A social enterprise fostering cultures of belonging in the workplace
Unconscious Bias
2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion
Consent Culture
Leadership & Advocacy
Our Topics
Our Approach
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We recognize that every organization is unique, and we tailor all our programming to focus on the needs and understandings of the team.
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We have worked with companies in a variety of different industries. To make our work most relevant, we get to know your industry and tailor training scenarios to fit with your everyday work.
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We understand that real learning requires us to first secure buy-in amongst participants and communities. For this reason, our facilitators and consultants take a “no learner left behind” approach, meeting each person where they are at and creating open, non-judgmental spaces for learning to take place.
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We know that trauma is common and can impact anyone. When facilitating our trainings, we assume there is a diversity of identities and experiences in the space.
Partnership Benefits
Charitable Alignment
Community Giving
Employee Engagement
Training Workshops
Safer Spaces Training
2 hours
Identifying barriers to creating safer spaces for 2SLGBTQ+ folks, through collaborative and actional goal setting using Canvas’ three pillars to inclusion: attitudes, policy and infrastructure.
2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion Training
2 hours
Foundational understanding and tools for creating supportive work environments for 2SLGBTQ+ community, exploring key terms, pronoun use, and a framework for allyship.
Survivor-Centred Leadership Training
3 hours
Best practices for trauma-informed, survivor-centred response to instances of harm in and outside of the workplace.
Unlearning Unconscious Bias Training
2 hours
Essential learning on eight types of unconscious bias, providing tools to identify bias and intervene to create greater equity in the workplace.
“Canvas presented a welcoming, inclusive, and informative session. My team members all later thanked me for having brought Canvas on; we have become a better, closer team because of our work with them.”
Consulting Services
2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion Audit
Using our expertise in 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion in the workplace, we perform a diagnostic review of an organization’s policies, culture, and infrastructure, and provide recommendations.
Critical Incident Consulting
Supportive approach to responding and moving through critical incidents in the workplace related to gender-based and sexual violence, homophobia, and transphobia.
“Your collaborative approach, engaging content and facilitated workshops has helped us to lay a foundation and increased awareness of diversity, equity and inclusion.”
Panel Services
2SLGBTQ+ Inclusion Panel
90 minutes in length
2SLGBTQ+ panelists use storytelling and knowledge sharing to increase empathy for sexual and gender diversity.
Panels can be tailored to focus on specific issues and/or intersections, such as, trans identity, pronoun use, and race and queer identity.
“As an organization we have had several other workshops on equity, diversity and inclusion however, this specific training stood out and was above and beyond our expectations as an organization with the content delivery, the way in which the facilitators modelled and created an inclusive space and provided specific concrete examples and answers for situations that arise day to day in our work. ”
Our Clients
