Grant: Work Integration Social Enterprises - Grant
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
$549,997.00
Assessing the Impact of Social Enterprises on the Integration of Black and Racialized Persons across
FY 2022-23 · 2023-03-27
Summary
To measure the impact and effectiveness of WISEs on social and labour market outcomes for vulnerable
populations such as people with disabilities, Indigenous people, youth, recent immigrants, homeless and
individuals at risk of homelessness.
Department
Program
Work Integration Social Enterprises - Grant
Location
Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Business Number
106966799
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2027-03-26
Agreement Number
18799304
Agreement Start Date
2023-03-27
Agreement Title
Assessing the Impact of Social Enterprises on the Integration of Black and Racialized Persons across
Agreement Title (French)
Assessing the Impact of Social Enterprises on the Integration of Black and Racialized Persons across
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$549,997.00
Amendment Number
0
Coverage
Local | Locale
Description
To measure the impact and effectiveness of WISEs on social and labour market outcomes for vulnerable
populations such as people with disabilities, Indigenous people, youth, recent immigrants, homeless and
individuals at risk of homelessness.
Description (French)
Le Programme a pour objectif de mesurer l’efficacité des ESIT et leur incidence sur les résultats observés chez
les populations vulnérables (les personnes handicapées, les Autochtones, les jeunes, les personnes ayant
récemment immigré au Canada, les personnes qui sont sans-abri ou qui sont à risque de le devenir, etc.), sur
le plan social et sur le marché du travail.
Expected Results
The expected outcomes are: -Create an evidence base on the effectiveness of WISE for vulnerable populations in Canada
-Estimate quantitatively and qualitatively the impacts of WISE interventions on immediate, medium and long term social and labour market outcomes for participants
-Provide estimates on the return on investment of WISE interventions
-Build and strengthen partnerships between academic researchers and WISE practitioners
-Build with participating WISE their capacity to measure and report on social outcomes
Expected Results (French)
Les résultats attendus sont: -Créer une base de données probantes concernant l’efficacité des ESIT chez les populations vulnérables au
Canada;
-Estimer, de façon qualitative et quantitative, l’incidence des interventions des ESIT sur les résultats
immédiats et les résultats à moyen et à long terme observés chez les participants, sur le plan social et sur le
marché du travail;
-Fournir une estimation du rendement des investissements des interventions des ESIT;
-Établir des partenariats entre les chercheurs en milieu universitaire et les spécialistes des ESIT, ou renforcer
les partenariats existants.
-Renforcer la capacité des ESIT participantes à mesurer les résultats sur le plan social et à en faire rapport.
Organization Code
esdc-edsc
Organization
Employment and Social Development Canada | Emploi et Développement social Canada
Program Name
Work Integration Social Enterprises - Grant
Program Name (French)
Entreprises sociales intégration travail - subv
Program Purpose
To support research and innovative projects to identify better ways of helping persons prepare for, return to or keep employment and be productive participants in the labour force.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme a pour but de financer des projets de recherche et d’innovation qui visent à trouver de meilleurs
moyens d’aider les personnes à se préparer à occuper un emploi, à conserver leur emploi, à retourner sur le
marché du travail ou à participer de façon productive à la population active.
Recipient Business Number
106966799RP0001
Recipient City
Kitchener
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning
Recipient Operating Name
Conestoga College
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
141-2022-2023-Q4-04374