What works in Vancouver
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Vancouver
The evidence shows Vancouver through two distinct lenses. MentorConnect, a partnership between the Immigrant Employment Council of BC and the City of Vancouver since 2011, has produced nearly 200 mentor matches pairing skilled immigrant newcomers with local professionals, with over 75% of participants finding meaningful employment in their field. Vancouver's Rain City Strategy, adopted in 2019, targets managing 90% of average annual rainfall through doubled design standards, though the evidence strength for this practice is not assessed in the available material.
Drawn from: Mitacs — Canada's National Research-Internship Knowledge-Transfer Network · MentorConnect (IEC-BC / City of Vancouver) · AHEAD Trial — AI-Generated Medical Exam Questions Match Human-Written Ones on Most Measures, With a Flagged Equity Gap · Vancouver's Rain City Strategy — A 90% Rainfall Target and a Doubled 48 mm Design Standard on Public and Private Land (Canada)
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Transparency, ethics & data protection +53 pts 100 here · 47 average
Inclusiveness / equity +40 pts 83 here · 43 average
Governance, certification & transferability +36 pts 100 here · 64 average
Multi-stakeholder collaboration +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +23 pts 83 here · 60 average
Equity & inclusion +17 pts 67 here · 50 average
Evidence of impact / measured results +10 pts 67 here · 57 average
Weaknesses
Innovation -12 pts 50 here · 62 average
Biodiversity — conservation / improvement, evidenced -14 pts 33 here · 48 average
Water & soil — retention, infiltration, erosion control -15 pts 33 here · 48 average
Carbon — sequestration / storage, evidenced -27 pts 0 here · 27 average
Teacher capability & pedagogy -38 pts 0 here · 38 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Vancouver. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Mitacs — Canada's National Research-Internship Knowledge-Transfer Network · 86
MentorConnect (IEC-BC / City of Vancouver) · 67
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
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- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Digital Green — Video-Mediated Agricultural Extension · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Kartu Prakerja – National Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion Programme · fit 100/100
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Ushahidi — Kenya's Crowdsourced Crisis-Mapping Platform · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Smart City Wien Framework Strategy · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
Already adopted in 4 other places
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more