Completed research projects

Autism CanTech!

A three-year, Canada-wide program supporting the development of inclusive workplaces for Autistic professionals.

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Building a Better Life

A research project that looks at social capital including the barriers people face as they work to build a better life. 

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Building Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

A two-year initiative leveraging NorQuest's commitment to being more equitable, inclusive, and diverse and to becoming an anti-racist organization.

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Career Moves

Career Moves is a professional development program supporting mid-career workers in their transition to new employment.

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Diversity at Work

An online course for safety supervisors and internationally trained individuals.

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Empowering Newcomers to Succeed

A research project to improve service delivery to newcomers by developing a series of assessment tools and training for newcomers, settlement service practitioners, and LINC instructors. 

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Enhancing Volunteer Services

A community-based research project to improve the effectiveness of Search and Rescue volunteer services. 

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Facilitating Lifelong Learning Beyond Correctional Education

A research project examining Academic Upgrading within a correctional setting. 

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International Student Success

A research program to analyze international students’ preparedness for a post-secondary program. 

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LINC Career Goals Pathways Project

A research project to identify the most common career goal changes new immigrants make during the initial settlement period in Canada. 

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LINC Works

Workplace culture, job basics, and introduction to customer service for newcomers to Canada. 

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Mental Health (NDFM 2007) Research Survey

A research project to examine if NorQuest Practical Nurse students are prepared for first interactions with patients with mental health issues.

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Provider Perspectives

A research project exploring the challenges for frontline social workers providing services to homeless LGBTQ people. 

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School-to-Work Transition Barriers

A research project exploring the experiences of newcomer youth who are transitioning from school to work in Alberta.

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Staying Alive: Surviving Opioids

The Staying Alive campaign provides tools to better assist individuals in minimizing their risk of opioid poisoning.

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Students Satisfaction with Clearly APA

A survey to collect information regarding students’ satisfaction with an in-house APA style guide at NorQuest. 

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WebSafe

Providing newcomers to Canada with knowledge to keep them safe from online threats. 

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