Teknion unveiled a new Legacy Space that is designed to foster healing and learning at its Toronto headquarters. Created in partnership with the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund, the space is part of a broader initiative that encourages organizations to create environments dedicated to Indigenous education and reconciliation.

Rather than settling for symbolic gestures, the contract furniture company is taking meaningful steps to honour diverse cultures of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. It’s committed to ongoing learning about Indigenous history, heritage, perspectives, and acknowledges that its team lives and works on the traditional, ancestral, and treaty lands of Indigenous communities.

“Teknion’s Legacy Space was developed to further in-person conversations that allow for deeper comprehension of the true history of this land, and the role we each play in truth and reconciliation,” explained David Feldberg, CEO and president of Teknion. “Not only as individuals, but as an organization, we want to take ownership of historical transgressions, come to the table with open minds and ears, and actively create the change we want to see in the world.”

The space is also open to the public and available for tours.