Light It Up! For NDEAM 2024

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.

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Submit your locations  | PR Kit  | Promo video (ENGLISH / FRENCH)  |  List of locations  |  Photo gallery  |  Event history  | 2024 Kick-Off Webinar recording  | Light It Up! For NDEAM Ambassadors League  |   Frequently Asked Questions

Experience the power of Light It Up! For NDEAM! Join the movement for the 5th Anniversary event on Thursday, October 17!

It started in Ontario five years ago. It grew fast. It spread across the nation. This coast-to-coast collaboration illuminates the nation purple and blue for one night, spotlighting disability-inclusive employment. There’s no other event like this one during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. But it’s much more than a special lighting event…be part of the national movement that ignites continuing conversation about disability inclusion in employment, in business and in our communities!

It’s led by the Ontario Disability Employment Network. It happens through collaboration with:

Get involved in your community in 2024 to Light It Up! For NDEAM purple and blue, for one unique night. The more the participation, the greater the impact! Last year almost 700 locations in almost 150 communities across Canada participated — that’s a lot of conversations about disability inclusion!

So join the movement. Join in the excitement. Together, let’s make year five of Light It Up! For NDEAM memorable. Let’s shine more nationwide light on disability inclusion than ever before!

Participating is easy with the Light It Up! For NDEAM PR Kit.

Missed the 2024 Light It Up! For NDEAM Kick-Off Webinar?

Watch the webinar now

If you’d planned to be at the June 20 kick-off webinar but couldn’t make it…don’t worry. We recorded it!

You can watch the webinar recording to get all the details about why and how to 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 recording…and join this national movement and in the excitement!

 

Introducing the Light It Up! For NDEAM Ambassadors League!

The success of Light It Up! For NDEAM is fuelled by the passion, enthusiasm and excitement of people who get involved in the event. Who start those conversations. And who enthusiastically encourage others to participate in Light It Up! For NDEAM.

The Light It Up! For NDEAM Ambassadors League is a select group of these people who are passionate about being involved in Light It Up! For NDEAM and getting others involved in it.

These Ambassadors are passionate about Light It Up! For NDEAM because of what it represents and the impact getting involved in the annual event — and talking about it year-round — can have on disability inclusion conversation and action.

Find out more about the League and how Ambassadors can help you get involved in Light It Up! For NDEAM in your community, region and province!

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We make participating easy — with the Light It Up! For NDEAM PR Kit

Brantford, Ontario City Hall illuminated purple and blue.
Brantford, ON, City Hall
Fitzsimmons Covered Bridge, Whistler, BC
The interior lobby ceiling lights of the federal Complexe Guy-Favreau building in Montreal are illuminated purple.
Federal Complexe Guy-Favreau, Montreal, QC (Government of Canada)

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 17! 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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Tip Sheets & FAQs

 

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TELUS Tower, 25 York St., Toronto
Cabot Tower, Signal Hill National Historic Site, St. John’s
CF-104 Starfighter, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, ON

2024 participating locations

The running total at October 11, 2024…169 cities and towns…549 locations…and counting!

There’s no other event quite like this one, for NDEAM. Here’s the list of towns/cities and locations nationwide to date that are participating in Light It Up! For NDEAM on October 17.

Do you have a location to add to the list? Submit your information here.

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

Channel-Port aux Basques
Town Hall

Conception Bay South
Lupin Planning Group

Corner Brook
GoC — Joseph R. Smallwood Bldg.

Gander
Town Hall

Grand Falls-Windsor
Town Hall

Mount Pearl
SPCA Thrift Store

Springdale
Green Bay Community Employment Corp.

St. Anthony
Town Hall

St. John’s
City Hall
Avalon Employment Office
Cabot Tower at Signal Hill National Historic Site
Stingray Radio
Sobeys (Kelsey Drive)
College of the North Atlantic — Prince Phillip Campus
Bannerman Park Bandstand
Inclusion Canada NL Office
Skills Canada NL Office
Confederation Building
Terry Fox Memorial
GoC — The John Cabot Building
Government House

Twillingate
Town Hall

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

Charlottetown
City Hall Clock Tower
Government of PEI — Shaw Building
GoC — Jean Canfield Building

