Activating Our YouthANNUAL REPORT 2016-17

A Member of JA Canada

JA Northern Albertaand Northwest Territories

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We are on a mission to inspire and prepare youth to succeed in a global economy.

5. Highlights

6. Message from our President

7. Program Overview

8. Job Shadow Day

9. Company Program

10. Alberta Business Hall of Fame

12. World of Choices

13. Future Leaders Week & Big Pitch

14. Our Donors

16. Our Volunteers

17. Financial Results

18. Board of Directors & Board of Governers

19. Contact Us

In This Annual Report

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Highlights

• Inducted three business leaders into the Alberta Business Hall of Fame

• Over 25,000 students reached

• $24,500 granted in awards and scholarships

• Nearly 5,250 regional students received a JA program• Future Leaders Week - Students learned from the personal

success stories of six keynotes speakers over five days at JR Shaw School of Business

• Inaugural World of Choices event was held in Grande Prairie

• Over 600 volunteers dedicated over 12,000 hours of their time

• 186 volunteers helped deliver programs to more than 3100 students during Future Leaders Week at NAIT

• 81 advisors helped mentor students through the 2017 Company Program

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• Raised over $1.3M in support of JA• Social entrepreneurship was a key component of our

Company Program as businesses donated time and money to local charities.

Philanthropy

Organization

Students

Programs

Volunteers

2016/17 in Review

• Moved into a new office: #200, 10150 100 Street

• Dr. Herb Belcourt C.M., Mr. Paul Douglas, Dr. Prem Prakash Singhmar

• Britney Trieu was awarded with the Youth Innovation Award at the Canadian Business Hall of Fame

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JA strives to empower youth to own their economic success. We know that teaching kids the key principles of work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy and then building on these principles as they grow, gives them an advantage; helping them to understanding the world around them. We know this because we witness to it every day at JA Northern Alberta & NWT.

Thanks to you, the incredible community surrounding JA, we had the privilege of engaging and inspiring over 25,000 kids in the 2016/17 school year. This was possible thanks to our wonderful network of over 600 volunteers who lend their expertise and experience throughout the school year, delivering over 980 programs to students in grade 3 through 12. Volunteers bring the ‘real world’ perspective into the classroom that helps to prepare our kids to succeed, as they explore what lies ahead.

2016/17 was an exciting year at JA; a year of growth and new opportunities. The community opened their doors to our Company Program students, providing greater accessibility to students with locations around Edmonton and surrounding areas. In partnership with NAIT, we hosted an exceptional Future Leaders Week for students in grade 7 through 9. Grande Prairie hosted our first ever World of Choices event which was a huge success and an event we hope to grow across our region.

May featured our annual Alberta Business Hall of Fame event, where we had the opportunity to celebrate and recognize three phenomenal business leaders; Dr. Herb Belcourt, Mr. Paul Douglas and Dr. Prem Singhmar. Each with an impressive list of accomplishments, our guests had the opportunity to hear about their journey through an intimate fire side chat.

IMAGINE A CANADA WHERE OUR YOUTH ARE EMPOWERED TO OWN THEIR ECONOMIC SUCCESS AND REALIZE THEIR POTENTIAL; ALL DOORS OPEN TO THEM

TO EXPLORE.

Message from our President

As our JA journey continues into the upcoming year, our team is excited for what lies ahead. As our world continues to evolve and change; we are as dedicated as ever to explore ways we can have an even greater impact on our communities. New partnerships and collaborations will help take JA to new heights, as we continue to inspire and prepare our kids to pursue and consider their futures.

Whether you are new to the JA family, or have been with us for a while, thank you. We could not do what we do, without your incredible generosity. We truly appreciate your partnership. Together we can give our youth the power to change their world…and ours.

Best,

Jen Panteluk

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Program Overview

Programs Programs Delivered Students InspiredG3 - Our Community: Needs, Jobs, and Tools 95 2358G4 - Our Country: Technology & Innovation 100 2515G5 - More than Money 94 2316G6 - Our Business World 56 1142G6 - A Business of Our Own 16 421G7 - Diversity in Action 143 3944G8 - Dollars With Sense 189 5206G7-12 - Investment Strategies 13 341G9 - Economics for Success 148 3939G9-12 - Company Program 24 354HS - Be Entrepreneurial 30 588HS - Success Skills 74 1962

In partnership with education and industry, JA Northern Alberta & NWT has contributed to student success for over 50 years. During the 2016/17 school year, Junior Achievement positively impacted over 25,000 students from grades 3-12 in classrooms throughout Northern Alberta.

