Light It Up! For NDEAM 2022
Light It Up! For NDEAM® spotlights the many ways people who have a disability contribute to businesses and their communities, helping companies be successful and competitive.
Join the Light It Up! For NDEAM national movement in 2022!
Light It Up! For NDEAM is more than a night; more than just a special lighting event. It’s quickly becoming a movement that ignites conversation about disability inclusion in employment.
The first Light It Up! For NDEAM in October 2020 was Ontario wide. In 2021 it went national, through a collaboration with The Canadian Association for Supported Employment (CASE), MentorAbility Canada and community agencies across Canada. This year, Jobs Ability Canada is also joining in the collaboration. 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.
It’s happening Thursday, October 20.
There’s no other event quite like this one during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. And you can get involved in your community, to Light It Up! For NDEAM purple and blue, for one unique night.
The more participation, the greater the impact.
Are you getting involved in Light It Up! For NDEAM 2022?
YES, I am! I want to submit a location now
Have a question or need guidance?
- Our FAQs page answers key questions about how Light It Up! For NDEAM works
- Email us at lightitup@odenetwork.com

How to help make Light It Up! For NDEAM a shining success from sea to sea
- Watch and share the video ENGLISH | FRENCH. Learn more about Light It Up! For NDEAM, and how to get involved.
- Start using the resources in the Light It Up! For NDEAM PR Kit. Check back regularly — more resources are being added on an ongoing basis.
- Spread the word ENGLISH | FRENCH — help make this year’s Light It Up! For NDEAM another shining success!
- Email us at lightitup@odenetwork.com if you’re getting involved!
- Starting in September, use the event hashtags on social media:
#LightItUpForNDEAM, #LightItUpForDEAM, #EngageTalent
#OnilluminelanuitpourleMNSEPSH, #OnilluminelanuitpourleMSEPSH, #Engagerlestalents
We’ve made it easy to participate!
Use the resources in the PR Kit below to get involved in lighting up the nation purple and blue on October 20!

Access the PR Kit
Light It Up! For NDEAM Backgrounder (PDF)
Light It Up! For NDEAM promotional flyer (PDF)
Lighting request email/letter template (Microsoft® Word)
Light It Up! For NDEAM promotional video (.mp4, 52 Mb)
Light It Up! For NDEAM FAQ (PDF)
Apparel artwork (PDF, bilingual)
Light It Up! For NDEAM Trademark Usage Guide (PDF)
Light It Up! For NDEAM wordmark (PNG, 5 Kb, 779×60 px) – purple and blue, registered trademark
Social media image (JPG, 458 Kb, 1200×628 px) (Available August 30)
Social media posts bundle (Available August 30)
Email to MPPs/MLAs template (Microsoft® Word)
News release (Available October 13)
Accéder au kit RP
Document d’information On illumine la nuit ! pour le MNSEPSH (PDF)
Dépliant promotionnel On illumine la nuit ! pour le MNSEPSH (PDF)
Modèle de courriel/lettre de demande d’éclairage (MicrosoftMD Word)
Vidéo promotionnel On illumine la nuit ! pour le MNSEPSH (.mp4, 47 Mb)
Questions fréquement posées On illumine la nuit ! pour le MNSEPSH (PDF)
Oeuvre de vêtements (PDF, bilingue)
Guide d’utilisation de marque commercial On illumine la nuit ! pour le MNSEPSH (PDF)
Marque déposée On illumine la nuit ! pour le MNSEPSH (PNG, 5 Kb, 765 x 37 px, mauve et bleu)
Image sur les réseaux sociaux (JPG, 341 Kb, 1200 x 628 px) (disponible le 30 aôut)
Ensemble de publication sur les réseaux sociaux (disponible le 30 aôut)
Modèle de courriel au député provincial/membre de l’Assemblée législative
Communiqué de presse (disponible le 13 octobre)
118 cities and towns, 439 locations across Canada for Light It Up For NDEAM 2022!
2022 participating locations
There’s no other event quite like this one, for NDEAM. Here’s the list of towns/cities and locations to date that are participating in Light It Up! For NDEAM on October 20.
Do you have a location to add to the list? Submit your information here.
