Victor Beausoleil
At the age of 24 Victor Co-Founded Redemption Reintegration Services one of the largest youth-led, youth justiceagencies in Canada. In 2013, Premiere of Ontario Kathleen Wynne appointed him to Premiere’s Council on Youth Opportunities. Victor has worked diligently in the broader equity seeking communities across Canada for the past 19 years.
As a lecturer Victor Beausoleil has travelled extensively throughout Canada, the United States, UK and Africa for speaking engagements for community organizations, institutions, and philanthropic foundations. He has been a board member of the Atkinson Charitable Foundation, a member of the grant review committee’s of the Laidlaw Foundation, and the Toronto Community Housing Social Investment Fund.
Victor is currently on the board of directors for the Toronto Community Benefits Network, The Board President of CCEDnet – The Canadian Community Economic Development Network, on the loan review committee for the Fair Finance Fund, on the advisory of the Table of Impact Investment Practitioners, on the advisory of New Power Labs, on the board of REAC – the Regional Ethno- Advisory Council for Corrections Services Canada, the Steering Committee of the Catalyst Community Finance Initiative, on the advisory of the Canadian Employee Ownership Coalition, on the board of the Tribe Network and a Co-founder of the Canadian Centre for Non-Profit Digital Resilience. The Toronto Star, Toronto Sun, National Post, Share Newspaper and The Caribbean Camera, have all highlighted Victor Beausoleil’s work incommunities across Canada.
Victor Beausoleil is currently the founder and Executive Director of SETSI – The Social Economy Through Social Inclusion. He has written thirteen books.