Resource Centre
Explore a variety of resources to support best practices in community-based research on themes including: research ethics, CBR theory, CBR methods, and CBR movement and member research. Please contact us if you are a member with a community-based research resource (i.e., journal article, book, report, toolkit, case studies, digital media) or would like to share a helpful resource to support best practices in community-based research.
For community-based researchers seeking publishing opportunities, see a compiled list of journals.
cbrmethods, memberresearch, equityinresearch, knowledgemobilization
25-10-03
Report & Infographic: Equity in the Broader Settlement Sector: Addressing Systemic Racism and Digital Equity across the Settlement Journey
This collaborative research project was led by the Centre for Community Based Research (CCBR) in partnership with the Waterloo Region...
knowledgemobilization, memberresearch, equityinresearch
25-10-03
Research Impact Story: ‘Measuring Magic: How Writers Collective of Canada went beyond statistics to quantify its program’s life-changing impact’
Author: Shelly Lepp, Chief Executive Officer of the Writers Collective of Canada, shares insights gained through the organization’s journey with evaluation. In 2013, a group of unhoused men and women gathered in Writers Collective of Canada’s (WCC) first writing workshop at Toronto’s toughest drop-in shelter. “I bet you have stories to tell,” WCC founder, Susan Turk Mozer prompted. “Nobody has stories like we do!” they replied. The group wrote together—first tentatively then more...
membernews
25-10-03
Project Update: PAN's Organizational Stigma Assessment Cycle Project
PAN is piloting its' Organizational Stigma Assessment Cycle Project with two community-based organizations as an evaluation and capacity-building program to learn where stigma and discrimination may inadvertently occur in their services. Learn more> #MemberNews
membernews
25-10-03
Applications Open: 2024 NordForsk-Led International Joint Initiative on Sustainable Development in the Arctic
This international joint initiative represents a collaboration among research funders from Canada, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States. The Arctic region has seen and continues to see rapid and drastic changes, mostly due to climate change, which has a bigger impact in the Arctic than in the rest of the world. Declining sea ice has also opened possibilities of new transport routes, new opportunities for resource extraction, and led to...
cbrcanadanews, cbrmovement
25-10-03
Congratulations Winners of the 2024 Community-Based Research Excellence Awards
May 21, 2024 The Community-Based Research Excellence Awards is an annual CBRCanada program that nationally recognizes exceptional people and partnerships that embody the what it means to do community-based research well. Launched in 2021, this is our fourth year of the Awards program and we couldn't be more impressed by the caliber of nominees in both categories - Excellence in Community-Campus Researcher Partnership and Emerging Community-Based Researcher. Thank you to all 40 of our nominees...
membernews
25-10-03
Professional Diploma: Participatory Health Research at the University of Limerick
The Professional Diploma in Participatory Health Research is a 1-year part-time program offered by the University of Limerick in Ireland. It is intended for existing research or clinical professionals seeking additional qualification to employ participatory processes in their research. Starting September 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews
membernews
25-10-03
Upcoming Funding: CIHR Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health Catalyst Grants
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of the Moving Upstream: Structural Determinants of Health - Catalyst Grants. This funding opportunity will be led by CIHR - Institute of Population and Public Health, in partnership with the Institute of Aging, the Institute of Infection and Immunity, the Institute of Cancer Research, the Institute of Health Services and Policy Research, the Institute of Gender and Health, the Institute of...
membernews
25-10-03
Federal Government Budget 2024: Significant Investment in Research
The Government of Canada's Budget 2024 - Fairness for Every Generation proposes a historic level of investment in research and innovation, including $1.8 billion in core research grant funding over five years starting in 2024-25 and an additional $748. million per year ongoing. Learn more> #MemberNews
cbrmethods, equityinresearch, memberresearch
25-10-03
Article: Co-Developing a Radical Mental Health Doula Model of Support: Reflections on Doing Feminist Participatory Action Research
Rankin, J., Boulton, T., Fang, X. Y., & Denis, A. (2024). Co-Developing a Radical Mental Health Doula Model of Support: Reflections on...
membernews
25-10-03
Applications Open: McMaster University President's Award for Community-Engaged Research
The McMaster University President's Award for Community-Engaged Research recognizes teams of campus and community representatives who have demonstrated a commitment to initiating and supporting excellence in community-campus research initiatives. Two $10,000 grants will be awarded this year. Due July 19, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews
membernews
25-10-03
IAU Horizons: Call for papers on "The University: Shaping Values and Shaped by Values"
In today’s dynamic, complex, and ever-evolving global landscape, universities often find themselves on the front lines of social tension, economic and environmental uncertainty, and political change. These challenges transcend geographical boundaries, impacting universities worldwide irrespective of their size, traditions, cultures, or operational styles. Against this backdrop, this issue of IAU Horizons wishes to investigate the pivotal role of values, exploring both the ways that...
membernews
25-10-03
Application Open: CIHR Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas
The CIHR Catalyst Grant: Community Based Research in Climate Change Priority Areas supports the partnered work of communities and researchers in knowledge development and capacity-building initiatives of relevance to communities working to combat the differential health impacts of climate change. Registration deadline: August 14, 2024 Application deadline: September 12, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews
membernews
25-10-03
Applications Open: Banting Postdoctoral Fellowships
The Banting Posdoctoral Fellowships is a Tri-Agency program that provides funding to the very best postdoctoral applicants, nationally and internationally of $70,000 per year for two-years. Application Deadline: September 17, 2024. Learn more> #MemberNews

