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Amikley Fontaine is the Founder of the Fondation Sylvenie Lindor, a non-for-profit organization that He named after His late Mother: Sylvenie Lindor. Amikley serves as well as the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Foundation, an unpaid position that He has held for over ten years. Mr. Fontaine uses the Foundation as a platform to empower young black Canadians for economic and social integration as well to overcome linguistic barriers. Over the decades, Mr. Fontaine has advocated for having access to services in both official languages, Social Justice for Youth from minority communities and racial equalities. 

Amikley has participated in several provincial marches aimed to protect Franco-Ontarian gains, including the University of French Ontario and the Ministry of Francophone Affairs.  He continues to participate as well in many national debates. Notably on Francophone Immigration, Racial equality, anti black hate, Systemic Racism, and access to funding for the Black Community.

In 2021, with the funds raised to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake, Amikley launched the Francisque Fontaine Fund benefiting 32 women in the commune of Chambellan with the Women Entrepreneurs program. Since 2019, Amikley has managed the Toronto Youth Action for Change project , a Foundation initiative that builds leadership capacity and entrepreneurship among racialized Canadian youth. He also coordinates the Toronto Solidarity program which is helping 50 children in Haiti since 2014. 

Amikley is always seeking a way to give back to the community through civic and community engagement with youth initiative that he describes as interest for national belonging. Then, it is also with integrity and the greatest dedication that he distinguished himself through his Foundation by making the issue of homelessness in Toronto a major social issue. In November 2021, his foundation held the 3rd edition of its dinner for the homeless in Toronto as part of National Francophone Immigration Week 2021 focusing on the theme Une francophonie aux mille couleurs. Just over 700 meals were delivered to shelters and parks in downtown Toronto.  

Since the beginning of the global pandemic, Amikley launched two main programs: Feed the homeless Initiative and the Emergency relief for Covid -19 where he came to assistance to Francophone families and the homeless population in Downtown Toronto.  

In 2019, in commemoration of Black History Month, Amikley was chosen as one of 25 Black personalities with Outstanding Achievement in Ontario. Me. Fontaine was honored in the “Community Leader” category for his tireless role helping young Black Canadians with his foundation. This Radio Canada initiative pays tribute to black influencers in the province in all areas, such as: politics, community, education, media. In 2022, Amikley was the Laureate of the Ontario Francophonie in the « FRANCOPHONE » Categorie. The Ontario Francophonie Award was established in 2006 by the Government of Ontario. The awards recognize the significant contributions winners have made to the vitality of the francophone community in the province. 

Amikley Fontaine holds bachelor’s degrees in Philosophy, Law, Social Thought and Sociology.