About one in three Canadian students have designed or maintained a website. Civic Vitality Opportunities for the civic involvement of youth are increasing. Ten Canadian cities have now established youth advisory councils to the mayor, or other means of including youth. However, Inuvik was the only city that reported having a youth representative on its town council. Children's recreation is affected by their family income level.
Good communities can lessen the harmful effects of being poor.
Poor children living in a good, civic community are more apt to engage in supervised sports than are poor children living in a less civic community. Health Status School-aged children are faring well, although injuries remain high and respiratory illness is on the rise. Injuries and cancer are the leading causes of death among school-aged children. Respiratory illness is a leading cause of hospitalization. Physical activity varies by income - and the participation gap is growing.