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Founded in 1999, the Diversity Institute at Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Management conducts and coordinates multidisciplinary, multi-stakeholder research to address the needs of diverse Canadians, the changing nature of skills and competencies, and the policies, processes and tools that advance economic inclusion and success. Our action-oriented, evidence-based approach is advancing knowledge of the complex barriers faced by under-represented groups, leading practices to effect change, and producing concrete results. The Diversity Institute is a research lead for the Future Skills Centre.

Diversity Institute’s Future Skills Team

Michael Crawford Urban

Michael Crawford Urban

Director (Acting), Research and Special Projects (Future Skills)
Courtney Balaz-Munn

Courtney Balaz-Munn

Content & Communications Coordinator
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Anna Borzylo

Administrative Coordinator
Wendy Cukier Wendy Cukier

Wendy Cukier

Founder & Academic Director, Diversity Institute; Professor, Ted Rogers School of Management
Dan Howe

Dan Howe

Communications & Marketing Manager
Valentina Sitnik

Valentina Sitnik

Research assistant, Diversity Institute
Rohini Talwar

Rohini Talwar

Project Coordinator – Future Skills
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N.T. Khuong Truong

Senior Research Associate

Featured Research

Research

Industry 4.0, the future of work and skills: Building collective resources for the Canadian aerospace industry

Canada needs a long-term strategy to achieve productivity and cost-cutting, while also creating good jobs and high-quality work through Industry 4.0.
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Research

Digital Infrastructure for the Post-Pandemic World

This report examines the key components of Canada’s essential digital infrastructure system, highlights worrying inequalities that exist within this system, and offers recommendations on how to quickly reduce some of the most glaring obstacles that prevent many of those who would benefit the most from accessing training, education and employment opportunities digitally from doing so.
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Research

Skills for the Post-Pandemic World Series

The Future of Work continues to be a major area of focus for the Future Skills Centre and our partners at the Public Policy Forum and at the Diversity Institute.
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