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Engineers Without Borders Canada

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I greatly enjoy talking to students, and I am now in Ottawa, Canada, just having spoken to an incredible group of students, Engineers Without Borders Canada. I'm at the annual Canadian EWB conference (each of the EWB country groups is independent of the other), and there are hundreds and hundreds of students here.

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Canada announces new startup visa program to attract entrepreneurs starting on April 1

The Next Web

As part of a series of transformational changes to Canada’s immigration system, the Start-Up Visa Program aims to link international entrepreneurs with private sector organizations in Canada that have experience working with startups to provide essential resources.

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4 Generations of Volunteers: Global Research Insights on Generational Support

sgEngage

We researched over 3,000 individuals across the UK and Ireland; Canada; and Australia and New Zealand to determine how charitable support differs between generations. Gen Xers, in turn, are least active at 12% despite 16% of participants from the age group agreeing that volunteering is the best way for them to make a difference.

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Movie theater trade group rebrands as Cinema United. Here’s what to know

Fast Company Tech

The group will now be known as Cinema United, president and CEO Michael OLeary told The Associated Press Tuesday. A recent study from the National Research Group said 76% of the American population ages 12 to 74 attended at least one movie in 2024. and Canada announced that they planned to invest more than $2.2

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The Humane Society rebrands as the Humane World for Animals to showcase its global efforts

Fast Company Tech

Beyond the local shelters it’s perhaps best known for, the group works on behalf of animals to combat wildlife trafficking, factory farms , and animal testing, among other causes, globally. The new name and look, which its sister organization Humane Society International also adopted, is an attempt to reflect that.

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A look into the landscape of unpaid caregiving in Canada

Charity Village

According to Statistics Canada, over two in five (42%) Canadians aged 15 and older provide unpaid care to children younger than 15, as well as adults with long-term conditions or disabilities. While 13% of these caregivers care for both of these care-dependent groups, resulting in 1.8

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Workplace mental health trends in Canada: What new data reveals

Charity Village

Peninsula Group released the Workplace Mental Health Trends in Canada Report, which delves into the latest data on mental health in the workplace. Based on Peninsula Group’s Annual Global Client survey, the data shows that there may be a shift in the way Canadian workers approach mental health with their employers.

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