Annual Light It Up! For NDEAM

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“Get Drunk and Fall Down” Sculpture, Halifax Seaport District

Join the Light It Up! For NDEAM national movement!  

Be part of the disability awareness raising in 2025

Light It Up! For NDEAMTM is the main event of ODEN’s annual National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) campaign. It spotlights the many ways people who have a disability contribute to businesses and their communities, helping companies be successful and competitive. It recognizes and raises awareness about the importance of disability-inclusive hiring, and disability inclusion in business, in employment and in our communities. 

This nationwide event happens the third Thursday of every October. 

But Light It Up! For NDEAM is more than a night; more than a lighting event. It has evolved from being an “awareness” lighting event to being a national movement that sparks ongoing engagement and conversation about disability-inclusive hiring between job seekers, families, community organizations, businesses and local governments, all across Canada.

There’s no other event quite like this one during NDEAM! Involvement in Light It Up! For NDEAM has grown exponentially every year since it started in 2020. The scope of Light It Up! For NDEAM makes this annual national disability-awareness lighting event unique in North America. See the full list of 2024 participating locations here.

The Ontario Disability Employment Network started, owns and leads Light It Up! For NDEAM. But it happens on such an expansive scale with:

It’s this collective effort that makes Light It Up! For NDEAM happen in big cities, small towns and rural communities from coast, to coast to coast. Each year, you can get involved in your community  to Light It Up! For NDEAM purple and blue, for one unique night. The more the participation, the greater the impact. Every participating location represents a conversation about disability-inclusive hiring that has happened. 

The path to equitable employment for people who have a disability is still fraught with barriers including attitudes about disability that stem from common myths and misconceptions, and a lack of awareness. This is why Light It Up! For NDEAM is so important.

  

Light It Up! For NDEAM 2024 was a record-smashing, history-making success

Well over 800 locations in 200 communities across Canada illuminated purple and blue!

See the final list of communities and locations that participated in 2024

Mark your calendar — get ready now for Light It Up! For NDEAM 2025!

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Participating in Light It Up! For NDEAM is easy 

Use the resources in the Light It Up! For NDEAM PR Kit to get involved in lighting up the nation purple and blue on October 16! The Kit has all the resources you need to learn about the event, spread the word about it, submit lighting requests and show your support by wearing purple and blue the day of Light It Up! for NDEAM.

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Promotional Material

Post Cards

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Templates

Tip Sheets & FAQs

Graphics

 

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Fiche-conseils et questions fréquemment posées

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2025 Participating Locations and Communities

Oct 17th at 2:30 PM ET update — 846 locations in 160 cities and towns across Canada

Join the movement. There’s no event quite like this one during National Disability Employment Awareness Month! These are the towns/cities and locations that have confirmed they’re participating in 2025:

NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR — 30 locations | 14 communities

Benoits Cove
Town Hall

Clarenville 
Avalon Employment Office

Corner Brook 
Taylor Smiles
GoC Building — Joseph R. Smallwood building
Stepping Stones Daycare

George’s Brook-Milton  
Town Hall

Grand Falls-Windsor 
Town Hall

Humber Arm South 
Town Hall
 
Marystown 
Burin Peninsula Supported Employment Office

Mount Pearl 
SPCA Thrift Store West

Paradise 
Sobeys

Port aux Basques 
Town Hall

Springdale 
Town Hall

St. Anthony 
Town Hall

St. John’s 
Academy Canada
Avalon Employment Office
Cabot Tower at Signal Hill National Historic Site
Canadian Council on Rehabilitation and Work (CCRW) Office
City Hall
College of the North Atlantic – Prince Philip Drive Campus
Confederation Building
GoC Building — THE JOHN CABOT BUILDING
Government House
Keyin College
Memorial University
SPCA Thrift Store East
St. John’s Convention Centre
Stingray Radio
The Rooms Museum

Torbay 
Town Hall

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — 13 locations | 3 communities

Charlottetown 

City Hall Clock Tower
Delta Hotels Prince Edward
Eastlink Centre
Founders Food Hall & Market
GoC Building — JEAN CANFIELD BUILDING
ResourceAbilities Office
Shaw Building
Simmons Sports Centre
The Holman Grand Hotel

