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The Sylvenie Lindor Foundation is a non-profit community organization dedicated to promoting leadership, entrepreneurship, and economic integration among young Canadians from various Francophone communities.
We serve approximately 500 young people in the Greater Toronto Area each year through outreach program, soccer, youth forums, bilingual fairs, and other initiatives aimed at assisting society’s most vulnerable members.
See the highlights from this this memorable experience.
The Sylvenie Lindor Foundation recently held the third launch of Canadian Black Youth Action for Change (CBYAC). Originally introduced as Toronto Youth Action for Change (TYAC) in 2019 and relaunched in 2021, the initiative has now been rebranded to CBYAC. Its mission is to foster ongoing dialogue with young Canadians in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, and Calgary, focusing on key themes of #Justice, #Leadership, and #Entrepreneurship.
The CBYAC launch took place at the Courtyard by Marriott, 350 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa, ON, from 5 PM to 7 PM. From February 2025 to January 2026, we celebrated and engaged with Black youth across the country, fostering discussions on inclusion and economic integration.
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OUR LATEST PROGRAMS
Our program, such as the Multicultural Forum, facilitate interaction between Canadian youth from various communities. Soccer for integration and social cohesion creates a bridge between black youth from various communities, eventually reducing social and linguistic barriers in our community.
testimonials
Sudi Yusuf
Rev.Father Iguintz
Dr. Pierre Eric MANI
Stewart KIFF
Patrick OBAMA
MEET OUR FOUNDER & CEO
Mr. Amikley Fontaine is the President and Executive Director, who is a trail blazer in Black youth initiatives and support services in Canada.
Amikley Fontaine has primarily worked with black Francophone youth and other Youth since establishing the Sylvenie Lindor Foundation in 2011, with the goal of assisting them in becoming more integrated into Canadian society. Mr. Fontaine strongly believes in the importance of inclusion in providing these young people with the opportunity to succeed and thrive in our country.
Over the last 15 years, Mr. Fontaine has spearheaded several initiatives aimed at promoting Inclusion, Leadership and economic integration for these youth who face daily challenges such as, language barriers, mental Health, poverty and racial discrimination. Being both black and Francophone, it can be said, presents difficulties for young people in Toronto. Mr. Fontaine’s work addresses all of these fundamental issues.