Souris
Souris Town Lights

Summerside
City Hall
Credit Union Place
GoC — Joseph A. Ghiz Building

Three Rivers
Three Rivers Town Hall Tower

NOVA SCOTIA

Amherst
Nova Scotia Works Office

Antigonish
Nova Scotia Works Career Connections

Baddeck
Nova Scotia Works — Baddeck Resource Centre

Bedford
Commissionaires Nova Scotia Regional Headquarters

Beaver Bank
Dave Wagg (Immigrant Services Assn. of Nova Scotia) — Personal Residence

Coldbank
Emergency Health Services  – EMC Emergency Care Inc. — EHS Base

Dartmouth
Easter Seals Nova Scotia

Guysborough
Nova Scotia Works Career Connections

Halifax
Halifax Seaport District
Province House

Ingonish
Nova Scotia Works — Ingonish Resource Centre

Mill Village
Riverbank General Store

New Glasgow
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pictou County
Highland Community Residential Services Office
Nova Scotia Works Career Connections

North Sydney
Nova Scotia Works Office

Paqtnkek
Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation Band Office

Pictou
King Freight Lines Ltd.

Pointe de l’Église
Université Saint-Anne — Monument triangulaire devant le campus

Shelburne
Southwest Employment Services Office

Sherbrooke
Sherbrooke Village Administration Office

Sydney (Cape Breton)
The Big Fiddle

Truro
Canadian Armed Forces – The Nova Scotia Highlanders Regimental Headquarters
Nova Scotia Highlanders – Truro Armoury

Yarmouth
Southwest Employment Services Office

NEW BRUNSWICK

Bathurst
Promenade Waterfront Tower

Belle-Baie
Municipalité de Belle-Baie — Le secteur de Beresford

Eastern Charlotte County
St. George Canada Post
Bayview Credit Union
YMCA in Eastern Charlotte County
CCM Garage
Connors Brothers
Country Market
Extra Mural
St. George and Area Foodbank
Fundy Lifestyle
Fundy Nursing Home
Granite Town Farms
St. George Pharmacy Inc.
High Tides Hair
Boyd Bros. Home Hardware Building Centre
Hooper’s Convenience Store Irving
Daniel’s Your Independent Grocer
CCMA — Charlotte County Multicultural Association
Scotiabank
St. George Insurance
Subway
T. Spear Electric Ltd.
Town Office of Eastern Charlotte
The Hub
Repeat Boutique
Harbour Road Pub & Eatery
ECW — Eastern Charlotte Waterways Inc.
CCM Towing
APM Auto Parts
Holland Fuels
Erase MediClinic
The Kitchen
Silk Stevens Limited
The Butcher
Main Envy Hair & Esthetics
Granite Town Barber Shop
Pub On Main
ANR Chartered Professional Accountants P.C. Inc
St. George Fish Market
Rituals Hair And Esthetics
Charlotte County Registered Massage Therapy Inc
Charlotte County Adult Learning Inc
Carquest Auto Parts – Vance’s Auto Supplies
Fix-It Fergie’s Appliance Service
Vance’s Garage
Fortune River Restaurant
Cross Hairs Beauty Salon
Results 360 Fitness & Wellness Studio

Edmunston
City Hall

Fredericton
Government House (Lieutenant-Governor’s Residence)

Grand Bay-Westfield
Veterans Peace Park

Miramichi
GoC — Mirimachi Pay Centre

Moncton
Downing Street

Perth-Andover
Carleton Victoria Community Vocational Board

Saint Andrews
Town Hall

St. George
Community Living Center

St. Stephen
St. Croix Vocational Centre Inc.
St. Croix Vocational Centre Thrift Store

Tracadie
Municipalité régionale de Tracadie — Hôtel de Ville du Municipalité régionale de Tracadie

 

QUEBEC

Gatineau
Canadian Transport Agency Building (60 Laval)
GoC — Portage III
GoC — Portage IV
GoC Building — 30 Victoria
GoC — Place du Centre
GoC — Les Terrasses de la Chaudière
GoC — National Printing Bureau

Laprairie
Viandes AMS Inc.

