Research shows that women and racialized entrepreneurs are often disadvantaged from a network perspective, underlining the need to foster a more inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem that includes mentoring.

The first phase of this project aimed to co-create and pilot an equity-centred regional social enterprise and social impact incubator and accelerator program, geared to serve the unique and varied needs of racialized newcomer founders, leaders, and teams in the Metro Vancouver area.

This project set out to examine how Canadian workers view EDI in their workplaces during a period of heightened public scrutiny. While debates on EDI had grown louder in the media and political arenas, there was little systematic evidence of how employees themselves perceived these initiatives.

The Career Development Professional Centre (CDPC), led by the Canadian Career Development Foundation (CCDF), is testing the effectiveness of a national body to unify Canada's career development sector by providing foundational training, fostering professionalization, and encouraging collaboration among Career Development Professionals (CDPs).

Indigenous Peoples represent the fastest growing and youngest population in Canada, offering critical potential to address skills shortages. Yet systemic inequities in access to education and training persist, resulting in lower employment outcomes and increased vulnerability to economic downturns.

The program focused on building metacognition (awareness or understanding of one’s own thinking), communication and problem-solving skills through flexible, experiential and reflective learning delivered in co-op programs across humanities, social sciences and STEM disciplines.

Canada boasts the world’s largest coastline; however, its ocean-related industries contribute only 1% to the GDP, significantly trailing behind other nations. This project identified a pressing need for specialized training in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to bridge the skills gap in ocean-related occupations in the sustainable blue economy (SBE), including marine transport and ocean technology.

The Reboot Plus Expansion program, led by Douglas College and PEERs Employment & Education Resources, aims to re-engage youth aged 17–24 who are at risk of not finishing high school or are unsure of their academic and career trajectories.

The Leveraging Technology to Develop Modern Mining Skills project, led by NORCAT with support from the Future Skills Centre, explored the potential for augmented reality and virtual reality to address labour and safety challenges in mining and construction. By incorporating simulations into core training programs, the project aimed to provide safer, more accessible practice environments for new workers while testing whether immersive tools could improve learning outcomes.