Housed at Toronto Metropolitan University Magnet is a Centre of InnovationFocused on the Future of Work
Magnet builds trusted partner networks and advances social innovation with tailored digital solutions for future-of-work challenges.
We convene innovators
Across the labour market ecosystem to collaborate on projects and initiatives.
We support social innovation, and maintain deep-domain expertise
Through the design and administration of inclusive programs that support the future of work.
We take a systems approach to technology integration
Looking how existing technologies can be adapted and amplifying/accelerating technology solutions through mutually beneficial and novel partnerships.
We engage in thought leadership and knowledge mobilization activities
With a focus on inclusivity, social innovation and building connections that foster positive economic development and social prosperity.
Our Impact
Since 2014, Magnet has collaborated with partners nationwide to support workforce and economic development programs aimed at driving system-level change.
News & Articles
Canada’s learning systems need to keep up with changes in the way we work
MNLSpotlight Alberta made it clear that the world of work is changing too quickly for learning to remain something that happens once, early in life, and then quietly recedes into the background.
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Atlantic Canada’s approach to innovation offers important lessons for the rest of the country
Innovation isn’t just adopting new technology. In Atlantic Canada, it’s a matter of finding new ways to use existing resources to achieve new goals–an approach that can benefit all of Canada.
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What happens when a country doesn’t like to brag?
I left our MNLSpotlight Manitoba event in Winnipeg thinking about a paradox that feels increasingly Canadian. We build strong sectors, we collaborate well, and we generate real momentum, yet the stories we tell about ourselves rarely capture the full scope of what’s happening.
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Immigration and housing constraints among the key barriers to a stronger Atlantic economy
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What Atlantic Canada teaches us about the future of work
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Manitoba’s Northern and Indigenous communities represent significant untapped potential for a future-ready workforce
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