the Government of Canada is provisioning $40 billion to provide compensation and to commit the funds necessary to implement long-term reform so that future generations of First Nations children will never face the same systemic tragedies.
Minister Ng announces partners to establish Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Black Canadian business owners and entrepreneurs make important contributions to the Canadian economy, yet they continue to face systemic racism and obstacles to starting and growing their businesses. This has been further exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Government of Canada is working to address long-standing barriers through its first-ever Black Entrepreneurship Program—an investment of over $400 million to support the long-term success of Black entrepreneurs and business owners.
Source: Minister Ng announces partners to establish Black Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub
Skills for Research Impact Series: Evaluating KMb Activities (29 Mar 2022 at 1:00 PM)
When all is said and done, how do you know it worked? Go beyond the anecdote and learn to use evaluation techniques to assess the impact of your knowledge mobilization efforts.
Register via Eventbrite: Skills for Research Impact Series: Evaluating KMb Activities
Webinar: Best Practice Guideline: How to Build Supportive Housing in Canada
In this one-hour webinar video, Dr. Abe Oudshoorn shares findings from a research project titled “Making Permanent Supportive Housing Work for Vulnerable Populations”, a collaboration between Western University, CRHESI, and Indwell (Woodfield Gate site, London, Ontario). In the first phase of this study, researchers sought to understand how to create supportive housing to meet the needs of Canada’s most vulnerable people, particularly those experiencing chronic homelessness and health or mental health challenges. Their findings, now available in a best practice guideline, will assist current or potential supportive housing providers in overcoming the complexities of how to include health and social supports in affordable housing developments. Further, the findings speak to resident level outcomes, funding challenges, and integration within communities. If you are an affordable housing provider, a provider within the homeless-serving system, or considering providing affordable housing, tune in to see if integrating on-site supports will work for your project.
Western research takes aim at medical racism
“The distrust we’re concerned with does not target the safety or efficacy of the vaccines, at least not directly. Rather it targets the motivations of those who are responsible for the vaccine rollout and whether they can be relied on to have the best interests of Black and Indigenous people at heart.”
Source: Western News – Western research takes aim at medical racism