HRSDC Canada will be hosting a series of teleconferences on the national Call for Concepts for Social Finance. The teleconferences will be designed as question and answer sessions to inform participants about the concept of social finance, as well as the Government’s social finance initiatives, including the Call for Concepts. The Call for Concepts process ends on December 31, 2012.
HRSDC is hosting a series of calls in time zones across the country on the following dates:
- Western Canada: Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. Eastern Time.
- Eastern Canada: Monday, December 10, 2012, at 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. Eastern Time.
- Quebec: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 10:00a.m. – 11:00a.m. Eastern Time.
- Ontario: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at 1:00p.m. – 2:00p.m. Eastern Time.
To participate please call:
Toll-free number: 1-877-413-4781
National Capital Region: 613-960-7510
ID: 8326698
About the Social Finance Call for Concepts
The Government will partner with organizations, businesses, and not-for-profit organizations around social innovation and social finance tools. Interested organizations are invited to submit their innovative ideas to help shape future social policy in Canada.
All interested individuals and organizations are invited to submit concepts for innovative solutions to issues facing Canadian communities. You do not need to submit a fully developed paper; simply “sketch out” your concept by completing the online questionnaire.
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