The Trent Community Research Centre is excited to re-engage with Community-Based Research Canada and its members! For nearly 25 years, community-based research at Trent has combined the knowledge and research needs of the community with the research expertise of Trent University faculty and students. Research questions come from a wide range of community groups and organizations including local municipalities, social service agencies, environmental organizations, and communit

U-Links Centre for Community-Based Research is interested in joining the CBR Canada community in order to expand our network of community-minded individuals, to share ideas, strategies, and research outcomes. We are active within the Community-Campus Engage Canada (CCEC) community, as well as our home community of Haliburton County. Established in 1999, the U-Links Centre for Community-Based Research works with community partners, faculty and students to deliver research and

Humber College continues to gain momentum as a top Canadian research college with a focus on five key research areas, one of which is community-based research. Humber’s projects in social innovation aim to address community challenges through collaboration with community organizations. NSERC recently awarded $1.8 million to support social innovation and design-driven analytics research projects at Humber. The funding comes from NSERC’s College and Community Innovation Program

Dr. Charlotte Loppie was awarded a $3.5 million grant to fund a new provincial network that will provide Indigenous peoples with the ability to have more control over what and how research is conducted to improve health and wellness in their communities. The network, led by Loppie, will support community-driven research according to the needs and priorities of the communities themselves. News Coverage: Victoria News https://www.vicnews.com/news/provincial-network-gives-indige

The National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement held the Engage 2019 conference. Read about the conference here . #MemberNews

On May 28, a group of people gathered for the Launch of CBRET (Community-Based Research Excellence Tool).  The workshop was filled with excellent conversation and enthusiastic CBRET feedback and included a presentation from Jamie Shipley of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation about the research programs in the National Housing Strategy. We are excited to roll out the tool to a wider audience soon! Contact general@communitybasedresearch.ca   if you are interested in havi

The Ontario Council for International Cooperation is gathering activists, community youth leaders, artists, educators, and allies from across Ontario to co-create and engage in policy-making and advocacy initiatives towards gender equality, social and environmental justice issues. The application deadline to join the Hub is Nov. 6, 2019. Learn more here . #MemberNews #EquityinResearch

The Engagement Scholarship Consortium will support up to four regional conferences per year. Applications for regional conference funding will accepted on a rolling basis until annual funds for regional conferences are committed. For specific information on application procedures, submission, and criteria, go to: https://engagementscholarship.org/conference/regional-meetings . #MemberNews

Written By Amanda Demmer, Program Coordinator, Waterloo Region Suicide Prevention Council I went about writing this article the same way I go about research – by leaning on my community for direction. In this case, that meant asking my steering committee for input as I began forming my ideas for this article. I am excited to share with you some insights my steering committee had, but first let me start by introducing us and the project we are working on. The Waterloo Region S