Making Employment Work: Connecting multi-barriered Manitobans to good jobs

The general thrust of this report is the idea that the Labour Market Intermediary (LMI) is conceived of as a central manager of networks of CBOs, government and employers. It …

Les immigrants face au logement à Winnipeg : Cas des nouveaux arrivants d’ Afrique francophone.

La présente étude se propose de comprendre la situation des immigrants francophones face à la question de logement à Winnipeg. Basée sur l’approche des déterminants sociaux de la santé (Morin …

The Effectiveness of Neo-Liberal Labour Market Policy as a Response to the Poverty and Social Exclusion of Aboriginal Second-Chance Learners

This dissertation examines the political economy of labour market policy in Canada and its effectiveness in addressing the social and economic exclusion of Aboriginal people. For many Aboriginal people, the …

Fast Facts: Connecting the Dots – The OECD report on poverty and Winnipeg’s inner city

2011 State of the Inner City Report: Neoliberalism – What a Difference a Theory Makes

Transformative Writing Among Inner-city Adults: A case study evaluation of the Open Roads, Life Learning pilot program

What Happens When the Bed Bugs Do Bite? The Social Impacts of a Bed Bug Infestation on Winnipeg’s Inner-City Residents

Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius) are making an international comeback, to the point where a global “bed bug pandemic” is being predicted. The City of Winnipeg has not been exempted from …

Adult Refugees and Newcomers in the Inner-city of Winnipeg: Promising pathways for transformative learning

This paper focuses on EAL for adult newcomers and draws from the experiences and voices of 118 adult refugees and immigrant learners, settlement service providers, adult educators, and administrators who …

Pimicikamak Okimawin Onasowewin – A step towards decolonization?

2010 State of the Inner City Report – We’re In It For The Long Haul