In 2011, Statistics Canada reported that women comprised only 25% of total farmer numbers. At the same time, an aging male farmer population is causing concern that if the farming sector does not broaden its appeal among women, there will be significant economic implications for its future development. The Egg Farmers of Canada wants to […]

Le projet vise à faire des recherches dans le catalogue sur fiches et l’index du quotidien Times Colonist afin de sélectionner des dates appropriées de l’histoire de la C.-B., d’examiner le contexte historique de ces sujets et de rédiger des rapports de recherche en vue d’aider le Times Colonist à commémorer son 150e anniversaire en […]

Le projet de stage s’inscrit dans une recherche globale sur l’occupation historique du territoire du parc national du Bic, qui vise à mettre en valeur son patrimoine archéologique et bâti hors du commun, dont le chalet Wootton qui pourrait être l’un des plus anciens bâtiments du Bic. Le projet vise à documenter l’occupation historique des […]

Le projet de recherche se propose d’analyser les éléments qui constituent l’attractivité de l’Union européenne à l’international et surtout dans les États post-soviétiques que sont l’Ukraine, la Moldavie et la Géorgie. Il permettra de comprendre quels sont les acteurs qui influencent le plus l’Union européenne et la façonnent au quotidien. Il permettra d’évaluer les limites […]

Les écrits les plus significatifs laissés par la créatrice des Jardins de Métis, Elsie Reford, seront mis en valeur sur le web et in situ, à la Villa Estevan, sous forme de capsules audio et vidéo, ce qui permettra de mieux faire connaître cette femme, au-delà des jardins qu’elle a créés, de 1926 à 1958. […]

This project will involve the research of international development assistance policy in Canada. It will focus on two case studies: Lebanese Special Measures Program and the life of distinguished Canadian humanitarian Lewis Perinbam. This research would contribute to a better understanding of the history of international development assistance in Canada. The partners in this project […]

Broken Promises is the capstone output of Landscapes of Injustice, a multi-year, intersectoral project exploring the dispossession of Japanese Canadians during the 1940s. The project illustrates the violation of human and civil rights at a time of perceived insecurity; measures taken in the name of national defence; the enduring harm of mass displacement, and loss […]

This project will consist of searching the Times Colonist card catalogue and index to select appropriate dates in BC history, researching the historical context of these topics and writing research reports to assist the Times Colonist newspaper with commemorating its 150th anniversary in 2008.

In preparation for the 2011 UNESCO World Heritage Site Designation bid, Lambton County’s Oil Museum of Canada is undertaking a new project. The Oil Springs Social History Project will explain what the community of Oil Springs looked like when its population exploded as a result of the discovery of ‘Black Gold’. Described as a site […]

This project aims to understand the relationship between the history of Hamilton’s waterworks and the greater Hamilton community. It will be based on oral interviews with past employees and will be presented to the community using digital technologies to enhance its accessibility. By focusing on themes of water safety, water pollution and water conservation the […]

  The interns research will focus on gathering and analyzing information about the social history of Oil Springs, Canada’s first boom town. Areas of focus include: deeper understanding of community lifestyles that arose from the advent/loss of sudden personal wealth; investigate historical personages to understand them not as “technological achievers” but as personalities with stories […]

This project seeks to explore the historical relationship between disability, technology and society, with a focus on Canada, but with global applicability. Through rigorous secondary, primary, oral and archival research, the team will investigate historical instances of innovation, technological use and activism by and for people with disabilities, building relationships and conducting oral interviews with […]