快播视频 placed in the top five for comprehensive universities in the 2025 Research Infosource Canada鈥檚 Top 50 Research Universities.

York also ranked number one out of 13 comprehensive universities nationally in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) publications category within the ranking鈥檚 Spotlight on University Publication Performance 2019 to 2023 section and number two for SSH publications as a percentage of total publications.

鈥淭hese rankings highlight not only the vital and expanding contributions York researchers are making across the social sciences and humanities, but also the profound and growing impact of our work in engineering, the natural sciences and the health sciences,鈥� says Amir Asif, vice-president, research and innovation. 鈥淲ith our new School of Medicine set to open in 2028, we are poised for an exciting new era where our research across all fields will surge even further, shaping discoveries, informing solutions and driving lasting, global change.鈥�

In addition, the University placed in the top five for health sciences and cross-sector AI collaboration publications in the comprehensive tier.

For university research partnerships, York was number one in the comprehensive tier with a 70 per cent increase in funding over the 2023 to 2024 period in the International Government Research Income Growth category.

York鈥檚 research income remained stable at about $120 million, but it jumped one spot to place 21 overall in the research income category among Canadian universities.

Research Infosource Inc., a research, consulting and publishing firm, is billed as a source of research and development intelligence for all of Canada. Annually, it also ranks the nation鈥檚 research universities.

In the latest听,听York placed in the top five as one of the best comprehensive universities in Canada. The University has for years consistently ranked in the top five.

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$4.2 million investment will accelerate nursing programs and create new education seats

June 05, 2025, TORONTO 鈥� The Ontario government is investing over $4.2 million to expand nursing education across the province. These investments will improve access to care by ensuring more nurses are trained and ready to work in communities across Ontario.

鈥淏y investing in education and accelerating training for nurses, our government is protecting Ontario and building on our progress to grow our nursing workforce for years to come,鈥� said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. 鈥淭hese investments will help ensure families can connect to the care they need no matter where they live, while also supporting the next generation of health-care professionals.鈥�

The government is investing $2 million to support the launch of an accelerated registered nursing (RN) degree program at four post-secondary institutions to allow students to complete their undergraduate program within three to three-and-a-half years, instead of four years, enabling nurses to enter the workforce sooner. Conestoga College (Kitchener), St. Lawrence College (Kingston), Western University (London) and 快播视频 (Toronto) will receive up to $500,000 to support the development and implementation of the accelerated nursing program, beginning in the 2025鈥�26 and 2026鈥�27 academic years.

In addition, Ontario is investing $750,000 to support the inclusion of RN prescribing education into the undergraduate nursing curriculum at Georgian College (Barrie), Humber Polytechnic (Toronto) and the University of Windsor, enabling nurses to play a greater role in patient care by prescribing medication. This will make Ontario the first jurisdiction in Canada to include RN prescribing in undergraduate programs.

鈥淥ntario鈥檚 world-class colleges and universities are training the health-care workforce of today, and tomorrow,鈥� said Nolan Quinn, Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security. 鈥淭his critical investment will equip our province鈥檚 nursing students with the skills and education they need to get into the health-care workforce at a quicker rate and deliver excellent care in communities across the province.鈥�

Finally, to support access to health care in northern and rural Ontario, the province is investing nearly $1.5 million to expand the capacity for nursing programs at Confederation College in Thunder Bay and Cambrian College in Sudbury. This funding will help increase enrolment and create new clinical placement opportunities by adding 50 new registered practical nursing seats at Confederation College and 17 at Cambrian College.

Through , the Ontario government continues to take bold and decisive action to grow the province鈥檚 highly skilled health-care workforce and ensure people and their families have access to high-quality care closer to home for generations to come.

Quick Facts

• The government is investing $56.8 million over the next three years to support an enrolment increase of nursing spaces at publicly assisted colleges and universities by over 2,200 registered and registered practical nurses and nurse practitioners. In addition, this funding will support continued investments in innovative, flexible, online nursing pathways.
• Since 2018, Ontario has seen a record-breaking number of new health-care professionals join the workforce, adding nearly 100,000 new nurses with another 30,000 nurses currently studying at Ontario colleges and universities.
• On December 4, 2023, the Nursing Act, 1991 was amended to allow RNs in Ontario to prescribe specific medications and to communicate a diagnosis for the purpose of prescribing.
• Since , 671 registered nurses have completed the training and are authorized to prescribe.
• Ontario is investing $743 million over three years to continue to address immediate health-care staffing needs, as well as to grow the workforce for years to come.
  

Media contacts:

Ema Popovic
Minister Jones鈥� Office
ema.popovic@ontario.ca

Media Relations
Communications Branch
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Le fran莽ais suit l'anglais

More than $3 million to support nearly 500 businesses and training for nearly 1,000
participants, including the Schulich Venture Academy at 快播视频

TORONTO, March 7, 2024 鈥� The Government of Canada is committed to supporting businesses and entrepreneurs as they bring innovative solutions and help to build a strong economic future for southern Ontario.

