How Are We Professionalizing Volunteerism?
By integrating training, certification, real-world work, and trusted host partnerships, we are turning volunteer service into recognised Canadian work experience — the kind schools, immigration officers, and employers respect.
Volunteering today should not be invisible labour. It should be the front door into belonging, credentialing, and career mobility.
WeCAN Is ChangingThat.
- Verified hours accepted by partners
- Skill credentials backed by industry
- Direct pathways into Canadian jobs
Empowering People
Recognise the lived skills volunteers bring and turn them into credentials employers trust.
Empowering Service
Make every volunteer hour count toward something — a certificate, a referral, a story.
Building Canada
Help newcomers, students, and career changers build the Canadian work history they need.
Bridging Volunteerism & Canadian Work Experience
From contribution to credential
Three connected systems that turn time given into recognised, transferrable work history.
Verified Volunteer Hours
Hours, supervisors, and outcomes captured digitally — accepted as Canadian work history.
Skill Credentials
Micro-credentials issued for safety, leadership, communication, and project work.
Career Pathways & Referrals
Hosts can endorse stand-out volunteers directly into open roles with partners.
Employer & Industry Partnerships
Where volunteer talent meets industry need
Skills Mapping
Translate volunteer roles into NOC-aligned competencies recruiters can search for.
Skill-to-Job Pathways
Curated bridges from volunteer milestones into apprenticeships and entry roles.
Industry Talent Pool
Filter, message, and shortlist verified volunteers for industry-specific hiring.
Capacity Development
Volunteer education + growth
- Mentorship matching with industry leaders
- Online and in-person workshops
- Supervisor training & quality assurance
- Sector-specific volunteer development tracks
12 hrs
Avg learning per volunteer / yr
94%
Mentees stayed active 6+ months
200+
Industry mentors onboarded
Policy Alignment & Advocacy for Reform
Working with Canadian institutions to redefine recognition
- Recognise volunteer hours toward immigration & education credentialing.
- Standardise volunteer health & safety expectations across provinces.
- Fund verified volunteer programs that demonstrate measurable impact.