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
Carbonear
MRON Supported Employment Services
Corner Brook
Joseph R. Smallwood Building
Labrador City
Labrador West Employment Corp.
Rotary Peace Park
Springdale
Green Bay Community Employment Corporation
St. John’s
Avalon Employment Inc.
Government House
Terry Fox Memorial
City Hall
The John Cabot Building
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Charlottetown
City Hall Tower
Confederation Centre of the Arts
Jean Canfield Building
RCMP “L” Division Headquarters — Main Building
Daniel J. MacDonald Building
Summerside
City Hall
Joseph A. Ghiz Building
NOVA SCOTIA
Amherst
Nova Scotia Works CANSA Office
Develop Nova Scotia Office
Town of Amherst — Victoria Square
Province of Nova Scotia Visitor Information Centre
Antigonish
Nova Scotia Works Career Connections Office
MacDonald & Murphy Inc.
The Curious Cat Tea and Books
Antigonish Library
The Grindhouse Café
Gabrieaus Bistro
Bridgewater
Nova Scotia Works Office
Elmdale
Futureworx — Nova Scotia Works
Guysborough
Nova Scotia Works Career Connections Office
Municipality of the District of Guysborough – municipal building
Old Court House Museum
CBDC Guysborough County — Business Service Centre
Guysborough County Adult Learning Association
Mulgrave Road Theatre
Cutting Loose Hair Design
Avery’s Independent
Halifax
Halifax City Hall
Halifax Seaport District
Sands at Salter Park – light-post string
TEAM Work Office
New Glasgow
Nova Scotia Works Career Connections
Carmichael Park (Town of New Glasgow)
Glasgow Square Theatre (Town of New Glasgow)
Canadian Tire
Cornerstone Christmas
River Run Café
Subway (677 E River Road)
The Pictou County Wellness Centre
Autism NS Pictou County Chapter
Tim Hortons (687 E River Road)
Tim Hortons (750 Westville Road)
Wendy’s (750 Westville Road)
Pictou
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou County
Municipality of Pictou County Building
Town of Pictou Gazebo
Shelburne
Nova Scotia Works/Southwest Employment Services — Kings Corner
Stellarton
Town Hall
Curious Crow’s Coffee House
Sydney (Cape Breton)
Port of Sydney – The Big Fiddle
Sydney Government of Canada Building
Tatamagouche
Futureworx — Nova Scotia Works
Trenton
Trenton Fire Department
Trenton Pharmasave
Truro
Futureworx — Nova Scotia Works
Colchester-East Hants Public Library
Futureworx Society (Head Office)
Westville
Westville Post Office (Town of Westville)
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia Works/Southwest Employment Services — Pier One Complex
Nova Scotia Works/Southwest Employment Services – Front-office window
NEW BRUNSWICK
Bathurst
Nicholas Denys Building
Miramichi
Government of Canada Miramichi Pay Centre
Moncton
Gulf Fisheries Centre
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (310 Baig Blvd.)
Shediac
Government of Canada Pension Centre (DSS Building)
St. George/Black Harbour
Eastern Charlotte County businesses
QUEBEC
Gatineau
Place du centre
Place du Portage III
Place du Portage IV
Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
National Printing Bureau
Fontaine Building
Montebello
Fairmont Le Chateau Montebello — six-sided, three-storey fireplace in hotel lobby
Montreal
Société québecoise de la déficience intelléctuelle
Organisation de l’aviation civile internationale (OACI) (La maison de l’OACI)
Complexe Guy-Favreau
Dominion Square
Sofitel Golden Mile
Quebec City
ÉquiTravail – 210 Charest Est
Les entreprises QMD – 210 Charest Est
Centre dentaire Charest – 210 Charest Est
Transport Canada
New Quebec Custom House National Historic Site (Canada Border Services Quebec Region)
SPHERE Offices (Flrs. 1–5)
ONTARIO
Belleville
META Employment Services
Moira River Bridge
City of Belleville Signature Sign
Memorial Garden
Agilec
Fire Station #1
Bothwell
Michael Dawthorne (ODEN Board Chair) residence
Bracebridge
Community Living South Muskoka
Brampton
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. — West Creek Blvd.
Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Ltd. — King St.
Brockville
Canada’s First Railway Tunnel
Cobourg
EARN offices
Watton Employment Services Inc.
Collingwood
E3 Community Services head office
Town Hall Clock Tower
Blue Mountain Village
Government of Canada Building
Dryden
City of Dryden — Dryden Welcome Signs (east and west city)
Community Living Dryden–Sioux Lookout office building
Clean More Service
Northwest Employment Works Office
AgriTech North Office
Red River Co-op
Dryden Recreation Complex
Dryden District Chamber of Commerce
Best Western Plus Dryden Hotel & Conference Centre
Gould’s Brand Source Home Furnishings
Flesherton
Life Directions Employment Centre (road sign)
Gravenhurst
Employment North
Guelph
March of Dimes Canada
Guelph City Hall
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada — Guelph R&D Centre
Government of Ontario – 1 Stone Road West
Haliburton
Fleming College — Haliburton School of Art & Design
Fleming College — Fleming CREW & Haliburton Learning Centre
Hamilton
City of Hamilton Signature Sign
Harrow
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada — Harrow R&D Centre
Hawkesbury
Groupe Convex — Express-Net
Employment Services Centre
Huntsville
Huntsville YMCA Employment and Learning Services
Community Living Huntsville Offices
Holiday Inn Express & Suites
Kenora
Kenora Association for Community Living
A&W
Bareheart Boutique
Boreal
Cabin Country
Canadian Tire
CIBC
City of Kenora
Co-operators
CMHA
Copperfin
Dino’s Restaurant
Donny B’s
Kenora Honda
Iron and Clay
Island Girl
Keewatin Place
Lake of the Woods Sunrise Soap Company
Lake of the Woods Employment Action Project
Lee’s Home Electronics
NeChee Friendship Center
Penners Jewelers
Playa Vida
Plaza Restaurant
Scotia Bank
Scotty’s Auto Shop
Seasons
Sure Thing
Tracy’s No Frills
Treaty 3 Police Service
Weekend Adventure
Wilson’s
Kingston
City Hall
Springer Market Square
Kitchener
Agilec Employment Resource Centre
Lanark Highlands
Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. (Home Office)
Lindsay
Job Quest
VCCS Employment Services Inc.
Fleming College — Frost Campus
Fleming College — School of Environmental & Natural Resource Sciences
London
City Hall
Canada Life
Fountain at the Forks
J.A. Taylor Building
RBC London Place
Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Industries (255 Horton St.)
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada — London R&D Centre
451 Talbot Street (GoC)
The Dominion Public Building
Fanshawe College – Main Campus
Markham
Markham City Hall
Meaford
Town of Meaford Municipal Water Tower
Mississauga
Civic Centre Clock Tower
Options Mississauga
Family Services of Peel
Newmarket
Region of York Administration Centre
Niagara Falls
Horseshoe Falls and American Falls
North Bay
Community Living North Bay Main Office Building
The North Bay EarlyON Center
Respite Services North Bay
North Bay Memorial Gardens
Oakville
Oakville Town Hall
Chartwell Building
Orillia
Agilec Orillia
Government of Ontario — Lincoln M. Alexander Building – 777 Memorial Drive
Ottawa
“Ottawa” signature sign in Byward Market
Canadian Museum of Science & Technology
L’Esplande Laurier
Canada Building (344 Slater)
Sir William Logan Building
Public Archives and National Library
Saint Andrew’s Tower
Department of National Defence Carling Campus Building 5
Lester B. Pearson Building
John G. Diefenbaker Building
Peterborough
Muskoka–Kawarthas Employment Services
YMCA of Central East Ontario
Agilec
Government of Ontario — Robinson Place – 300 Water St.
