Certified Social Enterprises

Find valuable connections in your community and make an impact by doing business with social enterprises.

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Nanaimo, British Columbia

4VI

Consulting

Provide marketing, communications, strategic planning, governance and a range of other consulting services. Focus on tourism sector of Vancouver Island.

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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

A-GM (Aecon-Golden Mile Joint Venture)

Construction

Construction company serving the GTA offering:
– Hydro-Vac Excavation
– Traffic Control
– Fibre Optic Installation

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Toronto, Ontario

A-Way Express

Courier

Courier and delivery service in Toronto.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Aangen Catering

Food & Catering, Gifts

Aangen creates training and employment while making healthy, nutritious and delicious food made from locally sourced produce for their customers.

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Ontario

Aangen Cleaning

Cleaning

Aangen provides private residential cleaning as well as commercial cleaning of offices, restaurants, agency shelters.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Again & Again Furniture and Decor Thrift

Gifts, Thrift Store

Again & Again is are a furniture and decor thrift store that sells unique, vintage, antique and upcycled items.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Aki Energy

Consulting, Energy

Sells and installs geothermic heat pumps in remote First Nations communities in communities.

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Southern Ontario, National, Nunavut, Ontario

Ampere

Consulting, Education, Technology

Ampere develops online learning platforms, websites, apps, video games. Working alongside rural, remote, Indigenous and other communities, they support the development of STEAM skills through innovative technology, art and play. 

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

ArtBeat Studio

Arts & Crafts, Coworking & Event Space, Gifts

Artbeat offers creative services, art products, workshops, and mental health support for artists, promoting community and self-expression.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Atira Property Management

Property Management

Manages a portfolio of properties and social housing in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland.

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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

ATMO

Waste Diversion

Baby Car Seat Recycling Service

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Yellowknife, National, Northwest Territories

Authentic Indigenous Value Supply Chain Alliance

Consulting

Indigenous consulting services related to healthcare.

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New Minas, Nova Scotia

Baker’s Choice Fine Foods

Food & Catering, Gifts

Wholesale bakery who sells items made to order from commercial businesses and community organizations.

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Binners’ Project

Junk Removal, Waste Diversion

Binners’ Project offers fee-for-service waste sorting programs to help you achieve the triple benefit of:
-Waste Diversion
-Social Inclusion
-Economic Development

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Ottawa, Ontario

BottleWorks

Waste Diversion

BottleWorks offers residential home pick-ups for Ottawa residents and commercial collection for Ottawa businesses looking to donate and recycle their empty alcohol bottles, cans, and containers.

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Toronto, Ontario

Buddy Services Centre For Seniors

Healthcare

Provides compassionate, personalized care to seniors in their homes.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, National

BudgieBox

Gifts

Corporate Gift Boxes with goods from local and social businesses.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Buffalo Stone Cafe

Food & Catering

Café located at Fort Whyte outside Winnipeg.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

BUILD Inc.

Construction

BUILD is an Indigenous social enterprise that provides property maintenance and renovation services in Winnipeg.

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Building Futures Assembly Plus

Fulfillment

Fulfillment and assembly services including:
-Packaging
-Shipping and receiving
-Light manufacturing
-Mailing services
-Heat sealing
-Liquid packaging
-Production error correction.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Building Up

Construction

GTA Based non-profit construction company offering:
-General Contracting
-Retrofits
-Temporary Labour
-Insulation
-Recruitment Services

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Ottawa, National, Ontario

Camino

Food & Catering, Gifts

Camino and La Siembra Coop are a worker owned cooperative specializing in organic fair trade goods particularly chocolate, tea and coffee.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Canadian Hard of Hearing Association – Newfoundland and Labrador Inc.

Consulting, Education, Technology

Online lipreading workshops and assistive hearing technology.

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New Minas, Nova Scotia

Careforce

Healthcare

Careforce is a home health care agency serving clients and their families in Pictou County and the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia.

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Ottawa, Ontario

Causeway Commercial Cleaning

Cleaning

Causeway Commercial Cleaning is a social enterprise that provides a range of high-quality, worry-free cleaning and sanitizing services for commercial spaces and businesses.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Circle of Eagles Trading Post

Arts & Crafts, Gifts, Textiles & Apparel

Indigenous gift store selling:
-Arts & Crafts
-Apparel
-Graphic Design
-Gifts

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Clean Start

Cleaning

Clean Start is a social enterprise dedicated to delivering top-notch commercial cleaning while creating meaningful employment opportunities for people facing barriers to work. 

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

CleanStart Property Services

Cleaning, Junk Removal, Waste Diversion

A social enterprise based in the DTES Vancouver providing:
-Junk removal
-Pest control
-Cleaning services; extreme cleaning and standard janitorial services

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Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

Cloverdale Rodeo

Coworking & Event Space

Event venue

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Calgary, Alberta

Commissionaires Southern Alberta

Security Services

Commissionaires protects people, property, businesses, and information through our premier security, fingerprinting, pre-employment background screening services and more!

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National, Nova Scotia

Common Good Solutions

Consulting, Education

Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Common Roots Urban Farms

Food & Catering

-A market garden where produce and flowers are grown and sold.
-A community garden where folks can grow food
-Common plots, which are open for tasting, learning about and exploring plants.
-Also provides workshops, skill building, and community events.

