Indigenous Peoples
Project
Reality, Education and Applied Life Skills (R.E.A.L.) School
Urban Rez Solutions Social Enterprise developed Reality, Education and Applied Life Skills (R.E.A.L.) School so that Black, Indigenous and racialized youth in socio-economically challenged neighbourhoods can identify and pursue their career interests.
Research
Learning from One Another: Economic and Labour Forecast for Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut
This project, undertaken for Canada’s Future Skills Centre, drew in various Indigenous, government, and post-secondary partners from Northern Ontario, Yukon, and Nunavut. It features a labour market analysis and economic forecast for each region from 2024 to 2045, as well as descriptions of the in-demand skills and key challenges to workforce and skills development in these Northern regions.
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Upskilling Canadians for In-Demand Tech Careers
NPower Canada’s programs aim to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals from equity-deserving groups with the skills needed to launch meaningful digital careers.
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Path To Customer Success
This project focused on the intersection of women who balance the primary responsibility of caregiving and domestic work; are predominantly Indigenous- and Black-identified; and were working in the retail sector when the pandemic hit.
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Capturing Change in Indigenous Labour Markets: Local Approach, Pan-Canadian Impact
This initiative aimed to consolidate and enhance accessibility to Indigenous-specific LMI by developing a new Indigenous LMI system.
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Northern Entrepreneurs Accessing Training (NEAT)
Contact North implemented the Northern Entrepreneurs Accessing Training (NEAT) project to improve accessibility to skills training for Indigenous entrepreneurs and their employees.
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The Autonomous Microfactory: Skills Development Training Program
In the early stages of the COVID pandemic, many manufacturing processes had to shut down due to the lockdowns and the need for social distancing. The Creative Technology Lab at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)—a microfactory manufacturing model—intended to address these challenges and allow production to continue and adapt.
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From Policy to Action: Building Infrastructure for Social and Economic Impact
AnchorTO, established by the City of Toronto in 2015, formed a network with 18 public sector institutions to embed community wealth-building practices into their work, primarily within their procurement strategies.
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Learning Outside Together: Incorporating Traditional Wisdom and Promising Practices to Futureproof Childcare Programs
In this project, Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia (ECEBC) sought to mitigate the risk of COVID-19, all the while promoting newer types of outdoor learning that specifically blended traditional Indigenous and Western knowledge systems.