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Posted on: December 9, 2021

HAMILTON – 9 DECEMBER 2021

The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN), in collaboration with Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and Statistics Canada, is pleased to announce the recipients of research funding for 13 projects. These projects are conducted by early-career researchers interested in studying the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2017).

CRDCN and ISC issued a call for proposals for research projects that would undertake analyses of data from the Aboriginal Peoples Survey (2017). A total of $97,500 was made available for the approved research projects. The double-blind adjudication of the proposals was undertaken by a committee comprised of one representative from ISC and two members of the CRDCN research community.

Project award recipients:

  1. Asvini Keethakumar, York University
    Adherence and predictors of using reproductive cancer screening tools among Indigenous women living off-reserve in Canada
  2. Asvini Keethakumar, York University
    Examining the prevalence and characteristics of off-reserve Indigenous Peoples in Canada without a regular medical doctor
  3. Min Hu, University of British Columbia Okanagan Campus
    The impact of child benefit policy on Indigenous populations’ health in Canada
  4. Suvadra Datta Gupta, University of Saskatchewan
    Exploring the association between food insecurity, economic participation and mental health outcomes in Aboriginal Peoples in Canada
  5. Helen Cerigo, McGill University
    Financial, labour and housing stress: Association with health among the Indigenous population of Canada
  6. Michael Mihalicz & Andre Laplume, Ted Rogers School of Management
    The current state of research-based career pathways for Indigenous Peoples
  7. Sarah Newell, University of Ottawa
    Health, harvesting, and economic participant of people living in Inuit Nunangat
  8. Elaine Toombs, Lakehead University
    Understanding predictors of First Nations health, economic participation, and wellbeing: An analysis of the 2017 APS.
  9. Anthony Elsom, University of Regina
    Factors affecting suicidal thoughts and attempts in Indigenous Peoples: Evidence from the APS, 2017
  10. Yanling Guo, University of Waterloo
    Housing conditions and health outcomes among the Métis population in Canada, 2017
  11. Lyana Patrick, Simon Fraser University
    Urban Indigenous health in Surrey and Vancouver: Longitudinal perspectives on health and well-being in a fast-growing population
  12. Sinikka Okkola, Memorial University of Newfoundland
    Determinants of Indigenous self-employment – Do regional policies make a difference?
  13. Maude Laberge, Université Laval
    Effets des pensionnats autochtones sur la santé et le statut socio-économique

We extend our appreciation to and congratulate the award recipients. We look forward to seeing the results of their efforts. Further details about the funded research projects will be available on our website once the projects are complete.

For further information contact: ryan.murphy@crdcn.ca

ABOUT CRDCN
The Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) is a premier research and training platform for over 2,000 researchers in the quantitative social and health sciences in Canada. The Network provides unique access to Statistics Canada data on 33 campuses across the country to advance knowledge and inform public policy. CRDCN is funded by SSHRC, CIHR, CFI, the FRQ, Statistics Canada and our 43 primary and affiliated partner universities. CRDCN is recognized as one of Canada’s Major Science Initiatives.

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