We hosted our annual Pearson Partners Week from October 21 to 25. Pearson Partners Week is a weeklong celebration of everything we do as an airport to volunteer in, partner with, and support our communities. A special thank you to our 100+ employee volunteers who filled 160 volunteer spots across nine community partner activities.
From helping to keep conservation areas clean, to donating time at a local food bank, to cooking in a community kitchen, to packaging essential supplies and debranding clothes, it was wonderful to see our employees and community partners come together to give back in our communities. Watch our teams in action.
This year’s partners included:
Brands for Canada
Brands for Canada has a vision of a sustainable world where surplus goods are purposefully used to eliminate poverty and inequality. Founded in 1991, Brands for Canada provides NEW donated clothing, personal care and houseware items at no cost to people living in poverty. All items are de-labeled and redistributed to families in need through partnerships with 160 charities, 1,200+ schools, colleges, and universities.
The Riverwood Conservancy
The Riverwood Conservancy is a volunteer- and member-based charity that protects, restores, and invites people to connect with nature. Riverwood Conservancy spans 150 acres along the Credit River in Mississauga in one of the most diverse ecosystems in the Credit River watershed. The Riverwood Conservancy works to connect people of all ages, abilities, and cultures to nature through environmental education, conservation, gardening, and nature-based programming.
Seva Food Bank
SEVA Food Bank works to address the challenges of food security, poverty reduction and economic renewal for low-income families. Through two locations in Mississauga, they ensure equitable access to safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food to people experiencing or at risk of poverty.
Haven on the Queensway
The Haven on the Queensway is a non-profit organization dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for those in need by providing food, clothing and other resources. It’s five core programs – First Care, Food Bank, Haven’s Closet, Haven Helping Seniors and Hope with Wheels – are tailored to address different aspects of poverty and homelessness.
ACCES Employment
ACCES Employment is a community-based workforce development organization that assists jobseekers from diverse backgrounds who are facing barriers to employment to integrate into the Canadian job market. They serve over 56,00 clients each year, at seven locations across the GTA. Aside from their employment programs, ACCES also supports refugees and asylum seekers in their settlement journey connecting them to settlement services and providing them one-on-one employment counselling and ESL communication coaching.
Learn more about our community investment program and initiatives.