Today, the Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (), announced an investment of over $3 million for the housed at 快播视频鈥檚 Schulich School of Business to expand its programming to support more businesses and entrepreneurs. 听听

The Schulich Venture Academy at 快播视频 delivers specialized training to entrepreneurs and start-ups working to build and scale their ventures. Through this project, Schulich Venture Academy will launch 10 cohorts with an enhanced curriculum, including new sector training in emerging clusters, such as artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and clean tech. It is expected to support nearly 500 businesses and nearly 1,000 individuals will benefit from this enhanced programming.

The Government of Canada is investing in businesses and entrepreneurs to ensure that they have access to the programming and resources they need to grow, thrive and create good jobs for Canadians.     

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鈥淭oday鈥檚 investment highlights our government鈥檚 commitment in empowering businesses and entrepreneurs as they expand and drive economic growth. 快播视频鈥檚 Schulich Venture Academy is delivering vital training to nearly 500 businesses and 1,000 entrepreneurs in critical sectors, equipping them with the skills and resources needed to strengthen our economy.鈥�
- The Honourable Ruby Sahota, Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

鈥淭he support from FedDev Ontario arrives at the absolute perfect moment in time. We need to support our startup founders and leaders to build smarter, go further and ignite our economy with their dreams and drive. The key is to arm them with insights, strategies and systems from people who have built, led and funded truly great companies and that is exactly what the Schulich Venture Academy is designed for.鈥�
-听Chris Carder, Executive Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Schulich School of Business and Cherry Rose Tan, Executive Education Lead, Schulich Venture Academy听

鈥溈觳ナ悠� is immensely grateful for the Government of Canada鈥檚 transformative investment in the Schulich Venture Academy. The Academy has been a powerful example of 快播视频鈥檚 ability to catalyze innovation and empower the communities we serve and create new economic opportunities. This new funding will magnify the positive impact we make on both Ontario and across Canada.鈥�
- Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, 快播视频 

Quick facts

• Established in 2024, 快播视频鈥檚 Schulich Venture Academy has already trained more than 100 high-potential founders and start-up executives, equipping them with specialized training designed and delivered by leaders from some of Canada's most successful tech companies. 
• Founded in 1959, 快播视频 offers a multi-campus experience, including Keele, Markham, and  Glendon, its fully bilingual campuses in the GTA, and globally in Hyderabad, India and an EcoCampus in Costa Rica. The university has more than 375,000 alumni around the world. 
• Since 2015, FedDev Ontario has invested over $760 million in more than 760 projects in the Toronto census division estimated to create and maintain over 90,000 jobs.

Contacts

快播视频:
Sandra McLean, Media Relations, 快播视频, sandramc@yorku.ca

Office of the Minister of Democratic Institutions:
Cindy Caturao, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Democratic Institutions and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, Cindy.Caturao@feddevontario.gc.ca

FedDev Ontario Media Relations:
media@feddevontario.gc.ca

Le gouvernement du Canada soutient les entreprises et les travailleurs dans le Sud de l鈥橭ntario

Plus de trois (3) millions de dollars pour soutenir pr猫s de 500 entreprises et offrir de la formation 脿 pr猫s de 1 000 participants

TORONTO, le 7 mars 2025 - Le gouvernement du Canada s鈥檈ngage 脿 soutenir les entreprises et les entrepreneurs, car ils proposent des solutions novatrices et contribuent 脿 b芒tir un avenir 茅conomique solide pour le Sud de l鈥橭ntario.

Aujourd鈥檋ui, l鈥檋onorable Ruby Sahota, ministre des Institutions d茅mocratiques et ministre responsable de l鈥橝gence f茅d茅rale de d茅veloppement 茅conomique pour le Sud de l鈥橭ntario (), a visit茅 la de la 快播视频 pour en apprendre davantage sur la formation sp茅cialis茅e qu鈥檈lle offre aux entrepreneurs et aux entreprises en d茅marrage qui travaillent 脿 b芒tir et 脿 d茅velopper leur entreprise. 听听

Pendant qu鈥檈lle s鈥檡 trouvait, la ministre Sahota a annonc茅 un investissement de plus de trois (3) millions de dollars pour permettre 脿 la Schulich Venture Academy de la 快播视频 d鈥櫭﹍argir ses programmes pour soutenir davantage d鈥檈ntreprises et d鈥檈ntrepreneurs. Dans le cadre de ce projet, la Schulich Venture Academy lancera 10 cohortes ayant un programme d鈥櫭﹖udes am茅lior茅, y compris une nouvelle formation ax茅e sur les secteurs dans les grappes 茅mergentes, notamment l鈥檌ntelligence artificielle, les v茅hicules 茅lectriques et les technologies propres. Pr猫s de 500 entreprises et pr猫s de 1 000 personnes devraient b茅n茅ficier de ces programmes am茅lior茅s.

Le gouvernement du Canada investit dans les entreprises et les entrepreneurs pour s鈥檃ssurer qu鈥檌ls ont acc猫s aux programmes et aux ressources dont ils ont besoin pour cro卯tre, prosp茅rer et cr茅er de bons emplois pour les Canadiennes et Canadiens. 

