Report

Immigrant Entrepreneurship Project: Findings and Key Recommendations

This report, adapted from a presentation to the Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership (LIP), reviews major findings from the focus groups and interviews conducted by Guelph-Wellington LIP to understand the experiences of local immigrant entrepreneurs and provides key recommendations to better support local immigrant entrepreneurship.

Author(s): 
Kim Chuong
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Guelph-Wellington Local Immigration Partnership

Literature Review on Withdrawal Management

This report is a comprehensive review of the withdrawal management literature. It was compiled for the Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy (WGDS) in collaboration with various stakeholders in the Waterloo-Wellington region.

Author(s): 
Andrea LaMarre
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Wellington Guelph Drug Strategy

Community Food Centres Canada's "The Pod" Knowledge Exchange: Programming

This report summarizes and analyzes the programming information available on "The Pod Knowledge Exchange" website. It was developed to contribute to the development of The Seed Community Food Hub in Guelph Wellington.

Author(s): 
Christine McPhail
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Community Food Centres Canada

City of Guelph Older Adult Community Profile

This report is a consolidated profile of the older adult (55+) community in Guelph organized based on the World Health Organization's Age-Friendly City Dimensions. It synthesizes local research and other sources of data to support the City of Guelph in a variety of activities related to priority setting, performance measurement and planning of public amenities, services, programs, and activities for older adults.

Author(s): 
Meaghan Anderson, Faiza Omar, Jane Robson, Barbara Harrison
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
City of Guelph

Fusion Youth Activity and Technology Centre Case Study

One of a series of rural social enterprise case studies, this report includes information about the development, organizational model, successes, challenges, and outcomes of the Fusion Youth Activity and Technology Centre.

Author(s): 
Mary Ferguson, Lucia Frecha, Carrie Herzog
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Fusion Youth Activity and Technology Centre

An Overview of Models, Grants and Funding Structures of Shared Space/Coworking Organizations

This report is a compilation of work conducted for 10 Carden in support of their ongoing expansion project. It identifies best practices and potential funding avenues for shared space/coworking organizations, and contains summaries of key documents related to social purpose real estate. It also provides insight on how several shared space/coworking organizations began and continued to operate through the results of several informational interviews.

Author(s): 
Yuiko Cowper-Smith, Andrea LaMarre, Faiza Omar
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
10C

An Overview of Food Strategies from Select Canadian Regions: Informing the Guelph-Wellington Food Strategy Initiative

This report explores the contexts and emergent themes of food strategies that have been developed or are being developed in Canada, and how each theme pertains to the Guelph-Wellington context. It was created for the Policy Working Group of the Guelph-Wellington Food Round Table, who are currently developing a regional food strategy.

Author(s): 
Katrin Sawatsky, Thomas Armitage, Erin Pratley
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Guelph-Wellington Food Roundtable

Youth Opportunity in the Rural Context: Strategies for Addressing Mobility, Employment, and Access to Services

Produced in partnership with the North Wellington Coalition for Youth Resiliency, this report outlines strategies that have been used to help improve the quality of life for rural youth, particularly around mobility and employment. It examines current and previously run initiatives in order to guide future discussion on how to address barriers faced by rural youth.

Author(s): 
Ryan Hill
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
North Wellington Coalition for Youth Resiliency

Willow Springs Creative Centre Case Study Report

One of a series of rural social enterprise case studies, this report includes information about the development, organizational model, successes, challenges and outcomes of the Willow Springs Creative Centre.

Author(s): 
Mary Ferguson, Lucia Frecha, Carrie Herzog
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Willow Springs Creative Centre

Aron Theatre Co-Operative Inc. Case Study Report

One of a series of cases studies on rural social enterprises, this report shares information about the development, organizational model, successes, challenges, and outcomes of the Aron Theatre Co-Operative.

Author(s): 
Mary Ferguson, Lucia Frecha, Carrie Herzog
Product(s): 
Report
Program(s): 
Research Shop
Project Partner(s): 
Willow Springs Creative Centre