Membership Meeting

Join us for our May Membership Meeting, a space for connection, learning, and shared reflection with the HEDR community.

This virtual session will include updates from our members, an overview of what’s happening at HEDR, and we will be joined by Dr. Leah Levac from Participation Matters. to explore how the initiative provides research support and matching funding to advance policy equity work for municipalities and local organizations across Ontario. Participation Matters. is focused on two key goals: supporting the development of equity-oriented policies and fostering widespread, equitable community participation in policymaking. Through partnerships that bring together academic researchers, students, municipal governments, Service Managers, and community organizations, the initiative supports applied research projects designed to create meaningful local impact. Their team helps organizations identify academic partners, scope impactful research projects, and connect with similar initiatives to share knowledge and best practices. With support from Mitacs, a national research and innovation…