Aerial view of the Kingston road area in Scarborough, Ontario.Careering

Geography matters: The value of place-based workforce development

The story of one community’s exploration of geographic solutions to geographic poverty Anne Gloger It was lack of services in the inner suburban community of East Scarborough, ON that prompted the design and development of a new kind of organization. The East Scarborough Storefront was created by the community for the community to ensure that…

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The future of work for the Black community

Immediate changes are needed to dismantle anti-Black systemic structures in the workforce Ingrid Wilson  As we emerge from the pandemic and move toward the future of work, we cannot forget the systemic issues that were finally highlighted during the pandemic. The systemic issues affecting Black people in Canada are centred around the lack of access…

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