Amanda Cain was born and raised in Scarborough Southwest and graduated from Corporate Communications, which led her to work in the non-profit sector managing Youth Economic Development Programs for 20 years in Neighbourhood Improvement Areas of Toronto. Prior to that she worked in the arts and entertainment industry. As an active community advocate and a mother, Amanda believes in building strong communities, such as the one she grew up in, that supports our most vulnerable citizens, and she has focused much of her attention on building policies on poverty reduction at all levels of government.

Amanda’s activism started early while a student at R.H. King Academy, where she recognized social and racial inequity, leading her to find the United Culture of King. Several years ago she walked with Native Elder and Water Warrior Grandmother Josephine Mandamin and promised to continue her legacy and protect Lake Ontario for future generations. The Green Party of Canada is committed to reconciliation, Nation-to-Nation engagement and self-determination for Indigenous Peoples, and believes that any meaningful path towards reconciliation in Canada must ensure that First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation leaders are leading the decisions about the future of their people, their lands and their territories.

Amanda has been honoured with: 

2018 Urban Hero Award Nominee for Social Issues by Metroland Media
The Ontario Volunteer Service Award 
The MicroSkills Youth Service Award 
The Scarborough Pilot Award 
The Catharine Janes Women’s Opportunity Award 
The Young Mother’s Toronto Dollar Award 
Judge for the CARAS Junos R&B Category 
Juror for Urban Music with the Toronto Arts Council

Amanda is an alumnus of Equal Voice Votes to Victory and Women Win TOO.

Her community involvement includes:

City of Toronto, Youth Employment Managers Network
City of Toronto, Children’s Services Advisory Committee
Economic Development Committee, Scarborough Community Renewal Organization
Board of Directors for Jessie’s, The June Callwood Centre
Connect Sheppard East Campaign
Rexdale Youth Employment Committee
Rush The Vote
Ontario Campaign 2000 for Poverty Reduction
TDSB Parent Involvement Advisory Committee as a Representative in Learning Centre 3, Ward 21 (wards 41/42)
Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
Scarborough Civic Action Network
The David Suzuki Foundation Guildwood Butterfly Rangers
The Malvern Food Security Committee