Breaking Barriers: RBC donates $450K to Sask Polytech Skills Enhancement Training
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan — A recent donation from RBC is aiming to remove barriers for BIPOC youth in the trades, with a $450,000 donation earmarked for the support of Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Skills Enhancement Training projects. The projects focus on women, Indigenous peoples, new Canadians, visible minorities, 2SLGBTQ+ and people with varying abilities. Nakary Lopez Ojeda, a […]
Talking Equity: Hyundai Canada donates $500K to BIPOC programming for Kid’s Help Phone
Markham, Ontario — Hyundai Canada is continuing on as a leader of social change in the Canadian auto industry, as the OEM just announced a $500,000 donation over the next two years to aid Kid’s Help Phone in developing programs for Black and Indigenous youth. Hyundai Canada’s donation will support Kids Help Phone’s Indigenous Youth […]
Tying us Together: Toyota partners with Black Business and Professional Association for scholarship program
Toronto, Ontario — In doing their part to help diversify the Canadian automotive industry, the Toyota Canada Foundation has announced that they will be funding a series of scholarships in partnership with the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA). Over the next two years, BBPA will select six Black students pursuing post-secondary education in a […]
Trades for All: Skills Ontario focuses on diversity and inclusivity for upcoming virtual events
Toronto, Ontario — Skills Ontario is putting a priority on diversity this December as the provincial trades advocate announced a number of virtual events centred around inclusivity in the skilled trades sector. In the coming weeks, Skills Ontario will be hosting three in-depth programs that aim to introduce and encourage youth and new Canadians to […]
Funding the Future: Cox Automotive to offer new awards to Georgian College Automotive Business School students
Barrie, Ontario — Cox Automotive Canada has created two new awards in hopes to encourage diversity in the automotive industry. Two eligible students at Georgian College’s Automotive Business School of Canada who recognize an automotive industry opportunity to drive change or champion its transformation will be awarded $2,500 each. The inclusion award will go to […]
Elevating Each Other: Hyundai Canada to invest $250K into BIPOC entrance awards at Georgian College
Markham, Ontario — In a move aiming to make positive steps towards diversity within the company, Hyundai Canada has committed to investing $250,000 over seven years to support Black and Indigenous automotive students at Georgian College, according to a press release from Friday. Starting this fall, Hyundai Canada will be giving out renewable $1000 entrance […]
Collision repair highlighted at first ever Ontario College of Trades diversity symposium
By Tom Davis Toronto, Ontario — November 13, 2017 — Over the next 10 years Canada will lose hundreds of thousands of skilled tradespeople due to retirements, according to the Ontario College of Trades. Guiding young people, women, indigenous peoples, new Canadians and those with disabilities into the collision repair sector is the key to […]