Citations

芦 L鈥檌nvestissement d鈥檃ujourd鈥檋ui met en lumi猫re l鈥檈ngagement de notre gouvernement 脿 habiliter nos entreprises et nos entrepreneurs tandis qu鈥檌ls se d茅veloppent et stimulent la croissance 茅conomique. La Schulich Venture Academy de la 快播视频 offre une formation essentielle 脿 pr猫s de 500 entreprises et de 1 000 entrepreneurs dans des secteurs cl茅s, leur donnant les comp茅tences et les ressources n茅cessaires pour renforcer notre 茅conomie. 禄
- L鈥檋onorable Ruby Sahota,  ministre des Institutions d茅mocratiques et ministre responsable de l鈥橝gence f茅d茅rale de d茅veloppement 茅conomique pour le Sud de l鈥橭ntario

芦听Le soutien de FedDev Ontario arrive 脿 un moment absolument parfait. Nous devons soutenir nos fondateurs et dirigeants d鈥檈ntreprises en d茅marrage pour qu鈥檌ls se d茅veloppent de mani猫re plus judicieuse, aillent plus loin et stimulent notre 茅conomie avec leurs r锚ves et leur d茅termination. La cl茅 consiste 脿 leur donner des id茅es, des strat茅gies et des syst猫mes provenant de personnes qui ont cr茅茅, dirig茅 et financ茅 des entreprises vraiment exceptionnelles, et c鈥檈st exactement la mission de la Schulich Venture Academy.听禄
-听Chris听Carder, directeur g茅n茅ral de l鈥檌nnovation et de l鈥檈ntrepreneuriat, Schulich School of Business et Cherry Rose Tan, direcrice ex茅cutive de l鈥櫭ヾucation, Schulich Venture Academy听

芦 La 快播视频 est extr锚mement reconnaissante de l鈥檌nvestissement transformateur du gouvernement du Canada dans la Schulich Venture Academy. Pendant des d茅cennies, l鈥橝cad茅mie a 茅t茅 un exemple puissant de la capacit茅 de l鈥檜niversit茅 脿 acc茅l茅rer l鈥檌nnovation, 脿 habiliter les collectivit茅s que nous servons et 脿 cr茅er de nouvelles possibilit茅s 茅conomiques. Ce nouveau financement amplifiera l鈥檌ncidence positive que nous avons 脿 la fois dans le Sud de l鈥橭ntario et au Canada. 禄
- Rhonda Lenton, pr茅sidente et vice-chanceli猫re, 快播视频 

Faits en bref

• 脡tablie en 1986, la Schulich Venture Academy, situ茅e 脿 Toronto, a soutenu plus de 500 entreprises et a offert plus de 4 000 programmes sur mesure aux participants. 
• Fond茅e en 1959, la 快播视频 poss猫de un vaste r茅seau de campus, y compris les campus Keele, Markham et Glendon, qui est bilingue, se trouvant dans la r茅gion du Grand Toronto, ainsi qu鈥櫭� Hyderabad, en Inde, et un 茅co-campus au Costa Rica. L鈥檜niversit茅 compte plus de 375 000 anciens 茅tudiants partout dans le monde. 
• Depuis 2015, FedDev Ontario a investi plus de 760 millions de dollars dans plus de 760 projets dans la division de recensement de Toronto, ce qui aurait permis de cr茅er et de maintenir plus de 90 000 emplois.

Personnes-ressources

Personne-ressource pour les m茅dias :

l鈥橴niversit茅 York
Sandra McLean, Relations avec les m茅dias de l鈥橴niversit茅 York, 416-272-6317, sandramc@yorku.ca

Cabinet de la ministre des Institutions d茅mocratiques
Cindy Caturao, Attach茅e de presse, Cabinet de la ministre des Institutions d茅mocratiques et ministre responsable de  l鈥橝gence f茅d茅rale de d茅veloppement 茅conomique pour le Sud de l鈥橭ntario, cindy.caturao@feddevontario.gc.ca

FedDev Ontario
Relations avec les m茅dias de FedDev Ontario
media@feddevontario.gc.ca

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TORONTO, October 28, 2024 鈥� The National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) has announced a slate of successful project applications as part of its second annual Call for Proposals. 快播视频 has been awarded $300,000 for its research and development cybersecurity project, End-to-end Cyber-Security Solution for the Power Grid in collaboration with Cistel Technology, Siemens Canada Ltd, Carleton University and Dalhousie University.

Climate change concerns have spurred the proliferation of independent power producers (e.g. renewables) in the electric grid along with significant increase in power demands due to the electrification of fossil-fuel based technologies (e.g. transportation). Grid communications are critical for effectively coordinating the evolving grid. In this project, an end-to-end cyber security solution will be developed that leverages on the natural interdependencies of the cyber and physical domains of the electric grid to ensure reliable, secure and trust-worthy grid communications.  