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Job Shadow Day 2017We held our seventh annual Job Shadow Day on February 2, 2017, presented by the CPA.Returning Company Program students had the opportunity to shadow executives from Edmonton’s business community for a day; gaining valuable real-life work experience from prominent Edmonton leaders. These mentors taught JA students fundamental skills, including problem solving, time management, and relationship building.“There is nothing like meeting your student first thing in the morning – sometimes unsure of themselves, not really knowing what to expect – follow them through the day and see them grow, right before your eyes. Learning from each other. By the end of the day, they are different people, and it is rewarding to know that you have been a part of it. Job Shadow Day costs the sponsoring company practically nothing, but it has far reaching consequences for everyone involved. I highly recommend it, it’s good for the soul!”Les Kozma, C.E.T. G.S.C.Project DirectorLedcor Construction Limited

City of St. Albert Clark Builders Core Management CPA AlbertaCTV Edmonton Edmonton Chamber Fountain Tire Grant Thornton Global Edmonton Ledcor MacEwan University PCL, family of companies

RBC Financial St. Albert Chamber

Thank you to our participating companies:

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This year, our Company Program had over 350 students participating in 24 businesses. Our Achievers worked hard to start a business, manufacture and sell products, and liquidate during the 18 – week program.

Social entrepreneurship remained a key component, where companies gave hours and monetary values to charities. Over $2,500 was donated to local organisations, including the iHuman Youth Society, Edmonton Public Library, Mustard Seed, Canadian Honey Council, Edmonton Food Bank, Ronald McDonald House and Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.

At our 2017 Company Program Awards Night, over $24,500 in scholarships and trips were awarded to some of our top Achievers. Congratulations again to the recipients and to all of our Achievers on their hard work and dedication.

Company Program

Award Student CompanyAllan D. Hardy Memorial Scholarship Amy Lu

Kinza Hassan Memory Magnet Unwind

Top Sales Person (Sponsored by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce)

Danial Hassan Unwind

Rookie of the Year (Sponsored by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce)

Christina Cervantes Green Write

Most Valuable Achiever in a Non-Executive Position (Sponsored by the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce)

Gursimran Chhina Infinote

Northern Community Achiever Award (Sponsored by Ledcor)

Nandini Dalwadi Klenz

The Gary Silsbe Leadership Award Kinza Hassan UnwindNext Generation Leaders Forum (Sponsored by CPA)

Muneet RandhawaAnita PetrovicMary JiangEthan Franz

LegacyMugnificient InfinoteGreen Write

Reagan Williams Achiever of the Year Ivana Tieu Just CoastPresident of the Year Emily Huang Memory MagnetsVP Finance of the Year Cindy Liu MugnificentVP I.T. of the Year Jenny Zhang SnapVP Production of the Year (Sponsored in part by Schmidt Realty Group)

Zorina Han Just Coast

VP Marketing of the Year Gordon Banh InfinoteVP HR of the Year Dorothy Fu SnapManager of Health & Safety of the Year (Sponsored by Alberta BC Safety)

Ishnoor Nahal Infinote

Company of the Year SnapSocial Entrepreneurship InfinoteTeamwork Unwind

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On May 3, 2017, over 800 guests came together at the Shaw Conference Centre to celebrate and honour three outstanding and inspiring businessmen as they were inducted into the Alberta Business Hall of Fame: Dr. Herb Belcourt, Philanthropist and Founder of Belcourt Construction, Paul Douglas, Chairman, PCL families of companies and Dr. Prem Singhmar, President, Singhmar Group of Companies.

Highlights We were honoured to show our team spirit by incorporating an Oilers theme into the evening to celebrate the home team being in round 2, game 5.

Junior Achievement student entrepreneurs and Company Program students showcased their products and passion for the business at always anticipated ‘CP Tradeshow’.

JA grade 3 students from Michael Strembitsky School brought the Canadian anthem to life with their rousing rendition.

