Canvas Programs
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About
Canvas Programs is a charity based in Toronto, Canada working on lgbtq+, education, children & youth.
Canvas Programs is a Toronto-based registered charity that provides empathy-based education on consent and 2SLGBTQIA inclusion for youth, youth-serving adults and workplaces. Its work covers school and community workshops, panels, arts-based programming, and workplace training and consulting, delivered mainly across the Greater Toronto Area. Canvas Workplace Inclusion, its social enterprise arm, offers inclusion training to employers. The organisation also sells consent and queer-themed merchandise, with proceeds supporting its charitable work.
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Back Talk
LGBTQ+
Poetry and spoken word program, run in partnership with Friends of Ruby, that helps queer youth aged 16 to 29 explore queerness, gender equity, resilience and experiences of sexual violence.
YAAC (Youth Arts Action Committee)
LGBTQ+
Program run in partnership with Peel District School Board that brings 2SLGBTQIA students and allies together for activism, artistic expression, peer support, mentorship and identity exploration.
Consent Kit
Education
Program series on the fundamentals of healthy consent practices and the societal impact of consent culture on young people.
SpeakOUT
LGBTQ+
Program series focused on the importance of 2SLGBTQIA inclusion in schools.
Workshops for Young Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Disability
Interactive workshop series, run in partnership with Geneva Centre for Autism, on consent, body ownership, self-advocacy, gender and sexuality.
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Friends of Ruby, Geneva Centre for Autism, Peel District School Board
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