Webinars

Research Impact Canada often hosts webinars around topics in knowledge mobilization and research impact. Recordings from these webinars can be found here.

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Data to Decisions: A Practical Guide for Finding and Using Labour Market Information (Webinar)

On August 9, 2023, in partnership with Regional Analytics Laboratory (RAnLab) from Memorial University, Research Impact Canada hosted a webinar to guide participants through the basics of finding and applying regional labour market information to support efforts in workforce development. This interactive webinar was an opportunity to learn how data models and analyses can be […]

Research Impact Assessment: New Approaches and Resources

On August 17, 2023, Research Impact Canada and the University of Calgary‘s Knowledge Engagement team hosted a webinar on “Research Impact Assessment: New Approaches and Resources.” Led by University of Calgary’s Knowledge Engagement Manager Stephanie Warner, and Knowledge Engagement Specialist Sarelle Azuelos, the webinar explored emerging movements on research impact assessment in Canada and a […]

Digital Engagement Redefined: Innovations in the Workforce Development Landscape

On July 26, 2023, Research Impact Canada, in partnership with Magnet, hosted a peer learning group to discuss how organizations can embrace technology and digital infrastructure to improve workforce development efforts. Participants were invited to share their experiences working in the workforce development sector and the challenges and opportunities they see for leveraging digital tools. […]

Leadership for Knowledge Mobilization

On July 5, 2023 from 11am-12pm ET, York University‘s Knowledge Mobilization Unit manager, Michael Johnny, along with Principal Consultant, Darren Levine, and Strategy and Research Consultant, Laura Stephan, from Pathways to Possibility, hosted a webinar called “Leadership for Knowledge Mobilization.” The session provided an overview of the intersections of knowledge mobilization, leadership and the power […]

Ignite Series: Agriculture

On June 15, 2023 from 12-1:30pm ET, Research Impact Canada, in partnership with Future Skills Centre, hosted a free webinar that brought together industry leaders from across Canada’s agriculture sector to speak about their best practices, strategies, and innovative techniques in shaping the future of agriculture. Engaging PechaKucha-style presentations from top organizations, such as the […]

Changing Lives, Building Careers: Motivational Interviewing in Workforce Development (Webinar)

On June 2, 2023 from 12-1pm ET, Research Impact Canada, in partnership with the Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences and the Rideau-Ottawa Valley Learning Network, hosted a webinar that aimed to teach the basics of motivational interviewing and equipped the audience with practical guides and resources to help elicit and guide lasting change. […]

Conversations to Connections: Insights and Perspectives from the Canadian Skills and Workforce Development Community

On May 11, 2023 at 12-1pm ET, Research Impact Canada’s Community Engagement Coordinator, Meghan Realesmith, hosted this free webinar on a forthcoming report, “Conversations to Connections: Insights and Perspectives from the Canadian Skills and Workforce Development Community.” Future Skills Center and Research Impact Canada had partnered on Conversations to Connections (C2C), an initiative designed […]

Creating a Culture of Care: Addressing Mental Health in the Skills and Workforce Development Sector (Webinar)

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada hosted their fourth webinar, Creating a Culture of Care: Addressing Mental Health in the Skills and Workforce Development Sector, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Our partner for this webinar was the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA). Alexandra Petrisano, a National Workplace Mental […]

Storytelling with purpose for impact (Webinar)

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada hosted their third webinar, Storytelling with purpose for impact, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Research Impact Canada’s Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Elisabeth (Lis) Huang, hosted this free webinar on March 30th, 2023, at 12pm ET. Some of the key takeaways from this […]