In 2020, in research partnership with BCG, LEAP published Healthy Futures: The Need for Action, which exposes the deep inequities in healthy behaviours among vulnerable demographics, and identifies gaps in current public health infrastructure.

After a thorough, data-driven assessment, 10 breakthrough social ventures were selected for the Healthy Futures initiative from more than 150 high-calibre applicants. The social ventures were intentionally and thoughtfully selected to create a diverse and comprehensive cohort which will drive meaningful change.

To date, the Healthy Futures social ventures have increased their reach to 1.8 million Canadians, extended their organizational capacity and sustainability, expanded partnerships and collaborated on addressing systemic challenges.

Healthy Futures is enabling 10 innovative social ventures to tackle the issues of smoking cessation, food insecurity and physical and mental health, thereby:
• Helping more Indigenous children and youth access healthy living programs
• Assisting more Canadians to access nutritious and affordable food
• Helping thousands of individuals living with disabilities to create physically and emotionally safe communities

As part of LEAP’s focus on the issue of chronic disease in Canada, and in partnership with University of Toronto Engineering team, LEAP created the Health Data Tool, which allows users to visualize and draw insights on the intersectionality of the social determinants of health in Canada. This publicly available, interactive public health mapping tool will become an integral part of LEAP’s impact measurement framework.