We team up with groups that create jobs, build skills, and keep value in the community.
Purpose Construction is a social enterprise construction company. They provide skilled trades training and stable jobs for people facing barriers — including Indigenous people, newcomers, single mothers, and people with criminal records. They pay living wages, offer full benefits, and focus on a supportive work culture. Their goal is: second chances, strong families, and stronger communities.
Building Up provides a springboard into construction trades employment for individuals living with employment barriers in Toronto, ON. Proud to be economically viable, environmentally responsible, and socially inspiring, Building Up offers a unique “no up-front cost” opportunity to Toronto property managers as they renovate properties toward lower energy costs. COS has welcomed Building Up as an Affiliate due to their commitment to low barrier employment and to a creative market entry model.
BUILD – an acronym for Building Urban Industries for Local Development – is an Indigenous social enterprise non-profit contractor and a training program for people who face barriers to employment. We provide apartment turnover maintenance and renovations for landlords. Our work employs neighbourhood people, cuts crime, decreases EIA rates, and builds the next generation of the much-needed workforce.