Montague 

ResourceAbilities Office 

Summerside 

City Hall
GoC Building — Joseph A Ghiz
ResourceAbilities Office

NOVA SCOTIA — 28 locations | 16 communities

Amherst 

Nova Scotia Works – CANSA Office 

Victoria Square 

Annapolis Royal 

Nova Scotia Works Office 

Antigonish 

Nova Scotia Works – Career Connections Office 

Barrington Passage 

Southwest Employment Services / Nova Scotia Works 

Coldbrook 

County of Kings Office 

PeopleWorx Office 

Dartmouth 

Easter Seals Nova Scotia 

Nova Scotia Welcome Lighthouse 

Guysborough 

Nova Scotia Works – Career Connections Office 

Halifax 

6950 Mumford Rd Office Windows 

Halifax City Hall 

Halifax Seaport District 

Pinkies Thrift 

Prescott Group 

Progress Place 

Provincial House of Assembly 

TEAM Work Cooperative Offices 

Kentville 

Community Living Alternatives Society 

Community Living Alternatives Society Main Office 

Kentville Pumpkin People 

The Valley Business Hub

Middleton 

Nova Scotia Works Office 

New Glasgow 

Nova Scotia Works Career Connections  

New Minas 

Flower Cart Building 

Port Williams 

Valley Search and Rescue Base 

Shelburne 

Southwest Employment Services / Nova Scotia Works 

Sydney (Cape Breton) 

Nova Scotia Works – Career Connections Office 

The Big Fiddle 

Yarmouth 

Southwest Employment Services / Nova Scotia Works 

 

NEW BRUNSWICK — 136 locations | 4 communities

Eastern Charlotte 
Acadian seaplants LTD
A Change Of Seasons Inc.
A Change Of Seasons Inc. Storefront
Acadian Seaplants Ltd Storefront
AKVA Group
APM Limited
APM Limited Storefront
Balance Within Acupuncture Clinic
Bayview Credit Union
Big Boys Truck Repair Inc
Big Boys Truck Repair Storefront
Birch Grove Restaurant & Take-out
Boardertown Vape
Bordertown Vape Shop Storefront
Boyd Bros. Home Hardware Building Centre
Boyd Brothers Home Hardware Building Centre Storefront
Brunswick Court
Brunswick Court Apartments Building Front
Canada Green Nursery & Garden Center
Canada Green Nursery & Garden Centre Storefront
CANNABIS XPRESS
CCM Enterprise ltd.
CCMA — Charlotte County Multicultural Association
Charlotte County Adult Learning Inc
Charlotte County Adult Learning Inc. Building Front
Charlotte County Multicultural Association Building Front
Charlotte County Refrigeration Ltd.
Christ Church Anglican Church
Circle K
Circle K Storefront
Comeau’s Seafood Restaurant
Comeau’s Seafood Restaurant Storefront
Community Living Center
Cooke Aquaculture Inc
Co-operators – Tracy Craig Insurance & Investments Building Front
Co-operators — Tracy Craig Insurance and Investments Inc.
Cross Hairs Beauty Salon
Daniel’s Your Independent Grocer
Daniel’s Your Independent Grocer Storefront
Deb’s Flowers
Dr. Brown and Associates
Dr. Brown and Associates Building Front
ECW — Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc.
ECW Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc. Building Front
Erase MediClinic
Erase MediClinic Storefront
Evolution Beauty
Evolution Beauty Storefront
Extra-Mural Program
Extra-Mural Program Building Front
Family Ties
Family Ties Family Support Agency Inc. Building Front
Fortune River Asian Foods
Fortune River Asian Foods Storefront
Fundy Lifestyle
Fundy Middle And High School
Fundy Nursing Home
Fuse Fabrication
Fuse Fabrications Storefront
Future Nets / CB Cranes Storefront
Future Nets/ CB Cranes
GMG Fish Services Retail Store
GMG Fish Services Retail Store Storefront
Granite Court
Granite Town Barber Shop
Granite Town Barbershop Storefront
Granite Town Farms Ltd.
Granite Town Farms Ltd. Storefront
Granite Town Hotel
Granite Town Hotel Building Front
Great Canadian Dollar Store
Great Canadian Dollar Store Storefront
Grove Motel
Grove Motel Building Front
Harbour Road Pub & Eatery
High Tides Hair Design
Holland Fuels
Hooper’s Convenience Store Irving
Jo The Hair Pro
Keith Building Supplies
Lake Utopia Wellness
Main Envy Hair & Esthetics
McKay’s Wild Blueberries
Mowi Canada East
Noahs Quality Auto Clean
Not Just Backs! Chiropractic/ Maple Tree Counselling/ Balance Within Acupuncture Clinic
Pennfield Early Learning Center
Pennfield Hydraulics
Pennfield Irving, The Ridge Restaurant & Convenience Store
Pharmachoice
Pub On Main
Public Health Clinic
Repeat Boutique
Results 360 Fitness & Wellness Studio
Ridgeview Manor
Rituals Hair And Esthetics
Salon Elite
Scotiabank
Share A Smile Preschool and After School
Silk Stevens Limited
Speedy Glass St. George
St. George and Area Foodbank
St. George Canada Post
St. George Community Living Centre Building Front
St. George Fire Station
St. George Fish Market
St. George Insurance
St. George Pharmacy Inc.
St. George Veterinary Clinic/ Animal Shelter
Stewart’s Village Mart
Subway
T. Spear Electric Ltd.
The Butcher
The Hollows Golf Club/ The Rouxbarb
The Hub
The Kitchen
Town Office of Eastern Charlotte
Ultramar
Uncle Mayn’s Convenience
Utopia Convenience Store
Utopia Groundworks
Vance’s Garage
Vance’s Auto Supply Limited
Video Ville & Asian Groceries
VIPia
Wade Harris Auto service and repair
YMCA in Eastern Charlotte County

