Take Our Kids to Work 2025 - Resources

Banner for Take Our Kids to Work Day 2025, featuring students in the workplace and the theme ‘Lift Up the Future’ with the event date November 5, 2025. Presented by Students Commission of Canada and RBC.

Welcome to the Take Our Kids to Work Resources Hub!

Led by the Students Commission of Canada and made possible thanks to support from RBC, this year’s theme—Lift Up the Future—celebrates the power of supporting young people to uncover their potential, strengthen our communities, and lift up the future for all.

Here, you’ll find a comprehensive collection of guides, activities, and tools designed to make your TOKW experience as meaningful as possible. Whether you’re a student, educator, parent, or workplace, these resources will help you prepare, participate, and reflect on this exciting career exploration journey.

Resource Guides

We’ve created three tailored resource guides—for educators, workplaces, and families—to support every part of the Take Our Kids to Work journey. Each guide offers practical tips, activities, and insights to help you make the most of this year’s theme: Lift Up the Future.

Educators

Workplaces

Families

Career Postcards

NEW THIS YEAR!

We’re excited to introduce the Career Postcards—a creative new resource designed to bring real youth voices into Take Our Kids to Work Day. Each postcard shares a snapshot of a young person’s work experience: the tasks they tried, the skills they used, and what they enjoyed most. It’s a ready-to-use activity that can be easily integrated into the day, whether in school, at home, or as part of a workplace program. By learning directly from their peers, students gain authentic insights that can spark curiosity and inspire their own career exploration journeys.

Videos

Creating high quality products is our priority. We still need a little more time to finalize the video resources for this year. Please stay tuned for their release early October!

video coming soon

UPCOMING: LIFT UP THE FUTURE - CORNERSTONE VIDEO

To kick off TOKW Day 2025, we are excited to present a Cornerstone video featuring the Students Commission of Canada. This video will set the tone for the day and provide valuable insights into the significance of the program and the opportunities it offers for career exploration and community engagement.

TOKW CAREER LIVE!

A youth doesn’t have an in-person placement for the day? We’ve got you covered! TOKW Career Live! is a national day-long virtual event designed to bring career exploration to life for students across Canada. It provides a unique platform where students can engage in real-time with professionals from various industries, ask questions, and gain insights into a wide array of career paths. Choose the guest(s) or session(s) that interest your students the most and get ready to learn! Agenda to come soon!

Other resources

Celebrate students' participation with this certificate, recognizing their engagement and learning experience during Take Our Kids to Work Day.

This form template can be used so that parents and guardians give their informed consent for their child's participation in Take Our Kids to Work Day activities, whether in-person or virtual.

This eye-catching poster is designed to promote Take Our Kids to Work Day and encourage participation in schools, workplaces, and communities.

This brand guide is designed to help you create materials for Take Our Kids to Work Day 2025 that are consistent, accessible and aligned.

Bring Take Our Kids to Work Day to life for students by combining online events from The Students Commission of Canada (SCC) with activities in Xello that ignite their curiosity and encourage thoughtful reflection. This lesson plan has been prepared to give educators all they need to deliver an engaging and meaningful Take Our Kids to Work Day.

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