Naturally, the Precast Concrete and the Canadian Construction Industries are not going to come out of the COVID-19 crisis unscathed. The various players will all be affected in different ways. And of course, demand will fall sooner or later as the crisis continues, which will squeeze profits throughout the entire construction industry and the Canadian […]

The intern will conduct a bio-physical audit of Agrimarines new salmon farming technology in China and British Columbia. By collecting data about the farming operations, he will be able to account for all the materials and energy used to build and run the farms. This includes things like building materials, feed and amount of energy […]

The COVID-19 crisis has stimulated the need for digital transformation among organizations in order to adapt their business models and practices to survive from the pandemic. Data-driven solutions would emerge as the key of success by supporting cultural organizations to launch new products / services, developing marketing strategies, and improving customer experience. Our research project […]

Manufacturing is a $174 billion industry in Canada, representing over 10% of total GDP and 68% of merchandise exports. Inventory is the largest spend and asset for manufacturing companies, and efficient inventory management is a proven strategy to increase profitability in the manufacturing sector. The aim of inventory management is to achieve satisfactory levels of […]

For Indigenous communities, emergency management involves adopting community strategies and activities that meet the health and safety requirements of citizens while protecting, sustaining and enhancing the community infrastructure and resources that will be needed in the future. This research project will consider recent developments that resulted from the COVID-19 global pandemic and will explore how […]

totaliQ has developed an expertise management platform that helps organisations save significant time and money by providing them with maximum visibility into the individual expertise that each employee within the organization has and where that employee is located. safetyiQ is a free, light version of this system that will allow employees, managers and occupational health […]

With schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many education outreach companies that offer in-class summer camps are having to pivot to virtual classes to adjust to the new normal. Their main challenge is how and where to spend their marketing budget efficiently to attract new students. They traditionally advertise locally such as in schools […]

We will focus on creating a series of time dependent models for detecting fraudulent claims depending on the level of dynamic information available, and fine tuning these models before testing them with live data and putting the retained models into production. Our objective is to better filter our actual label-claims to form a better control […]

Academic institutions and funding agencies are increasingly asking their researchers to conduct more outreach activities, including knowledge-mobilization endeavours. However, researchers often lack training and/or resources to effectively communicate with non-academic audiences. Using the DOCTalks Guide: Cross-sector Collaborative Practices for Knowledge-based Documentary Media, we propose a DOCTalks Institute for Knowledge-based Documentary Media and an associated Community […]

SmartSimple is a growing Toronto based software company with operations in UK, Canada and US. One core means of business generation is the response to RFPs. Because responding to RFPs is such a central part of SmartSimple’s sales operations, the company is looking to streamline the processes by using its platform to create a Knowledge […]

The proposed project consists of a literature review and jurisdictional scan. We are seeking to understand the past and current literature on youth economic engagement, labour market engagement, post-secondary and training strategies and research, social wellbeing, and specific vulnerabilities for youth when engaging in the labour market. CFY will use this research to shape strategic […]

En milieu rural, plusieurs PME ne peuvent se développer à leur plein potentiel car elles peinent à embaucher une main-d’œuvre qualifiée et engagée. Compte du contexte actuel de pandémie qui invite l’ensemble des travailleurs à revoir et à se recentrer sur leurs besoins personnels et professionnels, les PME doivent plus que jamais être à l’écoute […]