Grand Bay-Westfield
Veteran’s Peace Park

Miramichi 
GoC Building — Miramichi Pay Centre

Moncton 
Avenir Centre
City Hall
Downtown Place
Downing Street

St.Andrews 
All Saints Anglican Parish Hall
CHCO TV
The Crazy Moose

QUEBEC — 10 locations | 4 communities

Gatineau 
GoC Building — 30 Victoria
GoC Building — National Printing Bureau
GoC Building — Place du Centre
GoC Building — Portage I
GoC Building — Portage III
GoC Building — Portage IV

Montréal 
GoC Building — COMPLEXE GUY-FAVREAU ‘BASILAIRE’

Québec city 
GoC Building — NEQ

Terrebonne 
Cégep de Lanaudière à Terrebonne

ONTARIO — 187 locations | 66 communities

Aurora 
Aurora Town Square

Amherstburg  
Amherstburg Town Hall

Barrie
Coca-Cola Canada — Barrie Distribution Centre
EMPOWER Simoce Office Building
GoC Building — 48 Owen Street

Belleville 
Belleville Signature Sign
Bridge Street Bridge
Fire Station #1 Memorial
Home of Amy Widdows, ODEN CEO

Bothwell  
Michael Dawthorne’s Home (ODEN Board Chair)

Brampton 
Brampton (A. Grenville and William Davis) Courthouse
Centre for Disability Inclusive Yoga
City Hall Clock Tower

Brantford 
City Hall
Elements Casino Brantford
Harmony Square
SOAR Community Services
Sanderson Centre

Brockville 
Aquatarium Brockville
Brockville Art Centre
Brockville Public Library
Brockville Railway Tunnel

Bracebridge
Agilec Employment Services Building
Community Living South Muskoka Bracebridge Office
Community Living South Muskoka Main Office

Burlington 
Brant Street Pier

Carleton Place 
Central Bridge

Chatham 
101 Stewart Street- JOBWORX Employment Program
Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd. — Make Ready Centre Chatham
GoC Building — Judy Lamarsh
GoC — Tecumseh Federal Building

Cobourg

Watton Employment Services Office

Collingwood 
GoC Building — 44 Hurontario St

Cornwall 
City of Cornwall — Lights at Fountain
GoC Building — Sir Lionel Chevrier
Seaway International Bridge Pier

Etobicoke 
Humber Polytechnic Lakeshore – Welcome Centre
Ontario Government building — 125 Resources Road

Guelph 
Ontario Government building — 1 Stone Road West

Hamilton 
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum — CF-104 Starfighter
GoC Building — 55 Bay Street
Goodwill Amity Building
Hamilton City Hall
Hamilton Signature Sign
The Career Foundation

Huntsville 
Community Living Hunstville

Kawartha Lakes 
City Hall

Kemptville 
Community Living North Grenville Office

Kenora
Revive Beauty Lounge Store

Kingston
City Hall Façade
GoC Building — 86 Clarence Street
GoC Building — Custom’s House
KEYS Job Centre
KEYS  Job Centre Gananoque
Springer Market Square

LaSalle
Le Griffon Lion’s Head

Lion’s Head 
Brightshores Health System Lion’s Head

London 
Canada Life Building
City Hall
Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd. — London Distribution Centre
GoC Building — 451 Talbot Street
GoC Building — Dominion Public Building
J.A. Taylor Building
Ontario Government Building- 80 Dundas Street
RBC Place London

Markdale 
Brightshores Health System Markdale

Meaford 
Brightshores Health System Meaford
Meaford Water Tower

Midland 
Town Hall Garden

Milton 
Ontario Government building — 491 Steeles Ave E.

