2nd annual National Policy Challenge

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Looking for new talent? SAS Canada, Statistics Canada and the Canadian Research Data Centre Network (CRDCN) co-sponsored the second annual National Policy Challenge. The top ten finalists, graduate students from across Canada, will present their policy and analytics projects at the SAS Government Analytics Leadership forum this year.

This is an excellent opportunity to see the next generation of analytics talent on display. For the past few months, selected finalists analyzed a policy project of their choosing with confidential microdata from Statistics Canada. Finalists will present their findings on May 12 in front of a panel of judges from the CRDCN, Statistics Canada and SAS Canada. The top three presentations will be awarded.

Presentations

Title	Author	School
No Longer Hidden in the Cracks of Federalism: Data and Policy Insights on Higher Education Student Migration to Canada	Ebenezer Narh	Western University
Examining Consumer Behavior within the Canadian Cannabis Marketplace	Carter Hirschberg	York University
Association between Food Insecurity and Psychiatric Diagnoses among Youth in Ontario	Allison MacNeil	McGill University
Exploring predictors of intensity of cannabis use among Canadians: A population level analysis	Jessica Lachance	Western University
Exploring Physical Activity among Recent and Established Immigrants in Canada	Majed El Zahraa	Queen’s University
Pathways to Financial Well-being in Later Life	Kim Choong	University of Alberta
Stepping Stone or Slipping Stone: Part-time Work While on Employment Insurance	Jeffrey Hicks	University of British Columbia
Associations between diet quality and type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and mortality: a nationally-representative study	Michelle Aktary	University of Calgary
Impact of child maltreatment on adolescent substance use, mental health, and justice involvement	Samantha Salmon	University of Manitoba
Substance related acute care disparities by sexual orientations: Investigating the socio-environmental determinants of risk	Celine Teo	McMaster University

Agenda:

Presentations will be held during the breakout sessions of the Government Analytics Leadership Forum. The specific time of each presentation will be announced shortly. For more information, please contact Lindsay.hart@sas.com.