This year, the NCC has dedicated $22.8 million in funding as part of its commitment to the Government of Canada鈥檚 Cyber Security Innovation Network program. In addition to 快播视频鈥檚 successful project application, funds have been distributed to 37 projects put forth by Canadian organizations representing academia, private institutions, and the not-for-profit sector. The NCC鈥檚 Call for Proposals program supports projects that include:

• Research and development projects with Technology Readiness Levels (TRL)1-6 via the design and implementation of innovative cybersecurity technologies, advancing the state-of-the-art, and supporting studies into emerging cybersecurity issues;
• Commercialization of new technology with TRL 7-9, developing products and services that address cybersecurity challenges in critical infrastructure protection, human-centric cybersecurity, network security, software security, and privacy protection; and
• Provide and build opportunities for training, upskilling, and reskilling of cybersecurity professionals across myriad disciplines. 

Visit the for a complete list of successful 2024 Call for Proposal projects, and to learn more about the .

About 快播视频:
快播视频 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. York's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. York鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

About the National Cybersecurity Consortium
The National Cybersecurity Consortium is a pan-Canadian network that supports the advancement of the Canadian cybersecurity ecosystem through research and development, commercialization, and training by driving collaboration among universities; private industry; not-for-profit organizations; provincial, territorial, and municipal governments; and other key cybersecurity stakeholders.

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National Cybersecurity Consortium,  Info@ncc-cnc.ca

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Federal funding will go towards further developing immersive video game where players learn the Anishinaabe language, culture and ways of life

TORONTO, June 4, 2024 鈥� , a sociology professor at 快播视频鈥檚 Glendon Campus, is the recipient of for her Indigenous-led metaverse project Biskaabiiyaang: Creating a path towards healing and reconciliation. , associate professor in theatre and creative technologies at York鈥檚 School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (AMPD), is a co-applicant. Robyn O鈥橪oughlin joins the team as co-applicant working within the New Brunswick Ministry of Education. York and the are also partners in the grant application. The award was created in response to Call to Action 65 to establish a national research program to advance understanding of reconciliation. It is a joint initiative of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

Chacaby鈥檚 immersive virtual game is set in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by linguicidals responsible for the death of the Ojibwe language Anishinaabemowin. It challenges players to learn the language 鈥� and save it from extinction 鈥� by exploring ruins, listening to the teachings of Elders and taking lessons from nature. Players discover how Indigenous history and culture have a role in returning beauty and magic to this world where Anishinaabe ways of life prevail. As an Indigenous community-led research project, Nokiiwin Tribal Council guides the work ensuring that Indigenous communities are first and foremost in the project鈥檚 direction.

鈥淢etaverses, as we see them in the Western world, are spaces where Indigenous people do not exist,鈥� says Chacaby, who is Anishinaabe, Beaver Clan from Kaministiquia (Thunder Bay). 鈥淭hat is a form of colonial erasure happening in these new technologies that I really want to disrupt.鈥� Part of the groundbreaking interdisciplinary research program Connected Minds: Neural and Machine Systems for a Healthy, Just Society, Biskaabiiyaang works to address the impacts of colonization on Indigenous communities, support culture-based healing practices and encourage language reclamation.

Chacaby, a research associate with the Centre for Indigenous Knowledges and Languages, has long promoted Anishinaabe culture and language through courses she鈥檚 developed at Glendon. In 2016, for her online classes, she crafted a Dungeons and Dragons-style, card-based role-playing game in Anishinaabemowin. This gamified approach to learning led to soaring proficiency levels, with grammar and other difficult areas of language acquisition becoming easier as students developed characters and completed quests. But Chacaby wanted anyone to have access to this education. That鈥檚 where the metaverse came in.

An avid gamer, Chacaby noted how within massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) like World of Warcraft and Fallout, players use and coin terms that are only understood by other users and immediate team members. That made her realize these virtual worlds were environments ripe for learning. 鈥淚 thought, 鈥業f young people can talk in this very sophisticated technical language about a made up world, we can do the exact same thing with the culture鈥�,鈥� says Chacaby.

The project uses research-creation methodologies to build an audio and visual archive that is the foundation of the Biskaabiiyaang metaverse. Scott Baker, the education manager for the Nokiiwin Tribal Council, describes his excitement about Elders鈥� teachings making their way into the virtual world. 鈥淲hat the SSHRC grant is going to open up for us is to start collecting these stories,鈥� says Baker.

鈥淲e're actually documenting stories and teachings, and these will live long beyond when I'm gone,鈥� says Audrey Gilbeau, executive director of the Tribal Council. A co-creation with community Elders and Indigenous youth, the virtual world is a community-built and -owned archive that鈥檚 alive, growing and changing. She says that Elders and Knowledge Keepers who have passed away over the past five years, since work on Biskaabiiyaang began, continue to live on in the recordings and stories captured in the project.

The best way for a community to hold an archive is in a format that people can access, says Caines, adding: 鈥淭he metaverse is the archive.鈥� The researchers have partnered with , a virtual world platform, to build the metaverse and bring the archive to life. Content in the metaverse is based upon Anishinaabe worldview and culture as well as family histories and individuals鈥� lived experiences. The virtual world is a place where players learn by undertaking quests and interacting with traditional tools and objects, teachings, and language learning modules using culture-based game mechanics.

