ABOUT US

Achieve Your Full Potential

Achēv connects people to opportunities that help them achieve their full potential. We provide the resources and guidance needed to achieve your goals. Through high-quality programs and personalized services, Achēv supports career development, language education and settlement success in our communities.

Achēv is a leading charitable organization that delivers employment, newcomer, language and youth services. We also work collaboratively with our employer and community partners to ensure they have the tools and capacity to support others. We are committed to making a positive difference in the diverse communities we serve.

Vision

Changing people’s lives as they discover their potential and achieve their purpose.

Mission

Achēv is a human capital development organization. We optimize the dynamic relationship between our people, processes and technology, enabling communities to thrive, businesses to succeed, and individuals to prosper.

All In A Year's Work

Statistics from our 2019 Year in Review

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

Achēv is committed to promoting diversity, equity and inclusion and to creating opportunities that empower people to achieve their potential. We invite both staff and client input; we strive to attract and retain a diverse workforce where employees are inspired to provide an atmosphere of respect and encouragement of all. Through our policies, practices and professional development, we aim to increase awareness and reduce barriers in order to positively influence the communities we serve.

Anti-Racism and Anti-Discrimination

Achēv is fully committed to continuing our evolution as a multicultural and anti-racist organization. We do not, and shall not, discriminate on the basis of individuals’ differences in age, colour, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make each individual unique. We commit to conducting institutional racism and oppression review of our policies, procedures and practices and the ongoing development of a multicultural and anti-racist work environment and culture that promotes equity and respect for all. Where we provide programs for specific identified groups, it is done based on funding guidelines and efforts to provide opportunities to communities that have faced discrimination or other disadvantages. These are designed to help equalize the playing field in society and the workplace. Employment decisions will be made based on objective job requirements, and accommodations will be made wherever possible to address unique needs. We look forward to a world where everyone has the opportunity and support to realize their potential and achieve their purpose.

Indigenous Peoples and Land Acknowledgement

For thousands of years, Indigenous peoples inhabited and cared for this land and for many, this is still their home. At Achēv, we recognize their perseverance and survival through many hardships and respectfully acknowledge that we are on the appropriated homelands of Indigenous peoples. We endeavour to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action to honour Indigenous people’s historical and contemporary contributions to Canada. This Land Acknowledgement is one of the ways in which we work to further develop our relationships with each other and the land we work on and live in. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work with, and in support of, Indigenous peoples to help address inequities that persist to this day.