Mississauga 
City Hall Clock Tower

Newmarket 
Regional Municipality of York — York Region Admin Building Clock Tower

Niagara
Niagara Falls Horseshoe Canadian Falls and American Falls
Niagara Region Signature Sign

North Bay 
AIDS commitee of North Bay & Area, Entrance Window
Bayland
Best Western Hotel and Conference Centre
Beyond Buttons, Storefront Window
Capital Centre
Cascades Casino
Community Living North Bay Main Office
EarlyOn North Bay
Grow Me Green
Hit the Spot
Kiss 100.5 North Bay
March of Dimes Canada – Employment Services Office
Michaud Vachon Optical
Nipissing University
North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce Building
NUSU Student Centre
Ontario Government building — 200 First Ave W.
PHARA, Front Entrance and all windows
Salvation Army, Front Window
Suswin Village
The Fox 101.9 North Bay
Van’s Delivery, Moving and Storage
Vic Fedeli, MPP- Constituency Office
Whitman Jewellers
Yes Employment Services (Nipissing) ~ Oui services d’emploi (Nipissing)

Oakville 
Town Hall

Orilla 
EMPOWER Simcoe Office Building
Lincoln M. Alexander Building

Oshawa 
Ontario Michael Starr Building
Watton Employment Services Office

Ottawa 
Brookstreet Hotel
Fairmont Chateau Laurier
GoC Building — 555 Booth
GoC Building — Building 5
GoC Building — CD Howe
GoC Building — Connaught Building
GoC Building — Geological Survey Building
GoC Building — Geomatics Canada Building
GoC Building — James Michael Flaherty Building
GoC Building — John G Diefenbaker
GoC Building — L’ Esplanade Laurier
GoC Building — Lester B. Pearson
GoC Building — Public Archives and National Library
GoC Building — Sir William Logan
GoC Building — Skyline Complex
GoC Building — Skyline Complex – Towers 1-7
GoC Building — St-Andrew’s Tower
GoC Building — Thomas D’Arcy McGee
GoC Building— East Memorial Building
Ontario Government building — 161 Elgin Street
Ottawa Sign — Byward Market

Owen Sound 
Brightshores Health System Owen Sound
Brightshores Health System Wellness & Recovery Centre

Peterborough 
D.M. Wills Head Office
Muskoka-Kawarthas Employment Services
Ontario Government building — Robinson Place
Peterborough Regional Health Centre

Port Elgin 
The Plex

Port Hope 
Watton Employment Services Office

Prescott 
CSE Consulting – South Grenville Office Window

Quinte West 
Quinte West Signature Sign
Veterans Skyway Bridge

Sarnia 
GoC Building — 105 Christina Street
Goodwill Career Centre

Sault Ste. Marie
GoC Building — 22 Bay Street
Roberta Bondar Place

Scarborough 
GoC Building — Canada Centre

Southhampton 
Brightshores Health System Southampton
Southhampton Town Hall

St. Catherines 
Garden City Tower

St. Thomas 
“Jumbo” Monument

St.Mary’s 
Community Living St. Marys & Area
Kingsway Lodge
Meridian Credit Union

Stratford 
Boston Pizza

Sudbury 
Canadore College
Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd. — Sudbury Distribution Centre
GoC Building — 19 Lisgar Street
GoC Building — Taxation Data Centre
Ontario Government building — 159 Cedar Street
Sudbury SW Sports and Entertainment Tower

Tecumseh 
Town Hall

Thunder Bay 
Battle of Britain Monument — Thunder Bay International Airport
Hair Infinity
Ontario Government building — 189 Red River Road
Thunder Bay City Hall
Thunder Bay International Airport

Timmins 
Campus de Timmins, Collège Boréal
GoC Building — 120 Cedar St S
Timmins Sign (Timmins Museum)

Toronto 
3D Toronto Sign
99 Wellesley St. W
CN Tower
Canada Life Building
Community Living Toronto – Head Office
GoC Building — 25 St Clair East
GoC Building — Environment Canada Building
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Home of Jenny Hope
Princess Gates’ Arch (CNE)

