Energy Education
Hydro One - Community College Consortium
www.algonquincollege.com/hydroone
www.georgianc.on.ca/news/campuses/barrie/hydro-one-future-workforce
www.mohawkcollege.ca/discover/choose/HydroOne
www.northernc.on.ca/programs/hydroone
In 2007, Hydro One partnered with four Ontario Colleges to attract and educate the future employees of the electricity transmission and distribution utility sector. This award-winning partnership is an innovative solution to the province’s looming skills shortage will provide graduates with the skills and experience the industry requires to create a more powerful Ontario.
Hydro One is contributing a total of $3 million for scholarships, program development and equipment over four years to Algonquin College, Georgian College, Mohawk College and Northern College for programs that will educate students as technicians, technologists and trades positions in the electricity sector. In addition to scholarships and equipment donation, the multi-year initiative will include funding for curriculum development.
Skills Canada Ontario - www.skillscanada.com
Skills Canada Ontario is a national, not-for-profit organization that actively promotes careers in skilled trades and technologies as first career options to Canadian youth.
Hydro One proudly sponsors the growth and development of "Skills Work!® For Youth" Employability Skills Camps, summer day camp which provides young students with hands-on activities. In addition, we support "Skills Work!® For Women" Networking Dinner, which allows young women interested in skills trade to meet women working in the trades.
Ontario Science Centre - www.ontariosciencecentre.ca
The Ontario Science Centre is the largest museum-based education program provider in Canada, with over 240,000 students from over 2,000 schools taking part on the Science Centre's school programs each year.
Hydro One's belief in the importance of supporting education initiatives is a natural fit with the Science Centre's involvement in science and technology education. Hydro One takes pride in supporting Professional Development Programs at the Ontario Science Centre. These programs offer educators a chance to participate in hands-on demonstrations and discussions, and to take these lessons back to the classroom.
Scientists in School - www.scientistsinschool.ca
Scientists in School is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to inspire greater understanding and interest in science and technology, and to increase environmental awareness in young children. Scientists in School's goals are accomplished through half-day classroom programs in which enthusiastic scientists guide elementary students through exciting, hands-on, investigative science activities.
Hydro One is a proud supporter of these programs since 2002, and has expanded these innovative programs to regions across Ontario and into Hydro One Communities. We take pride in contributing to the program which reaches approximately 450,000 students annually.
Youth Science Ontario - www.youthscienceontario.ca
Youth Science Ontario is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization whose mandate is to promote and celebrate youth participation, excellence, and innovation in science, and technology. Specifically, they act as a resource group to support the regional science and technology fairs across Ontario with funding, information, coordination, and advice. They also support the teaching and learning of science and technology in Ontario schools by conducting teacher workshops and providing them with curriculum resource material.
Hydro One has been a supporter of Youth Science Ontario since 2005, and has focused its support to their core programs -Regional Science Fair Programs, with an expansion into new communities, and the creation of the Hydro One Energy Ambassador Award, awarded to winning science projects in each of the 30 regional science fairs in Ontario. Recently, Hydro One has expanded its support to Sciene Olympics, which are science competitions that take place among multiple schools in a region, developed to inspire interest and foster inquisition in science, engineering and technology.
Let’s Talk Science – www.letstalkscience.ca
Let’s Talk Science develops and delivers innovative science-based learning programs that improve science literacy in Canada. As an independent, not-for-profit organization, with an exceptional team of scientists, early childhood educators and teachers, they are uniquely positioned to develop effective educational programs that resonate with children and youth across the learning continuum. These programs encompass science outreach activities, early learning resources, and online resources. Let’s Talk Science also provides graduate students, educators and professionals in the fields of science, engineering and technology, with outreach training opportunities that allow them to participate in science outreach with youth.
Hydro One’s support allows Let’s Talk Science to extend its Partnership Program to Ontario colleges. This enables college students to provide meaningful science literacy outreach opportunities to children, helping them gain an increased interest of science, engineering and technology, and also discover the rewarding career choices that lie ahead.
Safety and Injury Prevention
Sunnybrook Foundation - www.sunnybrook.ca/foundation
The Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is an academic centre of excellence that in partnership with its communities and fully affiliated with the University of Toronto, ensures a full range of high quality, values-based, patient-centred services and is a leader in women's health.