JA Alumna and Board of Directors Chair, Nicole Janssen, inspired guests to invest in JA’s future with some help from our students.

JA President and CEO Jen Panteluk reflected on the work JA does, thinking of the impact programs could one day have on her young daughter.

JA Alumnus, Sam Goertz shared the impact JA programs have had on his life.

The Cervantes siblings spoke about their experiences at JA, the impact on their family and running companies.

Carrie Doll was our Master of Ceremonies and conducted a fireside chat with each of our three inductees

Special Note:

Dr. Herb Belcourt had recently been diagnosed with stage four brain cancer when he was announced as one of our incoming 2017 Laureates. He said on many occasions that his goal was to make it to the event on May 3rd. Herb did just that and spoke at the Alberta Hall of Fame to an attentive crowd. We said goodbye to Herb on July 5, 2017, all the better for having known him.

2017 Alberta Business Hall of Famepresented by CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. &

ZCL Composites Inc.

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Fireside chat with Carrie Doll and Dr. Herb Belcourt at the 2017 Alberta Business Hall of Fame

Paul Douglas with Bernie Moore, President & CEO of CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. and Ron Bachmeier, President & CEO of ZCL Composites Inc.

Dr. Prem Singhmar with Bernie Moore, President & CEO of CCI Thermal Technologies Inc. and Ron Bachmeier, President & CEO of ZCL Composites Inc.

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World of ChoicesWorld of Choices, held for the very first time in Grande Prairie on March 30, 2017, gave 123 students in grades 10-12 the opportunity to join 28 local career mentors as they shared exciting aspects of their work. The program began with self-exploration where students selected the careers and mentors to network with throughout the day. After the motivational key address, students circulated through five, 20 minute roundtable sessions to interact with career mentors representing 27 different occupations. The forum was geared towards exposing students to their World of Choices while engaging in meaningful, relevant discussions to discover a myriad of career path possibilities that align with their skills, interests, and passions. Students left the forum excited about their future and better equipped to meet the challenges of today’s work world.

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Future Leaders WeekDuring the last week of April, more than 3100 students visited NAIT to experience their JA programs in a post-secondary setting. Rebranded as Future Leaders Week (FLW) in 2017, the event was hosted by the JR Shaw School of Business and highlighted the personal success stories from six keynote speakers over our five days on campus. FLW has always been something to look forward to, but with help from nearly 200 volunteers and our keynotes, as well as being in the newly opened Centre for Applied Technologies, the student experience increased exponentially. With new standards set high, we’re planning FLW 2018 to be even better.

Big Pitch This year’s finalists for the Big Pitch competition were1. Infinote

2. Memory Magnets

3. Green Write

4. Just Coast

5. SNAP (wild card selection)

This year, five companies participated in the Big Pitch, which was held Saturday, April 8th in conjunction with the West Edmonton Mall Tradeshow. Our judges, Clinton Senkow (Influencive.com); Noreen Hoskins (e-Hub); Bill Fortier (CTV); Jill Miller-Barone (Telus) had a difficult decision after hearing the outstanding pitches from the companies, but ultimately decided to award the following:

Green Write – 1st place $600

Snap – 2nd place $300

Infinote – 3rd place $100

Companies were required to donate 75% of their winnings to their charity of choice, and could reinvest the remaining 25% in their company.

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Our Supporters

$50,000 - $99,999

$20,000 - $49,999

Thank you to all of our 2016/2017 donors. Without the mentorship and financial support of our donors, we would not be able to achieve our goal in providing programs to inspire young Albertans to become the global leaders of tomorrow. Thank you!

CCI Thermal Technologies IncRBC FoundationZCL Composites Inc.