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Simcoe County, Ontario

Community Builders

Construction

Simcoe County and Greater Sudbury based Non-Profit Construction Company offering:
– General Contracting
– Residential and Commercial construction
– Modular homes
– Secondary Suites and Auxiliary Dwelling Units
– Social Housing renovations/improvements
– Temporary Labour 

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Community Impact Real Estate Society

Property Management

We are a commercial lease and property management social enterprise working towards empowered and equitable communities. Managing 53 commerical unites in 29 buildings in Vancouver’s inner city.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, National, Ontario

Community Researchers

Consulting

Community Researchers is a nonprofit organization connecting young researchers with experienced mentors to conduct important community projects. Services include:
-Market research
-Surveys
-Statistics
-Research polling

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Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Community Thrift & Vintage

Gifts, Thrift Store

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Compost Winnipeg

Junk Removal, Waste Diversion

Organic waste, compost collection service for residential, business and other organizations in Winnipeg.

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Toronto, Ontario

Consolidated Credit

Education, Financial Services

Workshops and supports in: Debt Management, Financial Literacy and Education 

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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Construct GTA

Construction

Digby, Nova Scotia

Conway Workshop Business Operations

Business Operations

-Portable Saw Mill
-Woodworking
-Firewood/Kindling
-End of life electronic recycling

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Digby, Nova Scotia

Conway Workshop Wood Products

Furniture

Manufacturing and sale of wooden products and furniture, eg chairs, picnic tables and boxes.

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Saint John, New Brunswick

Creative Squirrel Marketing

Media

Marketing services including:
-Graphic Design
-Branding
-Social Media
-Website Development

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Toronto, Ontario

CrueTV

Media, Technology

-Media Production including Podcasting
-Live Streaming
-Film Production

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

D.I.C.E.D Culinary

Food & Catering

Catering company and online culinary school in Vancouver.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

DANI

Coworking & Event Space, Food & Catering, Gifts

DANI operates six social enterprise businesses:
-Catering
-Event space and rentals
-Café
-Pop-up restaurant
-Gifts
-Fine lines art

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

DASC Boardroom Rental

Coworking & Event Space

Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

DASC Buttons

Promotional & Swag

Manufacturing and sales of promotional buttons. Great for election campaigns, special events, retail promotions and volunteer or employee identification. 

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

DASC Packaging and Assembly

Fulfillment

Core business services include packaging, labelling, assembling, and mailing services.

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Digby, Nova Scotia

Digby Bargain Bin

Thrift Store

Edmonton, Alberta

Dility

Cleaning, Junk Removal, Landscaping, Property Management

Cleaning
Courier
Garbage removal
Lawn maintenance

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Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

DIVERSEcity Interpretation and Translation Services

Language Services

Interpretation and Translation Services, based in Metro Vancouver.

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British Columbia

DIVERSEcity Skills Training Centre

Education, Employment Services

DIVERSEcity Skills Training Centre offers specialized training courses to help Canadian and immigrant jobseekers enter the workforce

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Diversity Food Services

Food & Catering

Diversity is a food services company based in Winnipeg that operates multiple food and catering companies including: Spruce Catering, Uwinnipeg, Buffalo Stone Cafe at Fort Whyte and Sleepy Owl Cafe

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Toronto, Ontario

Do Good Donuts

Food & Catering, Gifts

Social enterprise in Toronto selling Donuts and creating employment opportunities for Youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Kelowna, British Columbia

Do Some Good

Technology

Volunteer coordination: App and website to track hours spent doing good in communities across Canada.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, National

East Van Roasters

Food & Catering, Gifts

Cafe in the DTES Vancouver making artisinal chocolates and coffee.

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Ottawa, National, Ontario

EcoEquitable

Gifts, Textiles & Apparel

EcoEquitable sells upcycled fabrics and sewing classes.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Eden Food for Change

Food & Catering

Large scale food production, catering services and delivery of meals for food banks, non-profits and school boards.

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Calgary, Alberta

Electronic Recycling Association

Waste Diversion

Electronic Recycling

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Edmonton, Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Embers Staffing Solutions

Employment Services

A day labour and staffing solutions agency that connects companies with workers. Embers provides labour for a variety of industries including construction, warehousing, security, cleaning and sanitation, administration and more.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Encompass

Consulting

Consulting services for social enterprises and social entrepreneurs.

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Enterprising Women Making Art

Arts & Crafts, Gifts

The handmade products are: Semi Precious Jewelry; Hand Knit Garments; Cards/ Paper Arts; Ceramics; Fine Arts Photography; Textiles.

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Calgary, Alberta

EthniCity Catering and Cafes

Food & Catering

Catering services in Calgary.

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Toronto, Ontario

Eva’s Print Shop

Gifts, Printing

Eva’s Print Shop is a full-service digital printer that supports youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness with training opportunities and meaningful work.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Fireweed Food Hub

Food & Catering

Fireweed Food Hub is a wholesaler of local food connecting small-to-medium scale sustainable producers with foodservice and retail customers.