Montreal
Stade Olympique de Montréal / Olympic Stadium
GoC – Complexe Guy-Favreau “Basilaire”

Quebec City
GoC — NEQ (Transport Canada), 1550 d’Estimauville

ONTARIO

Aurora
Aurora Town Square

Barrie
City of Barrie — Barrie Signature Sign
Empower Simcoe Administrative Building — 39 Fraser Court

Bothwell
Michael Dawthorne (ODEN Board Past Chair) — Personal Residence

Bracebridge
Bracebridge Falls
Community Living South Muskoka Office

Brampton
City Hall Clock Tower
Brampton (A. Grenville and William Davis) Courthouse
Personal Residence — Jeannette Campbell, ODEN CEO

Brantford
City Hall
SOAR Community Services Office
Penman’s Dam

Brockville
Career Services of Brockville
St. Lawrence College Entrance Sign

Burlington
Brant Street Pier

Cambridge
Starling Community Services — Employment Services

Carleton Place
Central Bridge

Chatham
GoC — Judy Lamarsh Building
GoC — Tecumseh Federal Building

Chesley
“Big Bruce” Bull Statue

Cobourg
Watton Employment Services

Collingwood
GoC Building — 44 Hurontario St.

Cornwall
Seaway International Bridge Pier
St. Lawrence College Entrance Sign

Dundalk
Gold Spoon Café (in partnership with Rise and Soar Community)f

Essex
Community Living Essex Office

Flesherton
Southeast Grey Support Services — north road sign
Southeast Grey Support Services — south road sign
Life Directions — office window

Gravenhurst
Muskoka Taekwondo

Guelph
Ontario Government Building — 1 Stone Road West
Starling Community Services — Employment Services

Fort Erie
Peace Bridge

Haliburton
Fleming CREW Employment Services

Hamilton
Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum — CF-104 Starfighter
Hamilton City Hall
Hamilton Signature Sign

Hanover
Civic Centre

Hawkesbury
Centre de service à l’emploi de Prescott-Russell

Huntsville
YMCA Employment & Learning Services
Community Living Huntsville Administration Office

Kanata
Brook Street Hotel

Kawartha Lakes
City Hall

Kincardine
VPI Employment Services Office Bldg.

Kingston
City Hall
Springer Market Square
St. Lawrence College Entrance Sign
GoC Building — 86 Clarence St.

Kitchener
Agilec
Starling Community Services — Employment Services

Lanark
Performance Plus Rehabilitative Care Inc. — Home Office

Leamington
Leamington Library Sign

Lion’s Head
Municipality of Northern Bruce Peninsula — Municipal Office
Brightshores Health System Lion’s Head Hospital

London
City Hall
J.A. Taylor Building
RBC Place London
Canada Life HQ
GoC — Dominion Public Building
GoC Building — 451 Talbot St.

Markdale
Brightshores Health System Markdale Hospital

Markham
City Hall
Markham Gateway Sign

Meaford
Brightshores Health System Meaford Hospital

Midland
Town Hall

Milton
Ontario Government Building — 491 Steeles Ave. East

Mississauga
Civic Centre Clock Tower
VPI Employment Services

Newmarket
York Region Administration Centre Clock Tower
Riverwalk Commons
Fred A. Lundy Bridge

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

North Bay
Canadore College
March of Dimes Canada — Kennedy Bldg., 3rd Flr.
North Bay & District Chamber of Commerce
Yes Employment Services
Community Living North Bay — Main Office
PHARA Office
March of Dimes Canada Employment Services — Kennedy Bldg.
Cascades Casino North Bay
Parker’s Independent Grocer
Food Basics — cash registers
Pharmasave Algonquin
Vic Fedeli, MPP — Consituency Office
Anthony Rota, MP Nipissing-Timiskaming —  Consituency Office
North Bay Transit Building
Phil’s Lakeshore Pharmacy
Fairfield Inn & Suites North Bay
Ontario Government Building — 200 First Ave
Nipissing University Student Centre
The Salvation Army North Bay Ministries
Motion
Suswin Village
Capital Centre (Marquis Sign)
Beyond Buttons
101.9 The Fox North Bay

Oakville
Town Hall
Glen Abbey — Historical Building

Oshawa
Ontario Michael Starr Building

Ottawa
Ontario Government Building — 161 Elgin Street
GoC — Thomas D’Arcy McGee Building
GoC — James Michael Flaherty Building
GoC — Skyline Complex (Towers 1 to 7)
GoC — C.D. Howe Building
GoC — Sir William Logan Building
GoC — 555 Booth (Natural Resources Canada)
GoC — Geological Survey Building
GoC — Geomatics Canada Building
GoC — East Memorial Building
GoC — Public Archives and National Library
GoC — St.-Andrew’s Tower
GoC — John D. Diefenbaker Building
GoC — Lester B. Pearson Building
GoC — Department of National Defence Building 5 Carling Campus
GoC — L’Esplanade Laurier
GoC — Connaught Building

Orillia
Agilec
Ontario Government Building — Lincoln M. Alexander Building
Empower Simcoe Administrative Building — 35 West St. N.

