Our Vision

We envision a more inclusive and pluralist Canada where our differences are valued and engaged, and everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive both socially and economically.

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Our Mission

We advance racial, social and economic justice by investing our assets and funding media and arts for change.

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Grants and Programs

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Impact Investing

Impact Investing

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News and Resources

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Land Acknowledgement

The Inspirit Foundation is honoured to have Indigenous board and or staff members from the Anishinaabe First Nation. Inspirit staff and or board members are also made up of settlers, immigrants, descendants of immigrants, or a combination thereof. Our roots lie in all continents across the world, except Antarctica.

We also acknowledge board and or staff members of African descent whose ancestors were forcibly displaced as part of transatlantic slavery, brought against their will, and made to work on these lands. We believe that advancing Indigenous sovereignty and Black liberation are deeply and inextricably linked to one another and we remain committed to advancing both.

The Inspirit office is located on the traditional territory of the Huron-Wendat and Petun First Nations, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. This territory is the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, an agreement between the Iroquois Confederacy and Confederacy of the Ojibwe and allied nations to peaceably share and care for the resources around the Great Lakes. We are privileged to support and work with nations and partners across Turtle Island.

Equity and Pluralism Statement

Inspirit is a public foundation focused on building a pluralist Canada. We do this by funding media and arts for social change and investing our capital in ways that align with our mission.

We define pluralism as the energetic engagement with diversity, the active seeking of understanding across lines of difference, and a process of nurturing constructive dialogue that contributes to a deep sense of belonging.

We believe equity is the foundation for building a pluralist society. Equity strives to create equal access and outcomes for all. It recognizes equal treatment for everyone does not always yield equal results due to systemic exclusion and discrimination. Equity work challenges unfair systems and practices, and works towards the creation of fair access and outcomes.

We also recognize the rights of Indigenous peoples to determine their own frameworks for equity.

Inspirit is committed to ensuring that principles of equity are integrated into every aspect of our work in ways that will enable us to:

  • Foster a staff and board culture that actively engages, values the contributions of, and reflects the diverse stakeholders we serve;
  • Provide equitable access and opportunity to employment, grants, investments and partnerships;
  • Identify and seek ways to reduce and eliminate the ways in which individual and systemic biases, discrimination, and barriers impact our organization and the communities/sectors we engage;
  • Allocate sufficient resources to support ongoing individual and organizational learning and knowledge about equity as it informs our work in advancing pluralism.

We believe equity is a reiterative process, and with this recognition, we are committed to reflecting on this statement every year to ensure we are advancing equity within our own organization.