Fireside Chats with the Hon. Speaker Greg Fergus
Program Information
In 2024, Black Opportunity Fund hosted a series of fireside chats across the country with the Hon. Speaker Greg Fergus, with Black children and youth from communities across Canada, in collaboration with Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU), University of Alberta, and Dalhousie University in Halifax. The Hon. Greg Fergus was not only the 1st Black Federal Speaker of the House in Canada, he is also the 1st in the history of any G7 Nation. House Speaker Fergus shared valuable insights from his life journey and lessons learned, creating a tremendous learning opportunity for the youth in attendance from high schools and post-secondary institutions. Over 600 students from across the country participated in this inspiring initiative.
About Toronto Metropolitan University(TMU)
Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) is a prominent public research university located in downtown Toronto, Ontario. TMU enrolls over 50,000 students across various faculties, including the Ted Rogers School of Management, The Creative School, and the DMZ startup incubator.
- Toronto Metropolitan University(TMU)
About University of Alberta
The University of Alberta (U of A) is a public research university in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, it is a top 4 university in Canada and enrolls over 40,000 students across 18 faculties.
- University of Alberta
About Dalhousie University
Established in 1818, Dalhousie University is a prominent, research-intensive public university in Nova Scotia, Canada. A member of the U15 Group, it enrolls over 21,000 students across 13 faculties, operating multiple campuses in Halifax and Truro, as well as satellite medical locations.
- Dalhousie University
About BlackOpportunity Fund
Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) is a community-led registered Canadian Charitable organization, whose mandate is to dismantle anti-Black racism by establishing a sustainable pool of capital to fund Black led businesses and Black led not for profits and charities, in order to improve the social and economic well-being of Canada’s Black communities.
The fund will catalyze the cultural, socio-economic, institutional, and political change required to enable Canada’s diverse Black communities to thrive. Black Opportunity Fund will prioritize initiatives around education, health, women, criminal justice, entrepreneurship, arts & culture, and youth that impact the quality of life in Black communities across Canada.
Black Opportunity Fund fulfills its mandate by
- Providing grants to Black-led not for profits and charities, who are leading initiatives that impact the quality of life in Canada’s Black communities.
- Facilitating access to capital for Black-led businesses to drive economic empowerment through the disbursement of loans, equity investments and other funding support.
Black Opportunity Fund’s Registered charity #727678070 RR 0001
- Black Opportunity Fund
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