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

541 Eatery & Exchange is a non-profit social enterprise cafe located in Hamilton, Ontario, offering delicious, affordable meals in a welcoming space. Through our innovative pay-it-forward button program, they provide food security and build community by enabling guests to purchase meals for those in need. Our cafe also serves as a hub for social connection and support services, fostering dignity, belonging, and well-being for everyone who walks through our doors.

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

Courier and delivery service in Toronto.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Baby Car Seat Recycling Service

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

Binners’ Project offers waste sorting services for commercial and residential buildings as well as events throughout the year.

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.

Provides compassionate, personalized care to seniors in their homes.

Café located at Fort Whyte outside Winnipeg.

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

Both For-Profit and Not-For-Profit organizations are finding it increasingly difficult to hire and maintain staff for lower-value or repetitive work. Outsourcing this type of activity can help organizations effectively manage their workload, staffing levels and payroll!
Assembly Plus provides supervised, quality-controlled “light” production and administrative support services, such as: 
– Envelope inserting
– Labeling
– Hardware assembly
– Packaging
– Bundling/aggregating

For your next home or office event, let Building Futures manage your catering needs. Choose from a variety of food trays, including fruit, veggie, charcuterie, sweets, breakfast and sandwiches. Or select one of traditional, homemade meal entrees. (Shepards pie, lasagna, chicken pot pie, specialty soups) Something different in mind? Chef Terri-Lynn can help you out with a custom menu!

The Building Futures Print Shop has been providing printing, copying and related services to the community since 1988. Contact them today for a quote on any of your printing & bindery needs:
– Flyers & brochures
– Envelopes brochures
– Tickets
– Newsletters
– Business Forms
– Annual reports, booklets

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

Online lipreading workshops and assistive hearing technology.

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

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.

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

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

Since 1927, Commissionaires has been providing security services to government and commercial clients. Our longevity is based on our ability to change with times, expand, implement new technologies and meet the expectations of our clients. Our full range of services include:
– Security consulting
– Security guarding
– Security technology
– Cybersecurity
– Mobile patrol
– Alarm response
– Bylaw enforcement
– Non-core policing
– Homewatch
– Fingerprinting
– Pre-employment screening

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

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 

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.

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

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

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

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

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

-Media Production including Podcasting
-Live Streaming
-Film Production

CultivATE Truck is a food truck and catering company owned and operated by ElevATE Society.

Catering company and online culinary school in Vancouver.

Empowering adults with developmental disabilities. DANI empowers adults with developmental disabilities by fostering independence, community integration, and vocational training. Participants develop essential job and life skills, access meaningful employment opportunities, and contribute as valued members of their communities. Supporting DANI promotes social inclusion and strengthens the social enterprise sector.

Catering, Event Venue, and Seasonal Café: DANI Café & Catering offers kosher catering services for weddings, corporate events, and private celebrations, alongside a versatile venue for hosting community gatherings and special occasions. The café, open seasonally, serves freshly prepared meals and baked goods in a welcoming environment. These services provide employment and skills training opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities, fostering inclusion and community impact.

Curated Gifts Supporting Inclusion: DANI Gifts offers a curated selection of gift boxes and products suitable for various occasions, including holidays, celebrations, and corporate events. Their offerings encompass categories such as Judaica/Israel gifts, freshly baked goods, hostess gifts, and art pieces created by DANI participants. Each purchase directly supports vocational training and employment opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities, promoting social inclusion and community engagement.

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

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

Cleaning
Courier
Garbage removal
Lawn maintenance

Interpretation and Translation Services, based in Metro Vancouver.

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

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

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

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

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

Electronic Recycling

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.

Consulting services for social enterprises and social entrepreneurs.

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

Catering services in Calgary.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Catering company in Winnipeg.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

We empower marginalized communities by providing skilled trades training, employment opportunities, and hands-on experience in renovating and building affordable homes—creating both jobs and housing for a stronger future.