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Hamilton, Ontario

First Start Catering

Food & Catering

Catering company in Hamilton committed to making quality food for our customers in the public sector, private sector, and community.

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Flavours of Hope

Food & Catering, Gifts

Women’s food entrepreneurship programs – food and catering in Vancouver.

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Simcoe County, Ontario

Fleurish Botanical Goodness Non-Profit

Arts & Crafts, Gifts, Promotional & Swag

Florist located in Barrie, Ontario, sell fresh flowers for all occasions and events as well as hand made dried floral decor and gifts.

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Nova Scotia

Flower Cart Opportunities

Employment Services

The Contract Services program establishes employer partnerships, provide recruiting, training and retention support, and handle all administrative duties like payroll and invoicing.
Supported Employment Services includes training and skills development to increase participants employability and working with employers to accommodate workers with barriers.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Food Connections

Food & Catering

Catering company in Winnipeg.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

FoodReach

Food & Catering

Food distribution and delivery, wholesale prices. Part of North York Food Bank.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

FoodShare

Food & Catering, Gifts

Fresh produce food distribution social enterprise for household and wholesale customers in Toronto.

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Ottawa, Ontario

FoodWorks Ottawa

Food & Catering

Catering company in Ottawa: Chef prepared, high quality, from-scratch catering and frozen take-away meals that are not only delicious, but packed with protein, vitamins and nutrients.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

FortWhyte Farms

Food & Catering

A Social Enterprise Farm. Sell at a Farmer’s market and weekly CSA boxes. Offer youth training in farming and woodshop.

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Edmonton, Alberta

Four Directions Financial

Financial Services

Four Directions Financial is an ATB agency that ensures Edmontonians who are homeless or living in poverty can open a bank account with a mainstream financial institution. Four Directions Financial offers the same products and services—like cashing cheques and saving money in a safe and secure place—found in any ATB location.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Fred’s Kitchen – Friends Catering

Food & Catering

Fred’s Kitchen (formerly Friends Catering) caters your corporate and social events while serving a mix of confidence and culinary skills to people experiencing food insecurity and employment instability.

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Toronto, Ontario

Free Geek Toronto

Gifts, Technology, Thrift Store, Waste Diversion

Free Geek Toronto accepts unwanted electronics/computers to increase access to technology, offer employment and training opportunities, and reduce the environmental impact of technology. They sell refurbished computers running Linux, Windows, or MacOS. We also supply peripherals such as keyboards, mice, monitors, headphones, webcams, and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth adapters. Additional tech devices, such as TVs, game consoles, and mobile devices, are often available.

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Vancouver, British Columbia

Friendship Catering Service

Food & Catering

Catering company in Vancouver owned by the Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Centre Society.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, National

FSEAP

Consulting, Employment Services, Healthcare

Counselling, Consulting. Workplace Wellness, Employee and Family Assistance Programs.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Manitoba, Ontario

Furniture Bank

Furniture, Junk Removal, Waste Diversion

Furniture pick up/removal, refurbishment and sales of affordable used furniture.

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Futures Birds

Arts & Crafts, Gifts

Gift shop

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Futures Café

Food & Catering, Gifts

Catering is available through Futures Café. Contact us for our catering menu for a variety of choices available to suit your next small, medium or large event. 

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Futures Impressions Copy Shop

Printing

Futures Impressions not only allows you to meet all your printing, copy, engraving and sublimation needs but it allows you to make a social impact.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Gateway Navigation

Consulting, Education, Technology

Gateway Navigation was founded to address gaps left by government programs, focusing on building accessibility and inclusion through augmented reality technology.

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Sunshine Coast, British Columbia

Gibsons Public Market

Coworking & Event Space, Food & Catering, Gifts

Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Good Foot Delivery

Courier

Good Foot Delivery provides same-day delivery in Toronto, with all orders completed on foot and public transit.

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Ottawa, Ontario

Good Nature Groundskeeping

Junk Removal, Landscaping

Commercial and residential lawn cutting and landscape maintenance, including hedge trimming, spring and fall clean-ups, yard reclamations and snow removal.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Goodly

Food & Catering

We make incredibly great-tasting, wholesome food using surplus produce that would have otherwise gone to waste. Those slightly imperfect tomatoes, excess squash, oversupply of potatoes, beets and other hearty vegetables make excellent soups, stews and irresistibly nourishing meals

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Goodness Gift

Gifts

Goodness Gift is a socially conscious enterprise that creates and curates high-quality gift boxes and employs individuals on the autism spectrum.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, National, Ontario

Green Shield Canada

Healthcare

Extended Healthcare Benefits and Insurance Provider.

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Northern Ontario, Ontario

Green Spin Vert

Gifts, Thrift Store

Thrift store.

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Edmonton, Alberta

Grow Women Leaders

Coworking & Event Space, Employment Services

GROW Women Leaders is a revolutionary talent platform designed to help women, particularly immigrants and Black, Indigenous, Women of Colour (BIWoC), get hired and advance their career, and help employers tap into a new talent pool.

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Greater Toronto Area, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, National, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan

Habitat For Humanity ReStores

Furniture, Gifts, Thrift Store

Home Goods, Retail, Thrift Store, Gifts.

