Deadline: 13-Oct-22
The Government of Canada is inviting applications for Solicited Call Under National Report Stream – Work Integration Social Enterprises Research (WISE) Program Phase II to support research and innovative projects.
These projects aim to identify better ways of helping persons prepare for, return to or keep employment and be productive participants in the labour force.
This program tests new approaches, which facilitate the achievement of a more effective and efficient labour market. It also helps and explores ways to improve labour market attachment and outcomes of underrepresented groups, specifically for Black and racialized Canadians.
Objectives
The objective of this process is to fund 1 organization to produce a national neport on the state of social enterprises across Canada, including both Francophone and Anglophone regions.
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The national report will respond to a critical gap in the field of social enterprises research in Canada; the absence of an agreed upon definition of social enterprises; and a review of the legal environment in which they are operating. The national report will aim to address the following policy research questions:
- What is the state of social enterprises at the national level and in each province and territory including both Francophone and Anglophone regions?
- The size
- Similarities and differences
- Characteristics of clientele
- Funding modalities
- Governance
- Challenges and opportunities
- How are social enterprises defined at the national level (if applicable) and across jurisdictions (similarities, differences and implications of these definitions)?
- What is the legal environment in which social enterprises operate in Canada (similarities and differences across jurisdictions)?
Funding Information
- Eligible organizations can apply for a project up to $300,000.
Eligible Projects
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They will provide funding to an organization that will:
- Survey the state of social enterprises in each province and territory, and
- Portray an overall landscape of Canadian Social Enterprises serving diverse underrepresented groups of individuals
- Employment Social Development Canada – will only accept 1 application per organization.
Eligibility Criteria
This is a solicited funding process. It is open only to organizations invited by Employment and Social Development Canada.
Eligible Applicants
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Applicants eligible for this funding process are:
- Public or private universities, and
- Have been actively involved in the field of social enterprise in the last 3 years
- We will not automatically consider funding the solicited organizations. Solicited organizations must submit an application to be considered in this competitive process.
For more information, visit WISE.
For more information, visit https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/funding/work-integration-social-enterprises-national-research.html