Reach: National Forum for Disabled Entrepreneurship 2026

Chantal was one of three Community Speakers at Reach: The 4th annual National Forum for Disabled Entrepreneurship held on Wednesday, May 27, 2026.

Reach: The National Forum for Disabled Entrepreneurship is a celebration of Canadian Disabled-Owned businesses and their allies. The event features insightful talks with business owners, resource presentations from supporting organizations, and awards recognizing innovative community members.

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Agenda:

Introduction from IWSCC

Keynote Speaker Alwar Pillai, Executive Chair of Fable

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Community Speakers:

Pamela Shainhouse, Founder and President of The Shainhouse Group

Chantal Fraser, Founder of Empowered Path Inc.

John C. Fisher, President & CEO of T.Harris Environmental Management

Business Owners Q&A

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Resource Presentations:

Brandi Butts, representing Community Futures BC

Neha Khurram, representing Access to Success

Resource Q&A

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IWSCC’s Reach Forum Awards

Announcements & Closing Remarks

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For more information about Speakers and their businesses, visit www.iwscc.ca/reach

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The Reach Forum is hosted by The Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (IWSCC). Canada’s national certifier for Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned businesses. You can learn more about us at www.iwscc.ca

The 2026 Reach Forum was produced by Showstream: https://showstream.ca

ASL Interpretation was supplied by Maple Communications: https://www.maplecomm.ca

The Reach Awards are supplied by Crow Works Engraving & Signs: https://crowworks.ca

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