Actua

Actua
Type	Nonprofit organization

Actua is a national organization that delivers science, technology, engineering, and math programming.

In Anishinabek News

• June 2021: The network includes 41 universities and colleges, including Canadore College, to deliver STEM programming. It reaches over 35,000 First Nations, Inuit and Métis youth across more than 200 communities through workshops and camps.
• October 2022: Actua was awarded over $670,000 in 2022 to expand a project focused on cyber safety for vulnerable youth populations. The organization represents more than 40 university and college-based members and engages 350,000 young people annually across Canada. The group focuses on providing STEM learning experiences to Indigenous youth, girls, and individuals in remote communities.
• March 2023: Actua represents over 40 university and college-based members across Canada. In partnership with Forward Summit, Actua identifies Indigenous youth to participate in national conversations about industry and economic reconciliation. Actua facilitates land-based STEM learning camps led by Indigenous cultural practitioners to equip youth for the future workforce.
• December 2023: Actua provides science, technology, engineering, and math outreach to roughly 400,000 children annually across Canada. The organization engages about 35,000 Indigenous youth each year through its various programs. Actua develops educational content relevant to land management, harvesting, and caribou migrations.
• July 2024: The organization operates the InSTEM program through a network of 43 universities and colleges across Canada. It partners with five school boards to integrate Indigenous land-based models into the kindergarten to grade 12 curriculum. The organization provides teacher training to help educators bring Indigenous knowledge into the classroom.