Newcomers, Immigrants, & Refugees
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Barriers to Immigrants’ Employment: Do Employers Recognize Foreign Experience, Qualifications and Credentials?
Canada seeks to attract immigrants who are highly skilled or well-educated. But it’s often difficult for immigrants to find jobs that make use of their skills, particularly when employers don’t recognize the work experience or qualifications they earned before moving to Canada.
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Work in Manitoba
This project sought to address the challenges employers in the province were facing in connecting with the right talent and having to navigate multiple recruitment platforms with no guarantee that postings would reach qualified candidates.
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Winnipeg Newcomer Employment Hub
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce launched the Winnipeg Newcomer Employment Hub (the Hub), as part of its Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity & Equity (CODE) program, to address barriers newcomers face in finding employment.
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Practitioner Data Initiative: Building Data Capacity
Blueprint created the Practitioner Data Initiative (PDI), a pan-Canadian project that responds to data challenges nonprofits face.
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Digital Transformation of Employment Programming
The project tested digital infrastructure for online employment programming consisting of professional development/employment training content delivered through e-learning courses.
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A New Model for Workplace-Integrated Learning
This project by the Canadian Alliance for Skills and Training in Life Sciences (CASTL) sought to bridge this gap by aligning academic and industry training programs.
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The Study Buddy Program
The Study Buddy program connected families, children in grades K–12 and teacher candidates. It had three objectives: skills development among children and youth, particularly Black, Indigenous, racialized and newcomer populations; skills development among post-secondary students (tutors); and (3) skills and capacity development among parents and guardians.
Research
DiversityLeads: Diverse representation in leadership - A review of 10 Canadian cities
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An Equity Lens on Artificial Intelligence
This paper explores the reasons behind AI’s impact on equity and quality (the ‘why’) and the ways in which AI influences these issues in practice (the ‘how’), offering insights for leaders, policymakers, and students on navigating current and future AI developments.