CBR Canada News

Community-Based Research Canada presents “Moving the Dial”: our Winter & Spring 2023 E-Learning series. This 6-month series running from January to June 2023 will highlight action-oriented community-based research that is ‘moving the dial’ on today’s pressing societal challenges. An important hallmark of community-based research, taking an action-orientated and impactful approach, means research partnerships mobilizing knowledge and mobilizing communities towards positive soc

C2UExpo is Canada’s leading conference on community-based research (CBR) and community-campus engagement. CBRCanada is thrilled to have Lakehead University in Thunder Bay as the host of the 8th in-person C2UExpo in June 2023. C2UExpo 2023's theme is Connected Communities. Collective Change. Come together with community champions, community-based researchers, and community engagement professionals from across Turtle Island and beyond to inspire new ways of sharing knowledge an

Your ideas and feedback are needed to shape Community-Based Research Canada's programs and future directions. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey below by October 26th. The results of this survey will be shared during our AGM and in the next e-Newsletter. Thank you for your input! #MemberNews

Your ideas and feedback are needed to shape Community-Based Research Canada's programs and future directions. Take a few minutes to fill out the survey by October 21st. The results of this survey will be shared during our AGM and in the next e-Newsletter. #CBRCanadaNews

Lakehead University, Thunder Bay Ontario June 5-8, 2023 October 6, 2022 – Thunder Bay, Ont. Lakehead University will host the in-person International 2023 C2UExpo (Community-Campus-Exposition) in Thunder Bay from June 5 to 8, 2023, bringing people from across Turtle Island and beyond. Lakehead’s compelling proposal was chosen through a selection and review process by Community-Based Research Canada’s (CBRCanada) Board of Directors. Lakehead University is ideally suited to hos

Community-based research has great potential to contribute toward transformative societal impacts that benefit and uplift marginalized communities across Canada and the world. This important work, however, often goes under recognized. CBRCanada is seeking panelists for an upcoming panel discussion on the topic of "Community-based research at the cross-roads: Equity, social justice, and change.” To mark the two-year anniversary of the pandemic, CBRCanada invites application

Community-Based Research Canada (CBRCanada) invites qualified candidates to join the Board of Directors. For over 10 years, the CBRCanada Board has provided leadership, governance, and oversight to the organization, guiding it from its beginnings as a network of community-based researchers to its current position as a national champion and facilitator of community-based research excellence. Made up exclusively of volunteers, the Board supports CBRCanada in its mission to adv

Community-based research has great potential to contribute toward transformative societal impacts that benefit and uplift marginalized communities across Canada and the world. This important work, however, often goes under recognized. CBRCanada recognizes excellence in community-based research and is thrilled to announce that nominations are now open for the Award for Excellence in Community-Campus Research Partnership and Award for Emerging Community-Based Researcher. Award

CBRCanada is excited to announce its very own certificate course. See details in the flyer and indicate your interest by filling out the course form. #CBRCanadaNews

As the calendar turned to 2022, like all of you, we hoped that COVID-19 would be in the rear-view mirror along with 2021. But the Omicron variant is giving the Pandemic one last major spike – hopefully - before we reach the endemic stage. Despite the ongoing pandemic CBRCanada has continued to keep its head down and develop and offer timely and relevant services and programs to our growing membership. Speaking of our members, we are now 46 organizations strong and we would li

CBRCanada is delivering an 8-part virtual learning series titled “Community-Based Research and COVID-19: Addressing Widening Inequities and Amplifying Community- Based Visions for Change”. The summary below highlights themes from September and October's live online discussions. A PDF version is available here #CBRCanadaNews

Community Based Research Canada (CBRCanada) is seeking a graduate student or community researcher for the Fall semester (September-December) to assist in the development and implementation of the organization’s initiatives. The deadline for applications is October 4th. The successful applicant will have a strong interest in community-based research, knowledge translation and stakeholder engagement. Learn More > #CBRCanadaNews

The OFIFC recognizes that research approaches rooted in Indigenous Knowledge help to lead researchers and communities to a place where they will have enhanced their capability to collectively identify a research process that has real and immediate impacts. This approach involves recognizing the importance of maintaining and creating positive relationships. If good relationships do not exist or are not cultivated, it is easy for the research process to take on a ‘clinical’ fee

What made Ryerson University interested in signing up for CBRCanada membership? As a globally connected city university, we believe that inclusive and collaborative approaches are essential to great research, advance transformative knowledge and serve societal needs. Ryerson is committed to cooperation and partnerships with diverse communities, industry, stakeholders and government. CBR Canada is an organization which shares our commitment to community engagement and knowledg

With fall 2021 upon us, it is time for CBRCanada to look back and look forward as we continue to serve as the national platform for all things needed in community engaged research. Looking back, in the context of COVID-19 the buzz words for community-based researchers, indeed for all society, have been ‘pivot, adjust’ to working online and yes, ‘you are muted.’ As we look forward, while there is light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, a fourth wave of COVD-19 requires more

It's that time of the year for members to give their input on Community-Based Research Canada ( CBRCanada ) programs and future directions. As a learning organization, we value the guidance and contribution of members to shape the future of CBRCanada together. Please take 5 minutes to complete the survey here We greatly appreciate your responses. #CBRCanadaNews

See the full summary here > #CBRCanadaNews

Reflective Notes by Raphael Freston “A good prognosis depends on a good diagnosis.” This was the opening statement of Dr. Catherine Hoppers for the International Panel on Decolonizing Community-Based Research hosted by CBRCanada this past May 2021. To understand what decolonization entails, she underscores, it is imperative that we should grapple with what colonialism really means. Taking a leaf from the six blind men and the elephant analogy, where the various parts of an el

The CBRCanada Winter and Spring 2021 learning series is bringing together people from across Canada and beyond to discuss the theme, Decolonizing Community-Based Research. Click on the image below to read a summary findings across three live discussions, addressing how we can pursue decolonizing research. #CBRCanadaNews

On May 6th, CBRCanada will be hosting a National Gathering and Awards Gala. This online event is an important placeholder for C2UExpo as we continue to support and keep each other safe until we hopefully can gather in person at C2UExpo in 2022. This Gala event will have two main parts: the discussion panel and the CBRCanada’s award celebration. First, we will be hearing from an exceptional group of panelists (see below for the names) about the future of community-based resear