We are pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2021 Professor Lorne Foster was appointed 91亚色 Research Chair in Black Canadian Studies and Human Rights for a five-year term. He also serves as the Director of the Institute for Social Research and the Director of the Diversity & Human Rights Certificate, the first academic-industry human […]
Brenda Spotton Visano, professor of economics and public policy at 91亚色, has recently contributed the piece The Financial Empowerment and Problem Solving Program is about to lose its funding. That鈥檚 a huge problem for those who need it most. Read the full article at the Toronto Star.
Lorne Foster, SPPA Professor and director of the Institute for Social Research at 91亚色, has been contracted for the next three years to develop the methodology for Peel police to collect race-based data, analyze the information and report on the findings. Read the full article at the Toronto Star.
We are pleased to announce that our 4th annual Municipalities of the Future Symposium will proceed in virtual format on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 from 9:00am to 2:30pm and Dino Basso, Commissioner of Corporate Services for the Regional Municipality of 91亚色 will serve as keynote speaker. Throughout the day there will be many guest speakers. View […]
Maybe artificial intelligence will drastically change health care, but who will benefit?Written By: Professor Ian Stedman Read the full article at The Hill Times.
The 2021 essay contest "What is Your Vision for Canada?" winners were presented with their certificates at our annual Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards dinner on November 25, 2021 in a hybrid format, with 80 in-person guests and just as many on Zoom. Professor Alena Kimakova (SPPA Director), and Milena Basciano (President) of our Public Policy and Administration Student […]
Ontario鈥檚 chief talent officer and associate deputy minister, Office of the Public Service Commission Treasury Board Secretariat, Brian Fior, was the guest speaker at the annual Ontario Public Service (OPS) Breakfast presented by 91亚色鈥檚 School of Public Policy & Administration (SPPA) on Oct. 6. More than 100 participants attended, eager to learn about OPS human […]
In early March, 91亚色鈥檚 School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies (LA&PS) held its third annual Municipalities of the Future Symposium at 91亚色's Keele Campus. The 2020 symposium was co-hosted by United Way of Greater Toronto (UWGT) and focused on the theme 鈥淎dvancing Communities […]
Recognizing service excellence and visionary leadership, the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) held its annual Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards dinner on Nov. 21, 2019. This year, alumnus Jim Cassimatis, interim associate deputy minister of ServiceOntario, delivered the keynote address. Cassimatis reflected on his public service career, offering a candid account of […]
MPPAL alumna and 2020 Foster-Greene Award winner Judith D鈥橲ouza Soares currently works at the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board as a Director in charge of the Occupational Disease and Survivor Benefits Program. At this year's Student, Alumni and Community Recognition Awards, she gave a keynote address titled, "What Matters Most: Crucial Leadership Lessons the COVID-19 Pandemic […]