Trent Hills 
Town Hall Clock Tower

Vaughan 
City Hall

Walpole Island 
Walpole Island First Nation Administration Building

Waterloo
Karis Disability Services

Welland
Welland Bridge 13

Whitby 
Municipality of Durham Region Headquarters
Town Hall

Wiarton 
Brightshores Health System Wiarton

Windsor
Caesars Entertainment
Windsor City Hall

Woodstock 
Crafty Corner Tea Room

MANITOBA — 95 locations | 8 communities

Beausejour 

Access Credit Union
Agassiz Adult Education Centre
Airliner Drive In
Annettes
Association for Community Living – Beausejour Branch
Beau-Head Seniors Centre
Beausejour Chiropractic
Beausejour Community Church
Beausejour Dental Centre
Beausejour GM
Beausejour Hotel
Beausejour Optical
Beausejour Rehabilitation
BJ Packers
Breezy Oaks Inn & Tavern
Brio Insurance
Brokenhead River Regional Library
Brokenhead Sausage
CHEF in the HOUSE
Clipper Weekly
Community Threads
Cottage Country Cannabis
Daien Denture Clinic
Dawson Chiropractic Centre
Eastman Dental
First Street Auto
Fuel Fitness & Nutrition
Golden Bay Honey & Beehive Tours
Guardian – Beausejour Pharmacy
Happy Go Lucy’s
Headlines for Hair
Heavenly Health
Home Hardware
Howland Hotel
Jaed Suites
Kerryleegh Hildebrandt RMT
McMunn & Yates
Meraki Hair Studio
Midnight Show
Needle Crafts & Studio
Network 4 Change
Pennyweight Market
RBC Royal Bank
Red Apple
Rexall
Royal Canadian Legion Branch 132
Serenity Gift Shoppe
Sobering Funeral Chapel & Crematorium
Sobetski Enterprises Ltd.
Spirit of the Boreal Botanicals
Supported Employment Options
Tarantism Dance Company
The Co-operators
The Floral Merchant
Tim Horton’s
Town of Beausejour Office
Ursula & Co. Bakehouse
Wayne Ewasko, MLA for Lac du Bonnet Constituency

Flin Flon 

Association for Community Living Flin Flon 

 

Lac du Bonnet 

Agility Physiotherapy Clinic
Carnation Corner Plus
Chicken Chef
Cindy Lou’s Coffee & Catering
Clipper Publishing
Community Futures Winnipeg River
Drifters Inn
Grans Bake Shop
Hair Source
HUB International
Lac du Bonnet Dental Clinic
Lac du Bonnet Library
Lac du Bonnet Physiotherapy
Lakeview Steakhouse and Pub
Luccis’ Too!
Red Apple
RONA
Town of Lac du Bonnet Office

Oakbank

Fuel Fitness & Nutrition
Stem’s & Roses Floral Boutique

Seddons Croner 

Wrapz Diner 

Selkirk 

Municipal Water Tower 

Steinbach  
enVision Community Living 

Winnipeg 

“WINNIPEG” Sign at The Forks
ANAF Club 60
Canada Life Headquarters
Connect Employment Services Office
Esplanade Riel Bridge
GoC Building — Canadian Grain Commission
GoC Building — Victory Building
Manitoba Hydro Building Fountain
Manitoba Legislative Building – Central Tower
Paterson GlobalFoods Institute Culinary Campus
Princess Auto Stadium
Reaching E-Quality Employment Services
Red River College Polytechnic – Exchange District Campus

SASKATCHEWAN — 198 locations | 20 communities

Canora 
Mackenzie Society Adventures — 1110 Main Street

Estevan 
Estevan Diversified Services Main office

Hague
Sunshine Housing

Hudson Bay 
3D Zoo
Affinity Credit Union
Between The Buns
CFMQ 98.1 radio station
Generations flower gift shop
Hudson Bay Child Care Cooperative
Hudson Bay Child Care Cooperative
Hudson Bay Day Program
Hudson Bay Parkland Coop c-store/ Agro
Hudson Bay Parkland Coop Food Store
Hudson Bay Pharmacy
Inclusion Hudson Bay Main Office
Let-Us-Grow
Make It Personal
Northern Lights Insurance
Perfectly Polished
Red Apple
Town of Hudson Bay

Humboldt
Humboldt and District Community Services Office

Lloydminster 
Bea Fisher Admin Building
Bea Fisher Training & Admin office

Meadow Lake 
Multiworks Vocational Training Corporation Building

Melfor 
Green Tree Home
Plus Industries

Moose Jaw 
Citizens All Main office
Citizens All resident house- 1285 4th Ave NE
Citizens All resident house- 1522 Athabasca St W
Citizens All resident house- 442 Woodlily Drive
Citizens All resident house- 510 4th Ave NW
Citizens All resident house- 967/971 Hastings St
Moose Jaw Families for Change Inc.
KK Photography
Girl Boss Photography
Moose Jaw Families for Change Inc.
Moose Jaw Diversified Services Main Buidling
Moose Jaw Diversified Services Resident Home 1
Moose Jaw Diversified Services Resident Home 2
Moose Jaw Diversified Services Resident Home 3
Partners in Employment

North Battleford
Arlene Perkin Manor
Battlefords Trade & Education Centre Inc.
Catholic Family Services of The Battlefords
City of North Battleford Water Tower
Johanna’s home
Kildeer Manor
Laurentian House
Meadow Manor
Yvonnne’s home