In partnership with AMPD鈥檚 new program opening at Markham Campus, undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral research fellows will come together with Indigenous teens from the region to work on the metaverse at the new facilities, as well as gain on-site training in Northern Ontario. Biskaabiiyaang is the first step in a decade-long project running in tandem with the UNESCO International Decade of Indigenous Languages. A multi-year project, it is a direct response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Call to Action 65.

Visit the Biskaabiiyaang to learn more and download a free demonstration.

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TORONTO, June 16, 2022 鈥� The Hon. Fran莽ois-Philippe Champagne, federal minister of innovation, science and industry, today announced more than $175 million in  (SSHRC) funding to support important research across Canada. 

In all, more than 40 research projects at 快播视频 will receive a boost of $16 million in total SSHRC federal funding, including almost $10 million in  for long-term research projects in anti-homelessness, global health, LGBTQ+ poverty and Indigenous rights and reconciliation.

All four York researchers invited to submit a full application for Partnership Grants were successful, marking the first time the University has boasted a 100 per cent success rate.

鈥淵ork has long been recognized as a leader in the humanities and social sciences, so we are gratified that SSHRC is recognizing and supporting the York researchers who have received funding through the Insight Grants and Partnership Development Grants, and for our graduate students who have also received support,鈥� said Rhonda Lenton, President and Vice-Chancellor, 快播视频. 鈥淲e are particularly delighted for all four of our researchers who received Partnership Grants, which will sustain urgent efforts to combat poverty and homelessness and to strengthen our global public health regime and the self-determination of Indigenous communities.鈥� 

Here are the four Partnership Grant recipients, each of whom has received close to $2.5 million in support of six- and seven-year projects. 

• Stephen Gaetz, a professor in the Faculty of Education, has received a second consecutive Partnership Grant to continue his work as president and CEO of the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (COH), an anti-homelessness research institute that was previously funded by the SSHRC in 2012.

• Steven Hoffman, professor of Global Health, Law, and Political Science at the Faculty of Health and  and the Dahdaleh Distinguished Chair in Global Governance & Legal Epidemiology, and director of the , will pursue research into a global framework for sustainable antimicrobial drug use and preventing the proliferation of drug-resistant bacteria.  

• Nick Mul茅, professor of gender and sexuality at the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, will undertake a project called 2SLGBTQ+ Poverty in Canada: Improving Livelihood and Social Wellbeing. The initiative will address disproportionate vulnerability to poverty among Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer plus (2SLGBTQ+) people.
  
• Dayna Scott of Osgoode Hall Law School and the Faculty of Environment & Urban Change, along with project co-director Heidi Kiiwetinepinesiik Stark of the University of Victoria, received funding for "Infrastructure Beyond Extractivism: Material Approaches to Restoring Indigenous Jurisdiction,鈥� which will explore novel approaches restoring Indigenous jurisdiction over lands and waterways.

Today's announcement also includes $5.2 million in  for 30 researcher projects across multiple Faculties, including the Faculty of Health, the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, the , the Faculty of Education, , the  and .

In addition, six York researchers received just over $1 million in funding under the  to foster new research and related activities with new or existing partners, as well as to design and test new partnership approaches.

Amir Asif, York鈥檚 Vice-President Research & Innovation, said: 鈥淚 want to congratulate today's award recipients and wish them success in their research endeavours. SSHRC鈥檚 investment in the social sciences and humanities at 快播视频 affirms and validates our commitments to scholarship and knowledge-seeking and to building a more sustainable and equitable future.鈥�

鈥淭his has been a remarkable year for York. To date, York has achieved record levels of research funding across all three tri-councils, and has accomplished the highest ever funding in York鈥檚 history with a 100 per cent success rate in the Partnership Grants, Partnership Development Grants and SSHRC Connection Grants, as well as our most successful year in SSHRC Insight Grants. I attribute this success to the passion and dedication of our research community and staff who are so committed to helping York conduct purposeful research for positive change.鈥�

A complete list of the SSHRC funding grants can be found . 

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快播视频 is a modern, multi-campus, urban university located in Toronto, Ontario. Backed by a diverse group of students, faculty, staff, alumni and partners, we bring a uniquely global perspective to help solve societal challenges, drive positive change and prepare our students for success. York's fully bilingual Glendon Campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education. York鈥檚 campuses in Costa Rica and India offer students exceptional transnational learning opportunities and innovative programs. Together, we can make things right for our communities, our planet, and our future.

Media Contact: 
Matt LaForge, 快播视频 Media Relations, 437-242-1547, mlaforge@yorku.ca

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TORONTO, Dec. 7, 2021 鈥� 快播视频 is investing more than $3.5 million in interdisciplinary research with a focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals that could have real-world, global impact through its Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Clusters (CIRC) initiative.

The initiative will help fund research excellence for interdisciplinary projects in strategic areas, including artificial intelligence and society, digital cultures and financial technologies (fintech), disaster and risk governance, as well as York鈥檚 new Markham Campus and the proposed Vaughan Healthcare Centre Precinct.

Today, York announces the first recipients of the new CIRC funding valued at $150,000 per year over three years for each research cluster, through the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation.

