Status of Women committee  I'm not sure if I have any specific feedback. I could say that, in terms of our programming, we're always looking at building the most inclusive programming we can. The way YES offers its support is very holistic. We look at the needs of the individual and try to build programmin

Status of Women committee  Definitely. We outlined some of the different funding opportunities we have, just in terms of the way funds can be structured. Meltem brought up a very good point about a lot of funds being structured around the scalability of businesses, but that's not necessarily the reality

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  We are part of the new funding structure, but we had to change our application and the way our program is rolled out in order to fit the guideline for the new funding call for applications. When the fund was released in the most recent version, it was for national initiatives, an

Status of Women committee  While I understand the national scope and the intent behind that, I think you have to look at the differences within communities and their ability to form national partnerships that will support those communities across the country. This is because certain communities might not b

Status of Women committee  I think the challenge is great, because it encourages organizations to make a public commitment to diversity. In terms of getting additional support, I think that if you can incentivize any program, it's always going to be more successful. Incentivization could be in the form o

Status of Women committee  Meltem, cut me off if you'd like to speak to this as our ELLEvate project manager. E-learning is incredibly important, especially when dealing with women entrepreneurs. As much as we can make our programs and our content accessible—and that means available at different hours and

Status of Women committee  Thanks so much. My name is Kathy Slotsve, and I'm the director of communications at Youth Employment Services Foundation, also known as YES Employment and Entrepreneurship. YES is a charity organization based in Montreal that provides English-language employment and entreprene