Ontario. World Youth Day Secretariat

• World Youth Day Secretariat

The World Youth Day Secretariat was established by the government of Ontario in 2001 to coordinate provincial government activities related to World Youth Day and provide planning support for over two dozen ministries and provincial agencies.

As a platinum sponsor of World Youth Day, the Ontario government provided financial support for administration, including office space, marketing costs and program development, and the staffing of 60 positions with the assistance from the Ministries of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Education, and Public Safety and Security. All administrative and event planning activities were coordinated by the World Youth Day Secretariat whose staff were involved in various planning committees to ensure accommodation, communications, security, health and safety, transportation, programming, social services projects and special needs for the delegates and guests, including the Papal visit.

The World Youth Day Secretariat produced an extensive public awareness campaign to help recruit volunteers to support the event. A website was developed to promote the event and to keep Ontario residents and businesses informed of the many activities staged at that time.

The World Youth Day Secretariat coordinated provincial government activities related to World Youth Day, which was held in Toronto in July 2002. World Youth Day is a bi-annual event introduced by Pope John Paul II to promote Catholic faith among young people, The Secretariat provided planning support for over two dozen ministries and provincial agencies and produced an extensive public awareness campaign to help recruit volunteers to support the event.

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