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Sailing is one of the only activities that gives members freedom to pilot their own vessel. Able Sale has adaptive sailboats that allow people with diabilities to sail and express their independence...

Their mission is to give opportunities through sailing to folks facing mobility issues with a mission to help promote community and social inclusion, increase access, and relieve conditions associated with physical disabilities by providing specially-adapted sailboats and programming.

By continuing to upgrade facilities and provide more equipment to its members, Able Sail is able to engage more and more people with disabilities to explore the outdoors like never before.

“Matt cares about his community. He’s worked so hard over many years to build something not only for himself, but to give back and inspire others.”

Every bottle of hot sauce sold equals a donation to the Alzheimer’s Society and First Nations communities. Along with using locally sourced ingredients, Liquid Gold Hot Sauces also employees citizens of a small rural community, while offering higher paying jobs...

Including a real edible 24 karat gold leaf, the unique blend does more than ignite your tastebuds. It also fuels passion. Young indigenous people get the funds they need to build their leadership and survival skills, and help find jobs in various fields of work. Using locally-sourced ingredients and a local workforce, Liquid Gold Hot Sauces are supporting the Canadian economy and employing Tofino community members.

In a region where the average pay is minimum wage, but the cost of living it $23+/hour, this business helps create second jobs and more higher paying employment.

“Welcoming students of all levels and spectators who love dance, Moov Ottawa offers a creative outlet, a unique experience and guidance to Street Dance & Culture.”

Workshops are held to mentor BIPOC women and empower them through various dance styles. With the City of Ottawa, Moov also holds free Break Dance programs for underserved youth in the area...

As experts in their craft, Moov seeks to provide events, classes, showcases, programs and community work that reflects their beliefs and showcases their skills. By giving back, they help others feel empowered through movement and give back through compensating their artists and allow them to donate their time to community engagement.

Moov hopes to expand and operate on a larger scale, while keeping their events accessible and community-friendly.

“Red Shed Malting is a family-owned business dedicated to producing premium quality specialty malt crafted from grains grown on our family farm for craft brewers and distillers.”

By taking locally sourced grains, Red Shed Malting promotes promote sustainability. With fewer miles travelled between farm to brewery, their crops also help build soil and reduce disease pressure...

These fourth-generation grain farmers are maintaining their family-owned businesses and the first craft malthouse in Alberta, and first malt roaster in Canada.

By providing specialty malts that add flavour, colour and aroma to beer, they also connect consumers to the farm. Red Shed Malting gives back to the workforce, works closely with barley breeders and supports under-represented industry groups. Fun fact, they are also the first North American beer to use Blockchain to trace ingredients throughout the whole barley value chain.

“For every soap sold through e-commerce or retail, we donate a soap bar to a Canadian family in need.”

This Canadian entrepreneur has bridged the gap between soap bar waste from hotels and supporting Canadians who cannot afford to buy soap. With soap being the number one tool in protecting people against viruses and bacteria, this circular economy idea helps get suds into the hands that need them...

Canadian hotels throw out over 181 million bars of soap each year, most of them having been barely used. Along with discarded soap, also often comes plastic packaging. ReNu hopes to provide more options and education for more hotels to become more sustainable, divert wasted soap bars and plastic waste from landfills, and empower those who lack access to soap.

Along with redistributing previously wasted soap products, ReNu’s goal is to test a prototyped line of waterless, plastic-free shower concentrate products which would eliminate the need for bathing-related plastic from hotels and homes.

“Time is of the essence, and we know that many seniors don’t have the time to wait for their wish to be fulfilled before it’s too late.”

By giving seniors the opportunity to have a wish granted, We Are Young promotes the importance of supporting Canada’s aging community and empowering them to enjoy more social comforts and boost their self-confidence. By changing the narrative, they can encourage others to pay it forward in their communities...

Currently, We Are Young is the only Canadian charity actively granting wishes to seniors. Throughout the COVI-19 pandemic, their efforts were halted. Many unfulfilled wishes have been put on hold and they now face a backlog.

With seniors, time is of the essence. We Are Young is urgently trying to fulfill 30 wishes this year, along with submissions to their Little Wishes program that help directly serve seniors and provide more comfort in their day to day.