Legal Research and Writing Project

Number of individual students required: 4Migrant Workers Centre often encounters novel issues pertaining to immigration and employment law. To tackle these issues, we rely on creative legal research and policy interpretation to make the best possible arguments for our clients. We are seeking law students from Canadian law schools to do research/writing assistance for a number of upcoming cases to help determine and develop our strategies. We would also like to work with students to develop a portfolio of cases/policy interpretation for issues we see more frequently. Time permitting, we would also seek assistance in developing this research into argument.We are particularly interested in:How cases with shared facts to ones we are working on have been interpreted in past administrative and court cases locally and/or regionally.How government policies may affect these interpretations. Various arguments and their effectiveness.Any strategic insights.If you have conversational skills in any language other than English, please advise. We currently have a particular need for Vietnamese and Spanish language skills. To Apply:Please provide your resume and an explanation for why you want to volunteer with the Migrant Workers Centre. If you have taken relevant legal courses such as Immigration, Employment, and/or Administrative law, please indicate.

Virtual Projects and Placements in Indigenous Social Work

Positions available: 2-3Projects or service examples that students can complete may include, but are not limited to:Delivery of remote services (counseling, psycho-education, group sessions), with supervisionProjects that respond directly to issues of social isolation, service interruption, etc. for your agencyProjects that assist an agency with policy, program development, grant writing, etc.

Afrifursa Fintech Summit Marketing Project

PROJECT DESCRIPTION/DESCRIPTION DU PROJET:The Afrifursa Fintech Summit is a unique platform that brings together Canadian and African fintech ecosystems for mutual benefit. The inaugural one took place in Sept 2021 and brought together over 400 attendees from over 38 countries. This year we're doing it bigger and better to deepen the connections between these fintech ecosystems. We're an organization that is focused on bringing together diverse stakeholders and creating shared value; if you're passionate about exploring the exciting opportunities emerging markets offer Canadians then this is for you!KEY PROJECT ACTIVITIES/TÂCHES ASSOCIÉES AU PROJET:Building and segmenting a database of Canadian fintech stakeholdersDeveloping an outreach strategy for each segment of stakeholdersReaching out to high potential stakeholders over email and setting up virtual meetings with Afrifursa's senior staffIDEAL ROLES/RESPONSIBILITIES/RÔLES/RESPONSABILITÉS:* Fundraising Marketing Business DevelopmentFINAL PROJECT DELIVERABLES/LIVRABLES DU PROJET:Curated virtual meetings with high potential event Sponsors and Partners WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF STUDENTS YOUR PROJECT COULD ACCOMMODATE?/QUEL EST LE NOMBRE MAXIMUM D'ÉTUDIANTS QUE VOTRE PROJET PEUT ACCUEILLIR? 4 students

Social Enterprise B-Corporation Certification Plan

To achieve B-Corporation certification, our company must receive a minimum score on social and environmental performance. This is an online assessment that is overseen by the independent body that certifies B-Corporations (the B Lab). The assessment covers our entire operations and measures our impact in governance, workers, community, the environment, as well as our products and services. We also must integrate sustainability commitments to stakeholders into our governing documents. Scope of Work:An assessment of our current score, which will allow us to identify our areas for improvement. You will leverage the on-line portal to evaluate Peqish's current score.You will assess the score in relationship to other companies, score the latter of which is available on-line. You will create a summary of your findings and present those to management,Management will pick an area that needs improvement and will have you focus on that area to create a plan to how to improve Peqish's score in that area.The final project deliverable is a written report detailing the bullet points from above.