Uniting Practitioners

Author Vinod Rajasekaran
Coming Together for the Social Innovation Ecosystem in Canada

Why It Matters

Social Innovation Canada is a new entity with a mission to connect and enable practitioners. It builds upon the legacy work of Social Innovation Generation (SiG) and other actors. Given the Government of Canadaโ€™s renewed focus, we asked Chi Nguyen, Director, Social Innovation Canada, about what practitioners can expect in 2019.

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