ASHOKA CANADA
With our visionary partners we are illuminating solutions, supporting high-impact changemakers and seeding a new generation of change leaders. We welcome your best self here.
LEADING A CHANGEMAKING MOVEMENT
Creating The Future We Want
A world where solutions outrun problems and everyone is a changemaker
We dream big. We want to create a radically better future not just for Canada but for every human being. We have the vision, skills and — most of all — the network of engaged, passionate changemakers to realize our dreams and yours.
Disrupting Systems
Social problems don’t exist in silos — neither do their solutions
After more than three decades of building the social entrepreneurship field, we know that sustainable change requires rewiring broken systems. Our network of innovators are working tirelessly to achieve long lasting social change.
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Activating Future Change Leaders
We see changemakers everywhere
We relentlessly source and connect innovative institutions and leaders who can inspire the mindsets required for the new generation of changemakers.
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The need for Ashoka Fellows has never been greater – the demand for young changemakers has never been stronger – the path to positive change is clear.
Help us achieve our goals to create Canada’s best future.
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Welcoming our newest Ashoka Canada Fellows
Mark Abbott
Engineering Change Lab
Reorients technology creators to a stewardship perspective, bending the arc of technology toward good.
Jennifer DeCoste
Life.School.House
Combats social isolation and builds space for neighbours and newcomers in community through an accessible, facilitated folk-school model.
Meseret Haileyesus
Canadian Centre for Women’s Empowerment
Harnesses women’s lived experience to build a systemic safety net against economic abuse and safeguard women’s financial dignity.
Asmaa Ibnouzahir
Institut F
Empowers Muslim women and girls in Canada to live in peace — and with power — within their multiple identities.
Paul Latour
HeroWork
Transforms charities — and the communities they serve — through “Radical Renovations” that revitalize neighbourhoods, spark innovation, and build stronger communities.
Lee White
ChinookX
Strategizes high-tech, clean-energy revenue streams with and for First Nations, building a foundation for Indigenous autonomy and data sovereignty.
Highlights from the Network
Head + Heart
Ashoka Canada Fellows, funders, partners and leadership speak to the profound impact of being part of a network of changemakers, thought leaders and social entrepreneurs.
