Action Canada http://www.actioncanada.ca/en Thu, 17 May 2012 23:59:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award goes to Nadine Caron, ’04 Fellow http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/2011-outstanding-alumni-award-goes-to-nadine-caron-04-fellow/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/2011-outstanding-alumni-award-goes-to-nadine-caron-04-fellow/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:15:11 +0000 zoem http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1948 Simon Fraser University’s 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award for Professional Achievement will go to Nadine Caron, ’04 Fellow.  This award recognizes exceptional contribution to her local and global communities, and will be presented at an awards ceremony in February 2012.  To learn more about Nadine Caron, the other recipients, and the awards event, please visit: http://www.sfu.ca/alumni/outstanding.

]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/2011-outstanding-alumni-award-goes-to-nadine-caron-04-fellow/feed/ 0 Action Canada 2011 Fellows’ Task Force Public Dialogues in Winnipeg http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/fellows-task-force-public-dialogues/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/fellows-task-force-public-dialogues/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 04:24:05 +0000 zoem http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1771 Please join us for the Fellows’ Task Force Public Dialogues in Winnipeg. On Friday, Nov. 4, some of Canada’s most impressive young leaders, the Action Canada Fellows, will host a public dialogue in Winnipeg, MB on ideas for advancing Canada’s economic future. The dialogue will be focused on three issues: how inequality and poverty are jeopardizing our human capital, how to develop a creative workforce for tomorrow, and financing Canada’s low-carbon energy future.

]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/fellows-task-force-public-dialogues/feed/ 0 Public dialogue in Winnipeg explores new ideas for Canada’s economic future http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/press-releases/public-dialogue-in-winnipeg-explores-new-ideas-for-canadas-economic-future/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/press-releases/public-dialogue-in-winnipeg-explores-new-ideas-for-canadas-economic-future/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:58:05 +0000 zoem http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1776 VANCOUVER, Nov. 1, 2011 /CNW/ – On Friday, Nov. 4, some of Canada’s most impressive young leaders, the Action Canada Fellows, will host a public dialogue in Winnipeg, MB on ideas for advancing Canada’s economic future.

The dialogue will be focused on three issues: how inequality and poverty are jeopardizing our human capital, how to develop a creative workforce for tomorrow, and financing Canada’s low-carbon energy future.

The Fellows will host the public dialogue on Friday, Nov. 4, 7:30 am – 12:30 pm in Convocation Hall at the University of Winnipeg. This event is free. Registration is recommended. Please RSVP to TFwinnipeg2011@actioncanada.ca.

The dialogue will feature presentations from leaders in government, business and academia. They include John Curtis, Founding Chief Economist, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Professor, Queen’s University; Tom Rand ’07, Lead Advisor, Cleantech – MaRS Discovery District; Founder & Director, Vci Green Funds Inc.; and Alan Freeman, Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Manitoba.

Action Canada is a national fellowship program for promising young Canadians. The program enhances Fellows’ leadership skills, broadens their understanding of Canada and its policy choices, and builds an exceptional network of leaders for our future.

Hailing from communities across Canada, the 16 Action Canada Fellows are visiting Winnipeg to learn more about Manitoba’s identity, economy and current cultural and political perspectives.

The Fellows are visiting Winnipeg from Nov. 3-6, 2011. For more information on the public dialogue, the Action Canada program and the Fellows’ biographies, visit www.actioncanada.ca.

For further information: Janet Webber
Director, Communications and Government Relations
Action Canada
Tel : 778-881-7961, email : janet_webber@actioncanada.ca

]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/press-releases/public-dialogue-in-winnipeg-explores-new-ideas-for-canadas-economic-future/feed/ 0 Lean and Green Future conference features Action Canada Fellows as keynote speakers http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/lean-and-green-future-conference/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/lean-and-green-future-conference/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:46:17 +0000 zoem http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1762 Action Canada Alumni Tom Rand ’07 and David Halliwell ’03 are featured keynote speakers at the Lean & Green Future Energy Conference, on November 30, 2011.  The conference brings together the country’s leading energy experts, industry leaders and energy efficiency suppliers to share best practices and explore new frontiers in industrial energy efficiency.

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]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/lean-and-green-future-conference/feed/ 0 High-Growth Entrepreneurship: The Key to Canada’s Future Economic Success http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/high-growth-entrepreneurship-the-key-to-canadas-future-economic-success/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/high-growth-entrepreneurship-the-key-to-canadas-future-economic-success/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:20:09 +0000 zoem http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1756 This article is an abridged version of task force report “Fuelling Canada’s Economic Success: A National Strategy for High-Growth Entrepreneurship”.  Authors Shannon Wells and Geordie Hungerford are 2010-11 Action Canada Fellows and members of the Action Canada Task Force on High-Growth Entrepreneurship.

Download: High-Growth Entrepreneurship: The Key to Canada’s Future Economic Success [PDF]

]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/high-growth-entrepreneurship-the-key-to-canadas-future-economic-success/feed/ 0 Where in the World is Canada? Building a Global Network of Canadians Abroad http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/where-in-the-world-is-canada-building-a-global-network-of-canadians-abroad-2/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/where-in-the-world-is-canada-building-a-global-network-of-canadians-abroad-2/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:08:03 +0000 travis http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1739 Highlights from the public presentation of the final report prepared by Action Canada 2010/11 Fellows’ Task Force on Building a Global Network of Canadians Abroad, Ottawa, 14 February, 2011.

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]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/where-in-the-world-is-canada-building-a-global-network-of-canadians-abroad/feed/ 0 Global Gazelles: Fuelling High Growth Entrepreneurship in Canada http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/global-gazelles-fuelling-high-growth-entrepreneurship-in-canada/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/global-gazelles-fuelling-high-growth-entrepreneurship-in-canada/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:04:21 +0000 travis http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1735 Highlights from the public presentation of the final report prepared by Action Canada 2010/11 Fellows’ Task Force on A National Strategy for High Growth Entrepreneurship, Ottawa, 14 February, 2011.

]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/global-gazelles-fuelling-high-growth-entrepreneurship-in-canada/feed/ 0 High Growth Entrepreneurship in Canada: Fuelling our Economic Success http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/high-growth-entrepreneurship-in-canada-fuelling-our-economic-success/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/high-growth-entrepreneurship-in-canada-fuelling-our-economic-success/#comments Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:00:03 +0000 travis http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1733 Highlights from the public dialogue convened by Action Canada’s 2010/11 Fellows’ Task Force on A National Strategy for High Growth Entrepreneurship, Toronto, 14 January 2011

]]> http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/connecting-with-canadians/high-growth-entrepreneurship-in-canada-fuelling-our-economic-success/feed/ 0 From The Big City to The Big Land – Action Canada Fellows in Labrador http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/action-canada-fellows-in-labrador/ http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/news/action-canada-fellows-in-labrador/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:45:35 +0000 zoem http://www.actioncanada.ca/en/?p=1714 Action Canada Alumni Ginger Gosnell-Myers and Fellow Eric Tribe recently visited Labrador to learn more about the unique issues that face rural Labradorians, including mining, Aboriginal governance and land claims, and Lower Churchill development.  CBC’s Colleen Connors spoke with them while they were visiting Happy Valley – Goose Bay.
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