Metro Vancouver’s new Zero Emissions Innovation Centre’s (ZEIC) mandate is to catalyse, accelerate, and scale climate action innovation across Metro Vancouver through program delivery, impact investing, granting, partnerships, capacity building, and research. With the urgency and importance of city-led climate action rapidly increasing, and the impacts of a changing climate being directly experienced by communities […]

The current nursing shortage in the home and community care (HCC) sector is cause for concern. The demand for home care services is greater than what organizations can provide, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to high turnover rates. This study will explore the personal and professional resilience of RPNs working in the HCC sector […]

Public safety personnel (PSP) (e.g., police, paramedics) ensure the safety of our communities and are at risk of experiencing traumatic events. In a recent study, 44% of surveyed PSPs screened positive for a mental health condition, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We must understand the impact of PTSD on PSP and how to treat […]

Experiencing and accessing nature has been shown to promote individual and communal physical and mental well-being. However, these benefits are not universally enjoyed due to social inequities. There are limited tools and strategies to ensure that greenspace programs and policies have positive social and health equity impacts. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw the confluence […]

There is growing public interest in the therapeutic use of mushrooms that contain a psychoactive ingredient called psilocybin. There are two categories of psilocybin available for clinical use right now. Natural psilocybin, which is extracted from the mushroom, and synthetically derived psilocybin-like compounds. Synthetic psilocybin is more commonly used in clinical trials because companies producing […]

Les techniques de génie végétal reposent sur l’utilisation de végétaux vivants pour différents usages, notamment la protection des cours d’eau contre l’érosion. Utilisées comme alternative au génie civil, elles offrent de nombreux bénéfices pour l’environnement (maintien ou restauration des habitats, corridor écologique, amélioration de la qualité physico-chimique de l’eau), et pour les sociétés (lutte contre […]

Ce projet vise à poser un diagnostic du tourisme durable dans les régions de la Mauricie, Lanaudière, la Montérégie et des Îles de la Madeleine. Il est aussi question de développer et de mettre en place un système de gestion de gaz à effet de serre (GES) par le biais de calculateurs de GES pour […]

This proposal focuses on determining whether post-COVID-19 and sex influence the integrative dynamic autonomic, cardiovascular, respiratory, and muscle oxygenation regulation during postural transitions and acute exercise. COVID-19 is considered an inflammatory storm affecting many physiological systems, especially older adults. COVID-19 may impact these dynamic integrative responses, compromising homeostatic regulation, rapid physiological adjustments, and exercise capacity. […]

This research project will examine how precarious work conditions (e.g., casual, temporary, contract-based, and normally poorly paid work) impact women workers, particularly those who are historically marginalized, including racialized women, Indigenous women, women with disabilities, and GLBTTQ women. It will also examine the impacts of precarious employment on women as users of public programs and […]

Social mobilization and contestation have long been associated with left-leaning forces in Colombia. This activity has often been stigmatized as being promoted by left-wing guerrilla groups. However, right-wing actors have in recent years increasingly adopted modes of contentious action that were traditionally associated with the left in Colombia. How can we explain this change in […]

L’objectif général de cette recherche est de mieux saisir la contribution de l’action publique locale et régionale au développement de la région des Laurentides. À partir de trois sous-projets, 1) le rôle du PAGIEPS comme levier de la lutte à la pauvreté et en faveur de l’inclusion sociale dans les Laurentides, 2) les fonds régionaux […]

Ce projet vise à créer un guide d’accompagnement à l’intention des intervenantes communautaires qui oeuvrent auprès des parents afin de les soutenir dans la mise en place d’un environnement et de pratiques familiales propices au développement de la littératie de leurs enfants âgés de 0 à 5 ans, en accordant une place centrale à la […]