REFLECT aims to build an intergenerational cohort with a focus on underrepresented, equity-deserving individuals, including Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit), Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQ+, Deaf, and disability communities, and those whose practice centres underrepresented and equity-deserving communities. The program is open to individuals within the arts, culture, and heritage sector who are interested in (re)building community, sharing experiences, and learning together.

Leadership, for the purposes of this program, is defined broadly. Applicants may come from different age groups; they may hold formal leadership roles or lead through community-rooted practices. What matters is a demonstrated ability to inspire, engage, and empower others.

The inaugural cohort took place in response to the pandemic, offering a space of reflection and growth. While the context has shifted, the need for intentional spaces that support responsiveness, care, and adaptive leadership remains urgent in a time marked by precarity, polarization, and global turbulence.

REFLECT is an opportunity for participants to commit time to exploring curiosities related to their work or practice, share and learn within a cohort, and contribute to their own leadership development. Past participants left the program with deepened confidence, renewed clarity in their leadership values, and a stronger sense of belonging.

Exploration will take on various forms based on the individual and their career aspirations.