Yes, we did consider other organizations.
First, we considered our Canada service corps program partners. My team had been in discussions with them to explore the potential expansion of the program. They had indicated that they were struggling to deliver their existing contribution program in the COVID context. It's important to recall that this programming under the Canada service corps brings groups of youth together and often involves travelling. It was April during the pandemic.
Then we assessed the ability of other organizations that are focused on volunteering, such as Volunteer Canada. In our assessment, we were unable to identify a single organization that adequately met the need for broad geographic reach, technological capacity and experience working with youth, particularly youth from underserved communities.