In pictures, the kids are wearing colourful camp t-shirts and huge smiles, but also lab coats and safety goggles. They’re holding smoking beakers and rockets. It’s clear the 2,000 or so young people aged seven to 17 who attend each year Folie Technique – one of Canada’s oldest science camps – are there to have fun, but also to learn.
Read MoreWomen remain significantly under-represented in both post-secondary engineering programs and in the engineering profession. In Canada, just 18.1 per cent of newly licensed engineers are women, according to Engineers Canada, despite women making up more than half of the Canadian population.
Read MoreAs a mentor and teacher with the Peel District School Board (PDSB) in Ontario, Kim Thomas has worked with children and youth from marginalized and equity-deserving communities for almost 30 years. These students, says Thomas “have faced some of the greatest barriers” in accessing educational opportunities. And while the PDSB “has been very intentional around dismantling anti-Black racism,” she is excited about new program partnerships with corporations and organizations that “open up doors for Black and Indigenous students.” These learning initiatives have the potential to “bring the kids from the back of the line to the front,” says Thomas.
Read Moret’s been nearly three years since the onset of the global pandemic, yet it continues to have a profound impact on our lives today – including our finances. For some Canadians, the financial impact of COVID-19 was positive: lockdowns led to cancelled travel plans and a big drop in spending, leading to many months of forced savings. For others – especially those whose income was affected by the pandemic – budgets were stretched to their limits and savings were depleted.
Read MoreExceptional care and bold medical innovation at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) transformed the lives of Oscar winning filmmaker Alison Snowden and her family – taking them from a state of “no hope” to recovery and a new lease on life.
Read MoreFor most of us, no matter what stage of life we are in, the evolving state of the Canadian economy can easily generate anxiety. We see inflation rates hitting their highest levels in decades and the steady upward climb of interest rates in a bid to tame inflation. And we see the intensifying drumbeat of media headlines touting a “looming recession.”
Read MoreSustainable investing proves its worth
Companies that are guided by robust environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies are weathering the current negative trend in equity values better than those that pay less attention to sustainability, and are providing investors with better downside protection, says Toronto-based Fate Saghir, head of sustainability at global investment fund manager Mackenzie Investments.
Read MoreKingston, Ontario: A small place with big-city features
There must be something in the water – or the air – in Kingston, Ont., a 450-square-kilometre city that spans east to west along the shores of the St. Lawrence River and Lake Ontario, near-equidistant from Toronto and Montreal.
Read MoreCanadian business solutions provider Symcor has long enabled some of Canada’s leading organizations in facilitating secure data exchanges to support industry-wide needs. From accelerating fraud detection for governmental COVID-19 emergency response benefits, to maintaining service-level excellence despite rapidly changing market conditions, Symcor has established its reputation as a trusted and resilient partner over its 26-year history.
Read MoreThirty-five years ago, when Elaine Gerrie moved into the family business, Gerrie Electric, in Burlington, her father Ken, who founded the company in 1957, welcomed her with open arms. “He was brilliant,” she says about the way he encouraged her and her sister, Heather, who also joined the company post university, to “follow our passion.
Read MoreThe last two years have produced a seismic shift in the economy, the labour market, and the values and structures underpinning our working lives. The COVID-19 pandemic destabilized many established workforce systems, and what has emerged out of these upheavals is a much different reality for employees and employers alike.
Read MoreGold: with a production value of $12.3-billion, and 182 tonnes mined in 2020, gold is Canada’s most valuable mined commodity, and the country ranks fifth among the largest global producers. Yet in order to continue delivering strong results over the long term, the industry has to address a number of key challenges that include a shift to exploring new mining sites, delivering a strong sustainability performance and attracting new talent.
Read MoreThe federal government has taken another step towards establishing Canada’s open banking system, selecting an experienced fintech leader to lead development of a “made-in-Canada” regime.
The Department of Finance Canada has named Abraham Tachjian the open banking lead. Mr. Tachjian has extensive experience related to open banking in Canada and internationally, as well as expertise in digital banking and law.
Read MoreEmployers responding to shifting employee priorities and values
The impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue to ripple through all facets of Canadian life, including the economy, technology and social norms. Transformation has also been dramatic for Canadian workers in terms of where and how they work, as well as their values and motivators related to their employment.
Read MoreAs we step into the future, we have learned that nothing is certain except change itself. The good news: when you build a great workplace for all, every organization can rise to meet the challenge of tomorrow.
Read MoreKathy Jenkins was living on Vancouver Island in 2012 when she faced a life-threatening medical emergency – a brain aneurysm that had burst. Local clinicians quickly determined that Ms. Jenkins needed the kind of complex care that was available only at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH).
Read MoreOur overarching goal – to address climate change – is more critically important than ever. Yet recent events, such as the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have brought other key components of the clean economy into focus, food and energy security among them.
Read MoreIt may seem a small thing: the little plastic clip holding together your bag of bread. Yet when you consider the number of clips used in households across the country, you can imagine their cumulative impact.
Read MoreIn family-owned businesses, balancing the interests of the business with those of the family can become complicated, and in some cases, a source of family challenges.
Read More#BreakTheBias is the theme of International Women’s Day 2022, when advocates across Canada join the call to imagine a world that is diverse, equitable and inclusive. At Brain Canada and Women’s Brain Health Initiative (WBHI), this means celebrating the impact of female scientists as well as calling attention to long-standing research gaps that impact the health outcomes for women.
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