We are building artifacts of the future — creating what we wish existed.
Ten years ago, we asked ourselves a question: What would it look like if government ran with as much imagination as young people have?
That question became the Department of Imaginary Affairs—and over the past decade, we’ve learned that the answer is far more complex, beautiful, and challenging than we ever expected.
We’ve discovered that imagining equitable futures isn’t about finding the next shiny solution. It’s slow, intentional work that lives in the in-between spaces—where care meets grief, where stories become seeds, and where solidarity turns into action.
We create what we wish existed. Through storytelling, systems thinking, and deep partnerships with communities, we practice the futures we’re working toward. We especially center the voices of Newcomers and Youth in Canada—people whose visions are essential but often left out of the decisions that shape their lives.
We belong in the discomfort. Our work means sitting with hard truths about colonization, systemic oppression, and power. It means constantly reflecting on our own privilege and positionality—and inviting others to do the same. We do this imperfectly but consistently, because we would never ask you to do something we’re unwilling to do ourselves.
We believe in collective liberation. From Turtle Island to Palestine and beyond, we see how interconnected our struggles are. We’re committed to right relations, to gathering collective wisdom, and to remembering that we thrive when our relationships thrive.
This isn’t easy work. It often feels like swimming upstream. But for us, there is no other way forward than to practice the better worlds we know are waiting for us.
Vision and Mission
Our work is to imagine equitable futures and do everything we can to make them real.
Our vision is collective liberation from systemic oppression.
Our mission is to be deeply connected and grounded in the stories of those most impacted by systems of oppression and to write new narratives together.
When we care enough to imagine alternatives and believe they are truly possible, we simultaneously need to grieve for how that alternative doesn’t yet exist for us. This work requires solidarity with those in resistance with the status quo.