Alberta
In the Media
Alberta attempts to poach skilled trades workers
New concerns that skilled trades workers are being lured away from Ontario amid a major shortage. As Tina Yazdani reports, the Alberta government is attempting to poach them, but industry experts say it's a bad idea.
In the Media
Future of Work: How quality of work is changing
Tricia Williams with the Future Skills Centre joins Global News Morning Calgary for the latest in our Future of Work series to discuss the centre’s latest Quality of Work report, and how emerging trends could shape what Canadians value in the workforce.
Project
Using behavioural insights to increase post-secondary and career services participation
In the context of a rapidly changing world of work, Canadians need access to better and more relevant labour market information (LMI) to make informed decisions while navigating the labour market.
This project, through the execution of a number of randomized control trials, tested how best to inform, empower, and engage Canadians when it comes to making decisions about work.
Project
Autism CanTech!: Social return on investment and policy review
Autism CanTech! (ACT!) was a 6-month program for young people with autism to receive skills training and paid work placements in entry-level data management positions.
Project
Workplace innovation for quality of work: Research synthesis and recommendations on adaptation for Canadian contexts
The world is changing rapidly and the way enterprises respond to those changes will have long-term consequences for economic competitiveness, social cohesion and environmental change.
Project
HireNext: Improving hiring and HR practices with AI
Many Canadian employers across sectors are becoming more conscious of the benefits of a diverse workforce, but often don’t have the knowledge or staff resources to attract and recruit diverse talent into entry-level jobs. Employers often cite an inability to find applicants.
Project
Indigenous Tourism Association of Canada (ITAC)
The Northern Tourism Recovery Incubator developed by ITAC was created to support SMEs in Northern communities to strengthen their business, rebuild Indigenous tourism operators and re-train staff members to support visitors and public health expectations as the tourism industry recovers.
Project
Employer and employee perceptions of microcredentials
This study evaluates emerging evidence on microcredentials and examines how employers and learners assess their value as a measure of quality of work.
Project
Strength in Structure
The Canadian Council for Youth Prosperity’s Strength in Structure project engaged Black youth and Black-focused, Black-led and Black-serving, or B3, community organizations to develop a toolkit intended to improve delivery of services to meet the needs of Black youth job seekers.