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Haley Street

Thrift Store

Southern Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan

Harvest Pie Company

Food & Catering, Gifts

Homemade baked goods and pies.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

HAVE Café & Catering

Food & Catering

Café catering company in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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Edmonton, Alberta

HireGood

Cleaning, Junk Removal, Property Management

Litter Pick-up, Needle Disposal, Junk Removal, Pressure Washing, Event Groundskeeping, Washroom Attendants.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Home To Stay

Construction

Home To Stay services include:
Small home renovations, like painting, flooring, and more!
Grab bar and handrail installation for extra security
Widening doorways to improve accessibility and accommodate wheelchairs and walkers
Bathroom modifications for enhanced safety and ease of use
Improved lighting to reduce the risk falls
Falls prevention recommendations tailored to your space

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Horizon Business Services

Fulfillment

Horizon Achievement Centre has been providing professional mail and billing services for 30 plus years of service. They offer mail services, printing, assembly and promotions.

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Horizon Catering

Food & Catering

The Horizon Achievement Centre has been operating the Food Service department for over 30 years . Whether it be a take-out order for your special occasion, an on-site celebration in our banquet facilities or a quick lunch at one of our five Café’s we pride ourselves on offering a quality product.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Hungry Heart Cafe & Catering

Food & Catering

 An award-winning social enterprise of Stella’s Circle, Hungry Heart Cafe & Catering has a legacy of 17 years as a full-service restaurant and catering business that employs Stella’s Circle participants.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Impact Construction

Construction

Construction and property services.

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Kelowna, British Columbia

Impact Toolbox

Consulting, Education

Impact Toolbox empowers young and emerging leaders to transform their ideas and passion for social change and environmental protection into successful social enterprises through comprehensive training, support, tools, and resources.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, National, Ontario

Impact-ON

Consulting, Education, Employment Services

Impact ON works to promote, develop, manage and innovate mission-driven and impact-driven businesses, including social enterprises and cooperatives.

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

In My Own Voice

Media

Offers educational workshops and employment and skills training for film and television.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Infiniguard

Security Services

Security services for construction sites, events, residential properties, front desk concierge services.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Interpreter Services Toronto

Language Services

Interpreter Services Toronto (IST) provides professional interpretation and translation services to individuals, organizations and businesses across Ontario, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in more than 170 languages.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Jonnon Designs CCC Inc.

Gifts, Textiles & Apparel

We are a woman of colour-owned small business with a mission to increase inclusion in the fashion industry. We are taking on this challenge in a couple of ways: ethical manufacturing and production and made to order designs

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Victoria, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan

Just Like Family Home Care

Healthcare

Home care support for seniors and individuals with disabilities. Franchising opportunities for nonprofits and charities to consider as an alternative investment.

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Ottawa, Ontario

Krackers Catering

Food & Catering

Catering and food services for events (private, public, commercial).

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

LakeCity Works

Furniture, Gifts

We offer employment services to those dealing with mental illness. Through our multiple social enterprises workers can gain valuable skills/experience. Goods and services offered include:
– Woodworking
– Plastic furniture
– Computer recycling and refurbishment
– Lawn and yard care services

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Montreal, Quebec

Le Chic Resto

Food & Catering

Restaurant providing affordable and healthy meals to the general public. They focus on food security, skills training and employment opportunities.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Learning Enrichment Foundation (LEF, Green LEF, LEF Food Services, BAM)

Childcare, Employment Services, Food & Catering

Services include:
– Childcare
– Food and Catering
– Employment training and services
– Newcomer services
– Bike Repair
– Event space

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Saint John, New Brunswick

Learning Exchange

Education

Skills training and employment services.

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Montreal, Quebec

Les Chic Plats

Food & Catering

Catering company that delivers affordable healthy meals to those in need. They also offer catering for corporate clients and large banquet events.

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Toronto, Ontario

Logical Outcomes

Consulting

Conducting evaluations, stakeholder consultation and program reviews that incorporate principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, and effectively engage users in process improvement and positive change. Developing user-centered evaluation and client management systems that are useful, accessible, sustainable and secure.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Lunar Inn

Healthcare, Property Management

The Lunar Inn offers temporary accommodations to Indigenous clients visiting St. John’s for medical reasons.

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Ottawa, Ontario

Matthew House Furniture Bank Ottawa

Furniture, Moving, Waste Diversion

They provide services to move furniture from homes and commercial spaces.

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Ottawa, Ontario

Matthew House Refugee Services Ottawa

Property Management

They provide a bed, food and essential support in a family-style atmosphere for more than 120 people at a time in their five reception houses and nine transition houses.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

MCIS Language Solutions

Language Services

Interpretation and translation services.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Megaphone Magazine

Gifts, Media

Megaphone Magazine is a monthly magazine led by a peer newsroom (journalists with lived or living experience of poverty in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside) which features important community journalism and local arts and culture. They also sell an annual calendar and poetry anthology.

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Vancouver, British Columbia, National

MOSAIC Centre For Diversity

Education

MOSAIC Centre For Diversity offers diversity, equity and inclusion training services. These trainings can be offered in-person, on-site, and virtually to public and private sector organizations in British Columbia and throughout Canada.

