Canadian Social Economy Hub - http://www.socialeconomyhub.ca

Mission

To work with the regional research centres, national partners and others to foster research into the Social Economy so as to make it more accessible and useful to policy makers, Social Economy practitioners, and people in communities as well as for academic engagement.

Objectives

• To work with the regional research centres, national partners and others to expand understanding of the Canadian Social Economy within Canadian society generally, within governments, and in the academy.
• To demonstrate the central importance of ongoing, systematic and sustainable research activities for the sound development of the Canadian Social Economy, and as an important subject for the academy.
• To bring together individuals and organisations concerned with research into the Social Economy with individuals and groups more directly involved in implementing Social Economy approaches to addressing Canada’s social and economic problems.
• To encourage growing relationships with Social Economy acteurs and researchers in other countries.
• To work with national partners and regional research centres in strengthening the Social Economy in Canada, as an element of public policy and as a practical alternative for people in communities. 

The Canadian Social Economy Hub (CSEHub) acts as a facilitator promoting collaboration among six regional research centres across Canada (Québec, Southern Ontario, Prairies, Alberta, BC and the North), and creating opportunities and exchanges with international networks. CSEHub reaches out to practitioners, to researchers and to civil society, through the regional research centres and their community partners. It undertakes research as needed in order to understand and promote the Social Economy tradition within Canada and as a subject of academic enquiry within universities.

L’Alliance de recherche universités-communautés en économie sociale - Le Réseau québécois de recherche partenariale en économie sociale (ARUC-ÉS - RQRP-ÉS)- http://www.aruc-es.ca/ 

L'Alliance de recherche universités-communautés (ARUC) en économie sociale et le Réseau québécois de recherche partenariale (RQRP) en économie sociale ont pour mission de répondre aux besoins de recherche et de développement de l'économie sociale.  Ils se distinguent en associant chercheurs et représentants du milieu de l'économie sociale à toutes les étapes de leurs activités.  Leur programme comprend des activités de réflexion, de recherche, de diffusion et de transfert des connaissances à l'intention de divers publics: le monde universitaire, le milieu de l'économie sociale et les instances gouvernementales chargées de la production des politiques publiques.  Ces deux centres sont financés par le Conseil de recherche en sciences humaines du Canada (CRSH).