This essay investigates whether the generally positive relationship between membership in voluntary associations and political engagement that has been observed for adults in many countries also holds true for young Canadians who are becoming marginalized from democratic life. Drawing on survey data, the study assessed the impact of organizational type on youth involvement in conventional and unconventional political activities. It found that affiliations with certain voluntary organizations in the secular and religious domains exerted a significant impact on the likelihood of joining a political party. Some apolitical and political associational memberships in the secular domain were associated with a higher incidence of unconventional political activism. The impact of associational memberships on turnout and expressions of political interest, however, was largely neutral for Canadians under the age of 30. The findings show that different organizational affiliations lead to different civic outcomes for young Canadians.