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Transgender Day of Remembrance
Transgender Day of Remembrance is held every year on November 20 to memorialize the transgender individuals who have lost their lives as a result of anti-transgender violence. The date was first marked as a response to the murder of Rita Hester in 1998. Hester, a transgender woman working to educate the local community about trans…
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Announcing The 2020 Business Leadership Award Winners
Toronto, ON: Today, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CQCC) announces the winners of its Business Leadership Awards taking place on November 5, 2020 during its first ever virtual Black & White Gala. The Business Leadership Awards were created to honour individuals and companies that have helped champion diversity, inclusion, and economic growth in the 2SLGBTQI+…
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Small Business Month presented by TD: Mirror Image Media
October is Small Business Month, and together with TD we are profiling 2SLGBTQI+ owned small businesses across Canada that have been successful in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be discussing how they managed, some of the challenges they’ve faced with respect to the pandemic, and how their financial institution has helped them to weather…
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Small Business Month presented by TD: EAC Construction
Octobre est le mois des petites entreprises et, avec la TD, nous présentons les petites entreprises appartenant à des 2SLGBTQI+ + à travers le Canada qui ont réussi à traverser la pandémie du COVID-19. Nous discuterons de la façon dont ils ont géré, de certains des défis auxquels ils ont été confrontés en ce qui…
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Small Business Month presented by TD: EAC Construction
October is Small Business Month, and together with TD we are profiling 2SLGBTQI+ owned small businesses across Canada that have been successful in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be discussing how they managed, some of the challenges they’ve faced with respect to the pandemic, and how their financial institution has helped them to weather…
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Finalists Announced: CQCC Business Leadership Awards
Tegan & Sara to Receive Legacy Award Honouring Long-standing Contributions to the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Toronto, ON: Today, Canada’s 2SLGBTQI+ Chamber of Commerce (CQCC) announces the finalists for its Business Leadership Awards taking place on November 5, 2020 during its virtual 5th Annual Black & White Gala. The Business Leadership Awards were created to honour individuals…
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Meet Our Interns: Mathieu Baril (he/him)
Mathieu joined CQCC as Intern, Marketing Coordinator in 2020. Before joining the team, he pursued doctoral studies in philosophy at McGill University and worked in the higher education industry. He is passionate about communication and 2SLGBTQI+ causes and aims at helping his community flourish. Get to know Zhané What is your role at CQCC? My role…
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Meet Our Interns: Zhané Stimpson (she/her)
Zhané Stimpson is a computer science student with a love for activism and social justice. She loves learning about different communities, cultures, and ways of life. After graduating, Zhané hopes to create a space that provides marginalized groups access to technology, coding lessons, and the software building blocks to create their own games, media, and…
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Meet Our Interns: Zoe Vandekas (she/her, they/them)
Zoe Vandekas is a fourth year Intercultural Relations student at Ryerson University. Their most inspiring and fulfilling professional endeavours so far have consisted of working with immigrant youth to assist in progressing literacy levels, and working as a student teacher in ESL classrooms. They have a continuous desire to learn (and apply) new languages, and currently speaks three fluently;…
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Small Business Month presented by TD: Out Adventures
October is Small Business Month, and together with TD to profile 2SLGBTQI+ owned small businesses across Canada that have been successful in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be discussing how they managed, some of the challenges they’ve faced with respect to the pandemic, and how their financial institution has helped them to weather the…
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Meet Our Interns: Sharon Levitsky (she/her)
Sharon Levitsky graduated with an International Bachelor of Arts from Glendon College, York University in 2019. Having studied Political Science and International Studies, Sharon wants to use her abilities in communication and research to bring awareness to systemic issues that create barriers for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. With experience in tourism having worked at the Ontario Science…
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Small Business Month presented by TD: Cleaning 4 U
October is Small Business Month, and together with TD we are profiling 2SLGBTQI+ owned small businesses across Canada that have been successful in navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be discussing how they managed, some of the unique challenges they’ve faced with respect to the pandemic, and how their financial institution has helped them to…