The IWSCC is a community-driven organization. Our leadership and our team is made up of passionate and dedicated individuals who each bring their own lived experience to our mission of support for Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned businesses.
What is the IWSCC?
The Inclusive Workplace and Supply Council of Canada (I W S C C) is a not-for-profit organization committed to creating more robust and inclusive businesses, workplaces, and supply chains. We do this by highlighting the unique capabilities of Canadian business owners who are Veterans and / or persons with disabilities.
The IWSCC is the official Canadian certifying body for disabled and Veteran-owned businesses, the only national business group for Disabled-Owned businesses, and one of few for Veteran-Owned businesses.
What's Our Vision?
Every Large Purchasing Organization in Canada working with Disabled-Owned and Veteran-Owned businesses.
A Canadian business landscape free of stigma, with equal access to opportunity for all entrepreneurs.
A nationwide community of Disabled-Owned and Veteran-Owned businesses supported by us, by each other, and by all Canadians.
Who Do We Work With?
IWSCC is a community for business owners, purchasing professionals, and allies who share our vision of Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned success across Canada.
Business Owners
Certified Diverse Suppliers are Businesses that are 51% or more owned, operated, and controlled by Veteran(s) and/or person(s) with a disability.
Certified Suppliers are, or wish to be, business-to-business (B2B) companies of all sizes, serving all industries.
Corporate Members
Large Purchasing Organizations (LPOs) that have, or wish to have, a supply chain that values diversity and the inclusion of Veteran and Disabled-Owned businesses make up our Corporate Membership.
Corporate Members support IWSCC’s research and programming, and receive guidance on developing their own programs.
Community Partners
Certified Diverse Suppliers are Businesses that are 51% or more owned, operated, and controlled by Veteran(s) and/or person(s) with a disability.
Certified Suppliers are, or wish to be, business-to-business (B2B) companies of all sizes, serving all industries.
How Do We Do It?
When you put it all together, our goal is to create opportunity and support success for Canadian Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned businesses.
To make it happen, the IWSCC:
We Certify and represent Canadian Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned businesses – and ally businesses too as Associate Members.
We connect them with each other, with our network of Corporate Members, support them with events and resources, and advocate for accessibility and inclusion.
We lead research projects on Disabled-Owned and Veteran-Owned businesses in Canada.
We identify paths to success and barriers to inclusion – and explore solutions – with support from Corporate Members and Community Partners.
We develops and educates on best practices to include and elevate Veteran-Owned and Disabled-Owned businesses in Canada.
We provide advice that helps our members achieve their goals – all supported by our research.
We build a thriving nationwide community of Business Owners, Corporate Members, and Community Partners.
Each one dedicated to supporting Disabled-Owned and Veteran-Owned businesses across Canada and beyond.
Who We Are
IWSCC's Board of Directors
Brad Brohman is the IWSCC’s Managing Director, and is President of Brohman & Associates, a general business consultancy based in Ottawa with clients in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and abroad. He has a particular focus on accessibility and inclusion within the disability community.
Brad’s varied work background includes: VP, Strategic Partnerships with the Rick Hansen Foundation; COO of Kivuto, a global high-tech company; senior positions in the BC and Federal governments, as well as heading up governance for Sustainable Development Technology Canada, a multi-billion dollar clean-tech fund.
Brad is also a serial entrepreneur and active investor and mentor in many start-ups, both in Canada and abroad going back decades. His focus has generally been in the tech-enabled products and services space.
Jeff Wilson is a co-founder of the IWSCC and CEO of the first Certified Disabled-Owned business in Canada. As a business owner with lived experience with an invisible disability, Jeff Wilson saw a need for support for disabled and veteran-owned businesses in the market. Jeff has over 25 years of experience in consulting focused on customer experience design and accessibility making him a highly sought after speaker on accessibility and inclusion.
Adrienne Ottolino is the newest addition to the IWSCC Board of Directors, but has been involved with the IWSCC team for over 5 years. She is passionate about how people can experience the world and the opportunities it has to offer to their fullest.
This new role allows her to apply that passion in a meaningful and actionable way.
Our Team
The IWSCC team works tirelessly to provide new events, programs, and opportunities for our rapidly growing community.
Alex Duerksen
Programs & Communications Manager
Since Joining the IWSCC team in 2022, Alex has demonstrated his jack-of-all-trades nature and love for the ways we communicate, always exploring new avenues for growth.
As Programs & Communications Manager, Alex supports the ways the IWSCC grows through event coordination, program design, marketing, and outreach.
Email: AlexD@iwscc.ca
Jennifer Magee
Operations Manager
Jennifer is the heart of the IWSCC team. Her experience connecting people together in her professional and personal life, and her passion for uplifting underrepresented people guide the IWSCC to success.
As Operations Manager, Jennifer supports new and existing community members as a touchpoint, a source of information, a wealth of resources, and as an ally.
Email: JenniferM@iwscc.ca