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Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

MOSAIC Engage

Education, Employment Services, Language Services

MOSAIC Engage offers affordable English classes open to all status of immigrants, IELTS and CLPBT English testing, and in-house English training for organizations to support newcomer staff at work.

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Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

MOSAIC Interpretation and Translation Services

Language Services

MOSAIC Interpretation and Translation offers professional interpretation and translation services in 80+ languages for commercial and personal projects

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Mother Earth Recycling

Waste Diversion

Electronics and mattress recycling.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

MP Maintenance

Cleaning, Landscaping, Property Management

Property Maintenance services include:
– Pressure Washing/Rinsing
– Litter-Pickup
– Janitorial Services
– Landscape Services
– Graffiti Removal
– Snow Removal 

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Southern Ontario, Ontario

Musey

Arts & Crafts, Gifts, Textiles & Apparel

Musey is an ethical and sustainable retail store that sells handmade artisanal products that are sourced from primarily small, women owned businesses in Sri Lanka. They curate a collection of ethically sourced clothing and accessories, offering customers stylish and unique options with a positive impact. 

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Neighbourhood It’s all good

Gifts, Thrift Store

Thrift store employing youth.

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

New Dawn Enterprises

Education, Property Management

New Dawn provides professional client-centered in-home and in-facility nursing care and personal care. New Dawn also provides meals on wheels, commercial rental space for small businesses and organizations, immigration settlement, housing and supportive housing, and affordable work and presentation space for artists.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

New Directions Property Services

Landscaping, Property Management

ND Property Services is a social enterprise lawn care and property maintenance business that provides individuals who experience marginalization with meaningful employment, hands on training, and enhance employability through essential skills development.

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Edmonton, Alberta

Newo Global Energy

Energy

Newo’s services include solar-PV design and installation, commercial and residential energy audits and skills training for barriered workers.

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Edmonton, Alberta

Nurture

Food & Catering

Catering services.

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Edmonton, Alberta

On Site Placement

Employment Services

Employment services.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Open Door Group

Employment Services

At Open Door Group, we believe employment is an opportunity to build one’s purpose, sense of value, and community connection. Our mission is opening doors to well-being through sustainable and meaningful employment for all. Since 1976, we have been supporting inclusive hiring practices to remove barriers to employment.

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Simcoe County, Ontario

Operation Grow

Food & Catering

Operation Grow operates a hydraponic Farm growing their own vegetables and a retail space selling their own food made from home-grown produce. They also offer a commissary kitchen and event space for workshops.

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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Options Mississauga Print and Office Services

Courier, Printing

Options Mississauga provides employment training to support the employment goals of individuals who have an intellectual disability. Their retail store provides a range of printing products, along with office services including mailboxes, photocopying, laminating, and shredding.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Our Social Fabric

Textiles & Apparel

Fabric store in Vancouver which diverts fabric from the landfill.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Out of the Box Social Enterprise

Construction, Property Management

Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Out of this World Café

Food & Catering, Gifts

Café and catering company in Downtown Toronto. Our locations have the ability to serve events from six to more than one hundred by utilizing multiple locations and its capacity. For customers’ convenience, catering can be ordered online, by phone or by email.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Parkdale Green Thumb

Landscaping

Parkdale Green Thumb Enterprises provides diverse landscaping services for our clients, including:
– Rooftop garden installation and maintenance.
– Groundskeeping.
– Seasonal planter installation and maintenance for BIAs including Forest Hill Village and Little Portugal Toronto BIAs.
– Gardening installation and maintenance services.
– Street cleaning services.
– Indoor plant maintenance.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

PASS Marketplace

Arts & Crafts, Fulfillment, Gifts

Sells candles, macrame, tea, gifts, and also offers fulfillment for custom label design, product packaging and product assembly.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, National

Persons Community Solutions

Consulting, Security Services

PCS is focused on strengthening community safety, security, and well-being through capacity development, innovative solutions, and partnerships. We specialize in Operational Capacity Development, offering place-based capacity development solutions that empower individuals, grassroots organizations, and non-profits to enhance safety and well-being within their communities. Whether you seek immediate support for a new operation or aspire to work together for long-term, self-sustaining success, we are your trusted partner.

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Halifax Region, National, Nova Scotia

Petstuff On the Go

Gifts

Pet store offering pet supplies and local delivery near Dartmouth and Halifax, NS.

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Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

PICS Employability Training Centre

Education, Employment Services

Employability Training Courses including: Microsoft Office, Customer Service Fundamentals, WHIMIS, SuperHost, FoodSafe, First Aid and more.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Polished Cleaning Services

Cleaning

Residential and commercial cleaning services, including post construction/renovation cleaning and carpet cleaning.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Potluck Café & Catering

Food & Catering

Catering services in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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Southeast BC, British Columbia

Purcell Preschool and Daycare

Childcare, Education

Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, National, Ontario

Purpose Analytics

Consulting

Purpose Analytics works with non-profits to support them to become more data-informed, helping non-profits put their data to good use and connecting them with people working with data in the sector.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Purpose Construction

Construction

Housing repair, new home construction, redevelopment.

