SCP seeks to address big-picture structural social challenges in an innovative way. We do that by highlighting the business benefits for private sector players to become more community minded. SCP invests in, and works with, businesses that seek to integrate a social mission into their HR strategy.

SCP is a national, privately-financed non-profit organization founded in 2001. We aim to “connect the dots” between the private and non-profit sectors by facilitating access to meaningful job opportunities for people who have faced barriers to employment, but are now motivated and ready to work. At the same time, we assist employers in gaining access to a pre-screened and qualified labour pool that meets their business needs, as well as their responsibility to their local communities. We have primarily worked with six population groups to date. These include, but are not limited to, individuals re-entering the workforce, Single Parents, New Canadians, Youth, Persons with Disabilities, and Aboriginal Persons.

Mission:

SCP believes that market forces can be utilized more effectively to solve structural social challenges in Canada. In support of this belief, SCP facilitates growth financing and provides advisory services to businesses that integrate a community hiring model into their HR strategy to expand career opportunities for motivated individuals outside the economic mainstream.

Aspirations:

SCP envisions a business landscape in Canada where all types of businesses will be engaged in the practice of community hiring; not only because it benefits the community, but also because it benefits the business. We believe that community hiring aligns the needs of employers, community agencies, government and job seekers. By working together economic and social benefits are maximized, and this profits everyone.