Policy Under Pressure Climate Cohort 2

Organization: CityHive

Type: Workshop

Location: Metro Vancouver, Canada

Deadline: September 20, 2026

Funding: Partially Funded

CityHive is a youth-led Vancouver non-profit that works to get young people into civic decision-making, and it runs this programme for people who want to understand how local climate policy actually gets made. The second cohort runs with Vancouver Coastal Health and looks at where climate policy meets public health and transportation, across eleven in-person sessions from October to December 2026. It costs nothing, it is built for people with no policy background, and every session happens in person in Vancouver. **What you get:** - Eleven in-person sessions plus a community showcase event, run as a two month sprint, at no cost to you - Mentorship from industry professionals working in climate policy, plus guest speakers and project partners - A group project built around a real policy problem set by a community partner, presented for feedback and then iterated - Honoraria, which CityHive says are available for those who need them; no amount is published - Food, breaks and conversation at every session, and a cohort of other young people across Metro Vancouver - Portfolio, resume and skills material from taking a project from problem to public presentation **What you'll do:** - Module 1, Learn: explore climate action, local policy, and how change happens inside government and beyond it - Module 2, Investigate and Ideate: work a policy problem set by a community industry partner, and meet mentors about career pathways - Module 3, Apply and Take Action: present your project, take feedback, and iterate on it - Share Out: present the finished work to CityHive's partners and community allies at a December event - Spend 2 to 5 hours each week outside sessions on project work during the middle two modules **Key dates:** - Applications close September 20, 2026 at 11:59pm PT - Applicants can expect to hear back by early October 2026 - Sessions run October 8 to December 3, 2026 - Thursday sessions are 6:00pm to 8:30pm; select Saturday sessions are 10:00am to 3:00pm - Community showcase event December 8, 2026, time and location to be confirmed **More information:** - All sessions are in person in Vancouver, BC. The programme page lists the venue as to be confirmed, while the application form names CityStudio, 1800 Spyglass Place, Vancouver - The full list of application questions is published in advance in a shared document linked from the application form, so applicants can prepare offline - Questions go to Anjali, the coordinator for CityHive's climate programmes, at anjali@cityhive.ca - Cohort 2 partner is Vancouver Coastal Health. Supporters named on the page are the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre and the Trottier Family Foundation - The programme is led, convened and facilitated by trained youth facilitators, with guest speakers and mentors from a range of industries

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Policy Under Pressure Climate Cohort 2

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Opportunity type

Workshop

Funding

Partially Funded

Location

Canada

Deadline

Archived

About this opportunity

What you get:

Eleven in-person sessions plus a community showcase event, run as a two month sprint, at no cost to you
Mentorship from industry professionals working in climate policy, plus guest speakers and project partners
A group project built around a real policy problem set by a community partner, presented for feedback and then iterated
Honoraria, which CityHive says are available for those who need them; no amount is published
Food, breaks and conversation at every session, and a cohort of other young people across Metro Vancouver
Portfolio, resume and skills material from taking a project from problem to public presentation

What you'll do:

Module 1, Learn: explore climate action, local policy, and how change happens inside government and beyond it
Module 2, Investigate and Ideate: work a policy problem set by a community industry partner, and meet mentors about career pathways
Module 3, Apply and Take Action: present your project, take feedback, and iterate on it
Share Out: present the finished work to CityHive's partners and community allies at a December event
Spend 2 to 5 hours each week outside sessions on project work during the middle two modules

Key dates:

Applications close September 20, 2026 at 11:59pm PT
Applicants can expect to hear back by early October 2026
Sessions run October 8 to December 3, 2026
Thursday sessions are 6:00pm to 8:30pm; select Saturday sessions are 10:00am to 3:00pm
Community showcase event December 8, 2026, time and location to be confirmed

More information:

All sessions are in person in Vancouver, BC. The programme page lists the venue as to be confirmed, while the application form names CityStudio, 1800 Spyglass Place, Vancouver
The full list of application questions is published in advance in a shared document linked from the application form, so applicants can prepare offline
Questions go to Anjali, the coordinator for CityHive's climate programmes, at anjali@cityhive.ca
Cohort 2 partner is Vancouver Coastal Health. Supporters named on the page are the Zero Emissions Innovation Centre and the Trottier Family Foundation
The programme is led, convened and facilitated by trained youth facilitators, with guest speakers and mentors from a range of industries

Who can apply

Aged 18 to 30
Living in Metro Vancouver. CityHive requires all participants to be located in Metro Vancouver for the duration of the programme, because the programme is place based and the workshops are in person
No prior experience in public policy, climate action or civic governance is needed
Able to attend all sessions in person in Vancouver. CityHive says it prioritises applicants who can attend everything
Able to commit 2 to 5 hours each week outside session time during the Explore and Ideate and Apply and Create modules
Places are limited. Applicants are selected on availability, and to build diversity of experience, age and interest across the cohort
Young people in Metro Vancouver who want to understand how local climate decisions actually get made, and who would rather learn it by working on a real policy problem than by reading about it. CityHive states that no previous experience in public policy, climate action or civic governance is needed, and says it strongly encourages applications from people without that background.

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Good to know

+Completely free. Their FAQ says there is no cost to you
+No prior experience needed
+Eleven in-person sessions from 8 October to 3 December, with a showcase on 8 December, working with industry mentors on a real climate policy problem in your own community
+Run by CityHive, a youth-led non-profit, with Vancouver Coastal Health

Worth checking yourself

!You need to be 18 to 30 and living in Metro Vancouver for the full two months
!Honoraria are available only for those who need them, and no amount is published, so do not count on being paid
!Space is limited
!Closes 20 September at 11:59pm Pacific

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