Big Brothers Big Sisters of Canada is a non-profit federation charity offering a youth mentoring program, founded in 1913.

[2] In 2013, the Boston Consulting Group conducted a research study on the impact of Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring programs.

[3] The youth mentoring movement began in New York in 1904,[4] and, by 1916, Big Brothers had spread to 96 cities across the United States.

[5] In 1912, the first Canadian Big Sister agency was formed in Toronto.

[6] In 1913, the first Canadian Big Brother program began in Toronto.