Across Canada
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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.
Research
Perceptions of Trades Training Gaining Traction over University
Canada faces a shortage of workers in the skilled trades, resulting in part from persistent labour-market demand driven by activity in construction, manufacturing, transportation and...
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DiversityLeads: Barriers and Enablers to Advancement for Equity-Deserving Groups
This report identifies significant barriers that hinder career advancement and enablers that allow leaders from equity-deserving groups to succeed. It is important to track progress because what gets measured gets done, especially at a time when Canada’s workers are aging and immigration levels are lowering, leaving a widening skills and talent gap for employers.
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Work Reimagined: Roles, Skills, and Workforce Development in the Age of AI
As AI transforms jobs and industries, organizations are navigating new ways of working. Understanding the dynamics of AI adoption—what drives it, what slows it down, and its impact on roles, skills, and workforce development—is essential for building responsive and competitive workplaces.
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Diversity Assessment Tool App
The Diversity Institute’s Diversity Assessment Tool (DAT) offers SMEs a practical way to assess their EDI practices, policies and strategies and determine areas for improvement.
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More Than Just Numbers Revisited: Women in Engineering
This report reviews progress for women in engineering and the gaps that remain, and draws upon research and best practices to advance an evidence-based action plan.
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Mentoring for Black Nurses—A Retrospective Study
The project explored the role of mentorship in pathways to nursing, including education, employment and advancement, and how anti-Black racism manifests for both internationally and Canadian-trained professionals.
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State of Black Economics Report: Insights on Education, Employment and Entrepreneurship
This report examines the challenges that Black Canadians face in economic advancement, specifically education, employment, leadership and entrepreneurship. It draws from the latest data and research in these areas, which show that experiences and challenges vary within the Black population based on gender, age, origin and disability.
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Food Sustainability in the North: Skills Challenges and Opportunities in Community Greenhouse Projects
Given the advancements of innovative technologies pertaining to agricultural practice and its evolving skills needs, this report reviews the current and future competencies needed for community-led greenhouse projects in Northern Indigenous communities to inform the future of training programs and initiatives.