Soaring: Indigenous Youth Empowerment Gathering
April 8-9, 2025 | Canada Place | Vancouver, BC
Each year Indspire hosts an empowerment gathering for Indigenous K-12 students from across Canada. Students will learn about educational and career opportunities, be inspired to finish high school, go on to college or university, and move into exciting careers.
Become a Sponsor Today!
Supporting Indigenous education does more than prepare youth for the workforce. It makes life better for everyone. Educated Indigenous students contribute to their communities, to business, to our country – and to the world. With support from partners like you, together we can motivate, encourage, and inspire students in their educational pursuits.
Your support plays a vital role in showing young people what’s possible through encouraging them to pursue their dreams and by supporting a new generation of bright, eager, and motivated minds into the Canadian workforce. They’ll have a chance to attend interactive career related workshops, meet some of Canada’s top employers, talk to role models from the Indigenous community, and see first-hand the benefits of staying in school and moving forward with their education.
Why Sponsor Soaring?
- Education is the great equalizer, it creates role models, benefits communities and saves money. Investing in education is investing in Canada’s future.
- Meet your CSR goals while helping communities thrive. Play your part in creating a stronger future for Indigenous students.
- Enhance your company’s profile with Indigenous communities by standing tall as a support of this year’s Soaring!
- Your support will help enable students to:
- Meet event sponsors at the Indspiration Zone/Tradeshow
- Take part in workshops
- Learn about specific career opportunities
- Find out about Indspire’s bursary and scholarship program
- Go on local campus tours, and so much more.
Seeing success first-hand – and being told how to achieve it themselves – is a remarkable experience for these students, and for many, it’s the encouragement they need to finish school and pursue their dreams.
Testimonials
“It’s a great place to learn more about post-secondary education, and it has fun, information, video, documents and activities to help you learn”
– Student participant from Soaring 2022
“Very informative while maintaining a light and welcoming atmosphere.”
– Student participant from Soaring 2022
“It’s a fun event that allows you to experience some of the culture, get out of class, and sample future education and career opportunities”
– Student participate from Soaring 2022
“I would tell a friend that Soaring is a very informative [event] and could help many Indigenous students with an idea on what they want to be when they are older.”
– Student participant form Soaring 2022
Join us as a partner in education
Join Indspire in Vancouver on April 8 & 9, 2025 and play a vital role in showing young people what’s possible through encouraging them to pursue their dreams and by supporting a new generation of bright, eager, and motivated minds into the Canadian workforce.
To request a Corporate Sponsorship Proposal or Tradeshow Registration Information, please contact Denise Lach, Director, Partnerships at dlach@indspire.ca.
Other Ways to Partner
Thank you to our 2025 supporters!
Lead Partner
Presenting Corporate Sponsor
Major Sponsor
Participating Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
Champions of Soaring
Panel Sponsor
Career Fair Sponsors
Charging Station Sponsor
Presentation Sponsors
Virtual Exhibitor Sponsor
Exhibitor Sponsors
BASF Canada Inc.
BC Hydro
CPA Ontario
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada
First Nations Health Authority
Future Generations Foundation
HOK Architects
Indigeno Travel
Indigenous Prosperity Foundation
Indigenous Service Canada – NIHB
Interior Health
Jelly Academy
K5T
Let’s Talk Science
NAV CANADA
Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation (OFNTSC)
Public Service Commission of Canada
Ricoh Canada Inc.
Tato Recruiting and S.i. Systems
Post-Secondary Sponsors
Bishop’s University
Brandon University
Cambrian College
Canadian Coast Guard College
Capilano University Indigenous Education and Affairs
Confederation College
Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design
FNTI
First Nations University of Canada
Mohawk College
Native Education College
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology
OCAD University
Ontario Tech University
Red River College Polytechnic
Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (S.A.I.T.)
University of British Columbia
University of Manitoba
University of Victoria
University of Winnipeg
The Indspire Soaring Travel Fund made possible by:
Laurentis Energy Partners
Litherland & Co.
The Rattee Family
Rossy Foundation
Tachane Foundation
Teck Resources