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo)

Alberta Labour Allard Foundation

Larry & Janet Anderson Philanthropies

ATB Financial Cameron Corporation

Canadian Western Bank Edmonton Community Foundation

John Hokanson

HSBC Ledcor Group Dennis O’Rourke

PCL Construction Quikcard Charitable Foundation

JR Shaw

Servus Credit Union The Wheaton Family Foundation

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$5,000 - $9,999

$10,000 - $19,999Alberta BC Safety Inc. CPA Alberta Edmonton Financial Literacy

Society

FMAV Grant Thornton LLP Jet Label & Tape

Dianne & Irving Kipnes Foundation

Leder Chartiable Foundation NAIT’s JR Shaw School of Business

NorQuest College Oxford Properties Group Inc. Stantec

Sticks & Stones TD Ron & Dorothy Triffo Family Fund

All Weather Windows, Gord and Linda Wiebe

ATCO Group Athabasca University

Victor & Jeanette Budzinski CBM Office Automation CEO Events

The Bill Comrie Family Deloitte & Touche LLP Dentons Canada LLP

Paul Douglas Ernst & Young Fairley Erker

John Ferguson Freson Bros. Nicole & Cory Janssen

Keeran Networks KPMG LLP Lexus of Edmonton

Lincolnberg Master Builder Jon & Nancy Love Audrey Luft

Maclab Enterprises Ian McDonald Melcor Developments Ltd.

Melton Foundation Tim Melton Al & Fran Olson

Stratus Holdings Inc. Stuart Olson Studio Post

TELUS U of A School of Business West Edmonton Mall

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Our VolunteersThank you to all our 2016/2017 volunteers. It is no small feat to head back into the classroom to lead our youth to be successful leaders of tomorrow. We could not have achieved a student reach of over 25,000 students without the hard work of our dedicated volunteers.In the 2016/2017 year, over 600 volunteers helped JA deliver lessons on financial literacy, work readiness, and entrepreneurship throughout northern Alberta.With all our volunteers, we want to celebrate this accomplishment; we are so grateful for the incredible support we have received from the community.

Rachelle Arvay Danny Atkinson Jenny Baril

Melanie Bell-Fournier Susan Bendle Craig Blackmore

Allyson Bonkowski Jade Boxrud Natalie Charlton

Cecelia Clarke Michelle Coates Luke Collins

Harpreet Dhaliwal Dirk Durand Daniel Duval

Matt Edwards Mohamed Elshamy Daniel Engman

Stephanie Evans Victoria Ferrier Kellie Furi

Monique Goodwin Travis Grant Ranvir Grewal

Robert Guy Joshua Jackman Kristy Jackson

Nicole Janssen Niels Jensen Kerri Johnston

Jessica Jungbluth Holly Kaswarra Shaina KherTom Koep Ken Kovacs Scott Kovatch

Michael Kozak Moji Kuye Rémi LaFlechePatricia Lawrence Sheryl Lazaruk Rhonda Manz

Dana Marsh Brenda McKinnon Laurie McNaughton

Serena McNeil Markus Muhs Lana Nordlund

Lekan Oladokun Rebecca Oszust Joshua Papke

Mel Peeler Shayne Pohl Randy Rosen

Mark Scorgie Sid Slade Rebecka Smith

Robbie Smith Damian Stinn Mabel Sudnik

Michael Tang Grace Vela Pat Vos

Theresa Wang Jason Watt Yentel Wong

Michelle Zhang Sarah Zhang

3+ Programs Delivered

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Independent Auditor’s ReportSeptember 21, 2017 Edmonton, Alberta

To the Members of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories

The accompanying summary financial statements, which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at June 30, 2017, and the summary results from operations for the year then ended, are derived from the audited financial statements of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories for the year ended June 30, 2017. We expressed a qualified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated September 21, 2017.

The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian Accounting Standards for Not-for-Profit Organizations. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories.

Management’s Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements on the basis described in Note 1.

Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements.”

Opinion In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories for the year ended June 30, 2017 are a fair summary of those financial statements, on the basis described in Note 1. However, the summary financial statements are subject to conditions equivalent to those of the audited financial statements of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories for the year ended June 30, 2017, upon which we issued a qualified audit opinion.

Our qualified audit opinion, as described in our report dated September 21, 2017 is based on the fact that in common with many not-for-profit organizations, the Society derives some of its revenue from sponsorships and donations, the completeness of which is not susceptible to satisfactory audit verification. Accordingly, our verification of these revenues was limited to the amount recorded in the records of the Society and we were not able to determine whether any adjustments might be necessary to partner contributions, excess of revenue over expenses, current assets, deferred contributions and net assets. Our qualified opinion states that, except for the effects of the described matter, those financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta and the Northwest Territories as at June 30, 2017 and the results of its operations and its cash flow for the year then ended in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations.

