Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN)

Comprehensive collection of user-friendly information on the quality of work in Canadian labour market. Includes indicators, reports and surveys.

Mary Part MacKinnon's keynote presentation for the Public Policy Making 101 event held by CCVO on October 3, 2005.

A summary document by CPRN that provides an overview of the theoretical and practical considerations that underpin the deliberative dialogue approach.

October 27, 2004

Keynote Speaker Judith Maxwell, Founding President, Canadian Policy Research Networks (CPRN) presented CPRN's report, Passion and Commitment Under Stress: Human Resource Issues in Canada's Non-profit Sector that examines HR factors that threaten the sustainability of voluntary organizations and suggests measures to relieve the pressure.

2004 report on human resource issues for voluntary sector organizations in Canada.

Despite the economic and social significance of non-profits, little is known about the quality of jobs in the sector, nor about its ability to compete for skilled workers in future. This paper by by Kathryn McMullen and Grant Schellenberg compares the non-profit and for-profit sectors in terms of a number of key job quality indicators.