Research Questions: 
What are the social procurement policies, if any, of Canadian municipalities comparable to Hamilton? 

• How, if at all, are these procurement policies supporting social enterprises in their city? 
• Based on these findings, what are some recommended social procurement policies for Hamilton? 

Research Activities:
This research will involve a jurisdictional scan of municipalities comparable to Hamilton and collecting information related to any existing social procurement policies. The methods will be co-developed with the community partner but will likely begin by reviewing available documentation on what’s been done in other jurisdictions (provided by the community partner), conducting follow-up interviews with consultants and other municipal stakeholders to gather more information, and then interviews with a selection of social enterprise leaders to determine what’s needed. The research team and community partner(s) will collaboratively decide what information to collect (i.e., is relevant) about existing social procurement policies. 

Research Question: 
What mental health care services are available for newcomers, refugees, and asylum seekers in major Canadian municipalities​​?  

Research Activities:
This research will involve identifying a list of ​​Canadian municipalities with high concentrations of newcomers, refugees, and/or asylum seekers and systematically searching each of these municipalities via websites/service directories for mental health services and collecting information about each service. We will consult the community partner directly to determine what to information to feasibly collect from each service. 

Research Questions: 

• Who’s signing up for workshops, and why are they signing up?
• What, if anything, is the most significant or captivating about the experience for workshop and social enterprise participants?
• To what extent are participants satisfied with the content and structure of the workshops?
• To what extent are participants (students, seniors, etc.) satisfied with the social enterprise paddle production process? What’s working well and what could be improved? 

Research Activities:
Surveys and/or interviews with social enterprise and workshop participants. 

Research Objective:
Of the current FC client base: 

• What are the demographics? 
• How familiar are they, if at all, with FC’s existing programs and services? 
• How satisfied are they, if at all, with FC’s existing programs and services? 

Research Activities:
The research project will involve surveying FC’s client base (email and telephone). 

Research Questions: 

• What is the rate of post-secondary education attendance among those of filipino descent in Canada, and how does this compare to other visible minorities? 
• If filipinos attend post-secondary education at a rate lower than other visible minorities, what are the reasons (theoretical and/or empirical)? 

Research Activities:
The research project will involve a selective review of literature providing answers to the research questions. 

Research Question:
What is the program design, implementation process, and intended outcomes for the following men’s suicide prevention initiatives?: 

• Buddy Up 
• Men in Mind 
• UBC Reducing Male Suicides 
• Men’s Shed (originated in Australia) 
• Movember 

Research Activities:
This project will involve collaborating with the community partners on the specific information they’d like to know about each case, designing data collection tools (e.g., a semi-structured interview guide) to capture the details from each case, and summarizing the information in a report such that each case can be compared and contrasted.

Research Question:
To what extent, if at all, are existing mental health apps safe, effective, and appropriate for those at-risk for suicide (those on waiting lists)?

Research Activities:
There are two primary stages to this project: 

1. A compilation of existing mental health apps and summary of basic features and characteristics, and 
2. An evaluation of each app according to criteria (i.e., variables and indicators) specified by the community partner and their stakeholders. 

Research Question/Objective: What are the challenges/barriers that apprentices face on-the-job, during in-school training or while preparing for and writing the certification of qualification exam?

Research Activities:
There is a lot of research available to assist in providing context and a starting point for this work. However, we hope to also gather primary research in the form of interviews, focus groups and/or surveys of local apprentices.