{"id":485206,"date":"2026-02-19T11:51:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485206\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:51:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:51:08","slug":"supporting-canadian-families-in-the-digital-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/485206\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Canadian families in the digital world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-block-key=\"10hss\">More than ever before, Canadians are searching for better, safer online experiences for their kids. According to Google Trends, search terms like \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?date=all&amp;geo=CA&amp;q=how%20to%20set%20up%20parental%20controls&amp;hl=en-US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how to set up parental controls<\/a>\u201d, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?q=how%20to%20limit%20screen%20time&amp;date=all&amp;geo=CA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">how to limit screen time<\/a>\u201d and searches for Google\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/trends.google.com\/trends\/explore?date=all&amp;geo=CA&amp;q=family%20link&amp;hl=en&amp;legacy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Family Link<\/a>\u201d reached all-time highs in 2025.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"u4pc\">Google and YouTube are deeply committed to pushing our industry forward and further empowering Canadian families with age-appropriate experiences, parental controls, and resources that help parents, caregivers and kids navigate the digital world confidently and safely.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"drgpk\">Today, we\u2019re proud to announce over $1.4 million CAD in funding from<a href=\"http:\/\/google.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Google.org<\/a> to support new initiatives that will reach families across the country with essential digital wellbeing and online safety skills.<\/p>\n<p>Supercharging the reach and impact of Be Internet Awesome<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"7eqgs\">When we launched our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/intl\/en-ca\/company-news\/outreach-initiatives\/helping-canadian-students-be-internet-awesome\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Online Safety Roadshow<\/a> in Canada, we committed to pursuing opportunities to bring our expert-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/beinternetawesome.withgoogle.com\/en_us\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Be Internet Awesome<\/a> curriculum to as many Canadians as possible. With this funding from <a href=\"http:\/\/google.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google.org<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgccan.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/kidshelpphone.ca\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kids Help Phone<\/a> will leverage Be Internet Awesome to independently develop new programming and resources that will have an impact across the country.<\/p>\n<p>BGC Canada will use Be Internet Awesome to create its first national, in-person digital safety program, using interactive activities to teach kids aged 8-12 about topics like misinformation and online bullying.Kids Help Phone will build a new online safety module for its Counsellor in the Classroom program based on Be Internet Awesome&#8217;s core principles and launch a new Online Safety Resource Hub to help youth build digital resilience.<\/p>\n<p data-block-key=\"92bop\">We\u2019re thrilled that today\u2019s announcement will help Kids Help Phone and BGC Canada support Canadian families with essential knowledge and skills to navigate the digital world safely and with confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"More than ever before, Canadians are searching for better, safer online experiences for their kids. 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