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Kelowna, British Columbia, National

Purppl

Consulting

Consulting services for social entrepreneurs and impact leaders: Leadership development, impact strategy and measurement, business analysis, revenue development, operations and process improvement.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Quest Non-Profit Grocery Markets

Food & Catering

A grocery store in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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Calgary, Alberta

RadiCare Ventures

Cleaning, Junk Removal, Landscaping, Property Management

RadiCare is a social enterprise offering litter, needle, and waste disposal services in Calgary. We hire people with barriers to employment and provide them with professional development opportunities. This helps us support vulnerable communities, minimize negative interactions with the public, and offer property maintenance in a whole new way.

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Hamilton, Ontario

Rainbow’s End – Clean Up Crew

Cleaning

The services provided by the Clean-Up Crew include:
– Garage clean-up
– Basement clean-up
– Power washing of walkways
– Power washing of driveways
– Siding cleaning
– Window washing
– Litter clean-up

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Hamilton, Ontario

Rainbow’s End – Colours Café

Food & Catering

Hamilton, Ontario

Rainbow’s End – Get REAL

Employment Services

Get R.E.A.L. is the casual labour pool at Rainbow’s End. Any non-regular or temporary working opportunities that we undertake are managed through this social enterprise and includes flyer delivery and small apartment moves.

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Hamilton, Ontario

Rainbow’s End – Mow Town

Landscaping

Lawn maintenance and landsccaping services.

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Hamilton, Ontario

Rainbow’s End – Pins’n’ Needles

Textiles & Apparel

Sewing and light tailoring.

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Hamilton, Ontario

Rainbow’s End – Snow Town

Landscaping

Snow removal.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

RAINscape TO

Gifts, Landscaping

RAINscapeTO is a social enterprise based that offers eco-landscaping services with a focus on the installation of rain gardens and other beautiful Earth-friendly landscapes.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Realize Solutions

Consulting, Employment Services, Financial Services

Realize Solutions use data, research, deep experience, and a network of solvers to design outcome-oriented solutions for organizations with leadership, governance, and strategy challenges.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, British Columbia, Ontario

reBOOT Canada

Technology

reBOOT provides affordable IT solutions to community-facing organizations and low-cost devices and internet access to low-income families. All revenues from sales fund our charitable work supporting digital inclusion across Canada.

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Edmonton, Alberta

Redemptive Developments

Construction, Junk Removal, Waste Diversion

Redemptive Developments offers:  a professional full service junk removal and bin rental, mattress recycling, and construction and development of affordable housing.

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Peterborough, National, Ontario

Rituals For Recovery

Consulting, Education

Rituals for Recovery is a non-profit social enterprise that provides consulting and education services in trauma prevention and trauma-care nationally and internationally. 

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

RivInt

Language Services

RivInt provides interpretation and translation services that are accurate, timely and affordable and create a shared understanding among people.

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Saint John, New Brunswick

Saint John Tool Library & DIY Centre

Construction, Education

Tool lending library and DIY Centre that offers workshops and carpentry skills training.

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Victoria, British Columbia

Salish Sea Soap Pebbles

Arts & Crafts, Gifts

Soaps made from high-end discarded soap ends.

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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance

Consulting, Education

As the sole provincial non-governmental organization supporting community and economic development in Saskatchewan, we provide specialized programs and consulting services, working with communities to build generational prosperity. Operating as a systems convener, SEDA brings together partners from all sectors to support solution focused approaches.

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Victoria, British Columbia

Second Hand Hope

Gifts, Thrift Store

A thrift store filled with items from hotel and school Lost & Founds, and from the movie industry. All funds support Soap for Hope Canada.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Siloam Laundry Services

Cleaning, Employment Services

Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia, National

Skwachays Lodge

Hotel

An Indigenous owned hotel which creates affordable housing for Indigenous artists.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Sleepy Owl Bread

Food & Catering

Bakery.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

SmartICE

Technology

SmartICE offers a suite of climate change adaptation tools that integrate Indigenous and local knowledge of ice with advanced data acquisition, remote monitoring and satellite mapping for ice travel safety. Our community-based services provide invaluable, data-driven insights into ice thickness and local ice travel conditions, in near real-time.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Smashing Good Piñatas

Arts & Crafts, Gifts

Smashing Good Piñatas provides piñatas for a range of business and personal events. If you have a new product launch, promotion, event, or other idea, we’ll be happy to help.

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Greater Toronto Area, Ontario

Smelling Pink

Education

Smelling Pink offers workshops using essential oils to trigger memories and combat loneliness. 

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Victoria, British Columbia

Soap For Hope Canada

Junk Removal, Waste Diversion

Soap for Hope is a waste diversion collection service that takes unused hygiene products and linens from hotels and the moving industry throughout BC, which they divert and repurpose into a range of free and paid products.

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Calgary, Alberta

SoJust Moving Services

Moving

SoJust Moving Services offers:
– Full service moves in the Calgary area
– Junk removal and disposal
– Light maintenance, including drywall, furniture assembly, and painting touch-ups

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Edmonton, Alberta

Solar Alberta

Education, Gifts, Promotional & Swag

Solar Alberta is a nonprofit society that accelerates a just and sustainable energy future in Alberta. They sell affordable professional development courses and workshops as well as memberships that come with significant benefits for solar and related businesses/nonprofits and microgenerators/solar enthusiasts.

