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 […]

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

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 […]

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Storytelling with purpose for impact

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 […]

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Collaborating for Success: Strategies for building strong workforce development partnerships

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada hosted their second webinar, Collaborating for Success: Strategies for building strong workforce development partnerships, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Research Impact Canada’s Skills Sector Partnership Coordinator, Crystal Olson, hosted this free webinar on February 27th, 2023, at 12pm ET. During the webinar, […]

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Mobilizing your Knowledge: Turning Insight into Impact

In collaboration with Future Skills Centre, Research Impact Canada launched their first webinar, Mobilizing your Knowledge: Turning Insight into Impact – Planning knowledge sharing for impactful workforce development programs, as part of their Professional Development Toolbox Webinar Series. Research Impact Canada’s Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Imane Khozam, hosted this free webinar on January 31st, 2023, […]

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Policy and Societal Impact as an Institutional Mission

On October 27, 2022, Research Impact Canada (RIC) jointly hosted the second webinar with Universities Policy Engagement Network (UPEN) to discuss policy and societal impact as an institutional mission. The event was moderated by David Phipps (RIC) and Justin Fisher (UPEN).   Our fantastic panelists were: Marina Altoe, Impact and Partnership Development Manager for Policy and […]

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DOCTalks Connects Across Canada 2022

On October 26, 2022, in partnership with DOCTalks, Research Impact Canada (RIC) hosted a “DOCTalks Connects Canada” panel that invited speakers to discuss the use of filmmaking as a medium for knowledge mobilization. David Phipps, our Network Director of RIC, provided wonderful opening remarks. The event was co-facilitated by our Bilingual Knowledge Mobilization Specialist, Imane […]

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Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit

On Tuesday, September 7th, 2021, MacKinley Darlington, Knowledge Engagement Manager at the University of Calgary delivered a presentation on the Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit. In this presentation, you will have an opportunity to learn more about: Knowledge engagement REAP self-assessment framework Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment Toolkit Next steps with the Knowledge Engagement Impact Assessment […]

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