Global Launch of Enabled Talent & Announcement of Enabled Africa
This October at Brampton City Hall, we will host the global launch of Enabled Talent, an inclusive employment platform built in the Brampton Innovation District. Enabled Talent is a Canada-based tech company that leverages AI job matching, accessible onboarding tools, and workplace training to help employers hire inclusively while enabling people with disabilities and neurodivergent talent to access meaningful careers.
The platform began its journey at BHive Brampton and has grown with the support of the Brampton Entrepreneur Centre (BEC), BVZ by TMU, Altitude Accelerator, and the Invest Brampton team. What started as a local vision now positions Brampton as the headquarters of a global initiative to close accessibility and employment gaps.
At this event, we will also unveil Enabled Africa, a first-phase expansion into 10 countries with a five-year roadmap to reach 24 nations across West and Central Africa. Backed by the UNICEF Startup Lab and our new MoU with Algoma University to co-develop Eynable, Enabled Talent represents a made-in-Ontario innovation scaling to global impact.
Why It Matters
Globally, 1.3 billion people live with disabilities, and their exclusion from the workforce costs the economy an estimated $1.9 trillion annually. In Canada, nearly 741,000 working-age individuals with disabilities are ready for paid employment, yet the employment rate remains 20 points lower than for those without disabilities. This gap directly impacts Canada’s economic growth and competitiveness.
Enabled Talent’s mission aligns with the Disability Inclusion Action Plan (DIAP), the Accessible Canada Act, and the vision of a Barrier-Free Canada by 2040. By embedding inclusive design into hiring and workplace practices, the platform is advancing both national policy goals and Brampton’s leadership in the innovation economy.
Hon. Mayor Patrick Brown
Hon. Deputy Mayor Harkirat Singh
Hon. Councillor Gurpartap Singh Toor (Chair, Economic Development)
Hon. Councillor Rod Power
Ms. Eve Adams (CBDIN)
Mr. Sheref Sabawy, MPP
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development
We are also honoured to welcome representatives from African consulates and embassies, alongside leaders from the startup and tech ecosystem, policymakers, accessibility and disability inclusion advocates, academic collaborators, and community partners.
Including members of the diplomatic community, joining us to celebrate Brampton’s role in shaping global inclusion and innovation.