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Roadmap to Billions Toronto, presented by Accelerate Auto: Black Women Talk Tech’s conference for Black women founders, with an automotive panel. [CLIENT TO REVIEW WORDING]
Last held 2025
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What we doThe programs we run year after year, by pillar.
At the Canadian International AutoShow
Students and early-career talent spend a day on the floor of the Canadian International AutoShow with Accelerate Auto, meeting the brands, the engineers and the people who run the industry.
In partnership with taq Automotive Intelligence and Nissan Canada
Students spend the day inside the industry, from taq’s offices to Nissan’s training centre, seeing sales, coding, finance, customer experience and the technical roles behind every vehicle, and where they could fit in.
Hands-on, in the field
Drive Forward is a hands-on program that equips participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in the automotive industry. From technical expertise to soft skills, Drive Forward prepares you for success.
Access. Guidance. Advancement.
Our flagship program pairs students and early-career professionals with people already working inside the automotive industry, with a stream for founders delivered alongside the Black Entrepreneurship Alliance and YSpace at York University. Three streams, one intake form: pick the lane that fits you and apply, or explore the full program.
Expanding access to mentorship and career pathways for Black talent
Accelerate Auto APPLY (opens the intake form in a new tab) 02Advancing women in automotive
With Empowering Auto APPLY (opens the intake form in a new tab) 03Supporting Black founders and innovators in automotive
With the Black Entrepreneurship Alliance APPLY (opens the intake form in a new tab)
Hosted by Accelerate Auto
An evening that puts women already leading in automotive in the same room as the women coming up behind them.
Leaders in Auto & Tech Mobility
The first all-Black panel in the Empire Club of Canada’s 122-year history. Board members Shereena Robinson, Jerome Chinner and Yolanda Biswah, moderated by journalist Stephanie Henry, on how a diverse workforce drives innovation in the auto and tech mobility sector, and why the industry needs all the talent it can find to stay competitive.
Programs we’ve run before that aren’t currently scheduled.
Roadmap to Billions Toronto, presented by Accelerate Auto: Black Women Talk Tech’s conference for Black women founders, with an automotive panel. [CLIENT TO REVIEW WORDING]
Last held 2025
Employer showcases at Hyundai Canada and Canadian Black Book, 2024. Description to come from marketing. [CLIENT TO REVIEW WORDING]
Last held 2024
Launched December 2023: wage subsidies of up to $750 a week for 10 weeks for Ontario employers hiring Black talent aged 18 to 34, including students and recent graduates.
Launched 2023
A platform for thought leaders and experts to share their insights on automotive-related topics.
Thought leadership