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

Dani Gomez-Ortega encourages organizations to embrace complexity to foster workplace inclusion

Discover how workplaces can foster true inclusivity for trans individuals. Activist and leader Dani Gomez-Ortega discusses the importance of building partnerships, debunking myths, and creating safe and supportive environments.

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A view of downtown Calgary, Alberta.

TalentED YYC portal helping Calgary employers unlock new WIL opportunities

Having already facilitated twice as many work-integrated learning opportunities as organizers expected, this Magnet-powered portal linking seven Calgary post-secondary institutions is looking to expand across Alberta.

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AI in workforce development: Challenges, opportunities and the human touch

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AI’s swift progress demands lifelong learning as our anchor

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Career development: Building the foundation of the future of work

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Reflections on MagnetAI: fostering collaboration and guiding AI adoption for Canada’s future of work

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