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Community

We sponsor our community to betterment
As an active member of the Ottawa community Workshift Systems Corporation participates in a range of philanthropic activities.  
 












  Some of the organizations that are sponsored:

  SOCIETY FOR EDUCATIONAL VISITS AND EXCHANGES IN CANADA (SEVEC) The Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges (SEVEC), a national charitable organization, is a leader in the field of youth exchanges and educational travel in Canada. Originally founded in 1936, the organization is dedicated to increasing young Canadians’ knowledge of Canada and its people through the first-hand experience of an exchange or educational visit. SEVEC was selected as the major delivery organization for the Youth Exchanges Canada Program in 2000 and as the recipient of the Association for Canadian Studies Award of Merit 2004 . More than 287,000 young people have benefited from SEVEC’s educational programs over the past sixty-eight years.



  Perley & Rideau Veterans' Health Centre
The Perley and Rideau Veterans’ Health Centre is located on 24 acres between Russell Road and the Ottawa University Health Sciences Center adjacent to the Ottawa Hospital’s General Campus on Smyth Road. We are a state-of-the-art long-term care facility, with three two-storey residences connected by glassed in walkways to the main service and administration building, the Perley Centre.



  Code
CODE is a Canadian charitable organization that has been promoting education and literacy in the developing world for more than 40 years. CODE builds the bridge of literacy by developing partnerships that provide resources for learning, promote awareness and understanding, and encourage self-reliance .



  OXFAM
Founded in 1963, Oxfam Canada is a non-profit international development organization that supports community programmes in food security, health, nutrition and democratic development with an emphasis on working with women.



  Scouts Canada
Our mission: To contribute to the education of young people, through a value system based on the Scout Promise and Law, to help build a better world where people are self-fulfilled as individuals and play a constructive role in society.



  Dreams Take Flight
DREAMS TAKE FLIGHT is a non-profit organization made up of volunteers from the Air Canada family in Canada and the United States. Teams in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Halifax, Los Angeles and Tampa each organize the trip of a lifetime for physically, mentally or socially challenged children. The destination - Disney World, Florida or Disneyland, California - for a day. Air Canada donates the aircraft and the employees do the rest. The adventure is funded through fundraising efforts, corporate sponsors and donations.



  The Distress Centre of Ottawa and Region:
Provides confidential support to individuals in need
Ensures that support is always available, by sustaining as its core service a 24 hour telephone distress line, every day of the year
Recognizes and values the vital role played by trained volunteers in providing the services of the centre, and actively supports them in their work
Builds the local community through increasing knowledge and understanding of issues of crisis and suicide, sharing of expertise and the provision of training and information



  The Ottawa Gymnastics Centre
The OGC is housed in a 27,000 square foot air-conditioned gymnasium complete with reception area, changing facilities, resi-pit, trampolines and Olympic equipment for Men's and Women's gymnastics programs. The Centre has experienced tremendous growth since its modest beginning and is presently one of the largest and best equipped gymnastic facilities in Canada. It is one of only 9 Centres of Excellence within Canada as designated by Gymnastics Canada Gymnastique.



  Alzheimer Society of Ottawa
Programs and services are provided to help individuals who are coping with Alzheimer Disease or a related dementia.