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

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

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

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

Thrift store.

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.

Homemade baked goods and pies.

Café catering company in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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

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

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.

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.

 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.

Construction and property services.

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.

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

Store and online store sells locally made artwork and products from 60+ Indigenous artisans. The Store serves as both a retail hub and an incubator for Indigenous tourism, helping artisans and entrepreneurs grow sustainable businesses Its impact extends beyond economic development fostering cultural preservation, knowledge sharing, and increasing public access to authentic Indigenous experiences on Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island).

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

Jewels Of Hope is based in the Okanagan, BC, sells We sell beautiful hand crafted bracelets made by marginalized individuals in our community. They are thoughtfully designed with crystals, beads, and names that have significant meaning to the participants in our program and those who purchase the bracelets.

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

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

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

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

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

Skills training and employment services.

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

The HUB currently offers the following services:
– A storefront and gallery located on Main Street that sells only locally made and grown items
– Space and equipment rental in the HUB building
– Community workshops and events with the HUB team and local people
– Project and non-profit support services contracts

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.

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

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

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.

Interpretation and translation services.

MLPD’s Accessibility Consulting Service provides policy reviews, employee accessibility training, website reviews, and physical reviews of organization properties.

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.

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

Electronics and mattress recycling.

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

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. 

Thrift store employing youth.

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.

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.

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

Catering services.

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.

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.

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.

Organic Lifestyle sells Home Goods: Pillows, Mattress Encasements, Mattresses, and Microplastic Filters for Washing Machines Our products are crafted from fossil fuel-free materials such as organic cotton, wool, and Tencel, ensuring a healthier home environment. We prioritize Made in Canada manufacturing, focusing on sustainability and reducing toxic exposure in your everyday life.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Catering services in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

Housing repair, new home construction, redevelopment.

A grocery store in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver.

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.

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

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.

Lawn maintenance and landsccaping services.

Sewing and light tailoring.

Snow removal.

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.

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.

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

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

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

Soaps made from high-end discarded soap ends.

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.

The Saskatoon Open Door Society welcomes and assists refugees and immigrants moving to Saskatoon. They offer childcare services, employment services and training, language services including translation and interpretation as well as offer coworking and event space rentals.

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

Skoden Flex Staffing provides flexible, community-centred staffing solutions in Winnipeg and the surrounding areas. Skoden empowers workers and supports local businesses. Specializing in construction, demolition, and warehousing roles, they offer a variety of entry level and safety-certified workers ready to meet your labour needs, whether its for a short-term project or to help with ongoing support.

Bakery.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Packaged vegan foods sold in grocery stores.

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

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.

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.

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

Carpentry construction services and projects: commercial, residential, civil, landlord services.
Projects include: fencing, landscaping, framing, basement repairs, new builds, bathroom renovations, concrete walkways, stairs, foundations, fire remediation, bridge repairs.

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

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

Fulfillment and assembly.

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.

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.

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. 

Employment services.

Cleaning, junk removal and janitorial services.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

The Ocean Legacy Foundation cleans oceans and shorelines. They provide environmental consulting and marine debris collection services. They also transform the plastic pollution into useful products including recycled plastic pellets which can be used in manufacturing and finished goods including gardening tools and outdoor furniture.

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.

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.

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

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.

The Spent Goods Company – Empowering you to take community action by diverting beer barley into bread, burgers, and pizza. They partner with breweries, bakeries, restaurants, and grocery stores to transform surplus food by-products into nourishing meals. 

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

Training school for construction.

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

Book store.

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.

Residential and commercial cleaning.

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.

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.

The Women’s Business Hub is designed to serve as an incubator for immigrant women entrepreneurs, providing opportunities to learn, connect, innovate and network in order to launch or expand their businesses in a safe, supportive environment and prepare them to be part of the larger business community. Women’s Business Hub offer free educational training and workshops. There is also facility space rentals for commercial kitchen, classrooms, event hall and co working spaces.

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.