Porcupine Plain 
Co Op Administration Office
Laundry Mat And Bits And Pieces Store
Personal Residence — 101 Katherine Ave
Personal Residence — 107 Swaan St
Personal Residence — 125 Pine Street
Personal Residence — 129 Pine St
Personal Residence — 208 Katherine Ave
Personal Residence — 213 2nd Ave E
Personal Residence — 216 Church St
Personal Residence — 304 Windsor Street
Porcupine Oppourntities Program Alex Bloski Manor
Porcupine Oppourntities Program Glenwood Home
Porcupine Oppourntities Program Main Office
Porcupine Oppourntities Program Playtondale Home

Preeceville 
Gateway Coop Store
Mackenzie Society Adventures Main Office
Mackenzie Society Adventures — 223 4th Street NE
Mackenzie Society Adventures — 302 2nd Street NE
Mackenzie Society Adventures — 609 3rd Ave NE
OK Tire
Preeceville Town Office
Shop Easy Foods (windows)

Prince Albert 
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 1833 17th ave W
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 486 28th street East
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 490 28th street East
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 714 28th street East
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 726 28th street East
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 815 13 th street W
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home-1655 Muir
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home-1832 17th ave West
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home-2325 1st Ave E
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home-742 28th street East
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch main office- 1308 5th ave E
Wintersun Studio

Regina 
Affinity Credit Union
Carole Eaton Place
Dr Kraaakman Clinical Office
Garden Girl Custom Gardening
HELP Homes Main office- 1856 Angus St
HELP Homes resident house- 1437 Lacon Street
HELP Homes resident house- 2705 Wallace Street
HELP Homes resident house- 3014 Harding Street
HELP Homes resident house- 3335 Robinson Street
HELP Homes resident house- 393 Froom Cresent
HELP Homes resident house- 79 McMurchy Avenue
HELP Homes resident house- 907 McCarthy Blvd N
Munch Cafe and Catering
Oak Apartments
Partners in Employment
Phoenix Residential Society
Regina Street Team Office
Rose Drywall Finishing
RRRC Main office
SaskAbilities
The Nest Health Care Centre
Westridge Construction

Saskatoon
Autism Services of Saskatoon Day Program
Autism Services of Saskatoon Main Office
Bon Ami Day Program
CLASI Office
City Hall
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 1424 1st Ave N
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 1639 1st Ave N
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 3002 33rd St W
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 456 Whitney
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home- 607 3rd Ave N
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home-1635 Ave D N
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home-2932 33rd St W
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch home-326 west Hampton Blvd.
Eagles Nest Youth Ranch main office- 519 Ave S
Light of the Prairies Society Main Office- 925 McKercher Dr
Light of the Prairies Society home- 1528 37th St West
Light of the Prairies Society home- 1638 Edward Ave
Light of the Prairies Society home- 1875 Easthill
Prairie Winds Monument
Radius Community Centre
SARC Office
SaskTel centre

Sturgis 
Mackenzie Society Adventures — 340 Victoria Street

Swift Current 
375 Julian Pl
Akropol
Art Gallery of Swift Current
Canadian Tire
CIBC
City Hall
City Hall Digital Billboard
City of Swift Current Service Center
Community Futures Southwest Office
Connect Hearing
Delee Linsley’s Home
Dorie’s House Southwest Youth Emergency Shelter
Embers Hair Design
Everett Hindley MLA
Frosty Bean Coffee House & Ice Cream Parlour
Fusion Shop Storefront
Golden West Radio
Great West Auto Electric – Bumper to Bumper
H5 Dough To Go
Holliday + Holliday Vision Care & Boutique
Home of Jennifer Hennig
Home of Spencer Linsley
Imagjne ELC
InnovationPlex – Swift Current Broncos
J&S Tires Service
Jeremy Patzer, MP office
Lisa Hattum’s Backyard
Living Sky Casino
Lyric Theatre
MCC Thrift Doorway
Nana & Reed
Newcomer Welcome Centre
Nutrien
Optical Image
Original Joes Swift Current
Palliser Pavilion
Pharmasave
R.C. Dahl Centre
Rittinger’s Men’s Wear Store
Salvation Army Thrift Store
SaskAbilities – Swift Current Branch
SaskAbilities Partners in Employment – Swift Current
Service Canada — Swift Current
SPCA Swift Current
Standard Motors
The Bentley Swift Current
The Fill
The Landing Studio
Thistle Be Dandy
Westax
Western Financial Group Office
Whitecap Resources
Wildflower Florist

Wadena
Mallard Diversified Services

Watrous 
306 Day Spa
Interlake Human Resources Corp Day Program
Interlake Human Resources Corp Group Home
Interlake Human Resources Main office-116 Main Street Watrous SK
Manitou Mainline Chrysler
Watrous Affinity Credit Union
Watrous Pharmacy
Watrous Realty Excutives
Watrous Royal Bank
Watrous Town Office
Western Financial

