Partners

Be Web Aware is a public education initiative to raise awareness of online safety issues and to support parents in effectively managing Internet use in the home. The national coalition of Canadian organizations supporting the Be Web Aware initiative is committed to empowering parents with information and practical resources so they can teach their children to be Web savvy. It's all part of helping young Canadians to benefit from the opportunities of the Internet while minimizing potential risks.

Steering Committee

Media Awareness Network (MNet) is a Canadian not-for-profit centre of expertise and excellence in media education and Web literacy. MNet strives to support media education in Canadian schools, homes and communities to ensure children and youth possess the necessary critical thinking skills and tools to understand and actively engage with media.

Through the delivery of bilingual services, resources and its content-rich Web site, MNet's helps children and youth develop an informed and critical understanding of the nature of the media, the techniques used in creating media products, and the media's role and influence within society. MNet works in partnership with education, community, government and industry partners to raise awareness of media literacy.

Established in 1985, Microsoft Canada Co. is the Canadian subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (Nasdaq "MSFT") the worldwide leader in software, services and Internet technologies for personal and business computing. Microsoft Canada provides nationwide sales, marketing, consulting and local support services in both French and English. Microsoft Canada is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario with MSN.CA offices located in Toronto and eight regional offices across the country dedicated to empowering people through great software - any time, any place and on any device. Visit Microsoft Canada's Web site at www.microsoft.ca.

As a company who has embraced the opportunity associated with the Internet and became a leader in the development of many of the technologies that Canadians use on-line, Microsoft Canada understands there are some dark corners on the web and that Internet technologies are not always used with good intentions. Microsoft Canada also believes it has a social responsibility to address the negative as well as the positive impacts of technology. Participating as lead sponsor / gold sponsor of the Web Awareness campaign is one way Microsoft Canada is addressing its responsibility. The company also builds features and tools into its technologies to help protect children and families online and is working with Canadian law enforcement agencies in their fight against online child exploitation.

Bell Canada is a founding partner of the Be Web Aware Coalition and proud supporter of the Be Web Aware Campaign. Bell Canada, Canada's national leader in communications, provides Internet connectivity to more than 2.2 million residential customers through its Sympatico service while its consumer Internet portal; Sympatico.ca is visited by more than 6 million on-line Canadians each month.

Bell Canada provides communications and entertainment services to residential and business customers through wired and wireless voice and data communications, local and long distance phone services, high speed and wireless Internet access, IP-broadband services, e-business solutions and satellite television services. Bell Canada is wholly owned by BCE Inc. For more information please visit www.bell.ca.

Others contributing to the campaign include:

Alberta Justice and Attorney General
Alliance Atlantis
Brantford Kinsmen Club
Canadian Association of Internet Providers
Canadian Library Association
CanWest Global Communications Corp
CHUM Television
CORUS Entertainment
Craig Media Inc.
CTV Inc.
Globeandmail.com
Iceberg Radio
MacLaren McCann
Public Safety Canada
Rogers Hi-Speed
Shaw Communications Inc.
Sympatico/ MSN
TELUS
Toronto Police Service