, advocacy, media, and community organizing programs across Canada. Its core offerings include a monthly newsletter, a youth-hosted podcast series (CYCAT: Voices for Change), policy and advocacy research reports, school-based climate clubs, global youth challenges, and community events such as Earth Day Bingo and panel discussions.

Product overview

CYCAT is a youth-led non-profit organization operating a multi-channel climate education and advocacy platform. The core offerings include the monthly CYCAT Newsletter covering diverse climate topics, the 'CYCAT: Voices for Change' podcast hosted by youth exploring climate issues, a Policy and Advocacy Department publishing research reports, a School Club Program engaging students, and the International Youth Green Challenge run with Youth4Earth. Additional initiatives include a Logo Competition, Earth Day Bingo events, and Youth in Climate Action Panels. The organization uses these products to drive intersectional climate action in Canada while empowering youth to take climate action for a sustainable future.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CYCAT: Voices for Change: The organization's podcast series exploring various aspects of climate change including its impact on daily lives, innovations, movements, and voices shaping a greener future. Hosted by youth.

Products and services

• CYCAT Monthly Newsletter Free monthly newsletter covering diverse climate topics including marine species conservation, climate misinformation, eco-myths, environmental wins, fast fashion impacts, and climate justice issues affecting vulnerable communities. Distributed to subscribers for climate education.
• CYCAT: Voices for Change Podcast Youth-hosted podcast series exploring climate change topics including its impact on daily lives, food systems, environmental activism, AI and climate careers, and climate misinformation. Available on Spotify with five episodes released to date.
• Policy and Advocacy Program Department engaging with policymakers and advocating for climate-related policies, including published research reports on greenbelt expansion, sustainable transportation, and renewable energy. Engages directly with government stakeholders in Canada.
• School Club Program Program establishing school clubs to engage youth in climate action at the educational level. First club established at St. Francis Xavier, creating local hubs for student climate activism and education.
• International Youth Green Challenge Global youth challenge launched in collaboration with Youth4Earth to engage young people internationally in climate action and sustainability projects across multiple countries.
• Earth Day Bingo Initiative Interactive climate action initiative engaging participants in completing eco-actions, with 51 participants completing 190+ eco-actions during the 2026 Earth Day activities.
• Logo Competition Creative competition for designing the organization's visual identity, engaging community members in branding activities.
• Youth in Climate Action Panel Virtual panel bringing together youth to discuss climate action strategies and initiatives as part of CYCAT's community programming.
• CYCAT Branded Merchandise Online branded merchandise store at merch.cycat.ca selling CYCAT-branded products with a sustainability commitment of planting one tree for every purchase made.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60,000+ monthly social media views
• +3 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Youth4EarthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Collaboration on launching the International Youth Green Challenge in 2025, providing a platform for youth worldwide to engage in climate action and sustainability projects.
• SwimDrink FishminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganized a day of youth water testing on Lake Ontario, engaging young people in environmental monitoring and conservation efforts.
• HNP OntariominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-hosted a Youth Indigenous Voices Panel, highlighting Indigenous perspectives on environmental stewardship and climate action.
• Markham Ward 6 Youth CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJointly hosted a Milne Dam Park cleanup event, engaging youth in direct environmental action and community building.
• Planetary Health AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoined the Planetary Health Alliance in 2026, gaining access to a global network of organizations focused on the intersection of human health and environmental sustainability.
• St. Francis Xavier SchoolminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished the organization's first school club at St. Francis Xavier, creating a local hub for student climate activism and education.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TakingITGlobal: Canadian youth-empowerment platform running education, advocacy, and community programs globally. Comparable in mission and demographic targeting to CYCAT, though with a broader civic (not climate-specific) remit.
• Fridays for Future: Global youth-led climate movement founded by Greta Thunberg focused on school strikes and policy pressure. Most prominent comparable youth climate advocacy brand; CYCAT operates as a national (Canada-focused) chapter analogue.
• Plant-for-the-Planet: Youth-driven global organization combining climate education, reforestation, and advocacy with a similar mix of awareness content and tangible eco-actions (e.g., tree planting) analogous to CYCAT's merch-driven tree planting pledge.
• Earth Rangers: Canada's largest youth environmental charity, engaging children and families through school programs, content, and conservation action. Comparable Canadian youth-environmental positioning with a more established membership base.
• Earth Uprising International: Youth-led global climate advocacy organization running training, campaigns, and policy engagement for young climate activists. Closely comparable mission and target demographic to CYCAT's youth climate action focus.
• Youth4Earth: CYCAT's direct co-development partner on the International Youth Green Challenge. Both are youth-led organizations mobilizing young people globally around climate action, with overlapping volunteer membership models and event-driven engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS): National Canadian conservation NGO running advocacy, education, and policy programs on biodiversity and climate. Overlaps CYCAT in environmental education and policy engagement but with a larger, established organizational footprint.
• Pembina Institute: Canadian non-profit think tank focused on clean energy and climate policy research and advocacy. Comparable in policy/advocacy remit to CYCAT's Policy and Advocacy Department, but as a professionalized established player.
• David Suzuki Foundation: One of Canada's largest environmental non-profits, awarded CYCAT as a Future Ground Prize finalist in 2022. Operates in the same Canadian climate/environmental advocacy space with paid staff, established funding base, and a multi-decade policy track record.
• Ecojustice: Canada's largest environmental law charity, using litigation and policy advocacy to address climate and biodiversity issues. Comparable Canadian environmental advocacy space and policy-engagement model, at substantially greater scale and resourcing.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeopen.spotify.com/show/2MfqDpu4hoLlsG5NOd6wGk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ycatinccanada
• Instagraminstagram.com/ycatinc.canada
• TikToktiktok.com/@ycatinc.canada

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Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

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