Weyburn 
SARCAN Recycling Centre
Vocational Training Centre
Weyburn City Hall
Weyburn Wor-Kin Shop

ALBERTA — 10 locations | 6 communities

Blackfoot 

Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd. — Lloydminster Distribution Centre 

 

Calgary 

Calgary Tower 

Reconciliation Bridge (Oct 17) 

 

Edmonton 

Coca-Cola Bottling Ltd. — Edmonton Distribution Centre 

GoC Building — Canada Place 

GoC Building — RCMP K Division 

High Level Bridge 

 

Okotos 

Municipal Centre 

 

Red Deer 

City Hall 

 

Sylvan Lake 

Lighthouse 

BRITISH COLUMBIA — 124 locations | 15 communities

Burnaby 
BC Parkway (Guideway)
City Hall

Creston 
Creston Valley Funeral Services
Creston WorkBC Centre
Kootenay Employment Centre
Town Hall

Delta 
City Hall
Milieu Employment Office

Fort St.John 
Centennial Park Stage

Ladysmith
Signature Sign — Bob Stuart Park
Signature Sign — First Avenue
Town Hall Garden

Langley 
420 Cannabis
A&W
Alder Alley Bowling
Anytime Fitness
Arts Nursery
Autoplan Insurance BC
Belltone Hearing Group
BIPOC and Local Marketplace
Bosley’s
Bosleys
Brookswood Brewing
Brookswood Florist
Brookswood McDonalds
Brookswood Veterinary
Club Pilates
Coles
Dominos Pizza – Langley
Dominos
Don’t tell Nonna
Donair Togi
Downtown Langley Business Association
Ella’s Grill
Emme Hair
F45 -Langley
Fort Sport and Family Physio
Fraser Valley Orthodontist
Fresh Slice Pizza Brookswood
Fresh Street
Gentle Dental
Great Canadian Dollar Store
Heritage Chiropractic & Laser Therapy
Homelife Benchmark Realty
IGA Brookswood
Inclusion Langley – Employment Services
Inclusion Langley Society – Children Services
Inclusion Langley Society – Head Office
Inclusion Langley Society – LIFE services
Infinity Cards and Collectibles
Java Lova Coffee
Javalova
Just Coxy
Kensington Prairie Farm
Langley Highland Flowers
Langley Senior’s Resource Society
Liberty Tax
Liberty Tax
Livingroom
Makers
Maven
McDonalds
Niche Boutique
Oakberry Acai
Old Hand Coffee
Paw Street Market
Pearce Home Hardware
Performance Health Group
Pet Junction
Port Kells Nursery
Projekt Blend
Purdys
Royal Cuts
Shoppers Drug Mart
Snore MD
Soccer City
Specsavers
Sportsplex
Styled By Wild
Sugar Love Baking
Sunrise Records
Tag Pest Control
The 6th Scent Candle
The Art Gallery
The Artful Doger Pub
The body Shop
The Fort
The Hive Donut Hut
The PIE Hole
Thunderbird Dental
Timm Centre- Langley City
Tommy Guns
Toy Central
Tracey Cakes
Trading Post Eatery
Valley Driving School
Velocity Bikes
Veronica’s Perogies
Victory Café
Well being Health & Nutrition Centre
Westland Insurance
Willowbrook Dental Clinic
Willowbrook Montessori Latimer Campus
Wiser’s Wide World of Collectibles

Nanaimo 
The Bastion

Penticton 
arc programs
Boston Pizza
Grizzly Springs Water Co.
P.A.C.E.
Pentiction and District Society for Community Living
South Okanagan Events Centre

Port Moody 
City Hall Dome

Surrey 
GoC Building — BFTSO

Summerland 
About Town Thrift Store
Malcolm Fruit and Flower Pedlar

Vancouver 
BC Place
Canda Sails of Light
Science World
Telus Garden
Vancouver Aiport Control Tower

Victoria 
GoC Building — PL James
Legislative Assembly of BC — Ceremonial Entrance, Centre Fountain, Centennial (Back) Fountain, Confederation Park Garden and Waterfall

Whistler 
Fitzsimmons Covered Bridge

Williams Lake 
City Hall

YUKON — 3 locations | 1 community

Whitehorse 
Autism Yukon Office
GoC — Elijah Smith Building
Warehouse Jeans

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES — 11 locations | 2 communities

Inuvik 
Inuvik Centennial Library
Next 2 New
Town Hall

Yellowknife 
Abe Miller Building
Community Living Centre
Diamond Plaza
GoC Building — Greenstone
NWT Legislative Assembly Dome
Office of the NWT Human Rights Commission
Pause and Paws Crossing Dog Grooming Salon
UNW North Star Building

NUNAVUT — 1 location | 1 community

Iqaluit 
Legislative Assembly of Nunavut / Maligaliurviq Nunavumi

Be proactive. The more engagement, the greater the impact of Light It Up! For NDEAM. 

