Microsoft invests in local programs that benefit people of all ages. In Canada, our collaborations are organized by our focus areas of Building Digital Skills, Enabling Sustainability, and Empowering Communities. The following program list contains a sample of the kinds of investments Microsoft makes on an annual basis.

建立數位技能 

微軟相信每個人都應該有機會獲得在不斷變化的經濟中取得成功所需的技能、技術和機會。

NPower Canada creates pathways to economic prosperity for Canada’s underserved youth and adults by launching them into meaningful and sustainable digital careers.

• NPower Tech Skilling FY24 為學習者提供技能提升和指導，讓他們在多元化的專業工作場所獲得高品質的就業，在那裡他們應用在該計劃中獲得的技能。NPower 專注於培養技術技能，以幫助技術領域的弱勢群體和失業者，尤其是有色人種、婦女、殘疾人和其他人。NPower與加拿大社會服務提供者合作，確定有需要的受益人。

促進永續性

氣候變化需要迅速的集體行動和技術創新。我們致力於實現自己的目標，同時幫助社區實現同樣的目標。

Society for Ecological Restoration  (SER) advances the science, practice, and policy of ecological restoration to sustain biodiversity, improve resilience in a changing climate, and re-establish an ecologically healthy relationship between nature and culture.

• Quebec City landfill site restoration project is restoring a degraded and highly disturbed site to the benefit of the environment and to the visitors and nearby inhabitants. The project lot is part of a future nature reserve that is largely covered by mature forest which comprises mixed deciduous and coniferous trees, along with important riparian and wetland habitats. Covering an area of 1.8 ha, the targeted site is a landfill that was active until 2012 and has been used for at least 49 years prior. The landfill has is now overgrown with mainly herbaceous vegetation typical of disturbed soils including several invasive exotic species such as Japanese knotweed and exotic phragmites. The topography and plant diversity of the disturbed zone is relatively homogeneous and lacks the complexity that could have been expected prior to the creation of the landfill. This project will restore the area to a near-natural state and create opportunities for recreation.

增強社區能力

Microsoft 致力於強化社區，並賦予幫助社區茁壯成長的組織能力。不論是受到最近的緊急情況影響，或是經歷數十年的挑戰，我們都會運用資料、技術和策略性投資來恢復和支持這些社區，造福後代。

ChangeX International  helps to create thriving communities everywhere by democratizing change, ensuring proven innovations and finance are accessible to everyone, everywhere. ChangeX is a community engagement platform that, with Microsoft’s support, has funded more than 500 groups in communities across Europe and the United States since 2015. Funds are repeated often throughout the years.

• ChangeX 魁北克市社區挑戰 賽為那些有興趣開始一個經過驗證的想法的人提供資金、資源和支援，涵蓋社區環境和社區技術技能的主題，旨在加強當地社區。支援的專案包括社區或學校花園、振興專案以及 STEM 實驗室或研討會。主要目標是圍繞環境可持續性、數位技能和社區繁榮在該地區啟動新的本地專案，為更可持續、更宜居和更具包容性的社區做出貢獻。