Parkland Strengthens Commitment to Indigenous Learners with $100,000 Gift to Indspire’s Rivers to Success Program
Ohsweken, ON – July 29, 2025 – Indspire is pleased to announce a generous $100,000 contribution from Parkland Corporation, a gift which builds on Parkland’s existing legacy of support for Indigenous education and Indigenous learners in Canada.
Since 2023, Parkland has partnered with Indspire to support key initiatives including the Soaring: Indigenous Youth Empowerment Gathering, the Indspire Awards, and the Building Brighter Futures: Bursaries and Scholarships (BBF) Program.
The new $100,000 gift will sponsor the Career Transition Stream of Indspire’s Rivers to Success (R2S) program, an innovative free online program for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis high school and post-secondary students which is designed to support them wherever they are on their educational journeys. The Career Transition Stream assists post-secondary students as they prepare to graduate and enter the workforce, giving them the resources they need to successfully begin their chosen careers: networking opportunities, job-hunting tools, and access to transformative programs with partners such as Mila and BioCanRx.
With this new sponsorship, Parkland reaffirms its long-term commitment to creating and advancing opportunities for First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students across Canada.
Mike DeGagné, President & CEO of Indspire, says: “We are honoured to continue partnering with Parkland in strengthening career pathways for Indigenous learners. Parkland’s new commitment to the Career Transition Stream of Indspire’s Rivers to Success program will help to ensure that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis students are equipped with the tools and guidance they need to thrive as they move from education into employment.”
“One pillar in Parkland’s ongoing commitment to Indigenous Relations, is the enhancement of Indigenous employment and training opportunities. We are thrilled to work with Indspire to help create new pathways for Indigenous peoples,” said Lyla Garzouzi, Senior Vice President, Corporate Services.
For more information about the Rivers to Success program or about Indspire’s other initiatives, please visit indspire.ca.
About Indspire
Indspire is a national Indigenous registered charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families, communities, and Canada. With the support of its funding partners, Indspire provides financial awards, delivers programs, and shares resources to help Indigenous students achieve their highest potential. In 2023-24, Indspire provided more than $30 million through over 8,300 bursaries and scholarships to Indigenous students across Canada.
About Parkland
Parkland is a leading international fuel distributor, marketer, and convenience retailer with safe and reliable operations in twenty-six countries across the Americas. Our retail network meets the fuel, and convenience needs of everyday consumers. Our commercial operations provide businesses with fuel to operate, complete projects and better serve their customers. In addition to meeting our customers’ needs for essential fuels, Parkland provides a range of choices to help them lower their environmental impact, including manufacturing and blending renewable fuels, ultra-fast EV charging, a variety of solutions for carbon credits and renewables, and solar power. With approximately 4,000 retail and commercial locations across Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean region, we have developed supply, distribution, and trading capabilities to accelerate growth and business performance.
Our strategy is focused on two interconnected pillars: our Customer Advantage and our Supply Advantage. Through our Customer Advantage, we aim to be the first choice of our customers through our proprietary brands, differentiated offers, extensive network, competitive pricing, reliable service, and compelling loyalty program. Our Supply Advantage is based on achieving the lowest cost to serve among independent fuel marketers and distributors in the hard-to-serve markets in which we operate, through our well-positioned assets, significant scale, and deep supply and logistics capabilities. Our business is underpinned by our people and our values of safety, integrity, community, and respect, which are embedded across our organization.
Indspire Media Contact
Mallory Rose
Vice President of Communications, Marketing and Student Success
mrose@indspire.ca
(416) 861-8507
Parkland Media Contact
Tara Overholt
Manager, Corporate Communications
Tara.Overholt@parkland.ca
(825) 509-8806
