Canadian Marketing Association releases guide for leaders to address DEI in the workplace

The Canadian Marketing Association (CMA) released DEI in the Workplace: A Discussion Guide for Leadership Teams, to help organizations articulate a commitment and define their scope of activities to create a more inclusive and equitable work environment. The discussion guide identifies...

Generative AI could increase organizations’ vulnerability to cyberattacks, poll finds

Barely half (56 per cent) of Canadian CEOs believe their companies are prepared for a cyberattack today, with more than nine in 10 (93 percent) worried that the emergence of generative artificial intelligence (AI) will make them even more vulnerable...

Plan International released the 2023 State of the World’s Girls Report

Plan International released the 2023 State of the World’s Girls Report highlighting the keys to successful activism and the barriers to activism experienced throughout the world. Over 1000 adolescent girls and young women participated in the research study: 840 completed...

Applications are now open for the Community-Run Public Art Microgrant Program 2023

Calgary Arts Development announced that applications are now open for the Community-Run Public Art Microgrant Program 2023. Eligible organizations include community-run organizations, including informal groups that define themselves in terms of distinct communities, neighbourhood associations and nonprofit organizations or charitable...

43% of employees likely to leave their organization in the next 12 months

According to the recently released EY 2022 Work Reimagined Survey, employers and employees have widely different perspectives on the world of work moving into 2024.  The research found that 34% of employees are willing to change jobs in the next...

Organizations invited to apply for funding to empower youth in Canada through volunteer opportunities

The Government of Canada invites organizations to apply for funding to help empower youth in Canada through volunteer opportunities. The call for proposals is under the Canada Service Corps Program. Successful organizations will receive funding to create, promote, and facilitate...

Two-thirds of employees with employer benefit plans fare better across financial health and mental well-being

According to a recent study conducted by RBC Insurance, 66% of working Canadians who have access to employer benefit plans rate their overall well-being as good or excellent in comparison to Canadians without employer benefit plans. These individuals also report...

Accerta Health Access Foundation announced the winners of the Health Access Grant

The Accerta Health Access Foundation announced the winners of their first-ever Health Access Grant: Heartache2Hope, provides healing support to adults who have experienced a suicide loss:  $19,050.00 The London Community Dental Alliance: The Wright Clinic is a not-for-profit charitable oral...

Apply now for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program

The Government of Canada announced that applications are now open for the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program. The Government has dedicated up to $5 million per year in funding to organizations to support youth employment activities. As part of...

Opportunity for All: Improving Workplace Experiences and Career Outcomes for Canadians With Disabilities Report

The Future Skills Centre, in partnership with the Toronto Metropolitan University,  the Conference Board of Canada, and Blueprint, funded by the Government of Canada's Future Skills Program, released the Opportunity for All: Improving Workplace Experiences and Career Outcomes for Canadians...
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