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Edmonton, Alberta

Solar Power Investment Cooperative of Edmonton

Energy

We connect local investors with community buildings, turning rooftops into renewable power sources. For communities, it’s a chance to embrace solar energy with minimal upfront costs. For investors, it’s an opportunity to drive meaningful environmental and social change and see tangible returns.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Something Beautiful Cafe & Gift Shop

Food & Catering, Gifts

Something Beautiful have a café, offer catering and they have a gift store. They also have an online gift store.

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Metro Vancouver, British Columbia

Soul Bite Food Inc.

Food & Catering

Packaged vegan foods sold in grocery stores.

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Whistler, British Columbia

Spo7ez Catering and Events

Coworking & Event Space, Food & Catering

Wedding and event space at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

Spruce Catering

Food & Catering

Whistler, British Columbia, National

Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre Gift Shop

Arts & Crafts, Gifts, Textiles & Apparel

Indigenous-owned museum gift shop. Sells books, art, jewellery, clothing, gifts, homeware and more.

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Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Steel Grounds Grab & Go

Food & Catering

The Steel Grounds Grab and Go is a Cafe offering coffee, tea, espresso drinks, cold beverages, baked goods and sandwiches to go. A social enterprise of the Horizon Achievement Centre, we exist to provide employment opportunities to persons with disabilities.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Stella’s Brasserie

Food & Catering

Stella’s Brasserie is the newest dining experience by the award-winning Hungry Heart team from Stella’s Circle. Their mission is to help transform lives through exceptional food and drink.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

Stella’s Circle

Employment Services

Stella’s Circle helps people who face challenges by providing housing, mental health, and employment support. We believe everyone should have a chance to be part of their community

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

STEPS Public Art

Arts & Crafts

STEPS offers services in public art management, hoarding exhibits, cultural planning, and artist
capacity building to meet your public art goals.

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Stone Hearth Bakery

Food & Catering, Gifts

Stone Hearth Bakery is a commercial bakery offering a full range of baked products for the retail and restaurant market.

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Stone Hearth Café

Food & Catering

Saint John, New Brunswick

Stone Soup Café & Catering

Food & Catering

Cafe and catering company which trains and hires program participants from the Saint John Learning Exchange.

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New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Summer Street Business Services

Fulfillment

Fulfillment and assembly.

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New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Summer Street Catering

Food & Catering

Summer Street Catering provides customizable packages and large facilities are perfect for weddings, banquets, meetings and conferences. Our chef and team can prepare delicious appetizers for small groups or full course meals for special events.

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New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Summer Street Facility Rentals

Coworking & Event Space

With over 6000 square feet of flexible, fully accessible space we can host anything from private meetings to large banquets. The main hall can be divided into four separate meeting areas accommodating from 20 to 400 people. Catering is provided with a seating capacity of 325 and available for lunches and coffee breaks.

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New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Summer Street Trophies & Awards

Promotional & Swag

Whether recognizing athletic achievement, individual accomplishments or promoting your organization, Summer Street is your one stop for awards, gifts, promotional items and personal engraving. We are committed to providing quality craftsmanship in a timely fashion at a competitive price. 

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New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Summer Street Works

Employment Services

Employment services.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

Sunrise Janitorial Services

Cleaning, Education, Junk Removal

Cleaning, junk removal and janitorial services.

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Calgary, Alberta

TDD Society

Consulting, Education, Employment Services

Also known as The Dollar Detectives, they offer financial education, youth mentorship and employee training programs to promote economic independence.

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Simcoe County, Ontario

The Common Roof

Coworking & Event Space

Services include: Office and meeting space, reception and maintenance services, and a virtual tenant option for those needing a professional business address with occasional access to meeting room space.

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Victoria, British Columbia

The Compost Education Centre

Education, Waste Diversion

The Compost Education Centre sells composting equipment and offers workshops on gardening and compost education.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

The Cutting Edge

Textiles & Apparel

The Cutting Edge provides a platform for newcomer women to launch their careers as sewing machine operators in Winnipeg, Canada. They attract brand clients from across Canada and provide real-world experience as the trainees work to complete orders with high quality and on-time delivery. The social enterprise also employs full-time sewers and reinvests the profits into growing the training program.

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Edmonton, Alberta

The Family Centre of Northern Alberta

Consulting, Education, Employment Services, Healthcare

The Family Centre provides classes, counselling, therapy groups, and family support services to foster healthy families in healthy communities. They empower children, youth, and families to effectively navigate through change, raise healthy children, develop strong and healthy relationships, and heal from trauma.

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Hamilton, British Columbia, National, Ontario

The Get REAL Movement

Consulting, Education, Gifts, Textiles & Apparel

The Get REAL Movement offers:
– Educational workshops (in-person and virtual) and educational online video modules on DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion)
– Consulting
– Corporate partnership opportunities
– Merchandise

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Southeast BC, British Columbia

The Outdoor Learning School & Store

Arts & Crafts, Education, Gifts

Online store and book publisher selling outdoor learning training, tools, resources & equipment with 100% of proceeds going back to supporting outdoor learning non-profit initiatives.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

The Pantry Cafe & Gardens

Food & Catering, Gifts

Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

The Raging Spoon

Food & Catering, Gifts

The Raging Spoon provides catering services for meetings, conferences and special events to the Greater Toronto Area while offering employment opportunities to people with mental health or addiction issues. They deliver throughout west-end and central Toronto areas, offering a variety of appetizers, hot and cold entrees and desserts.