Sarnia
City Hall
Goodwill Industries Ontario Great Lakes Career Centre
Sioux Lookout
Fresh Market Foods
Home Hardware
Wellington Centre
St. Catharines
Brock University Schmon Tower
Government of Ontario — Garden City Tower – 301 St. Paul Street
St. Marys
Community Living St. Marys & Area
St. Marys Town Hall
GC Boyle Law Firm
Troyers Spices
The Flower Shop & More
Sudbury
Elm Place Mall
Canada Revenue Agency Taxation Data Centre
Government of Canada Building
The Big Nickel
Greater Sudbury Police Service
Timmins
Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre (“Timmins” interactive sign)
Toronto
CN Tower
Canada Life
3D Toronto sign, Nathan Phillips Square
Bob Rumball Canadian Centre of Excellence for the Deaf
Government of Ontario — Frost South Building – 7 Queen’s Park Crescent
Canada Centre (200 Town Centre Court)
Environment Canada Building
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Joseph Shepard Building
Vaughan
City Hall
Welland
Welland Bridge 13
Whitby
Whitby Town Hall
Wiarton
Bruce Peninsula Association for Community Living Office Building
Windsor
Windsor City Hall
Caesar’s Hotel & Casino Windsor
MANITOBA
Beauséjour
Supported Employment Options building
Association for Community Living – Beauséjour Branch
Broken Head River Regional Library
The Superior Inn & Conference Centre
Red Apple
Wayne Ewasko MLA Lac Du Bonnet Office Building
Cottage Country Cannabis
Crognali Realty
Beauséjour Home Hardware
Pennyweight Market
The Floral Merchant
Rexall Pharmacy
Beauséjour Community Church
Beauséjour Chiropractic
Needle Craft & Studio
Brokenhead Sausage
Beauséjour Co-Op
Bumper-to-Bumper — Beauséjour Tire Ltd.
Serenity Gift Shoppe
Brio Insurance
Access Credit Union
Wayslin’s Law Office
Agassiz Adult Education Centre
Beauséjour Hotel
4L Communications — TELUS Stores
Tarantism Dance Company
Midnight Show Cannabis
Meraki Hair Studio
Stacy Johnson — COLDWELL BANKER
RBC – Royal Bank Beauséjour
Co-operators
Century 21 Sun Country Realty
Beauséjour Rehabilitation
Greg Penner Accounting
Sobering Funeral Chapel & Crematorium
Town of Beauséjour Offices
Beauséjour GM
Tim Hortons
Spirit of the Boreal Botannicals
Beauhead Seniors Association
Ja-ed Professional Suites
Headlines for Hair
Network 4 Change business building
Selkirk
Selkirk City Hall
City of Selkirk Water Tower
Winnipeg
“Winnipeg” Signature Sign at The Forks
Manitoba Legislature
Reaching E-Quality Employment Services ( Top SW corner of 1200 Portage)
WASO Inc. Employment Services
201 Portage Courtyard Media Panel
IG Field
RBC Convention Centre
Canadian Grain Commission
Red River College (Princess Street Campus)
SASKATCHEWAN
Biggar
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (104 6th Ave East)
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (106 6th Ave East)
Estevan
Estevan City Hall
Humboldt
Humboldt City Hall
Humboldt & District Community Services
Kerrobert
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc.
Lloydminster
Ability Development Services Employment Supports Building
Bea Fisher Centre Inc. Administrative Building
Moose Jaw
SaskAbilities—Partners in Employment
City Hall
Moosejaw Police Service
North Battleford
Battleford Trade and Education Centre
Prince Albert
Wintersun 420
Limitless Gear Clothing
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (1308 5th Ave E)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (714, 726, 742, 486, 490 28th St. East)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (1832, 1833 17th Ave West)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (2325 1st Ave East)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (815 13th St. West)
Regina
SaskAbilities – Partners in Employment
Julianna Pizza (5064 4 Ave.)
Clare Parker Homes (309 Park St.)
Farm Credit Canada
Saskatoon
SARC Administration Building
Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon
University of Saskatchewan — Peter MacKinnon Building
University of Saskatchewan — President’s Residence
Prairie Sun Brewery
Cora’s Restaurant
SaskTel Centre
River Landing East Tower
River Landing Nutrien Tower
River Landing Plaza
Autism Services Saskatoon
Crocus Co-operative
Community Living Association (CLASI) Saskatoon
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (519 Ave S)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (456 Whitney)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (1424 1st Ave N)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (607 3rd Ave S)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (1639 1st Ave N)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (3002 33rd St W)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (2932 33rd St W)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (1635 Ave D N)
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch (326 Hampton Blvd.)