Rhonda Lenton, 快播视频 President and Vice-Chancellor

鈥淵ork is a dynamic, research-intensive university that is committed to enhancing the well-being of the communities we serve,鈥� said Rhonda Lenton, president and vice-chancellor. 鈥淲e work to address society鈥檚 most urgent demands by supporting research excellence, interdisciplinary knowledge translation, and collaborative partnerships that expand the influence of scientific discovery. The inaugural recipients of the Catalyzing Interdisciplinary Research Cluster grants are producing ground-breaking discoveries in a wide variety of fields; making impactful contributions towards York鈥檚 Strategic Research Plan and University Academic Plan, as well as the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals; and driving positive change in our local and global communities.鈥�

The projects are as follows:

Collaborative Technology for Healthy Living led by Professor Robert Allison of the Lassonde School of Engineering (Lassonde).

AI Systems: Engineering, Governance & Society led by Associate Professor Giuseppina D鈥橝gostino of Osgoode Hall Law School (Osgoode) with co-applicants Associate Professor James Elder of Lassonde and Professor Marin Litoiu of the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS).

Digital Justice led by Associate Professor Patricio D谩vila of the School of Arts, Media Performance & Design (AMPD) with co-applicant Associate Professor Ganaele Langlois of LA&PS.

Digital Currencies led by Professor Joann Jasiak of LA&PS with co-applicant Associate Professor Henry Kim of the Schulich School of Business.

Indigenous Climate Leadership and Self-Determined Futures led by Associate Professor Deborah McGregor of Osgoode and the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change (EUC) with co-applicant Assistant Professor Angele Alook of LA&PS.

Partnership for Youth & Planetary Wellbeing led by Kate Tilleczek of the Faculty of Education with co-applicants Associate Professor Deborah McGregor of Osgoode and EUC, Professor James Orbinski of the Faculty of Health and Postdoctoral Fellow James Stinson of the Faculty of Education.

Disaster and Health Emergency Urban Systemic Risk Transformation Cluster led by Professor Jianhong Wu of the Faculty of Science with co-applicant Associate Professor Afshin Rezaei-Zare of Lassonde.

鈥淵ork is pleased to invest in interdisciplinary research clusters that will continue to facilitate our leadership in research that aims to have a transformative impact on society,鈥� said Amir Asif, vice-president research and innovation. 鈥淭he CIRC funding is bringing together talented researchers from across disciplines to address questions of global importance, such as health and the environment, enhancing the diverse socioeconomic impacts of our research.鈥�

In addition, six other highly ranked proposals will each receive interim one-year funding of $75,000. These include proposals titled: Overcoming Epidemics: Transnational Black Communities Response, Recovery, and Resilience co-led by Associate Professor Sylvia Bawa and Assistant Professor Mohamed Sesay both of LA&PS, and Assistant Professor Oghenowede Eyawo of the Faculty of Health; York-Water Urban Sustainable Ecosystem Interdisciplinary Research Cluster co-led by Professor Satinder Brar and Associate Professor Pouya Reza both of Lassonde; Youth, Gender Violence, Health and Gender Justice led by Professor Annie Bunting of LA&PS; Catalyzing Collective Action at the Intersection of Global Health and the Arts co-led by Professor Caitlin Fisher of AMPD and Professor Steven Hoffman of the Faculty of Health and Osgoode; From Colonial Genocide to Just Relationships: Building Interdisciplinary Research Excellence for Indigenous Futurities co-led by Professor Luann Good Gingrich of LA&PS and Assistant Professor Heidi Matthews of Osgoode; and New Pathways for Youth Thriving in Intersecting Contexts of Marginalization led by Associate Professor Jonathan Weiss of the Faculty of Health.

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TORONTO, August, 11, 2020 鈥� The Investor Protection Clinic (IPC) at 快播视频鈥檚 Osgoode Hall Law School 鈥� the first clinic of its kind in Canada 鈥� has entered into a partnership with the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) in a joint effort to meet a critical need in the community for free legal services for vulnerable, harmed retail investors.

IIROC is the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada鈥檚 debt and equity markets. IIROC will provide the IPC with major funding annually for the next five years to allow the Clinic to continue to create value through file work and investor education.

鈥淪upport from generous partners such as IIROC is absolutely critical to the Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic's success,鈥� said Professor Poonam Puri, Founding Director of the Clinic, which provides free legal advice to people who believe their investments were mishandled and who cannot afford a lawyer.

鈥淥ur partners help to ensure that the Clinic is able to provide professional and effective services to harmed听investors. Without IIROC and our other partners, we would not be able to provide much-needed legal services to vulnerable retail investors.鈥�

鈥淚IROC has referred investors to the Clinic since it was first established, so we are pleased to take the important next step of sponsorship,鈥� said Doug Harris, IIROC鈥檚 Vice-President and General Counsel. 鈥淭his strengthens our commitment to help the Clinic provide critical, free access to legal services for investors.鈥�

The IPC is a game changer in the retail investment landscape. Since launching in 2016 with seed funding from the Law Foundation of Ontario, the Clinic has recorded numerous wins for clients. Clinic cases have ranged from seniors who have lost their entire retirement savings, to people who have been swindled by trusted members of their community and people who have had their investments mishandled by advisors.