Hydro One has generously supported the establishment of a Hydro One Chair in Electrical Injury in the Ross Tilley Burn Unit. This position is permanently endowed to support clinical, academic leadership, and best practices for treatment in the field of electrical injury. Prior to this, there was no centre of expertise in Canada for individuals who had sustained electrical injuries, and there was few research and insight into the long-term effects due to the low incidence and prevalence of these injuries. Hydro One is proud to be part of this program, ensuring that Sunnybrook's excellence and service is there for Hydro One and industry-related employees and the general public, when it matters most.
ACT Foundation - www.actfoundation.ca
The Advanced Coronary Treatment (ACT) Foundation of Canada is a national charitable organization with a mission to promote health and empower Canadians to save lives, through CPR training, early defibrillation programs, paramedic systems, and primarily through establishing mandatory high school CPR training across Canada.
Hydro One has been a provincial funding partner of ACT Foundation's CPR High School Training Programs since 2000, and has assisted in the expansion of these programs across the province.
SMARTRISK - www.smartrisk.ca
Buckle Up, Look First, Wear the Gear, Get Trained, Drive Sober
SMARTRISK is a national non-profit organization dedicated to preventing injuries and saving lives. SMARTRISK was founded in 1992, by pediatric surgeon Dr. Robert Conn, who chose to change his career focus from repairing injuries to preventing them. SMARTRISK is one of the leading injury prevention groups in Canada and enjoys international recognition and support.
Hydro One has been a supporter of SMARTRISK since 2000. We are particularly proud to support SMARTRISK's No Regrets, a peer leadership program for Canadian high school students that focuses on preventing injuries in areas relevant to youth and SMARTRISK Heroes, a multimedia performance program designed to move and educate young people about taking smart risks in their lives.
My Safe Work (Formerly Our Youth At Work) - www.mysafework.com
My Safe Work (previously Our Youth at Work) was founded by Rob Ellis after his 18 year old son died in a workplace injury. Through its creation, My Safe Work has developed international partnerships with companies dedicated to protecting young workers on the job, by building bridges between students, parents, teachers and executives to initiate the transfer of knowledge about the rights and responsibilities of safety in the workplace.
Hydro One has been a corporate champion of My Safe Work since 2005. Through our generous support, My Safe Work, Rob Ellis and his team have expanded their programs and presentations to many more communities and schools across Ontario.
Community
Ryerson University - Chair in Aboriginal Governance - www.ryerson.ca
The establishment of the Chair in Aboriginal Governance in the Department of Politics and Public Administration, Faculty of Arts, at Ryerson University, .is a unique and historic initiative which has a significant impact on building capacity and strengthening governance in Aboriginal communities in Ontario and across Canada. The Chair acts as a platform for research, educational programming and training opportunities that will benefit First Nations communities throughout Ontario.
Hydro One’s relationship with Ryerson University in First Nations programs began in 2002. Hydro One provided support toward the new First Nations Public Administration Program, a joint program with the First Nations Technical Institute. The partnership was extended in 2009 with the establishment of the Chair in Aboriginal Governance. Hydro One’s partnership with Ryerson has had a significant impact on building administrative capacity in First Nations and Aboriginal communities across Canada and in encouraging young Aboriginal students to continue their education and consider pursuing careers in fields related to public administration and governance.
United Ways across Canada - www.unitedway.ca
Hydro One and the Hydro One Employees' and Pensioners' Charity Campaign support all of the 44 United Way campaigns in Ontario. Supporting the communities in which our customers and employees live and work is a way of life for employees at Hydro One. We support each United Way through employee and pensioner pledges, corporate donations and employee fundraising events.
Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Literacy Summer Camps - www.frontiercollegefoundation.ca
Hydro One is a supporter of the Lieutenant Governor's Aboriginal Literacy Summer Camps, which is managed through Frontier College. These camps make a huge difference in the lives of young people in 28 First Nation communities in Ontario, by incorporating literacy in fun, engaging, and effective ways. In 2007, Hydro One supported the camps in Webequie, Fort Severn and Pic Mobert.