Tag: COVID-19

A very merry COVID graduation

Jun 18

CEO Blog

By Owen Charters It’s that time of year—graduation. From high school, from junior high, from elementary school, from college or university. Even from preschool (very cute, if you’ve seen it). The lawn signs are out at homes everywhere, marking that a grad lives there. There are video graduations. Quick in-person by-appointment only in-and-out graduations. Sequestered...
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BGC Canada welcomes the federal government’s historic investment in vulnerable communities, young people, and pandemic relief

Apr 19

BGC News

April 19, 2021 - Today’s federal budget is historic. BGC Canada applauds the funding in Budget 2021 that will have a significant impact on young people and their families, including a national child care program for early years and school-aged children, stronger focus on youth employment and mental health, funding for after-school and STEM programs, and an extension of pandemic relief programs. We are also thrilled to see that the federal government has responded to our sector’s call-to-action by creating a $400 million temporary Community...
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BGC Canada respectfully acknowledges that its national team office is situated in Treaty 13 territory, the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is the home of many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. BGC Canada’s mission statement is to provide safe, supportive places where children and youth can experience new opportunities, overcome barriers, build positive relationships, and develop confidence and skills for life. We recognize that these values are impossible to attain without the ongoing guidance and partnership with Indigenous peoples.