Laura Hopkins

Npower Canada is a charitable organization that provides free digital and professional skills training programs to underserved young adults, including people with disabilities, BIPOC, and LGBTQ2S+ youth. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The organization connects these young adults to employers who are looking for junior IT/tech talent. Npower Canada has enrolled over 1,700 learners in 2021 and has expanded nationally to Halifax and Vancouver. More than 80%% of Npower Canada's alumni have secured in-demand tech jobs with industry leaders such as Accenture, CGI, CIBC, Deloitte, IBM, RBC, Softchoice, TD, and Telus. The Canadian company was founded in 2014, and the CEO is Julia Blackburn.