The Clinic is staffed with Osgoode students who are paired with supervising lawyers from law firms in Ontario. 鈥淰ulnerable retail investors need help in navigating a complicated legal system,鈥� Puri said. 鈥淥ur students, under the supervision of some of the finest lawyers in Canada, are able to provide legal assistance while, at the same time, learning core legal skills and connecting real people with theoretical concepts. We are so grateful for our collaboration with these supervising law firms and lawyers.鈥�

For more information about the Investor Protection Clinic, visit its . The Clinic鈥檚 2020 Annual Report can also be found .

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About Osgoode Hall Law School
of 快播视频 has a proud history of 131 years of leadership and innovation in legal education and legal scholarship. A total of about 900 students are enrolled in Osgoode鈥檚 three-year Juris Doctor (JD) Program as well as joint and combined programs. The school's highly selective Graduate Program in Law is also one of the finest in the country and one of the most highly regarded in North America. In addition, Osgoode Professional Development, which operates out of Osgoode鈥檚 facility in downtown Toronto, offers both degree and non-degree programming for Canadian and international lawyers, non-law professionals, firms and organizations. Osgoode has an internationally renowned faculty of almost 60 full-time professors, and more than 100 adjunct professors. Our respected community of more than 18,000 alumni are leaders in the legal profession and in many other fields in Canada and across the globe.

About 快播视频

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 快播视频 is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 300,000 alumni. 快播视频's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

About the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)

is the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada鈥檚 debt and equity markets. IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while supporting healthy Canadian capital markets. IIROC carries out its regulatory responsibilities through setting and enforcing rules regarding the proficiency, business and financial conduct of 175 Canadian investment dealer firms and their nearly 30,000 registered employees, the majority of whom are commonly referred to as investment advisors. IIROC also sets and enforces market integrity rules regarding trading activity on Canadian debt and equity marketplaces.

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Virginia Corner, Communications Manager, Osgoode Hall Law School of 快播视频, 416-736-5820, vcorner@osgoode.yorku.ca

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Andrea Zviedris, Manager, Media and Public Affairs, IIROC, 416-943-6906, azviedris@iiroc.ca

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TORONTO, April 25, 2017 鈥� Today at 快播视频, the Government of Canada announced significant new funding to help youths in Ontario and Alberta who are homeless 鈭� or at risk of becoming homeless 鈭� to get the education, job skills and work experience they need. The almost $8 million in new funding represents a significant investment in addressing youth homelessness.

Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament for Spadina-Fort York, announced the Skills Link program funding on behalf of the Hon. Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment Workforce Development and Labour. More than 1,300 youth and their families will take part in the project, which focuses on prevention of homelessness through early intervention and Housing First for Youth.

Federal funding for youth homelessness project announced at 快播视频

The project will be delivered through a partnership between national leaders on homelessness prevention including: , the at 快播视频, and the , as well as the Provinces of Ontario and Alberta, and dozens of community partners.

The goal of the project, 鈥淢aking the Shift: Reimagining the Response to Youth Homelessness Through Social Innovation,鈥� is to ensure that young people have housing stability as well as family and other supports to stay in school or access training and employment.

In the first two years of the project, demonstration projects will take place in 10 Canadian cities: Toronto, Ottawa, Hamilton, Calgary, Edmonton, Medicine Hat, Lethbridge, Red Deer, Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray.

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness, led by 快播视频 Professor Stephen Gaetz, will launch a Youth Homelessness Social Innovation Lab to oversee the demonstration projects and develop tools and resources to help other communities to do similar projects. 听快播视频 will receive $1.45 million of the federal funding to run the lab, which will focus on knowledge mobilization, to ensure prevention models and Housing First for Youth take root at the policy and practice levels.

The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness issued a report recently that called for a major shift in addressing homelessness, to focus on prevention. This change in direction is important for young people in particular, according to the partners on the 鈥淢aking the Shift鈥� project for which funding was announced today, because becoming homeless for a sustained period may affect a young person鈥檚 health and wellbeing, their educational achievement and ultimately their ability to participate in the labour market.

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鈥淭his project will help vulnerable youth build positive futures and develop the skills they need to contribute meaningfully to the workforce. When youth have the skills and supports they need to succeed, they can get good, well-paying jobs, help grow the economy and join the middle class.鈥�
鈥� The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour

鈥淗omeless youth are amongst the most vulnerable and marginalized populations who face substantial barriers to education and employment. Assisting Canada鈥檚 youth is a priority. A Way Home: Working Together to End Youth Homelessness in Canada鈥檚 project is a concrete example of what we can achieve for youth by working in partnership with organizations across the country. Projects like this can give our youth the chance to change their future.鈥�
鈥� Adam Vaughan, Member of Parliament for Spadina-Fort York

鈥淭hrough a unique partnership with the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (快播视频), MaRS Centre for Impact Investing, two provinces and dozens of community partners, the Making the Shift project will ensure that young people at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness achieve housing stability and have natural supports such as family that are essential as they receive support to stay in school or access training and employment.鈥�
鈥� Melanie Redman, Executive Director, A Way Home Canada

