Prosper Canada

About

Prosper Canada works with community groups nationwide to expand economic opportunity for Canadians living in poverty through program and policy innovation.

Story

Prosper Canada was founded in 1986 by Canadian social entrepreneur Peter Nares. Since then, Prosper Canada has worked with numerous businesses, governments and over 800 nonprofit community organizations across Canada to transform good ideas into large-scale opportunities for people to make their way out of poverty.

Mission

Prosper Canada expands economic opportunity for Canadians living in poverty through program and policy innovation.

Prosper Canada envisions a society in which everyone has lifelong opportunities to enhance their social and economic well-being.

Prosper Canada believes in:

• People and their ability to reach their goals and potential.

• Bringing people and organizations together to collaborate on shared goals.

• New ideas and new ways of working to create transformational change.

• Social and economic inclusion as fundamental rights.

• Sustainable, long-term, systemic solutions to poverty.

"Founded in 1986, Prosper Canada is a national charity dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for Canadians living in poverty through program and policy innovation.As Canada’s leading national champion of financial empowerment, we work with governments, businesses, and community groups to develop and promote financial policies, programs and resources that transform lives and foster the prosperity of all Canadians.Our aim is to ensure that all financially vulnerable Canadians have access to the financial policies, programs, products and advice they need to build their financial wellbeing."