Employment and Lifelong Learning Research Projects

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Proejcts in the Employment and Lifelong Learning Theme are divided in three research focus areas.

Interrogating Immigrant Un(der)employment: Causes, Consequences and Solutions

Building on What Works: Leveraging and Scaling Successful Strategies for Employment Integration

Building on What Works: Leveraging and Scaling Successful Strategies for Employment Integration

Who Gets Left Out? Studying Inequitable Uptake in Settlement and Employment Services

Who Gets Left Out? Studying Inequitable Uptake in Settlement and Employment Services

The Earnings Growth of Immigrants: The Gender Differences for the Past 50 Years and the Role of Behavioural Influences on Human Capital Investment

The Earnings Growth of Immigrants: The Gender Differences for the Past 50 Years and the Role of Behavioural Influences on Human Capital Investment

Labour Market, Retirement, Public and Private Pension and Related Activities of Older Immigrants

Labour Market, Retirement, Public and Private Pension and Related Activities of Older Immigrants

The Integration of Immigrants into Canada’s Health Care Workforce

The Integration of Immigrants into Canada’s Health Care Workforce

Building Capacity in SMEs to Hire Immigrants

Building Capacity in SMEs to Hire Immigrants

Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Economic Inclusion

Entrepreneurship as a Pathway to Economic Inclusion

EDI in Cybersecurity

EDI in Cybersecurity

ADTs for Immigrant Labour Market Integration and (Re)Training

Advanced Digital Technologies in Pathways to Employment

Advanced Digital Technologies in Pathways to Employment
Sub-Theme: Transforming Immigrant Employment Pathways

Employers’ Use of Advanced Digital Technologies in Recruitment and Selection of Immigrants and Broader Tech-Based Supports for Labour Market Integration

Employers’ Use of Advanced Digital Technologies in Recruitment and Selection of Immigrants and Broader Tech-Based Supports for Labour Market Integration
Sub-Theme: Transforming Immigrant Employment Pathways

The Use of Advanced Digital Technologies for Job Search by Newcomers

The Use of Advanced Digital Technologies for Job Search by Newcomers to Canada
Sub-Theme: Transforming Immigrant Employment Pathways

Digital Upskilling and Reskilling Newcomers: Effective Design and Implementation of Competency-Based Programs and Wraparound Supports for Newcomers

Digital Upskilling and Reskilling Newcomers: Effective Design and Implementation of Competency-Based Programs and Wraparound Supports for Newcomers

AI Empowerment Initiative: Bridging Immigrants with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Nonprofits through Tailored AI Training Programs

AI Empowerment Initiative: Bridging Immigrants with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Nonprofits through Tailored AI Training Programs

Advanced Digital Technologies in Newcomer Employment Programs: Understanding the Role of Metacognitive Skills and other Individual Differences

Advanced Digital Technologies in Newcomer Employment Programs: Understanding the Role of Metacognitive Skills and other Individual Differences

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Advanced Digital Technologies to Support Immigrant Professionals’ Integration into the Canadian Labour Market

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Advanced Digital Technologies to Support Immigrant Professionals’ Integration into the Canadian Labour Market

Digital Platforms and the Future of Work

The Impacts of AI and other Automation Technologies on Business and Immigrant Workers in the Post-COVID Era

The Impacts of AI and other Automation Technologies on Business and Immigrant Workers in the Post-COVID Era

Redefining Quality of Work Within New Configurations of Work and Mobility

Redefining Quality of Work Within New Configurations of Work and Mobility
Sub-Theme: Exploring New Configurations of Work and Mobility

Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work

Managing Occupational Balance in Platform and Remote Work
Sub-Theme: Exploring New Configurations of Work and Mobility