Soaring: Indigenous Youth Empowerment Gathering
April 16 & 17, 2024 | Ottawa, ON
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 Ottawa on April 16 & 17, 2024 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 Emily Quesnelle, Senior Development Officer, Partnerships at equesnelle@indspire.ca.
Other Ways to Partner
Thank you to our 2023 supporters!
Lead Partner
Presenting Corporate Sponsor
Regional Host Sponsor
Major Sponsor
Participating Sponsors
Supporting Sponsors
Bag Sponsor
T-Shirt Sponsor
Champions of Soaring
Champions of Rivers to Success
Allan & Gill Gray Philanthropy
Panel Sponsor
Indspiration Zone Sponsors
Entertainment Sponsor
University and Experience Day Sponsors
Workshop Sponsors
Virtual Workshop Sponsors
Exhibitor Sponsors
APTN
Alberta University of the Arts
Arcadis IBI Group
ATB Financial
Bank of Canada
Bow Valley College
Canadian Security Intelligence Service
Concordia University
Concordia University of Edmonton
First Nations Technical Institute (FNTI)
HOK
Inline Group Inc.
Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
KPMG
Loran Scholars Foundation
Mount Royal University
Nelson Education
NorQuest College
Purdys Chocolatier
Queen’s University
Ricoh Canada
SAIT (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology)
Saskatchewan Polytechnic – Indigenous Strategy
Technical Youth Career Outreach Program
Universal Rail Services Ltd.
University of Calgary
Work Wild – Alberta Forest Products Association
Virtual Exhibitor Sponsors
Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation
Rideau Hall Foundation
TJX Canada – WINNERS, Marshalls & HomeSense
Wajax
School Grant Sponsors
Rob Dowler & Lisanne Hill
The Indspire Soaring Travel Fund made possible by
Digital Extremes
Mejuri
NEO Stock Exchange
Paper Excellence
Scotiabank
The Rattee Family
Tachane Foundation
