Skills Ontario is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to promoting the skilled trades and technologies. Since 1989, we've accomplished this through a number of initiatives, including our Young Women's Initatives, our Aboriginal Initiatives, our In-School Presentations, our Skills Work! Summer Camp Programs, our Cardboard Boat Races and Video Challenges, and our Ontario Technological Skills Competition: Canada's largest skilled trades and technology competition.
PovNet provides online tools that facilitate communication, community and access to information around poverty-related issues in British Columbia and Canada. We work to collect relevant news and resources of use to advocates, community workers, marginaliz
The idea for this high school inclusion project began in the year 2000 when I saw my son Paul walking down the hall of his high school. He was hanging off the arm of an Educational Assistant and another student from his class was hanging off her other arm. Paul was behaving well below his level of ability. As I watched him, I thought to myself: 'If another student asked you to walk with them to the cafeteria, you would straighten up and walk down the hall just like every other student.'
Justin Trudeau on fairness and transparency in Canada's First NationsPosted on,Increasing the level of transparency and accountability across Canada's public institutions is both good and necessary. Canadians expect that those given the privilege of serving their country adhere to the highest of ethical standards, and I strongly believe that it is the duty of those in public office to constantly seek new ways to increase the openness of these institutions.