We explored how youth, aged 14-24, navigate and interact with Calgary’s economic environment.    Through desk research and subject matter expert interviews, we’ve discovered that this is a complex issue with many overlapping barriers. When creating our systems map, we realized the importance of looking at this issue from two sides: the side of youth and the side of employers. We’ve highlighted four barriers to youths finding employment in Calgary that frequently appeared in our research. We’ve also looked at each barrier from the perspective of youths and employers to draw connections and indicate causal behaviors within each barrier.