CYBF Values

Respect – we respect, appreciate and celebrate diversity in our people and our initiatives.

Integrity – we maintain honest and high ethical standards in everything we do while continuing to build a strong CYBF reputation.

Excellence and Accountability – we focus on quality of results; we work hard; we play hard; and, we celebrate success.

Community – we inspire and grow a youth entrepreneurship culture across Canadian communities.

Teamwork – we contribute to individual and collective success.


The Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF) is the ‘go to’ place for youth entrepreneurship. As a national charity, we are dedicated to growing our nation’s economy one young entrepreneur at a time. We look at character not collateral, when providing youth, age 18-34, with pre-launch coaching, business resources, start-up financing and mentoring, to help them launch and sustain a successful entrepreneurial business.

Driving Canada's Business Success By Helping Youth Help Themselves