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Southern Ontario, Ontario

The Raw Carrot

Food & Catering

The Raw Carrot employs persons with disabilities and sells soups, granola and gift boxes from four franchise locations in rural Ontario.

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Greater Toronto Area, National, Ontario

The Scented L’air

Gifts

The Scented L’air offers scents, soap, diffusers, and mental health workshops.

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St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

The Shop

Arts & Crafts, Fulfillment, Gifts, Textiles & Apparel

The Shop specializes in textiles, wood products, and fulfillment for like-minded businesses. Our products are hand-made by youth in St. John’s, NL and feature the finest fabrics, reclaimed wood, and upcycled denim.

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Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, National, Ontario

The Students Commission of Canada

Consulting

Consulting services related to storytelling, research and evaluation on the impact of youth engagement.

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Winnipeg, Manitoba

The WRENCH

Education, Gifts, Waste Diversion

Services include:
– Bike Shop
– Bike Mechanics
– Bike Repair Workshops and Education

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Hamilton, Ontario

Threshold School of Building

Construction

Training school for construction.

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Whistler, British Columbia

Thunderbird Cafe

Food & Catering

Cafe inside the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre, an Indigenous owned and operated non-profit.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

UGM Thrift Store

Gifts, Thrift Store

Greater Toronto Area, Toronto, Ontario

United For Literacy Books

Education, Gifts

Book store.

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Metro Vancouver, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, National, Saskatchewan

Untapped Accessibility

Consulting

Accessibility consulting services include:
– Accessible BC Act compliance support including accessibility plan development, accessibility committee set up, and support developing a feedback mechanism.
– Training: Accessibility awareness workshops and accessible e-learning design.
– Accessible customer service design.
– Barrier identification support: community engagement and policy scans.
– Plain language reviews and accessibility audits.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Urban Matters

Consulting

Urban Matters is a collaborative consulting group dedicated to tackling complex social issues through innovative and sustainable solutions. With a focus on systems change, they go beyond conventional approaches, striving to be the go-to partner for organizations seeking transformative solutions that challenge the status quo.

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Saint John, New Brunswick

Voila! Cleaning Services

Cleaning

Residential and commercial cleaning.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Washington Community Market

Food & Catering

Grocery store in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver. The market provides residents with low cost groceries and employs people facing barriers to employment. They also offer a corporate account service for local non-profits, social enterprises and other businesses operating in the community.

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New Minas, Nova Scotia

What’s Cooking? Commercial Kitchen & Co-Packing Services

Food & Catering

What’s Cooking? Commercial Kitchen & Co-Packing Services can make your commercial food product in a government inspected kitchen to your unique specifications, including packaging and labeling. They also offer pick-up and delivery of the finished product.

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Victoria, British Columbia, National

WITS Programs Foundation

Education

Anti-bullying education and workshops for school aged children.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

Woodshop Workers Co-op

Furniture, Gifts

Woodshop Co-op creates custom and pre-made furniture using reclaimed, locally sourced materials and only environmentally-approved finishes, while providing meaningful employment to people with barriers to employment.

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Halifax Region, Nova Scotia

Woofingtons of LakeCity

Childcare

Woofingtons of LakeCity is a doggy daycare for small dogs under 30lbs in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. As part of the LakeCity Works non-profit, Woofingtons creates employment and volunteer opportunities for individuals living with mental illness.

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Northern Ontario, Ontario

Youth Employment Services

Construction, Junk Removal, Landscaping, Moving

Youth Employment Services is an enterprise of Partners for Employment Enterprises/Enterprises Partenaires pour l’emploi which hires youth to provide landscaping services in the community. Offerings include: yard maintenance & lawn mowing, snow removal, recycling pick up service.

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Kitchener, National, Ontario

YW Thrift Boutique

Gifts, Textiles & Apparel, Thrift Store

Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

YWCA Health + Fitness Centre

Healthcare

Our flagship location on Hornby Street is a 30,000 square-foot adult fitness facility and pool that offer a friendly and supportive environment in the heart of downtown Vancouver. All revenue generated supports YWCA Metro Vancouver programs and services. 

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

YWCA Hotel

Hotel

The YWCA Hotel in downtown Vancouver offers comfortable, safe and affordable accommodation in the heart of downtown’s art and entertainment scene. As a social enterprise hotel by YWCA Metro Vancouver, all revenue generated go to support YWCA community programs and services supporting single moms and families.

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Metro Vancouver, Vancouver, British Columbia

YWCA Metro Vancouver Employment Services

Employment Services

YWCA provides a range of employment initiatives for immigrants, refugees and 2SLGBTQIA+ newcomers, including WorkBC employment services and and subcontracted services. All revenue generated supports YWCA Metro Vancouver programs and services. 

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