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Ken works to develop and implement LMIC's vision for the collection and dissemination of research to support the data needs of Canada's evolving labour market.Ken joins LMIC after working in education, labour market, and equity research to support evidence-based policymaking. He has published research reports and government evaluations on mental health, the impact of funding structures on government service provision, Work-Integrated Learning, and labour market transitions for new graduates. Prior to entering the world of policy and government, he worked in biomedical engineering, researching spine regeneration at Mount Sinai Hospital. He then studied at McGill University, where he researched therapies for brain cancer at Montreal General Hospital. In his spare time, Ken likes to travel, is an avid fan of film and pop culture, and spends time with his Shiba Inu, Kobe.

Michael Dubois is a Senior Research Associate at the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation (SRDC). He has over a decade of experience conducting education, skills, and labour market research using complex longitudinal administrative data. His current research activities focus on apprenticeship persistence and completion, international students’ migration and labour market outcomes, the impact of education interventions on criminal justice outcomes, and estimating the impact of Tri-Agency awards on earnings using quasi-experimental approaches.

Jason is a senior workforce development professional with extensive experience researching and understanding the labour market situation in communities across Ontario. Currently, Jason serves as the Director of Business Intelligence and chief workforce and labour market advisor at Fleming College. He advises the College on emerging career opportunities and labour market trends to support programming decisions.  Jason holds a Bachelor of Science in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa and an MBA from the National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan where he spent 10 years as an expatriate and habitual traveler. Jason lives in Buckhorn with his wife and daughter and is an active participant and supporter of local businesses.

André Côté is the Director of Policy and Research at the Dais, a think tank at Toronto Metropolitan University. He has worked in a variety of roles at the intersection of policy, higher education and technology, including as senior advisor to Ontario’s deputy premier and minister of advanced education and skills development, as chief operating & strategy officer with NEXT Canada, as mission-driven consultant, and as ed tech innovator developing the  case learning model.

André is also a director on the Board of eCampus Ontario, and a graduate of the University of Toronto Munk School’s Master of Public Policy (MPP) program and of Queen’s University.