News & Updates
Disability Policy in Canada Federal Report Released!
DiPo researchers have published a landmark report detailing disability policy at the federal level in Canada.
Celebrating DiPo Team Members
DiPo highlights the accomplishments of a few outstanding team members in 2023.
Join Us at a National Discussion Forum on Disability-Inclusive Policy!
We would love to hear your thoughts and perspectives at this virtual event on November 28, 2023.
Read Our Submission for the Federal Pre-Budget Consultations
DiPo prepared a submission for the Government of Canada highlighting our requests for the 2024 Federal Budget.
Child Health and Well-being Dialogue Forum Results
On Monday, June 5, 2023 the School of Public Policy and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute discussed child and youth health and well-being with more than 100 participants.
Alberta Child Health and Well-being Policy Dialogue Forum
The School of Public Policy and Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute are hosting a dialogue forum to discuss child health and well-being policy and monitoring in Alberta.
DiPo in the News: April 2023
Work by the DiPo team on youth mental health and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic has been featured by several media outlets.
DiPo Team Updates: March 2023
Congratulations to two DiPo team members who have received awards for their research!
Read Our Submission on Bill C-35, the Canada Early Learning and Child Care Act
DiPo has prepared a submission for the federal government containing our recommendations for Bill C-35.
Read Our Submission for the Budget 2023 Consultation
DiPo has prepared a submission for the Government of Alberta for their 2023 Budget Consultations.
Study on Disability-Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery Policies: Now Recruiting!
We want to hear about your perspectives on disability-inclusive COVID-19 recovery!
DiPo Hosts a Talk on Disability-Inclusive Climate Action
Click here to read about Dr. Sébastien Jodoin’s talk on January 10th, 2023.
Read Our Submissions on Bill C-22, the Canada Disability Benefit Act
DiPo has prepared a submission for the federal government containing our recommendations for Bill C-22.
DiPo at the 2022 DOHaD World Congress
Members of the DiPo research team recently presented their work at the 2022 DOHaD World Congress in Vancouver.
Nominal Group Technique
The Disability Policy Research Group uses many different research methods to learn about the experiences of people with disabilities in Canada. Here we provide an overview of the Nominal Group Technique (NGT) process that our team uses in our research studies.
DiPo at the Owerko Centre Conference
DiPo team members were invited to share their work at the 2022 Owerko Centre Conference in June 2022.