Labour-Market Integration Outcomes — Newcomer Cohorts Research
Sample 3 of 3 · NAICS 541611 · Federal management consulting · Team-tier output
Executive Summary
Atlantic Insight Partners Ltd. — a six-person women-owned policy research firm based in Halifax, Nova Scotia — submits this proposal for the proposed labour-market integration outcomes study covering newcomer cohorts entering the Canadian labour market between 2018 and 2024.
Our team brings a senior research lead (PhD in Sociology, McGill, 14 years of mixed-methods labour-market research), two senior analysts with quantitative panel-data experience, two qualitative researchers fluent in English and French, and a project coordinator. We have prior engagements with Statistics Canada, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada, and the Conference Board of Canada — all referenced in Annex E.
Our methodology combines longitudinal analysis of the Longitudinal Immigration Database (IMDB) for outcomes measurement, structured qualitative interviews with 60 cohort members across four cities (Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver), and a triangulation workshop with three settlement-services intermediaries. The final deliverable is a 90-page bilingual report, an executive summary, and a public-facing briefing deck.
Mandatory Criteria
Atlantic Insight Partners Ltd. — Nova Scotia corporation. Business number [BN]. CRA Procurement Business Number active. Principal place of business: 1660 Hollis Street, Halifax NS.
Lead author Dr. Mireille Caron — PhD Sociology (McGill, 2011), 14 years of post-PhD research experience in labour-market and integration outcomes. Publications include three peer-reviewed articles in Canadian Public Policy and one chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Migration Studies. CV attached as Annex A.
Mixed-methods design demonstrated in three prior engagements (Annex C references). Quantitative team holds active Statistics Canada Research Data Centre access. Qualitative team uses NVivo for thematic analysis with inter-rater reliability testing. We commit to a pre-registered analysis plan filed with ESDC at engagement start.
Two researchers (Dr. Caron, Mme Larue) hold Government of Canada Linguistic Profile CBC-CBC. All deliverables are produced in both English and French in parallel — not translated post-hoc. Interview protocols available in both languages; respondents choose.
Engagement will receive ethics review from a recognised Research Ethics Board (Dalhousie University, expedited review pathway). All interview participants receive informed-consent forms in their language of choice. Data handling complies with PIPEDA and Statistics Canada's Microdata Access Agreement.
Three engagements of comparable scope completed in the last 60 months — references in Annex E. Project values $190K, $245K, $310K. Two with federal departments (StatCan, IRCC), one with the Conference Board of Canada. All delivered on time, all delivered bilingually.
Methodology & Approach
Stream 1 — Longitudinal quantitative analysis (Months 1–4)
- IMDB access via Statistics Canada Research Data Centre — lead analyst already credentialed
- Outcomes panel: employment rate at 1y/3y/5y post-landing, earnings growth, occupational mobility, self-employment incidence
- Stratification: country of origin region, official-language proficiency at landing, age cohort, urban / rural settlement
- Comparison group construction: Canadian-born baseline matched on age + education + province
- Pre-registered analysis plan filed before data extraction begins
Stream 2 — Qualitative cohort interviews (Months 2–5)
- 60 structured interviews — 15 per city across Halifax, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver
- Recruited through settlement-services partners (consent for follow-up obtained at intake)
- Interviews conducted in respondent's preferred language; coded in NVivo with double-coding on 20% sample
- Honoraria of $50 per participant per Treasury Board guidelines — captured in pricing
Stream 3 — Triangulation & synthesis (Months 5–7)
- Workshop with three settlement-services intermediary organizations to validate emerging themes
- Cross-stream synthesis — where do quantitative outcomes and qualitative experiences agree, where do they diverge?
- Policy implications drafted by lead author, reviewed by ESDC project authority before public release
Deliverables
- Inception report (Month 1) with finalized methodology and pre-registered analysis plan
- Mid-engagement progress update (Month 4) — preliminary quantitative findings
- Draft final report (Month 6) — bilingual, 80–100 pages with technical appendices
- Final report and 12-page executive summary (Month 7) — bilingual
- Public-facing briefing deck (Month 7) — 25–30 slides, EN + FR
Pricing Summary
| Phase / item | Effort | Subtotal CAD |
|---|---|---|
| Lead author (Dr. Caron) | 140 days × $1,650 | $231,000 |
| Senior quantitative analyst | 80 days × $1,150 | $92,000 |
| Senior qualitative researcher | 70 days × $1,150 | $80,500 |
| Junior researcher (coding) | 40 days × $750 | $30,000 |
| Project coordinator | 30 days × $850 | $25,500 |
| Interview honoraria (60 × $50) | — | $3,000 |
| Travel — qualitative fieldwork (Mtl, Tor, Van) | per receipts | $12,000 |
| Translation review (English → French quality control) | — | $7,500 |
| Ethics review & administrative | — | $3,500 |
| Discount — set-aside / under-budget commitment | — | −$210,000 |
| Total firm bid (excl. HST) | $275,000 CAD ceiling | |
Pricing is firm and includes all labour, travel, honoraria, and tooling costs. We are committed to delivering at the ceiling — the line items above are illustrative of the full effort behind that commitment, not a separately-payable schedule.
Compliance & Certifications
- Women-owned business — registered with WBE Canada (file # on record)
- CRA Procurement Business Number active
- Statistics Canada Research Data Centre — lead analyst current credential
- Research Ethics Board approval pathway secured (Dalhousie University)
- PIPEDA compliance — privacy impact assessment template adapted from prior IRCC engagement
- Code of Conduct for Procurement & Integrity Regime declarations — signed
What we'd add before submitting
Polished version above. Before submission:
- Confirm Dr. Caron's availability for the full 140 days — book-block her calendar before signing
- Confirm lead analyst's RDC access remains current at engagement start
- Get a signed letter from each of the three settlement-services partners confirming participation in the triangulation workshop (not just verbal commitment)
- Have your translator double-check the French version of the executive summary — AI-generated French still needs a native speaker's pen
- Refresh the WBE Canada certificate if it's older than 12 months
- Ethics review timeline — confirm Dalhousie's expedited pathway can fit your inception schedule, otherwise budget an extra 4 weeks before fieldwork