Golder Office Building
Swift Current
Original Joe’s
SaskAbilities – Partners in Employment
Swift Current Chamber of Commerce
Southwest Community Futures
Standard Motors
Bumper to Bumper
SWT – Antelope Lake location (Southwest Termina)
City of Swift Current
Giant Tiger
Lucky Charlies
Mercator Financial
Sarcan
Super 8 Motel
Full Line Ag
Unity
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (Main Street)
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (6th Ave East)
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (2nd Ave West)
Watrous
Interlake Human Resources
Town of Watrous
Weyburn
The Wor-Kin Shop
City Hall
Wilkie
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (2nd Ave East)
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (6th St. West)
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (5th St. East)
Prairie Branches Enterprises Inc. (4th St.West)
Yorkton
Yorkton Chamber of Commerce
ALBERTA
Calgary
Calgary Tower
TELUS Spark Science Centre
Olympic Plaza
Arts Commons
Stephen Avenue Galleria Trees
Deaf & Hear Alberta Offices
Sheraton Suites Calgary Eau Claire
Edmonton
High Level Bridge
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald
Canada Place
RCMP “K” Division Headquarters
Lacombe
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada — Lacombe R&D Centre
Lethbridge
City Hall
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada — Lethbridge R&D Centre
Red Deer
City Hall
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Coquitlam
Fountain — Lafarge Lake
Light columns — Guildford Way and Pinetree Way
Cranbrook
REALM Services Inc.
Delta
Milieu Family Services Inc. offices
City Hall
Real Canadian Superstore
Delta Community Living Society
Ice Water Café
FYI Doctors
Five Star Farms
Chalo Freshco
Delta Police
Sharkey’s
Cineplex Cinemas Strawberry Hill
Unifiller Systems Inc.
Marshalls
Old Navy Tsawwassen Mills
Grand Forks
Sunshine Valley Community Services offices
Ladner
Delta Community Living Society
Langley
Work BC Langley
Inclusion Langely Society
Nakusp
Arrow & Slocan Lakes Community Services — Work BC
Nanaimo
The Bastion
Richmond
Fairmont Vancouver Airport
Summerland
Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada — Summerland R&D Centre
Surrey
RCMP “E” Division Headquarters (Green Timbers)
Burnaby Fraser Valley Tax Services Office (9737–9755 King George Blvd.)
Delta Community Living Society
Emtera Group
Kinsmen Lodge
Tsawwassen
Thrifty Foods Tsawwassen
White Spot Restaurant
Vancouver
BC Place
Burrard St. Bridge
City Hall
Property 16596 (formerly the Henry Herbert Stevens Building)
Victoria
P.L. James Place
Whistler
Fitzsimmons Covered Bridge
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
Yellowknife
Greenstone Government of Canada Building
NUNAVUT
Download the list (PDF)
Are you getting involved in Light It Up! For NDEAM 2022?
YES, I am! I want to submit a location now
Have a question or need guidance?
- Our FAQs page answers key questions about how Light It Up! For NDEAM works
- Email us at lightitup@odenetwork.com

A Brief History of Light It Up! For NDEAM
2020
- The first-ever Ontario wide, co-ordinated lighting event in recognition of NDEAM and the importance of disability-inclusive hiring.
- 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.
2021
- The first national Light It Up! For NDEAM
- Across Canada, over 300 locations in 113 communities across all 10 provinces and in two territories, shone purple and blue on Thursday, October 21.
- The federal government participated, illuminating over 40 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 employment.
Light It Up! For NDEAM 2021 Photo 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 were lit purple and blue on October 21.
Visit the gallery

Light It Up! for NDEAM 2021 highlights videos
Watch these videos, and see some of the federal buildings, municipal offices, businesses and landmarks across Canada that were lit up purple and blue on Thursday, October 21, 2021.
- Light It Up! For NDEAM in Atlantic Canada highlights
- Light It Up! For NDEAM in Ontario highlights
- Light It Up! For NDEAM in Western Canada highlights
