Research
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Latest papers
Canadian mines, global issues: examining health impacts, demanding action.
Globalization and health · 2026
Latest funding
- $82,080
Resource Extraction and Non-Judicial Remedies
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
- $25,000
Resource extraction and the human rights of women and girls
SSHRC · 2016 · Principal investigator
- $12,834
Protecting human rights in the Canadian mining sector
SSHRC · 2009 · Principal investigator
1 publications.
Canadian mines, global issues: examining health impacts, demanding action.
Spitzer DL, Castro-Palaganas E, Simons P, Dzhusupov K, Wittlin F, Grassman J, Baker J, Labonté R
Resource Extraction and Non-Judicial Remedies
Principal investigators: Simons, Penelope C.
Resource extraction and the human rights of women and girls
Principal investigators: Simons, Penelope C.
Keywords: international law; human rights; women; girls; business; mining; resource extraction; business and human rights; corporate social responsibility; conflict; international sustainable mineral development law; international criminal law
Protecting human rights in the Canadian mining sector
Principal investigators: Simons, Penelope C.
Keywords: human rights; indigenous peoples' rights; natural resource extraction; corporate social responsibility; environmental law
From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.
Frequent collaborators
- Denise Spitzer and Janelle Baker: 1 shared paper
- Denise Spitzer and Penelope Simons: 1 shared paper
- Janelle Baker and Penelope Simons: 1 shared paper
- School of Public Health
- Other
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