Ready, Willing and Able Grows New Opportunity
2023/09/29 In 2019, RWA started a new initiative to address the specific employment challenges faced by youth in First Nation and/or BIPOC communities across the country. RWA collaborated with ten community-based partners in British Columbia, Ontario, Nunavut, and Saskatchewan that were community-led and contributed to building greater community capacity while promoting a diverse and inclusive […]
Brewing Success: Annie’s Employment Journey at a Local Yellowknife Coffee Shop
In the summer of 2021, we met with Annie Strus, a very talented barista, and Rami Kassem, the owner of JavaRoma Gourmet Coffee & Tea, a beloved local coffee shop in Yellowknife. Annie joined the café in March 2019 through Ready, Willing, and Able. Now, two years later, we came back to see how things were going for Annie and Rami.
Building Communities for Everyone
In 2019, Steve Lenarduzzi was just settling into his new role as Senior VP (Northern Alberta, Northern Canada, and Energy and Resources) with Clark Builders in Edmonton. One of the first things on his calendar was an invite to RWA delivery partner Inclusion Alberta’s President’s Reception at their annual Family Conference, where Clark Builders was […]
Building the Future: AirGate Bets on Inclusive Hiring
This story is adapted from an original article by Alex Coop which appeared on www.itworldcanada.com on March 5, 2020. Across the country, many jobs go unfilled because individuals with an intellectual disability or on the autism spectrum are not considered as potential candidates. Despite many steps forward in inclusion, the myth that “it’s understandable” if […]
Ready, Willing, and Able is very pleased to welcome Worldline as its newest employer partner
Worldline is an international leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Powered by over 20,000 employees in more than 50 countries, Worldline provides its clients with sustainable, trusted, and secure solutions across the payment value chain. Services offered by Worldline in the areas of Merchant Services; Terminals, Services & Solutions; Financial Services and Mobility […]
Inclusion Checks In: The Alt Hotel, St. John’s, NL
Alt Hotels is a brand of the Germain Hotels group, which started in 1988 with Hôtel Germain-des-Prés in Quebec City. Since then, it has grown into 3 branded hotel chains (Le Germain, Alt and Escad) and stretches across Canada. The Alt Hotel St. John’s was opened in 2017 and overlooks the St. John’s Harbour, offering spectacular […]
Mallory’s Postering Service: Making Self-Employment Work
Across the country, there are almost a half million working-age Canadians on the autism spectrum or with an intellectual disability for whom employment in the competitive labour force remains out of reach. While Ready Willing and Able (RWA) and its network of supported agency partners works with thousands of employers to change this fact, it […]
Inclusion Builds Employer Capacity and Community Connections
The Discovery Hotel and Tammaativvik Boarding House are two of Iqaluit’s leading providers of local accommodations. While both establishments have been operated by Edmonton-based Nova Group since 2018, their community history long precedes that time. Discovery Hotel (formerly known as The Discovery Lodge Hotel) was originally built to be Pan-Am Airline’s Crew Hotel and the current site has […]
RWA Welcomes DHL Express Canada
Ready, Willing, and Able (RWA) is very pleased to welcome DHL Express Canada as its newest employer partner. DHL Express is the world’s leading logistics company specializing in International Shipping and Courier Services and Transportation, with 400,000 employees in over 220 countries and territories. DHL is dedicated to being a Great Place to Work for all and is committed to maintaining a continuous improvement mindset that empowers every team member to […]
Home Depot ‘Gets More Done’ with Canada-wide Inclusive Hiring
The Home Depot has always recognized that a home is most Canadians’ single largest financial and emotional investment. As such, the history of The Home Depot in Canada is one of serving people well through its own ‘people strength’. Catering to do-it-yourselfers, as well as home improvement, construction and building maintenance professionals, The Home Depot, operates […]