Scotiabank launches $500-million ScotiaRISE initiative to improve job and educational prospects

Author Brennan Doherty
Over the next 10 years, ScotiaRISE will invest in improving high school graduation rates, helping newcomers secure better jobs, and โ€œremoving barriers to career advancementโ€ for oppressed groups.

Why It Matters

Major financial institutions are warning that the COVID-19 pandemicโ€™s economic downturn will not abate once case counts drop. The virus will have severe, long-term impacts on workforce improvement and training prospects in Canada and around the world.

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