Dr. Charlie Wall-Andrews is a champion for inclusion and equity in Canadian music. As the Executive Director of the SOCAN Foundation, she's spearheaded the development of initiatives addressing underrepresentation of marginalized communities in the industry, like the Women in Music Canada Leadership Accelerator, which helped 16 women develop leadership skills for the industry, and Reverie: The Indigenous Music Residency, a CBC and SOCAN Foundation program that brought six Indigenous artists to Toronto for a four-week residency. She also leads the organization’s equity-driven programming including Her Music Awards, Indigenous Song Camp, Equity X mentorship program, and Black Canadian Music Awards, as well as distributing grants that led to the creation of over 800 new works in 2024. In her capacity as a researcher at Toronto Metropolitan University, meanwhile, Wall-Andrews launched two significant reports in 2024. The first, in collaboration with Speaking Non-English, dove into the opportunities and barriers facing Latin music in Canada as it gains popularity but lacks industry support. The second, produced with ADVANCE, examined the value of Black music in Canada, highlighting the massive influence of Black music as well as the continued underrepresentation of Black music professionals in the country. Through her work, Wall-Andrews is both providing much-needed data about equity issues in the Canadian industry, while also enacting proactive strategies to address them.