Ep 3: The Pandemic of Asian Xenophobia

As the world battles Covid-19, stories of blatant racism and violence against the Asian community are surfacing in Canada and United States. In light of this, Health Not Hate (HNH), a campaign that fosters the…

Ep 2: Navigating Career Crossroads

A background in computer science typically leads to careers in analytics and IT. But there are a number of new and exciting roles emerging as both workplaces and consumer needs evolve. In this episode, podcast…
“Pause and Reset”: Insights to Cope with Career Anxiety

“Pause and Reset”: Insights to Cope with Career Anxiety

By Amrit Arneja Career management may be the last thing you want to focus on during a pandemic, but there are a few strategies that may help you ease anxiety during unprecedented uncertainty. “There’s always a…
10kC Ascend Cafe Recap: Pragashini Fox on e-Leadership

10kC Ascend Cafe Recap: Pragashini Fox on e-Leadership

Pragashini Fox, the Head of Talent Management at Thomson Reuters and a member of Ascend Canada, offers five vital pieces of advice for leadership during a pandemic in her most recent Ascend Cafe virtual office…

National Volunteer Week Video

Ascend Canada is a 100% volunteer run organization. All of our 150+ volunteers come together from different organizations, cultures and occupations to further the cause of Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. Take a look…

Volunteer Video – Ali Najafi

Ali has been volunteering at Ascend since day one of its founding in 2012. He shares his experience through Ascend’s exponential growth and the importance of coaching and mentoring for the future.

Volunteer Video – Haritha Murthy

Haritha has volunteered with Ascend for 2 years. Discover how volunteering helped her make the connections contributed to her promotion?

Volunteer Video – Alexander Peh

Alex is a proud volunteer and now a board member at Ascend Canada. He speaks to us about his 2 year journey and vision for this platform where he can mentor people and shares his…
COVID-19 update as of April 16, 2020

COVID-19 update as of April 16, 2020

I hope this letter finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe. I think it is safe to say that no one could have imagined how swiftly the world would change in a matter…
April 2020

April 2020