Innovation Projects
State of Skills
Leveraging the Skills of Newcomers
Navigating career and training decisions is especially complex for newcomers given the challenges they face learning new systems and unfamiliar workplace cultures. Career development support for newcomers should come early and often.
State of Skills
Digital Tools in the Skills Ecosystem
There is considerable promise in the role digital tools and virtual career services can play in improving access to training and career development, particularly for those with geographic barriers or constraints such as family care or other work responsibilities.
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Building capacity in Indigenous early childhood education
The project explores how Indigenous communities can be engaged in the care and education of their children and how they might advocate for better and more equitable services and programing.
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Calgary Regional WIL Secretariate and Portal
Work-integrated learning (WIL) gives people the chance to apply the skills they have learned in the classroom while gaining on-the-job experience and pathways to meaningful...
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InTeRN: a young, northern workforce enters the world of ICT
A two-year network computer technology program geared to providing entry level skills and supports to Indigenous youth in Northern Manitoba.
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Strength in structure
This project aims to improve the way Black youth experience and navigate the world of work. Job search outcomes among Black young people have historically...
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Navigating a changing workforce
This project aims to provide career intelligence and access to targeted training for professionals in the public service to help them navigate the changing workforce.
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Canadian cybersecurity skills and talent transformation
This project aims to transform the Canadian cybersecurity sector into a field that is inclusive and better positioned to meet the soaring demand for cybersecurity specialists in the country.
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Securing sustainable northern fisheries
This partnership supports small-scale Arctic fisheries by introducing and promoting locally harvested products to Canada’s sustainable seafood market.








