Queen's Labour and Employment Studies is shaping the world of work and with the help of our supporters and community, we can take steps to make it a better place for all Canadians.
How you can help
This fund provides discretionary support for supplementary student-related academic activities, and program support and development for the MIR and PMIR programs.
Established and named in honour of The Hon. Warren K. Winkler, who has made outstanding contributions to the study and practice of industrial relations in Canada, and who was appointed Chief Justice of Ontario and President of the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 2007.
By supporting this lecture series, you can help introduce our MIR students to the best and brightest in the field of industrial relations, greatly expanding their knowledge and understanding.
Established in February 2022 by friends, family, and colleagues of the late Richard Safka, MIR 2005, who passed away in 2013.
By supporting this alumni speaker series you will help bring talented and successful alumni leaders in the field of industrial relations to campus to offer their expertise and valuable experiences to our students.
Please email Sarah Bernard at bernards@queensu.ca to give to this fund.
The Alumni Fellowship Fund was created by graduates of the MIR program to support exceptional scholars who demonstrate financial need and commitment to the field of industrial relations. Alumni Fellowships are awarded annually, and are critical to enhancing access to graduate studies in industrial relations.
Established by members of the Master of Industrial Relations Class of 1985. Awarded on the basis of demonstrated financial need to students in the Master of Industrial Relations degree program at Queen's University.
Established in memory of H. Carl Goldenberg (1907-1996), lawyer, advisor to provincial and federal governments, Royal Commissioner, Senator, and one of Canada's most eminent labour mediators and arbitrators. Awarded to a student with a record of strong academic achievement who is pursuing a Master of Industrial Relations degree with a focus on industrial relations. The recipient will be encouraged to develop a research initiative based upon Carl Goldenberg's interest and work in dispute resolution and to make use of the Queen's Archives Goldenberg Papers Collection. Recipients of this award will be known as the Goldenberg Scholar.
The Kumar-Wood Professional in Residence was established in 2008 to recognize the significant contributions of Dr. Pradeep Kumar and Dr. W. D. Wood to the study and practice of industrial relations. The Endowment is intended to provide funding to bring leading practitioners to Queen’s to contribute to the learning experience of students in the MIR program.