Projects

Discover how Blueprint’s projects are shaping better policies, programs, and systems by testing new ideas, generating evidence, and scaling proven solutions for social impact.
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Responsive Career Pathways

Blueprint is working with partners across Canada to develop and test innovative career guidance models that can be delivered at scale.
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Practitioner Data Initiative

Building data capacity to help skills organizations serve Canadians more effectively
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Scaling to Meet the Needs of Canadians

Creating a robust evidence approach to scale promising skills development interventions
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Building youth resilience and well-being

Using evidence to inform the City of Toronto’s programming for vulnerable young people
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Future Talent: Insights from Canadian Cybersecurity Dual-Client Model

Expanding and diversifying Canada's cybersecurity talent.
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Strengthening employment interventions for newcomer youth

We conducted a series of workshops with newcomer youth and service providers to better understand newcomer youth employment experience in the GTA.
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Analyzing gender, skills development programs, and labour mobility

Using analytics to test the value of training for women
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Assessing the feasibility of a large-scale social-emotional skills assessment in Canada

A large-sample Canadian SES survey would break new ground in the skills development sector
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Career Pathways demonstration project

Testing a training model to help individuals progress in their careers
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An evidence generation approach for the Community Healing Project

Testing an innovative model to increase resiliency in youth
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Contextualized Essential Skills demonstration project

Testing essential skills training for frontline workers in hospitality and retail
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Generating evidence to support A Way Home’s Impact

Assessing the impact of strategic efforts to prevent and end youth homelessness
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Designing an evaluation of Ontario’s Community Justice Centres

Assessing an innovative model to improve community safety and access to justice
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Building evidence for an employment assessment tool

Strengthening a tool to assess service needs of jobseekers
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Integrating essential skills and employment services in British Columbia

Testing integrated essential skills services with employment service providers
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Testing the impact of IT training for youth

Generating evidence about NPower Canada’s programs to support scaling
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Designing a portable housing benefit

Rethinking solutions to housing unaffordability
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Enhancing Manitoba’s employment services

Increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of service for jobseekers and employers
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Rapid response in times of disruption

Supporting workers in hospitality affected by COVID-19
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Towards a better understanding of NEET youth in Ontario

Unlocking the potential of young people who are not employed, in education or in training
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Informing the future of the Canadian Housing Policy

Studying the effectiveness of the National Housing Strategy in addressing core housing needs and homelessness
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