Networks

Community Based Research Canada (CBRC) is a network of people and organizations engaged in community-based research to meet the needs of both people and communities. CBRC came into being through the community-university Expo Conference held in Victoria, BC in May 2008 and has grown into a strong national network of community partners, NGOs and post-secondary institutions.

The Global Alliance on Community-Engaged Research involves steering committee representatives from the Participatory Research Institute of Asia (PRIA), the Sub-Saharan Africa Participatory Research Network, the Centro Boliviano de Estudios Multidisciplinarios, the Living Knowledge Network (Germany) and universities in Canada, the UK and Malaysia.

VICRA is a Vancouver Island-focused community-campus research alliance between the five post-secondary institutions on Vancouver Island working with partners including the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance, the United Way and community foundations, local governments, community agencies, provincial government bodies and the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

The goal of VICRA is to mobilize the collective and diverse research, knowledge, skills and capacities in service of the people of Vancouver Island.