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Spotlight
Artificial Intelligence at Work International Conference
Discover how AI is reshaping work — and what it means for the future. Conference highlights:
Ethics and Privacy in the Digital Age: Implications for Youth Well-Being and Autonomy
Blog post by Nathanson fellow Maryam Sheikh. Privacy is a fundamental human right. The United Nations recognizes the right to privacy as one that enables the enjoyment of other rights, including the ability to express one’s personality, identity, and beliefs, and to participate meaningfully in social, political, and civic life. The UN Convention on the […]
Roundtable on policing, racial profiling, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Blog post by Julia Singer. On October 24, 2025, the Nathanson Centre and the Osgoode Hall Law Journal convened an in-person roundtable on racial profiling, policing, and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In its Fall 2025 issue, the Journal published a special symposium exploring how courts can better approach and remedy racial profiling […]
Why do well-qualified, professional sub-Saharan African immigrant women (PSAIW) struggle to enter the Canadian professional labour market?
Blog post by Nathanson fellow Eunice Mbugua. While a lot of work from an anti-racist and Canadian Black feminist theory has unearthed the many ways that Black women in Canada are marginalized and oppressed, more studies that broaden the scope of Blackness are necessary to include professional sub-Saharan African immigrant women as a distinct Black […]
Call for applications – Visiting Fellows
How to apply
Applications for the Nathanson Centre Graduate Fellowships will open in September. To apply please visit
Events
February
11
Panel on Health, Corporate Governance, and Climate Change
The panel will explore the intersection of health, corporate governance, and climate change-examining how the medical field addresses the human health impacts of climate change and the responsibilities corporations hold in this context. CHAIR Leah Vosko, York University PANELISTS Hassan Ahmad, Osgoode Hall Law School Selina Lee-Andersen, McCarthy Tetrault LLP Peter Menikefs, University of Toronto […]
February
11
Conflict, Crime and Criminology; An Interdisciplinary Approach
Where there is conflict, there is power; where there is power, control; and where there is control, criminality. This talk introduces Conflict, Crime and Criminology: An Interdisciplinary Approach (forthcoming 2026), which uses conflict as a lens to explore crime, its definition, and control. Combining insights from criminology, psychology, sociology, politics, and philosophy, it links the psycho-social, cultural, and economic dimensions of conflict to […]
November
25
Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies: Data Centers, AI, Quantum Computing and Space
Abstract: Emerging technologies are causing staggering disruptions in our energy systems with important implications for climate change. We currently have a window of opportunity to shape how this critical nexus develops. AI, quantum computing, and the growing private-sector space industry are changing how energy systems around the world interact with data and function, while data […]
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If you work in law, business or the media and are seeking insights on issues of human rights, crime and security, we’ll connect you with a Nathanson Centre expert.