Career Services
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Winnipeg Newcomer Employment Hub
The Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce launched the Winnipeg Newcomer Employment Hub (the Hub), as part of its Commitment to Opportunity, Diversity & Equity (CODE) program, to address barriers newcomers face in finding employment.
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Practitioner Data Initiative: Building Data Capacity
Blueprint created the Practitioner Data Initiative (PDI), a pan-Canadian project that responds to data challenges nonprofits face.
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Digital Transformation of Employment Programming
The project tested digital infrastructure for online employment programming consisting of professional development/employment training content delivered through e-learning courses.
Research
How International College Students Use Career Supports
To fully harness the potential of international students and maximize the investments made in their education and settlement, it is crucial that those who stay in Canada after graduation transition smoothly into the labour market.
Research
International Students’ Transition to Work
International college students tend to have poorer employment outcomes than their Canadian-born peers. Except for those in STEM fields, international college graduates earn 15 to 23 percent less after graduation. They face multiple labour market barriers, including challenges with networking, language, discrimination, and job interviews.
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Accelerating the Appropriate Adoption of Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Despite its ability to positively transform healthcare, there is some reluctance among healthcare providers to adopt artificial intelligence within their practice. This project set out to tackle these challenges and capitalize on the potential of AI in healthcare.
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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.
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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.
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Lighting up the North
Yukonstruct designed Lighting Up the North, a suite of partner-focused programs with tailored support, connections to resources, and activities that help entrepreneurs spanning multiple target groups to be better equipped to step into entrepreneurship, grow businesses, and access the right funding for their ventures.