1 out of 4 Canadian seniors (26.5%) are on 10 or more different medications. Some of these medications could be harmful to seniors: increasing the risk of confusion, falls, or hospitalizations. Stopping drugs, or de-prescribing, could help. Our project, a Structured Process Informed by Data, Evidence and Research (SPIDER) , is a large community based and community-informed project designed to test and implement effective approaches to de-prescribing. We target potentially

Solid waste generation is reaching a tipping point. Current forms of waste management are not taking care of the complex and wicked challenges related to discard and waste. This is why it is so important to engage with community and jointly address these challenges. Mapping Waste Governance, a community-based research project, partners with waste picker organizations (WPOs) to identify, examine and document grassroots social innovations and challenges in waste governance. Th

This new publication, " Participation—with what money and whose time?’ An intersectional feminist analysis of community participation" , (Fursova, J., Bishop-Earle, D., Hamilton, K., & Kranias, G., 2022) , is co-authored with community collaborators. It features Community Engagement Continuum, a template to reflect on the characteristics of technocratic/instrumental vs transformative and empowering community engagement processes. For more information or for community members

For over 20 years, People for Education has conducted its Annual Ontario School Survey (AOSS) across Ontario’s publicly funded elementary and secondary schools. For the first time, we are publishing a data handbook to provide a high-level overview of the quantitative data collected in the most recent survey cycle. This overview is primarily comprised of data tables, accompanied by brief descriptive analyses and figures to highlight trends and key findings. It is our hope that

Caring for Life: Community Checkpoints and Territorial Control in Tirua is a short mini documentary (8 mins) that explores the emergence of grassroots responses to the pandemic in a small rural municipality in southern Chile, where Indigenous communities, civil society organizations, and the municipal government came together to protect their life and territory. This film is the result of a collaborative research project with Indigenous communities in Chile. The project was

The Allyship in Research Toolkit provides researchers and practitioners with a framework to embed lived and living experience, and allyship, into their work. The toolkit describes ways to incorporate authentic participation into the entire research process or program development process, identifies strategies for engaging in a co-research/con-construction process, and outlines the benefits of practicing in this way. To accompany the toolkit, Creating Allyship in Research vide

SSHRC and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) have launched a pilot supplement opportunity to support First Nations, Inuit and Métis master’s students. The Indigenous Scholars Awards and Supplements Pilot Initiative is open to Indigenous students doing master’s level research in natural sciences, engineering, social sciences or humanities. Students can apply through this year’s Canada Graduate Scholarships—Master’s competition . The Indigenous Scho

Dismantling The Master’s Tools is a toolkit that guides users through a brave and compassionate exploration of their identities, narratives, and practices as people living and working within systems steeped in white supremacy. Learn more and access it here #EquityInResearch #CBRTheory

Written by Ardavan Eizadirad, Sally Abudiab, and Brice Baartman Wilfrid Laurier University and Youth Association for Academics, Athletics, and Character Education (YAAACE) The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the delivery of education with widespread disruptions. Many extracurricular programs that provided much needed support for marginalized children, families, and communities were shut down or offered remotely. Our research project, funded by the Social Sciences

Eizadirad, A., Abudiab, S., & Baartman, B. (2022).The Community School Initiative in Toronto: Mitigating opportunity gaps in the Jane and Finch community in the wake of COVID-19. Radical Teacher, 124, 33-42. This article explores a research project investigating community-based programming adaptation during the pandemic to mitigate opportunity and achievement gaps for Black, Indigenous, people of colour (BIPOC), and families from lower socio-economic backgrounds, particularly

We are proud to share a resource from a CBRCanada member, The International Institute for Sustainable Development Experimental Lakes Area. IISD Experimental Lakes Area worked with a group of Elders, language experts, and youth to translate two animated videos explaining research on mercury contamination and climate change into Ojibwe. Read more and access the resource here. #MemberNews #EquityinResearch

In this interview, Chantal Trudel shares about the launch of the Carleton University’s new Centre for Community Engagement and how her research team in long-term care design adapted ethnographic methods to see greater participation during the global pandemic. 1. Tell me about yourself and what you do at Carleton University. I am Associate Professor in the School of Industrial Design. The field of Industrial Design is focused on making products and spaces better, more inclusi

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

We are pleased to share that the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) launched an initiative to support more community-led research projects. This initiative is on the themes of race, gender and diversity and will aim to provide financial support for partnership research to inform actions that address social disparities related to race, gender, and other forms of diversity. Researchers from not-for-profit organizations, in partnership with postsecondary in

Ruth Beatty (PhD) is Associate Professor at Lakehead University with a research interest in Anishinaabe and Métis ways of knowing mathematics and culturally relevant educational practices. This interview explores a 10-year ongoing initiative aimed at decolonizing mathematics education with a community-based research approach. These projects have been funded through a SSHRC Insight Development Grant, two SSHRC Connection Grants, an Indigenous Research Capacity Development Gran