“Innovation through collaboration is the cornerstone of our engagement, learning and research agenda.
At the CEI, we focus on bringing together the people, knowledge and assets that strengthen communities and organizations, and build capacity for positive social change.”
"We do research you can use. Our exploration of career development is practical, community-focused and above all, practitioner led.”
“The voice of the community is at the core of our work. We believe collaborative relationships are key to fostering a future that works for all.”
"Our biggest asset is the diversity of our communities. Our differences in perspectives, stories, knowledge and experiences are exactly where innovation emerges. Our work prioritizes inclusivity and collaboration in finding what is working and how these best practices can be shared, ensuring that those who are impacted by decisions have a voice throughout the process."
“Supporting new employment initiatives, in collaboration with service providers, allows us to witness firsthand the breadth of innovation occurring within our province’s employment services system.”
“Our community-based and action research approach enables us to gain and share valuable knowledge that can be translated to create better and sustained employment opportunities for people.”
“Together we will explore how we might create pathways for young people across our province to be community connectors. Our challenge is creating the infrastructure for youth to develop leadership skills within organizations, that are also collaborating across silos and contributing to the success of communities.”
“The capacity to work with the people for the people on various levels has always been my passion. During our earth walk we are medicine to one another.”
“CEI provides Social Innovation Labs and Communities of Learning to foster collaboration; bringing community and system partners together to share, learn, and develop innovative initiatives that ultimately lead to meaningful employment for all.”
“There are so many positive stories happening in our province and by sharing them we hope to continue to build upon that momentum.”