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Scott Young (1918- ) author and journalist, was born in Manitoba. He started his writing career at the Winnipeg Free Press and eventually moved to Toronto to write for the Telegram and the Globe and Mail. He has had numerous articles on sports published in McLean's Magazine, Sports Illustrated and other venues. Young served in the Royal Canadian Navy during W.W.II. He has been married to 1. Edna Ragland 2. Astrid Mead and 3. Margaret Hogan. His books include "Neil and Me," "A Writer's Life," and a series of detective books set in the Canadian north.

Joseph Young (1843-1926) was a Methodist minister in Ontario. He was born in August Township, Canada West (Ontario), and studied at Albert College (Belleville). He was first received on trial as an exhorter and local preacher by the Cannington official board in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was ordained in 1869. His active ministry was divided between Bay of Quinte and Toronto Conferences (Aultsville (1869-1871), Lyn, Brockville (1872), Ottawa District (1873-1876), Picton & Hallowell (1877), W.C. Hallowell (1878), Kingston District (1879-1881), W.C. Cobourg (1882-1884), Thornbury (1905-1909), Marksdale (1909-1912). He retired in 1912 but continued to serve mission churches for many more years, such as Hobbs Memorial and Glenmount Churches in Toronto. He died July 30th, 1926.

James Young (1835-1910) was a business manager in Georgetown, Belleville, Kitchener (then Berlin), Dunville, and Cornwall in the latter half of the nineteenth century.

Hester Phillips Young (fl. 1891) was a Scottish immigrant and the mother of C.W. Young, owner and editor of the Cornwall Freeholder in Ontario.

Fred Matthews Young (b. 1907) politician, was the New Democratic Party member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly for the riding of Yorkview (1963-1980). In 1977 he served as chair of the Select Committee on Highway Safety. Prior to his entry into provincial politics, Young had been a clergyman with the United Church of Canada and a member of the North York Township Council (1956-1962). He was not successful in gaining election to the House of Commons (1953) and also he failed in his initial bid for a seat in the Legislature (1959).

Egerton Ryerson Young, a Methodist minister, was born in 1840 in Crosby, Upper Canada, the son of Rev. William Young. He attended the Provincial Normal School in Toronto and then taught at Madoc in 1862. In the summer of 1863 he started in the service of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Tweed. He was ordained in 1867 and served at First Methodist Church in Hamilton until 1868 when he undertook mission work with Aboriginal People in Norway House, Manitoba. He had served for eight years when ill-health forced him to return to Ontario. He then ministered to pastorates in Port Perry, Colborne, Bowmanville, Meaford and Brampton until his retirement in 1888. Thereafter, he became a lecturer and embarked on extensive speaking tours in the United States, Europe and Australia. He wrote about his missionary work and the history of missions in North America and how the work to christianize Aboriginal People was undertaken.

He was married to Elizabeth Bingham. He died in Bradford, Ontario in 1909.

Egerton Ryerson Young (Jr.) (1869-1962) was a Methodist/United Church minister in Ontario and assistant editor of the Christian Guardian. He was born in Norway House, Manitoba, where his father was a missionary to the Cree Indians. He attended Victoria College and was ordained in 1896. He served at Zion Church, Toronto, 1896-1897, and was Assistant Editor of the Christian Guardian, 1898-1900. He was then at Copper Cliff, 1901-1902; Port Carling, 1902-1905; Malton, 1906-1908; Chatsworth, 1909-1911; Bracebridge, 1912-1915; Orangeville, 1916-1919; Islington, 1920-1924; Newtonbrook, 1925-1929; Barrie, 1930-1931; and was then superannuated at Toronto, 1932-1961. He was married to Edith Ella Allen.

Edith Ella Young ([1871 or 1872]-1961) was married to Egerton Ryerson Young Jr., and active in the Woman's Missionary Society of the United Church.

C. Roger Young was a prospector and explorationist in eastern Ontario in the late 20th and early 21st century.

Alexander Young lived in the Brant/Wentworth counties area of Ontario in the 1870s.

Archibald Hope Young, educator, was born on 6 February 1863 in Sarnia, Upper Canada, and died on 6 April 1935. He was the son of Archibald Young and Annie Wilson. Archibald Hope Young was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, where he was "head boy" in 1882. He graduated from the University of Toronto in 1882 with an honours degree in modern languages in 1887. Young began teaching at Upper Canada College in 1887. In 1892 he became lecturer in modern languages and philosophy at Trinity College, Toronto, was made professor in 1900, was college librarian, 1896-1902, and became clerk of convocation and college registrar in 1901. He published widely on the history of Upper Canada, the Church of England in Canada, Upper Canada College, and Trinity College, and was a frequent contributor to newspapers, magazines and reviews; he was engaged for a long time in writing biographies of John Strachan and John Stuart that were never published. He was elected president of the modern languages section of the Ontario Educational Association in 1910 and served for a time as president of the Ontario Historical Society.

The Toronto branch of the Young Women's Christian Association (Y.W.C.A.) was formed around 1873 to provide lodging, recreation, and social services to local women.

The Young Women's Christian Association of Kitchener-Waterloo was organized in 1905 as the "Berlin YWCA" and operated out of rented premises on Queen St. South in Berlin (now Kitchener), Ontario with Mary Ratz Kaufman as President. the YWCA's main purpose at that time was to provide for both the spiritual and physical welfare of the increasing number of young women who were coming to the urban and industrialized areas seeking employment and education. The local Y offered both a residence and a programme of helpful classes in embroidery, cooking, and "physical culture". In 1911 fund-raising began, a site was purchased and on May 15, 1915 a new building was opened at 84 Frederick St., Berlin [now Kitchener], Ontario. Although the motion was made in 1917 to change the name of the YWCA from Berlin to Kitchener, as the City had been renamed, the name was not officially changed until 1960.
In 1937 a new wing donated by Mary R. Kaufman, containing a gymnasium, was opened. A branch of the YWCA was desired for Waterloo and in 1960 a property in Waterloo was purchased at 186 King. St. S., later sold in 1972 to the Red Cross.
Over the years the YWCA offered many programs for children and adults alike: camping started 1926 at Camp Tinawatawa, clubs flourished, physical, health and craft classes were offered and programs were devised for newcomers to the country and area. Today, the YWCA provides "programs in the areas of childcare, youth recreation, emergency and supportive housing for women, and prison-based counseling." (http://www.ywcakw.on.ca/about.php ) The building at 84 Frederick St. is now an emergency shelter called Mary's Place, named after Mary Ratz Kaufman and operated by the YWCA.

The Young People's Theatre was founded in Toronto by Susan Rubes. Since its beginning in 1966, the theatre presents shows for children and teenagers ranging from classical to new Canadian works. In 1977 the company moved into 165 Front Street East, Toronto, a newly renovated building that had been built by the Toronto Street Railway Company in 1881 to house 580 horses. The new facility contained a 350-seat proscenium house and another theatre seating up to 175. Historically the Young People's Theatre has had strong links with schools and youth organizations. Teachers' Workshops began in 1967 and Young People's Theatre School began in 1971. Today, the Young People's Theatre continues to play an important role in schools. School Tours deal with sensitive and controversial issues relevant to contemporary children - divorce, racial discrimination, nuclear power, and pollution. At the same time it provides students with an opportunity to be introduced to theatre. The Young People's Theatre was renamed the Loraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People in 20