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Empowering Canada’s Next Generation of Entrepreneurs: Reflections From the Field

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Venture for Canada Founder Scott Stirrett to Step Down as CEO in Fall 2025 After more than a decade of leadership, Venture for Canada Founder and CEO Scott Stirrett will step down in Fall 2025. Since launching VFC at just 22 years old, Scott has helped shape a national movement supporting over 10,000 young Canadians in developing entrepreneurial skills. His departure marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the organization as it continues to expand access to entrepreneurship and build on his enduring legacy.
Jennie Wedd
The Fellowship
2025 Employer Advisory Council: Driving Innovation in Canada’s Startup Ecosystem Meet Venture for Canada's 2025 Employer Advisory Council—a diverse group of leaders from across Canada, offering insights from startups, small businesses, and various industries to shape the growth and evolution of VFC's programs.
Jennie Wedd
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Venture for Canada Launches New Pathway to Business Ownership with ETA Academy Venture for Canada launches a new program to help aspiring entrepreneurs explore business acquisitions. The 5-week course runs from March 22 to April 27, 2025. Applications are now open.
Jennie Wedd
VFC News
A New Wave Podcast
“There could be more than one truth. Everyone has a different perspective.”
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Conflict Resolution as a Superpower, Building Compassionate Communication, and Creating Workplace Harmony
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Choose Your Fellow: Analiz Ochoa
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Immigrants face crisis of the withering Canadian dream A survey found immigrants perceive the Canadian job market as exclusionary and the costs of living and home ownership prohibitive. They aren’t wrong.
Irfhan Rawji, Claudia Hepburn
Leadership
Choose Your Fellow: Andrew Nguyen
The Fellowship
Vicki Saunders: Re-Imagine the System
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Choose Your Fellow: Bashara Hussein
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Choose Your Fellow: Allan Batalla
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Magaly Charbonneau: Understanding the Journey
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Mark Wiseman: Investment in Human Capital
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Choose Your Fellow: Ben Jones
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Choose Your Fellow: Emily Fraser
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Choose Your Fellow: Andrew Herold
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Venture for Canada Appoints Steven Wang as New Chief Executive Officer to Lead Next Chapter
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Writers
Kapil Sukhija is the founder of KSMC and a Chartered Accountant who brings 25 years of financial...
Liz MacRae is the Co-Founder and President of Village Wellth, a Canadian tech-enabled platform...
Morgan Tate is the founder of Breakwater M&A, an M&A Advisory specializing in the sale of profitable...
Jessica Lee is an experienced Learning Design Manager, curating learning experiences for new...
Touhami Abi is a learning design expert who specializes in creating transformative educational...
Jada Charles is a qualitative researcher and sociologist dedicated to conducting research and...
Kaileigh Klein is a creative and analytical person who mixes her passions for both the creative side and...
Rebecca Scott is a creative person who believes in leading with kindness. At VFC, you’ll find her using...
Sarah Mariani Sarah is an emerging voice in inclusive innovation, previously leading digital...
Jonathan Hutchinson Jonathan brings experience in IT project management, particularly for non-profits, and a...
Johanna Lao is a 2022 VFC Intern and BCom student at McGill University majoring in Sustainable...
Claudia Hepburn