Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's guide to starting, building, and growing a social enterprise.

The mission of the Social Enterprise Council of Canada is to convene, inform, advocate to and influence key stakeholders and social enterprises.

Through advocacy efforts, sector research, capacity-building resources, and services, Imagine Canada supports charities and nonprofits so they can better serve communities both here and around the world. 

Enactus ignites the potential of Canada’s future leaders to drive positive social, environmental, and economic impact, by empowering their entrepreneurial mindset.

Buy Social's Guide is for you if you are thinking about starting a social enterprise or want to sustain or grow your enterprise activities and impact. If you decide to start a social enterprise, your intention should be to create a community asset rather than individual wealth.

A national, bilingual grassroots membership organization of and for worker co-operatives, related types of co-operatives, and organizations that support the growth and development of worker co-operatives.

The Community Incubator delivers cohort-based programming on social needs assessment, innovation, and response, in order to bring about our vision of Activated Community, Abundant Opportunity, and further support this by delivering thematic events and networking opportunities, and connecting emerging change-makers to supportive resources, impact multipliers, and funder.

SEWF’s goal is to strengthen the global social enterprise movement to accelerate our transition to a new economy.