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Project

Upskilling Canadians for In-Demand Tech Careers

NPower Canada’s programs aim to provide unemployed and underemployed individuals from equity-deserving groups with the skills needed to launch meaningful digital careers.
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Project

Capacity building for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises: Skills Bridge

This project sought to understand SME skills and training needs and barriers faced in accessing skills training and talent.
Project

Beyond hours: Piloting an alternative to tracking and understanding apprentice competency in Canada

The persistence of labour and skill shortages within the trades is exacerbated by challenges with on-the-job training and skills recognition. The prevailing methods to document and formally recognize the skills that apprentices acquire through workplace learning are outdated.
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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.
portrait of a professional woman
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.
hunting and fishing camp in Nunavut
Research

The Role of the Hunter in Inuit Nunangat’s Mixed Economy

In this research, we discuss how hunter skills are essential to the livelihoods of Inuit communities and can be adapted to a wide variety of...
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Research

Bridging the skills gap within small and medium-sized enterprises in Quebec: An analytical and empirical analysis

We assess the level of preparedness of SMEs in Quebec for the post-pandemic years by examining their transformation strategies, skill priorities, training plans, and willingness to tap into a more diverse workforce.
portrait of a professional woman
Project

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...