Go ahead. Get a conversation started. If you want to be proactive and start engaging businesses and local governments now about getting involved in the Light It Up! For NDEAM movement, you can use this lighting request template (English version | French version) to reach out to them. 

And you can watch and share the Light It Up! For NDEAM 2025 promotional video (ENGLISH | FRENCH ) to start conversations and generating excitement in your community, now! 

Our FAQs page answers a few key questions about how Light It Up! For NDEAM works. 

Want to start submitting locations, or confirmation your participation in Light It Up! For NDEAM 2025 now?

You can use our online Location Submission Form (up to 10 locations in one form).

Take the next step — submit your Light It Up! For NDEAM locations today!

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Have a question or need guidance?

Missed the Light It Up! For NDEAM 2025 Kick-Off Webinar on June 26? Watch the recording!

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Watch the recorded webinar to:  

Get all the details about how you and your organization or business can be part of this:

  • Coast-to-coast collaboration that lights up the nation purple and blue for one night
  • Movement that sparks continuing conversation about disability inclusion in business, in employment and in our communities

There’s no other event like Light It Up! For NDEAM during National Disability Employment Awareness Month!

Watch the webinar…and join the movement…and in the excitement!

 

A Brief History of Light It Up! For NDEAM 

2020 

  • In 16 cities all over Ontario, 28 buildings, bridges, landmarks and municipal signs shone purple and blue for one night (Thursday, October 22). Some businesses in St. John’s, NL, also participated. 
  • First-ever, Ontario wide event of its kind during National Disability Employment Awareness Month

2021 

  • The first national Light It Up! For NDEAM
  • Across Canada, over 300 locations across all 10 provinces and in two territories, shone purple and blue on Thursday, October 21 
  • The federal governement participated, illuminating 35 federal buildings nationwide 
  • Through Light It Up! For NDEAM, National Disability Employment Awareness Month was officially recognized for the first time in some regions of the country. 
  • Nationwide, the event sparked conversation about the business benefits and economic importance of disability-inclusive hiring. 

2022 

  • Second national Light It Up! For NDEAM 
  • Evolution from a lighting event to a movement about disability inclusion in business and employment 
  • Federal government participated, illuminating 36 federal department buildings across Canada 
  • Government of Ontario participates for the first time, illuminating five buildings, in Peterborough, St. Catharines, Toronto, Orillia and Guelph 
  • Record participation  — almost 440 locations in almost 120 communities nationwide 

2023

  • Fourth annual event
  • Third national Light It Up! For NDEAM
  • Unprecedented participation across Canada — almost 700 locations (641) illuminated in almost 150 communities (147)
  • 45 federal buildings nationwide lit purple and blue — the highest number since federal involvement began in 2021
  • Some significant firsts, including the City of Brantford, ON, unveiling a new city-hall lighting system by illuminating purple and blue for Light It Up! For NDEAM
  • In Toronto, Light It Up! For NDEAM becomes the first-ever cause lighting event recognized by Humber Polytechnic — the college invests in a new exterior lighting system for its Student Welcome Centre, and illuminates purple and blue for the event

2024

  • Fifth annual event
  • History-making participation, in every province and territory — over 800 locations (833) in almost 200 communities (199)
  • 49 federal buildings nationwide lit purple and blue — the most since federal involvement began in 2021
  • Seven provincial governments participated (legislative assemblies, Lieutenant-Governor’s Residences or other government buildings illuminated) — 21 buildings nationwide, including 13 in Ontario. Participating provinces: Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, British Columbia
  • 83 municipalities nationwide illuminated 95 municipal buildings or other structures; town/city halls; or signature signs
  • Owen Sound, ON-based Bright Shores Health Care System became the first hospital system to participate, illuminating its entire hospital system (six hospitals plus a Wellness and Recovery Centre) purple and blue

Light It Up! For NDEAM Photo & Video Gallery

From the Terry Fox Memorial at Mile Zero in St. John’s, to the Vancouver Convention Centre on the West Coast, we’ve put together a collection of some of the best images of structures and landmarks around the country that have illuminated purple and blue for Light It Up! For NDEAM.

Visit the gallery

Watch and share these Light It Up! For NDEAM highlights videos:

A photograph of a giant iron ore haul truck lit purple and blue, including the tires and wheel rims. There is a lighted sign across the front of the dumper that says, "Light It Up! For NDEAM". There are also graphics that say National Disability Employment Awareness Month, on the truck.
Light It Up! For NDEAM is a trademark of the Ontario Disability Employment Network.