Yes, I just have some highlights from the last page. I'll move quickly.
Youth mentoring provides a cost-effective approach to improving our country's prosperity. The “Social Return on Investment Study” that I also mentioned found that there was an $18 to $23 return for every dollar invested in mentoring, and that's through higher taxes, volunteerism, and charitable donations. Mentoring has many positive impacts.
It's true that young Canadians are facing more and more complexities in today's society, and there are countless number of young Canadians facing societal barriers. It's at a stage where youth mentoring is not a nice-to-have relationship, science tells us that it's a need-to-have intervention to improve Canada's productivity and prosperity.
We're calling for an investment of $20 million over three years for a pan-Canadian mentoring approach that would strengthen our communities and strengthen Canada's prosperity. The investment would enhance youth employability, improve outcomes for indigenous young people, enhance the mental health and well-being of young Canadians, increase connectedness among immigrant and refugee youth and families, and increase the quality and capacity of youth mentoring across the country, including volunteerism and networks of support for Canadian youth.
I'll leave you with this. Just imagine who the millions of Canadians facing toxic stressors can become if we invest, and the impact that could have on Canada's productivity and prosperity.
Thank you. I look forward to your questions.