The management structure of the CDPA is summarized in the organizational chart shown below. The CDPA is governed by a Governing Council made up of founding partners. It is composed of:
- The Academic Team Leaders and other key researchers
- Executive-level representatives from each of the six community partners
- Representatives of federal and provincial governments
The day-to-day management of the CDPA is the responsibility of the Secretariat, made up of the Academic and Community Leads and the Project Coordinator. The duties of the Secretariat include: financial management; human resources management; reporting and communications; coordination of research and training activities; website development and maintenance; and, coordination and chairing of semi-annual governance meetings.
Between meetings, the activities of the Secretariat are guided by quarterly leadership team meetings. The leadership team includes co-leads from each policy area team, as well as the academic and community leads.
The research agenda of the CDPA is carried out by four policy area teams (Citizenship, Education, Employment, and Health Services). The Secretariat also conducts research in the area of Federal Disability Policy. Each of these teams has multiple research projects. Additional community partners and academics are recruited to work on specific project teams depending on the expertise required for each project.
For more information about the roles of Academic partners, Community partners or Policy partners within the activities of the Alliance please click on the links provided.
For more information about the research agendas of each team, visit the Research page here or the pages of each of the teams by clicking on the names of the teams above.
