Principal Researcher
Lorena Camargo
Lorena Camargo contributes to contemporary, forward-looking research projects about labour market issues in Canada. Her expertise includes innovation policy and global markets.
Lorena brings a variety of interdisciplinary skills and lenses to her research from working internationally with different levels of government, as well as the private sector. Prior to joining LMIC, she worked as a research assistant at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy and co-wrote a report on economic development and innovation policy that has since been approved for publication in the Oxford Journals’ Socio-Economic Review.
Lorena is a certified scrum master. In her spare time, Lorena enjoys getting lost in a good book, dance classes, and when possible, travelling.
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Tight labour markets are here to stay — we’d better start planning for them
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LMIC launches its 2021-2022 Annual Report
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Career service providers: Collaborate with LMIC to build a digital LMI tool
Application to express your interest in co-designing a digital tool with us
LMIC partners with myBlueprint, Université Laval to develop digital LMI tools for career professionals
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