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Celebrating Pride with LGBTQ2S+ Innovators at CSI
Alumni Stories, Member Stories
As the CSI community celebrates Pride, we’re spotlighting some of our current and past members doing important work for the LGBTQ2S+ community. These members are challenging biases in the workplace, uplifting stories from community members, providing educational resources, and much more.
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National Indigenous History Month: CSI Members Driving Change
Alumni Stories, Member Stories
We’re excited to honour and recognize the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples as we celebrate National Indigenous History month in Canada. We’re building on the Indigenous-led innovators that we highlighted last year, spotlighting CSI members and alumni whose work centres and celebrates Indigenous communities, and supports reconciliation.
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Tonya Surman Steps Down as Head of Social Innovation Canada, Andrea Nemtin Steps Up
News, Staff
"SI Canada is off to a great start and now new leadership is ready to take it to the next level.”

Events at CSI

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June 27, 2022

Comedy for All Presents: Comedy on the Avenue

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July 4, 2022

ANNEX IMPROV SUMMER SESSION

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Jobs with Social Impact

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Development Manager

  • Contract Type: Full-time
  • Location: Toronto
  • Hosted by: Canopy
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Grant Writer

  • Contract Type: Part time
  • Location: Toronto
  • Hosted by: Canopy
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Assistant Fundraiser

  • Contract Type: Full-time
  • Location: Toronto
  • Hosted by: Rise Up Feminist Digital Archive

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CSI Spadina third floor lounge with a rainbow flag hanging from the ceiling.
Celebrating Pride with LGBTQ2S+ Innovators at CSI
Alumni Stories, Member Stories
As the CSI community celebrates Pride, we’re spotlighting some of our current and past members doing important work for the LGBTQ2S+ community. These members are challenging biases in the workplace, uplifting stories from community members, providing educational resources, and much more.
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National Indigenous History Month: CSI Members Driving Change
Alumni Stories, Member Stories
We’re excited to honour and recognize the First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples as we celebrate National Indigenous History month in Canada. We’re building on the Indigenous-led innovators that we highlighted last year, spotlighting CSI members and alumni whose work centres and celebrates Indigenous communities, and supports reconciliation.
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22 of the Most Innovative Innovations at CSI
Member Stories, Social Innovation
It’s Canadian Innovation Week once again! It's 2022, so we're looking back at 22 of our favourite innovations to come out of CSI over the years, pulling from our founding members (Stephen Lewis Foundation!) programs and accelerators, and our time in New York City, to showcase some of the greatest hits that have emerged from our 18 year old experiment in social innovation. 

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  • 510 Spadina Spadina and Sullivan
  • 501 Queen Queen and Spadina
  • 505 Dundas Dundas and Spadina
  • 11 Minutes Union Station
  • 21 Minutes High Park
  • 29 Minutes Queen & Woodbine
  • 31 Minutes Yonge and Eglington

There is metered parking all along Spadina.

There is a Green P parking lot approximately 2 blocks north of the Centre for Social Innovation, on the east side of Spadina. Note that Spadina runs northbound so you must approach from Queen St.

There is a public lot on Sullivan St. Note that Sullivan runs westbound so you must approach from Huron St.

Ground Floor
CSI Spadina’s ground floor is fully accessible with a lift on the south side of the building.

Guests will enter through the south laneway door, which has a lift. The laneway is located between 192 Spadina and 190 Spadina.

When you arrive in the building please contact our welcome desk (416-979-3939 ext. 1) to have a staff or DECA to provide access to the lift.

Upper Floors

The coworking space on the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th floors are not fully accessible: they can be reached via an elevator with a door of 30” width. Functionally this means that while we are able to accommodate many accessibility devices, those using larger devices may need alternative arrangements.

We are committed to ensuring all members and their guests are able to use our services. If you have any accessibility concerns or questions please reach out the Community Manager: Stefan(at)socialinnovation.ca.

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