Are you a Black, Indigenous or racialized rising leader in the Greater Toronto Hamilton Area looking to explore new leadership opportunities? Introducing, CivicMatch.
In response to a global conversation on systemic racism, leaders and organizations have committed to working harder to take real and meaningful action. For CivicAction, this has meant leveraging our convening strength to elevate the voices of diverse rising leaders and connect established leaders wanting to learn and be better allies.
CivicMatch is intended to do just that, while also responding to a growing fact base of data showing the need for and importance of improved sponsorship and connection.
CivicMatch brings together C-suite-level established leaders with Indigenous, Black and racialized rising leaders in small group conversations with a focus on accelerating leadership opportunities.
Held quarterly throughout 2021 and with new established leaders being added throughout the year, the conversations create unique reciprocal learning opportunities while opening the door to new connections and spaces for diverse rising leaders.
Recognizing that Canada’s senior leadership landscape continues to lack broad representation and diversity while there also is excessive demand placed on senior leaders with lived experience of racism, we remain committed to continuously expanding the representation of our Hosts and encourage you to check back regularly for updates.
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How to Register
Ensure you are registered for the Emerging Leaders Network and then sign-up for CivicMatch through this short form. From there, you’ll be the first to know when the next round of discussions opens.
The first round of CivicMatch is taking place between February 15-March 12, 2021 and is now fully booked. The next round will be taking place in May 2021.
About our CivicMatch Hosts
CivicMatch Hosts are established leaders from across CivicAction’s stakeholder network who represent a wide range of sectors, backgrounds and interests but share a commitment to act on issues of racism and inequity in our systems, communities and workplaces.
If you are an established leader interested in participating, please contact us at leadership@civicaction.ca.
Meet Our Hosts
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Tim Hockey
Past-President and CEO, TD Ameritrade; CivicAction Board MemberBoard Chair, CivicAction Leadership Foundation
Meet Our Pilot CivicMatch Hosts

Nandini (Nan) DasGupta
Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group, TorontoBoard Member - CivicAction Leadership Foundation

Tim Hockey
Past-President and CEO, TD Ameritrade; CivicAction Board MemberBoard Chair, CivicAction Leadership Foundation

Godyne N.L. Sibay
Managing Partner, Ontario Region, McCarthy Tétrault LLPBoard Member - CivicAction Leadership Foundation