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

Paris
The Raw Carrot Soup Enterprise

Peterborough
Muskoka-Kawarthas Employment Services
Ontario Government Building — Robinson Place
Alternatives Community Program Services — Employment Services
YMCA of Central East Ontario — Employment Services

Port Elgin
Port Elgin Community Complex

Quinte West
Veterans Skyway Bridge

Sarnia
City Hall
Sarnia Signature Sign
GoC Building — 105 Christina St.

Sault Ste. Marie
Ontario Government — Roberta Bondar Place

Southampton
Brightshores Health System Southampton Hospital
Town Hall

Sudbury
March of Dimes Canada Employment Services
Adult and Youth Enrichment Center Campus
Spark Employment Services
Collège Boréal
Nolin Centre
Sudbury Food Bank — Lorne Street windows
Sudbury Food Bank — Tree in front
Independent Living Resource Centre
Noon Rizers Cafe
Ontario Government Building — 159 Cedar Street
GoC — Taxation Data Centre
GoC Building — 19 Lisgar St.
Northern Vocational Services

St. Catharines
Ontario Government Building — Garden City Tower

St. Marys
Perth County Ingredients

St. Thomas
“Jumbo” The Elephant Monument

Thunder Bay
City Hall
Current River Dam
Ontario Government Building — 189 Red River Road

Timmins
Timmins Signature Sign at Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre
GoC Building — 120 Cedar St.

Toronto
Humber Polytechnic (North Campus) — Barrett Centre For Technology Innovation
Canada Life Building
CN Tower
TELUS Harbour (25 York Street Tower)
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Ontario Government Building — 125 Resources Road
3D Toronto Sign at Nathan Phillips Square
CNE Princes’ Gate
GoC — Joseph Shephard Building
GoC — Environment Canada Building
GoC — Canada Centre, 200 Town Centre Blvd.
GoC Building — 25 St. Clair Ave. E.

Vaughan
City Hall

Walkerton
VPI Employment Services Office Bldg.
Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit — SMART Building
Saugeen Mobility and Regional Transit — Brockton Maintenance Building — SMART Office

Walpole Island First Nation
Walpole Island Administration Building
Walpole Island Employment and Training Building

Wiarton
Brightshores Health System Wiarton Hospital

Windsor
City Hall
Caesars Entertainment Windsor
St. Clair College Windsor Campus
St. Clair College Centre for the Arts
GoC Building — 441 University

Woodstock
Crafty Corner Tea Room

MANITOBA

Beausejour
Co-op Administration Office
Pennyweight Market
Coldwell Banker Real Estate
Access Credit Union
Town of Beausejour Office
Dawson Chiropractic Centre
Ja-ed Professional Suites
Supported Employment Options office
Association for Community Living — Beausejour Branch
Century 21
Beausejour Sportsplex (Sun Gro Centre)
Beausejour & District Chamber of Commerce (Chamber Sign)
Breezy Oaks Inn and Tavern
Guardian Pharmacy
Happy Go Lucy’s
Eastman Dental Group
Brokenhead Sausage
Headlines for Hair
Beau-head Seniors Association
Red Apple
Meraki Hair Studio
Daien Denture Clinic
Airliner Drive-In
Network4Change
HUB International
Beausejour Chiropractor
Beausejour GM
Community Futures
Annette’s
Chef in the House
First Street Auto
Royal Bank of Canada
Concetta’s Closet
TELUS
Kerryleegh Hildebrandtt RMT — Clinic
Spirit of the Boreal
Rexall Pharmacy
The Floral Merchant
Brio Insurance
Beausejour Dental Centre
Sobetski Enterprises Ltd.
Heavenly Health
Soberings Funeral Chapel and Crematorium
Serenity Gift Shoppe
Clipper Weekly
Cottage Country Cannabis
Tim Hortons
Beausejour Rehabilitation
Home Hardware
Tarantism Dance Co.
Agassiz Adult Education Centre
Brokenhead River Regional Library
Capt’n Vape
Needle Crafts and Studio
Midnight Show
Co-operators — Derlago Insurance Group
McMunn & Yates Building Supplies
Beausejour Hotel
Howland Hotel
Beausejour Community Church
Wayne Ewasko, MLA for Lac Du Bonnet — Constituency Office

