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Research

OpportuNext

The OpportuNext platform, developed by the Conference Board of Canada with support from the Future Skills Centre, addresses this gap by providing a free, bilingual and user-friendly digital tool that helps users explore career options based on skill similarity, salary prospects and job outlook.
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Blog

Impact Story: Creating a Pan-Canadian Learning Management System for SMEs 

The Diversity Institute, Magnet and Future Skills Centre partnered with the Ontario Chamber of Commerce to develop and evaluate a national learning management system, Skills Bridge, to provide SMEs with customized training resources that are effective, affordable, and able to build a diverse workforce.
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Project

Facilitating Access to Skilled Talent

FAST helps participants build job readiness, navigate Canadian workplace culture and connect with credentialing resources. The program features six sectoral streams ranging from information technology (IT) to seniors care.
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State of Skills

Working with Black Communities

Black peoples in Canada experience widespread systemic anti-Black racism in education systems and the labour market. More needs to be done to name and address anti-Black racism in the skills ecosystem, including efforts to change employer behaviour to make workplaces more inclusive.
June 18, 2025 29 minutes
Season 5 | Episode 2

Leveraging the Skills of Newcomers

In this episode of the Future Skills Podcast, host Jeremy Strachan dives into the critical topic of leveraging the skills of newcomers to Canada and its...

Featuring: Jeremy Strachan, Tricia Williams, Sharon McLennon, Shamira Madhany