What do millennials want civic leaders to address? Affordability, transit and employment
74 per cent of GTHA millennials willing to leave if issues unresolved Toronto, March 21, 2018 — Affordability, transit and employment are... Read More
Zabeen Hirji Announced as New Chair of CivicAction
TORONTO, February 13, 2018 – CivicAction announced today that Zabeen Hirji is the new Chair of its Board of Directors. A respected... Read More
CivicAction Drafts 25 New DiverseCity Fellows to Add to the Toronto Region’s Growing Leadership Lineup
TORONTO (January 30, 2018) – In a region where nearly 50% of residents identify as a visible minority, but account for zero... Read More
CivicAction Makes 1.5 Million MindsMatter After First Year of Workplace Mental Health Program
TORONTO, December 7, 2017 – One and a half million employees are poised to benefit from more mental health-supportive workplaces, thanks to... Read More
MP Caesar-Chavannes’ Challenge to Durham Region Employers: Make Workplace Mental Health Matter
WHITBY, ONT., November 15, 2017—Today Whitby Member of Parliament Celina Caesar-Chavannes called on Durham employers to show their support for workplace mental... Read More
If Diversity Is The Name of the Game, Toronto’s Not Playing Fair
TORONTO, November 3, 2017 – A new survey by the CivicAction Leadership Foundation and Environics Research finds that close to half of participants (45%) in a... Read More
Rod Phillips Resigns as Chair of CivicAction
TORONTO, November 2, 2017 – CivicAction Chair Rod Phillips announced today that he is seeking the Progressive Conservative nomination in the GTA... Read More
Zabeen Hirji Continues to have Community Impact with CivicAction
Statement from Sevaun Palvetzian, CEO, CivicAction TORONTO, October 31, 2017 – Today, Zabeen Hirji officially retired from RBC after a 40 year... Read More
Letter from our MindsMatter Champions: Making Our Workplaces More Supportive for Everyone’s Mental Health
Dear Employers, It’s estimated over 1.5 million people in the Toronto region’s labour force alone have experienced a mental health issue. That’s... Read More
A youth’s guide to the digital galaxy: CivicAction and LinkedIn teach digital job search skills at YouthConnect 2017
TORONTO, August 18, 2017 – There are currently over 80,000 young people in the Greater Toronto Region that are not employed or... Read More