Take Our Kids to Work (TOKTW) Day

York University is once again excited to host the annual Take Our Kids to Work (TOKTW) Day program in person on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, currently championed nationally by the Students Commission of Canada (SCC). This is an annual event for grade 9 high school students to visit and spend the day in the workplace with an adult sponsor (at least 18 years of age), who is a York University employee, faculty member, or student with a York job, that will be inviting and accompanying the visiting student to participate in programed activities and job-shadowing.

Why support the TOKTW Day initiative?

TOKTW Day bridges the gap

between the workplace and high school by introducing skills, abilities, and knowledge they will need for the future.

TOKTW Day provides employers

the opportunity to explain for students what skills are most important in the workplace – communication, teamwork, time management, and more!

The program

in an excellent opportunity to spotlight York University as a place to learn and work.

Students from neighbouring high schools

will also be invited to participate through their schools, in lieu of a York sponsor. TOKTW Day supports York University’s collaboration with the TD Community Engagement Centre (CEC), who is committed to building a more engaged University as an anchor institution, including experiential learning, post-secondary attainment, collaborative research, and partnerships.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Name	Title	Phone	Email
Farah Rafiq	Manager, HR Administrative Services	Keele Campus	frafiq@yorku.ca
Katie Ablett	Director, Continuing Education and Business Development	Glendon Campus	katie.ablett@glendon.yorku.ca
Elizabeth Freedman	Senior People Partner, Markham Campus	Markham Campus	efreedm@yorku.ca
Byron Gray	Manager, Community Engagement Centre	TD Community Engagement Centre (CEC)/Co-Chair of NAYEC	byrong@yorku.ca
Alexander Huls	Assistant Communications Coordinator	647-268-9320	alexhuls@yorku.ca