Welcome to Wavemakers!
It was a pleasure connecting with you in Ottawa at CICan’s 2026 Connections Conference!
Like CICan, Wavemakers is dedicated to partnering with institutions to build collaborations that enhance collective impact and shape the future of post-secondary education, experiential learning opportunities, and career pathway development.
How do we achieve this? Through innovative technology that unites students, mentors, and employer partners.
Wavemakers is a cutting-edge work-integrated learning program that offers students opportunities to develop, refine, and apply real-world skills in a virtual reality environment, with a focus on inclusion, belonging, and accessibility.
Let’s connect! Together, we can bring more of these innovative and accessible opportunities to our shared networks.
Krista Pawley, Co-Founder of Wavemakers
Do You Work With Students?
Let’s Help Them Build Future-Ready Skills
The CICan 2026 Connections Conference emphasizes the importance of thinking critically to co-create solutions that bolster advocacy and demonstrate impact. It brought together a community of like-minded individuals dedicated to meeting the needs of diverse learners, businesses, and workers to build a stronger Canadian talent pipeline. Wavemakers is the solution.
Through our innovative and fully accessible virtual work-integrated learning (WIL) program, students have the opportunity to:
Strengthen essential 10 future-proof skills that the Canadian workforce demands, including: Initiative, Communication, Teamwork, Innovation, Active-Problem Solving, Resilience, Systems Thinking, Critical Thinking, Leadership, Social & Emotional Learning
Gain real-world experience by working on a team-based project aiming to solve one of the UN Sustainability Goals with diverse peers and industry mentors.
Build a network of professionals who support their growth and career development.
For more information about Wavemakers and to explore partnership opportunities, please contact Alayna Sturge, Partnerships Manager, to discuss how we can bring more opportunities to your students and organizations.
Wavemakers Program Overview Video
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