Lac Du Bonnet
Access Credit Union
Grans Bake Shoppe
Carnation Corner
Manitoba Made
Red Apple
Rona
Lac Du Bonnet Library
Dancyts Fine Foods
HUB International
Town of Lac Du Bonnet Office
Lac Du Bonnet Clipper
Lucci’s Tool
Mrs. Lucci’s Second Hand
Mrs. Lucci’s Resource Center
Cottage Country Cannabis
Agility Physio
Lakeview Steakhouse and Pub
Lac Du Bonnet Physiotherapy
Lac Du Bonnet Dental Clinic

Winnipeg
RBC Convention Centre
Canada Life HQ
Reaching E-Quality Employment Services
Connect Employment Services
Red River College Polytechnic — Exchange District Campus (160 Princess Street)
Red River College Polytechnic — Exchange District Campus (504 Main Street)
Red River College Polytechnic — Elgin Plaza
Red River College Polytechnic — Notre Dame Campus
Esplanade Riel
Winnipeg Sign at The Forks
Manitoba Legislature
Princess Auto Stadium (formerly IG Field)
ANAF Club 60

SASKATCHEWAN

Estevan
City Hall
Municipal Water Tower
Estevan Diversified Services

Gravelbourg
Gravelbourg Bon Ami Inc.

Hudson Bay
Inclusion Hudson Bay — Inclusion Centre (Main Bldg.)

Melville
Rail City Industries — Main Bldg.

Mistusinne
Mayor’s Residence

Moose Jaw
City Hall
Moose Jaw Diversified Industries — Main Bldg.
Moose Jaw Diversified Services — Main Bldg.

Prince Albert
Hope’s Home – 540 1st Ave. East
Wintersun 420
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — Main Office
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 1832 17th Ave. W. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 2325 1st Ave. E. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 1655 Muir Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 1833 17th Ave. W. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 815 13th St. W. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 714 28th St. E. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 726 28th St. E. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 742 28th St. E. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 486 28th St. E. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 490 28th St. E. Resident House

Regina
Juliana Pizza
South Sask Independent Living Centre
Hope’s Home (Regina) – 350 College Ave.
Hope’s Home (Regina Rosswood) – 7695 Mapleford Blvd.
City Hall
Regina Residential Resource Centre (RRRC) — 812 Victoria Ave. Office
Regina Residential Resource Centre (RRRC) — 1835 Victoria Ave. Office
Regina Residential Resource Centre (RRRC) — Wadley Drive Office
HELP Homes of Regina — Garnet St. Office
HELP Homes of Regina — Angus St. Office
HELP Homes of Regina — James Hill Road Group Home
HELP Homes of Regina — Froom Cresc. Group Home
HELP Homes of Regina — Harding St. Group Home
HELP Homes of Regina — McMurchy Ave. Group Home
HELP Homes of Regina — Wallace St. Group Home
HELP Homes of Regina — Lacon St. Group Home
HELP Homes of Regina — McCarthy Blvd. N. Group Home

Saskatoon
SARC Office – 111 Cardinal St.
SaskAbilities – Partners in Employment Office
SaskAbilities – Provincial Services Office
SaskAbilities – Kilburn Training Center
Cheshire Homes of Saskatoon
SaskTel Centre
Hope’s Home – 217 Fairmont Drive
Hope’s Home (Saskatoon Brookdale) – 339 Brookdale Cresc.
Hope’s Home (Saskatoon Moxon) – 71 Moxon Cresc.
Cosmo Industries Main Bldg.
Radius Community Centre for Education & Employment
Community Living Association Saskatoon (CLASI)
Light of the Prairies — 925 McKercher Drive
Light of the Prairies — 1528 37th St. West
Light of the Prairies — 1638 Edward Ave.
Light of the Prairies — 1875 Easthill
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — Main Office
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 456 Whitney Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 1424 1st Ave. N. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 607 3rd Ave. N. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 1639 1st Ave. N. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 3002 33rd St. W. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 2932 33rd St. W. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 1635 Avenue D N. Resident House
Eagle’s Nest Youth Ranch — 326 West Hampton Blvd. Resident House
Autism Services of Saskatoon — 2155 Airport Drive Office
Autism Services of Saskatoon — Main Bldg., 209 Fairmont Drive

Swift Current
City Hall — Digital Billboard

Warman
Hope’s Home – 403 Traditions Blvd.

