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Home / Bridging Divides Projects / Theme / Employment and Lifelong Learning / AI Empowerment Initiative: Bridging Immigrants with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Nonprofits through Tailored AI Training Programs

AI Empowerment Initiative: Bridging Immigrants with Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Nonprofits through Tailored AI Training Programs

Project Overview

This research addresses the challenges immigrants in Canada face regarding digital skill development and employability within the context of economic digital transformation. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes integral to economic activities, digital literacy among immigrant populations is crucial for equitable workforce integration and national competitiveness.


Research Questions

  • How can tailored AI literacy and skills training for immigrants enhance their employability within Canadian SMEs and nonprofits, and contribute to Canada’s digital transformation?  

Methods

  • Focus Groups
  • In-depth Interviews
  • Surveys

Collaborators

UBC Centre for Migration Studies

  • Principal Investigator: Annamma Joy (Associate Dean, Research and Professor, Management, UBCO)
  • Ying Zhu (Associate Professor, Management, UBCO)
  • Julien Picault (Professor, Arts and Social Sciences, UBCO)
  • Madeleine Ransom (Assistant Professor, Arts and Social Sciences, UBCO)

Outputs

Work in progress.


Project Status

This project is currently in the Planning phase.

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This research was undertaken thanks in part to funding from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.

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