鈥�This project will not only enable over a thousand homeless youth to access education and employment, but will provide us with a much stronger evidence base about how to prevent youth homelessness and support young people who do experience homelessness to exit this situation. It鈥檚 all about helping young people in a tough situation to move forward in their lives in a way that promotes wellness and the chance to succeed.鈥�
鈥� Stephen Gaetz, Professor, 快播视频 and Director, the Canadian Observatory on Homelessness

鈥淭his visionary investment by the Government of Canada not only recognizes the leadership that A Way Home Canada, The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness at York and their many partners have provided through the development of meaningful strategies to support homeless youth in Canada, but it is also an investment in our nation鈥檚 future, ensuring that all young Canadians are able to contribute to shaping a better country and a better world.鈥�
鈥� Mamdouh Shoukri, President and Vice-Chancellor, 快播视频

听is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 快播视频 is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 26 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 快播视频's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario's Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

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TORONTO, February 22, 2017 鈥� Flooding, hurricanes, global warming and terrorism are all disasters and emergencies that can be effectively managed 鈥� and in some cases mitigated 鈥� through good planning and response. 快播视频 is the first in Canada to offer bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in emergency management, and now thanks to a new partnership with IBM Canada, York鈥檚 program will incorporate world-leading technology and tools.

IBM Canada is awarding a $1.8-million in-kind gift to accelerate the Advanced Disaster, Emergency and Rapid Response Simulation (ADERSIM), a cloud-enabled platform housed at 快播视频 that enhances disaster and emergency planning through leading-edge modelling and simulation technology.

The new Master of Disaster & Emergency Management (MDEM) is the only graduate program of its kind in Ontario and one of only two in Canada.

As the first academic-industry partnership in Canada to address disaster and emergency management at scale, ADERSIM uses IBM鈥檚 deep analytics capabilities coupled with York鈥檚 big data听 and interdisciplinary research expertise to meet Canada鈥檚 current and future demands in emergency management and public safety.

鈥溈觳ナ悠� and IBM share a common goal to advance state-of-the-art disaster management systems,鈥� said Mamdouh Shoukri, president and vice-chancellor of 快播视频. 鈥淭his gift marks the beginning of an extraordinary collaboration to build an emergency management ecosystem of startups, government agencies, emergency responders and community organizations working to develop greater, more accurate solutions in disaster and emergency preparedness and mitigation.鈥�

IBM鈥檚 support includes a $1.4 million contribution in cloud credits to support ADERSIM鈥檚 research team and community partners. The credits provide crucial access to the latest in cloud technologies to accelerate the development of applications that support simulating disaster risk and planning operations. The gift also includes a $400,000 discount on the IBM Cognitive Cities capabilities that form the building blocks of ADERSIM.

鈥淚BM has a long history of supporting innovation in Canada, especially around research and development,鈥� said Pat Horgan, vice-president, manufacturing, development and operations, IBM Canada. 鈥淭oday鈥檚 announcement with 快播视频 is a direct result of this kind of innovation. ADERSIM is a big step towards drastically improving disaster and emergency planning in a way that could impact the safety of all Canadians. This is a significant initiative, and we are proud to be part of it.鈥�

IBM鈥檚 gift is part of a $5 million multi-partner investment. Other funding partners include: the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the Ontario Research Fund (ORF), and 快播视频. The innovative partnership aims to expand and grow ADERSIM鈥檚 disaster and emergency management portfolio.

The ADERSIM program will equip approximately 80 trainees with strong theoretical and professional skills in information searching, data mining and knowledge management.

Last year, 快播视频 launched 鈥淚mpact: The Campaign for 快播视频鈥�, a $500-million fundraising and alumni engagement initiative. The campaign aims to mobilize new ways of thinking, including investing in the bright minds that drive innovation, as well as to build stronger communities, which will enrich learning and research throughout York鈥檚 local and global networks. directly supports these priorities.

is known for championing new ways of thinking that drive teaching and research excellence. Our students receive the education they need to create big ideas that make an impact on the world. Meaningful and sometimes unexpected careers result from cross-discipline programming, innovative course design and diverse experiential learning opportunities. York students and graduates push limits, achieve goals and find solutions to the world鈥檚 most pressing social challenges, empowered by a strong community that opens minds. 快播视频 is an internationally recognized research university 鈥� our 11 faculties and 25 research centres have partnerships with 200+ leading universities worldwide. Located in Toronto, York is the third largest university in Canada, with a strong community of 53,000 students, 7,000 faculty and administrative staff, and more than 295,000 alumni. 快播视频's fully bilingual Glendon campus is home to Southern Ontario鈥檚 Centre of Excellence for French Language and Bilingual Postsecondary Education.

IBM is one of Canada鈥檚 top ten private R&D investors, and in 2015 contributed more than $477 million to Canadian research activities. IBM has a unique approach to collaboration that provides academic researchers, small and large business, start-ups and developers with business strategies and computing tools they need to innovate. Areas of focus include health, agile computing, water, energy, cities, mining, advanced manufacturing, digital media and cybersecurity. IBM and its partners have in the past three years helped create more than 240 high-value jobs and launch more than three dozen new businesses. Please visit: .

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