2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Competitions
Members of the Jury
- Hugh Cairns, SAS Institute Canada
- Monica Field, Province of Saskatchewan
- Ümit Kiziltan, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Claudia Sanmartin, Statistics Canada
- Tammy Schirle, Wilfrid Laurier University
Winners
- First Place: Sukhdeep Kaur & Celine Teo, Brock University, Substance related acute care disparities by sexual orientations: Investigating the socio-environmental determinants of risk
- Second Place: Thipiga Sivayoganathan, University of Western Ontario, Trends in mental health service use reported by youth and emerging adults in Canada
- Third Place: Katarina McKenzie, University of Western Ontario, The relationship between neighbourhood level and family level factors and child sleep problems
- Policy Pitch: Xiaoxi Wang, University of Western Ontario, Homeownership Gap between Immigrants and the Canadian-born: Implications for Canada’s National Housing Strategy
Finalists
- Fernando Figueroa, University of Toronto, The spatial dimension of trust in Canadian Metropolises
- Michael Hong, University of Western Ontario, The impact of after-hours premiums on emergency department utilization: a quasi-experimental study
- Adelia Jacobs, University of British Columbia, Evaluating the Impact of Government-led Nutrient Profile Models on Preventable Mortality
- Ebenezer Narh, University of Western Ontario, No Longer Hidden in the Cracks of Federalism: Data and Policy Insights on Higher Education Student Migration in Canada
Mentors
- Luc Clair, University of Winnipeg
- Kirsten Fiest, University of Calgary
- Kait Quinn, Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety and Ministry of Justice and Attorney General, Government of Saskatchewan
- Scott Strickland, Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services
Adjudicators
- Cristina Anton, SAS Institute Canada
- Donna Dosman, Statistics Canada
- Harminder Guliani, University of Regina
- Mustafa Örnek, Statistics Canada
- Lorne Rothman, SAS Institute Canada
- Daniel Silver, University of Toronto
Watch The Finalists' videos
Fernando Figueroa
The spatial dimension of trust in Canadian Metropolises
Michael Hong
The impact of after-hours premiums on emergency department utilization: a quasi-experimental study
Adelia Jacobs
Evaluating the Impact of Government-led Nutrient Profile Models on Preventable Mortality
Katarina McKenzie
The relationship between neighbourhood level and family level factors and child sleep problems
Ebenezer Narh
No Longer Hidden in the Cracks of Federalism: Data and Policy Insights on Higher Education Student Migration in Canada
Mentors
Thipiga Sivayoganathan
Trends in mental health service use reported by youth and emerging adults in Canada
Celine Teo & Sukhdeep Kaur
Substance related acute care disparities by sexual orientations: Investigating the socio-environmental determinants of risk
Xiaoxi Wang
Homeownership Gap between Immigrants and the Canadian-born: Implications for Canada’s National Housing Strategy
2018-2019 Competition
Finalists’ meeting 2018-19, Ottawa, June 11, 2019.
Members of the jury (Front row, L to R)
- Claudia Sanmartin, Chief and Senior Researcher, Health Services Research, Statistics Canada
- Hugh Cairns Sr., Analytical Consultant, SAS Canada
- Heather Dryburgh, Acting Director General, Census Subject Matter, Social and Demographic Statistics, Statistics Canada
- Dominique Bérubé, Vice -President, Research Programs, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- Byron Spencer, Emeritus Professor, Department of Economics, McMaster University, and Research Program Director, CRDCN.
Winners
- First place: Karen Ugarte Bravo, McMaster University, Mandatory universal pharmaceutical insurance and prescription opioid use
- Second place: Ramsha Jaweed, University of Waterloo, Investigating the Economic Outcomes of Privately Sponsored Married Female Refugees
- Third place: Rafael Silva Ramirez and Dominic Gagnon, Université de Montréal, Disability-adjusted life expectancy of Aboriginal Canadians
Finalists
- Anees Bahji (Breagh Cheng, Samantha Gray), Queen’s University, A 10-year retrospective study of predictors of fatal opioid overdoses in Canada
- Kate Battista (Isabella Romano), University of Waterloo, Correlates and patterns of opioid use in Canada: Sources of opioids and relationship to use patterns and impact on health
- Irina Oltean (Emily Ha), University of Waterloo, Exploring Cannabis Use among Canadian Young Adults: Implications for Health Promotion Strategies
- Kuan Liu (Dominika Bhatia, Shahriar Shams), University of Toronto, Spatial analysis of cannabis and tobacco consumption among Canadian youth and adults
- Sarah Singh, Western University, Investigating Variations in CVD
Thank you to our mentors: Professors Stéphanie Lluis and Wasem Alsabbagh.