Kingston Ross Pasnak LLP Chartered Professional Accountants

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Our Financials

REVENUE:

EXPENSES:

For the Year Ended June 30, 2017

Alberta Business Hall of Fame Dinner $ 546,636 $ 764,235Direct program sponsorship 386,007 499,950Laureate Legacy Fund 169,333 493,479Grants 76,111 30,000Casino 67,593 77,567Third party and in-house events 26,689 52,142Amortization of deferred capital contributions 12,221 21,939Interest and other 19,587 11,481

Total Revenue 1,304,177 1,950,793

Personnel 850,355 754,145Alberta Business Hall of Fame Dinner 253,883 254,087Programs 158,290 174,642Facility and equipment 153,391 184,122Administration 112,423 169,551Loss on disposal of property and equipment 13,141 2,525Marketing 11,473 17,006In-house events 6,684 16,317Amortization 5,032 43,158

Total Expenses $ 1,564,672 $ 1,615,553

Deficiency of revenue over expenditures $ (260,495) $ 335,240

STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS 2017 2016

STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION Assets Cash and cash equivalents $ 396,839 $ 620,070 Accounts receivable 158,168 200,371 Prepaid expenses 10,355 11,734Property and Equipment (net of accumulated amortization) 30,364 22,404

$ 595,726 $ 854,579Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 72,679 $ 75,928 Deferred contribution 7,186 2,074Deferred Capital Contribution - 12,221Deferred Lease Liability 12,000 -

91,865 90,223Net Assets Invested in property and equipment 30, 364 10,183 Internally restricted 200,000 200,000 Unrestricted 273,497 554,173

503,861 764,356

$ 595,726 $ 854,579

Basis of Presentation (Note 1) Management is responsible for the preparation of the summary financial statements. The summary financial statements are comprised of the summary statement of financial position and the summary results from operations, and do not include any other schedules, a summary of significant accounting policies or the notes to the financial statements. The summary statement of financial position and the summary results of operations are presented with the same amounts as the audited financial statements, but certain balances have been combined and all note referencing has been removed.

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Board of Directors

Board of Governors

Nicole Janssen Stratus Holdings/JANA Chair

Marissa Adams HSBC Bank Canada

Dave Brown Core Real Estate Group

Cam Dafoe City of Edmonton

Terri Davis ProFound Talent Inc

Robert J. de Guzman Dentons Canada LLP

Neil Fassina Athabasca University

Jeremy Fearnley Grant Thornton LLP

Max Frank Edmonton Chamber of Commerce

Rich Groom Fairley Erker Advisory Group

Ross Haffie EY

Jon Hokanson Standard Scaffold & Insulation Inc.

Dennis Horrigan

Ken Jurina TopDraw

Dan Lefaivre Stantec

Barton Leibel St. Rose Junior High School

Amanda Nielsen Alberta Real Estate Association

David Olson Lizotte & Associates Real Estate

Jen Panteluk Junior Achievement of Northern Alberta & NWT

Brandon Park Melcor Developments Ltd.

Rishi Patel Keeran Systems

Gilles Prefontaine City of St. Albert

Gord Rajewski Williams Engineering Inc.

Jill Sheward Brownlee LLP

Ashley Thompson Daly

SureHire

Lyle Best

Eveline Charles

John Ferguson

Tony Franceschini

Ross Grieve

Linda Hughes

Blaine MacMillan

Ian McDonald

Tim Melton

Stanley Milner

Jerry Naqvi

Reza Nasseri

Eric Newell

Allan Olson

Fran Olson

Larry Pollock

Jeff Polovick

Ian Reid

Harold Roozen

David Ross

Ron Triffo

Gord Wiebe

Ralph Young

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JA Northern Alberta & NWT

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Jen PantelukPresident & CEO

Mary Basargin Controller and Office Manager

Laura SvajlenkoDirector of Development

Keith PudwillDirector of Programs

Rochelle GilmourAlberta Business Hall of Fame Manager

Morgan Zinck High School Programs Manager

Neil Butt Programs Senior Officer

Daniel Rosenau Program Coordinator

Morgan Gahler Program Coordinator

Medha Gupta Marketing Coordinator

Terry Ellen SudnikRegional Development Senior Officer

Randy Rosen Regional Program Coordinator

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