The MacEwan Institute for Research on Family and Youth (MIRFY) is an interdisciplinary organization designed to support, facilitate, and promote research on family and youth. Specifically, MIRFY will coordinate and promote connections between College faculty and students researching family and youth issues, and link their work with that of other academic researchers and research institutions in Canada and abroad.

MIRFY aims to create both academic and public awareness of research regarding issues and experiences of Canadian youth and families in a society of cultural and social diversity. Information is conveyed through advocacy, education and communication to educators, researchers and students, social service professionals, and the Canadian public.