Parkdale Food Centre
Parkdale Food Centre Parkdale Youth Centre Location: ON Description: Capacity building to streamline and merge two youth programs: (1) our entrepreneurial training program called 13: A Social Enterprise (13ASE) and, (2) Growing Futures (GF) which is used to facilitate solution oriented workshops-to expand our reach and provide more programming and opportunities for youth. Website: https://parkdalefoodcentre.ca/ […]
African Nova Scotian Post-secondary PREP Academy Association
African Nova Scotian Post-secondary PREP Academy Association The PREP Academy Location: NS Description: The Prep Academy is dedicated to helping African Nova Scotian students plan, prepare and pursue college and university directly after high school by accessing: 1) Post-secondary Preparation 2) Mentorship & Career Exploration 3) Self-Care & Wellness Retreats. Website: https://www.theprepacademy.ca/ Amount Awarded: $250,000
Stéphane Germain
About the Innovation As the world’s first commercial satellite capable of pinpointing carbon dioxide emissions from individual industrial facilities, this satellite provides unprecedented accuracy in tracking and reporting emissions. GHGSat’s trusted, independent, and high-resolution data will help incentivize the industry to manage its emissions effectively and help reach net zero emissions by 2050. About the […]
Dr. Milica Radisic
About the Innovation Traditional testing relies on animal models which cannot capture human genetic diversity & sex specificity. Using electrical stimulation and microfabrication of elastomeric polymers, Dr. Radisic developed methods to grow and mature contractile heart tissues starting from human stem cells, modeling heart disease of patients in Canada and enabling drug discovery for major […]
Student Energy
About the Innovation Student Energy represents a truly global movement for advancing youth-led energy solutions and equipping a new generation of leaders to accelerate the transition to a sustainable, equitable energy future. It is harnessing the critical talent and abilities of youth to drive the energy transition. Student Energy is having a tangible impact on […]
Ms. Nivatha Balendra, CEO & Founder
About the Innovation Dispersa® has commercialized the world’s first proprietary process to produce waste-derived biosurfactants. These biosurfactants are affordable, non-toxic alternatives to petroleum and palm-based synthetic surfactants in everyday consumer products, such as soaps and cosmetics. At commercial scale, their first biosurfactant, PuraSurf will eliminate nearly 1 million tons of CO2 equivalents. About the Innovator […]
Hope Blooms Youth Social Entrepreneurial Ventures Inc.
Hope Blooms: The Halifax-based SEED program, which consists of an equitable marketplace in the heart of their Nova Scotia community, is a cryptocurrency-inspired micro-economy. This new system allows the donors and recipients to be completely anonymous, providing a greater sense of dignity for those receiving food assistance. The program has served to reduce food waste, […]
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Héberjeune de Parc Extension
Héberjeune de Parc Extension Valorisation intégration professionnelle (VIP) Location: QC Description: A physical or virtual intervention between the facilitator and the participant, focusing on the participant’s needs. This program is designed to help young people explore their own abilities, potential, values and needs as it relates to their academic and professional development. Project site: This […]
Association Of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia
The YAP umbrella provides a total of 43 programs for preteens, high school youth, newcomer (permanent residents and refugees) youth and young adults. Throughout the week, we will provide a variety of activities that focuses on three main pillars: 1) Leadership and pre-employment development, 2) Mental health and wellbeing support, and 3) Gender equality support […]