Creating Opportunities with Green Jobs: The story of BUILD and BEEP

Social enterprises have emerged as viable business models that create a blended return on investment as a result of the multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits they bring to local communities. They contribute to more inclusive and stronge …

Losing Ground: How Canada’s Employment Insurance system undermines inner-city and Aboriginal workers

Marginalized workers, many of whom live in Winnipeg’s inner city and in Aboriginal communities throughout Manitoba, exist at the fringe of the labour market. Their marginalized status is entrenched by their inability to access programs such as Employme …

An Evaluation of Parental Perspectives on Children’s Education in Skownan First Nation

Exploring the impact of a culturally restorative post-secondary education program on Aboriginal adult learners: The Urban Circle Training Centre model

The educational attainment gap between Canada’s Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples both reflects and perpetuates a parallel disparity in socioeconomic conditions. Aboriginal peoples’ distrust of and disengagement from educational systems can be link …

Measuring Off-Reserve Poverty and Income Inequality in Canada

Though there has been substantial research on poverty and inequality in Canada, the issue of Aboriginal poverty and inequality has not yet been examined in a systematic manner. The issue has been discussed, in some cases, as a part of the overall pover …

Racialized Communities and Police Services Project 2005-2012

Bill C-10: The truth about consequences

Meeting the Needs of Youth: Perspectives from youth-serving agencies

Shared Futures: Big institutions and their inner city neighbours

Fast Facts: Immigrants and the Housing Crisis in Winnipeg