Watrous
Watrous “Men of Iron” Railway Statue
Interlake Human Resources — Main Bldg.
Watrous Pharmacy
Realty Executives
Affinity Credit Union
RBC
The Watrous Manitou Newspaper
Western Financial Insurance
Watrous Town Office
Hugsy’s Place/Jake’s Place Bowling Alley
Watrous Library
306 Day Spa

Weyburn
Wor-kin Shop
City Hall

ALBERTA

Calgary
Calgary Tower
Olympic Park
Reconciliation Bridge
Deaf & Hear Alberta Building

Edmonton
High Level Bridge
GoC — Canada Place
Alberta Legislature

Fort McMurray
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo — Saline Creek Pedestrian Bridge

Grande Prairie
Sundial at Centre 2000
City Center Welcome Sign

Medicine Hat
Towne Square

Okotoks
Municipal Centre

Red Deer
City Hall

Sylvan Lake
Lighthouse — Rotary Lighthouse Park

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Burnaby
City Hall
BC Parkway

Chilliwack
Chilliwack Society For Community Living — Employment Services
Chilliwack Heritage Park Pattison Outdoor Advertising Digital Sign
Vedder Road Pattison Outdoor Advertising Digital Sign
Cottonwood Mall Digital Sign

Coquitlam
Fountain — Lafarge Lake
Light Columns — Guilford Way
Light Columns — Pinetree Way

Cranbrook
REALM Services Inc.

Grand Forks
Sunshine Valley Community Services
Grand Forks Gazette
Work & Play
Habitat for Humanity Restore
Mountainview Meats
Simran’s No Frills
Gallery II Art Gallery

Kelowna
Pacific Coast Community Services Day Program
Thompson Community Services

Ladysmith
Town Hall
Ladysmith Signature Sign – Bob Stuart Park
Ladysmith Signature Sign  – 1st Avenue

Langley
Global Pet Food
Willowbrook Dairy Queen
Willowbrook Safeway
MEC
Willowbrook M&M’s
Running Room
Wild Birds Unlimited
Soccer West
Noodlebox
Hi Five Chicken
Value Mobile
Fresh Healthy Café
Maven
Streats

Nanaimo
The Bastion

Penticton
Penticton Lakeside Resort
South Okanagan Events Centre
Boston Pizza
Hotel Penticton
Penticton and District Society for Community Living Office
arc programs

Port Moody
City Hall

Revelstoke
Pacific Coast Community Services

Surrey
GoC — Burnaby-Fraser Tax Services Office

Trail
Victoria Street Bridge

Vancouver
BC Place
Vancouver Convention Centre
Bloedel Conservatory
Science World
TELUS Garden City Tower
GoC — Property 16956, 125 E. 10th Ave.

Victoria
Legislative Assembly of BC — Ceremonial Entrance, Centre Fountain, Centennial (Back) Fountain, Confederation Park Garden

Whistler
Fitzsimmons Covered Bridge

White Rock
City of White Rock — White Rock Pier

Williams Lake
City Hall

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Yellowknife
Diamond Plaza
NWT Career Centre

NUNAVUT

YUKON

Whitehorse
GoC — Elijah Smith Building
Inclusion Yukon Office

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

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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 College — the college invests in a new exterior lighting system for its Student Welcome Centre, and illuminates purple and blue for the event

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Light It Up! For NDEAM 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 have illuminated purple and blue for Light It Up! For NDEAM.

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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 highlights videos

Watch these videos, and see some of the federal buildings, municipal offices, businesses and landmarks across Canada that illuminated purple and blue in 2021 and 2022.

2022

2021

An evening shot of the Telus Spark Science Centre lit purple and blue, with a lamp-post glowing in the foreground.

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