CCBR contributed to this Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), Connection Grant project (Led by Dr. Cameron McCordic at the University of Waterloo) by co-developing and co-facilitating a four-part webinar series on horizon scanning, futures thinking, sustainable urban transitions, and artificial intelligence applications.

CCBR worked with the Municipality of Brantford to develop the Brantford Immigration Partnership’s (BIP) 2026–2028 Community Plan. CCBR led a collaborative process involving research, community engagement, and workshops with Council members to co-create a renewed vision statement, priority action areas, and intended outcomes  to guide LIP’s future work, supporting inclusion and belonging in Brantford. 

CCBR partnered with University of Toronto researcher, Dr Rishi Krishnamoorthy and their team, to help co-design and facilitate cellphilm workshops (short videos made on a phone) with South Asian youth on their experiences as science learners, as part of the South Asian Youth Learning in Science project.

CCBR partnered with the youth, academic partners, and community organizations on the Art of Wellness Team to co-design a 5 year CIHR-funded CBR Team grant on capacity-building and knowledge sharing on arts-based STBBI prevention and sexual health promotion programming for youth.

This capacity-building project was tailored to early childhood and prenatal programs in the Ontario Network of CAPC/CPNP projects. CCBR built an interactive website toolkit with custom training material and piloted them at workshops with Ontario CAPC/CPNP in order to further refine the toolkit.

CCBR, in partnership with the Muslim Advisory Council of Canada (MACC), led a 2.5-year project examining the barriers Muslim women in Halton face when seeking support for gender-based violence. The project identified community, systemic, and service-related barriers; documented promising culturally informed practices; developed recommendations for policy and practice; and shared findings through survivor narratives, reports, an infographic, a webinar, and a community summit. 

CCBR collaborated with the Hamilton Immigration Partnership Council (HIPC) to develop the 2025-2028 Community Plan. Through four phases—community planning, plan development, evaluation framework creation, and community plan lunch and pledge event —the project aimed to make Hamilton a welcoming community where newcomers have a positive settlement experience and feel a sense of belonging.

CCBR worked with the Senior Leadership of Food Banks Canada (FBC) to develop a Theory of Change guided by stakeholders across Canada. This Theory of Change sets the stage for FBC to plan and evaluate its activities in collaboration with the network of provincial associations with which Food Banks collaborates, and over 4,750 affiliate food banks.

CCBR partnered with REACH Nexus on the project, Positive Actions: Breaking HIV Stigma to provide coaching, capacity-building, and consultation on e-learning module and workshop curriculum development. The national project aimed to develop, test, and scale HIV stigma reduction interventions regionally. CCBR developed an evaluation framework and supported in the evaluation of the Positive Action projects.

CCBR and The Knowledge Development and Exchange Hub (KDE Hub) will work collaboratively to develop a series of events and resources on community-based evaluation to be hosted on the KDE hub website, providing support for its funded projects in promoting the mental health and well-being of Canadians.

CCBR supported the Peel Newcomer Strategy Group (PNSG) to develop a regional accountability model for settlement. This project was initiated and funded by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and involved multiple phases of research and community consultation to develop a Peel-specific model for governing settlement funding, systems planning, and newcomer support along the settlement journey.

St Stephen’s Community House’s Crystal Methamphetamine (CM) Project is a peer-led, harm reduction project aimed at building the capacity of service providers and people who use crystal methamphetamine to respond to the rising use of CM and associated health and social issues. CCBR worked with lead evaluator, Dr. Gillian Kolla to design and co-moderate focus groups employing body-mapping methods for program participants.