Today, there is an abundance of stakeholder engagement and data visualization platforms. However, they are overwhelming to use, and the data is not easy to interpret. To explore how new methods of visual design and data visualization, Veras Technologies Inc. will work with intern Divine Okonkwo to research, design, and test a comprehensive design language, […]

Tourism growth has led to unsustainable and careless practices. An emergent response disrupting such carelessness is regenerative tourism. Regenerative tourism is a transformational approach exploring ways to co-create benefits with local communities and their ecosystems while providing authentic experiences for visitors. While interest in regenerative tourism is growing there are limited studies exploring the benefits […]

Current challenges, like climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic, have brought new awareness to how we consume, produce, and distribute food. In Saskatchewan, climate change is already impacting the quality and quantity of southern water supplies and strategies used for hunting, gathering, and fishing in northern areas. Amidst these challenges, this project examines whether local […]

High competency in literacy, numeracy, and problem-solving has positive effects on the well-being of citizens and by extension, the economy. While the STEAM PEI does tremendous work with a great many children and adults, there are simply too many people with literacy challenges than cannot be met by the organization. The Mitacs BSI application would […]

A significant gap in settlement services exists in access to higher education, specifically for youth with precarious immigration status. While education at the elementary and secondary level is generally recognized as a right for students with precarious status in most provinces, this does not extend to the post-secondary level. This Mitacs project is focused on […]

This purpose of this research project is it implement creative access affordances at Centre CLARK, an artist-run gallery in Montreal’s Mile End Neighbourhood, to increase the participation of visitors with various disabilities and access needs. Divided into four sub-projects, this research will use interviews, access audits and participatory workshops to find creative solutions to access […]

Downsview Open-source Asset Manager (DOsAM) is a research collaboration between the Carleton Immersive Media Studio (CIMS) and Northcrest Developments. The objective of the project is to develop an online, opensource asset information modelling and public engagement tool to facilitate democratized urban development.

Public art brings numerous economic and socio-cultural benefits to main street communities, however, it can be challenging for communities to effectively measure these impacts. Therefore, this research project involves the development of a toolkit of instruments to be used within main street communities to aid in measuring the impact of public art. This will involve […]

City parks and outdoor recreational opportunities are among Toronto’s most valued resources. The Discovery Walks Program has been one of Toronto Parks, Forestry and Recreation’s flagship outreach efforts to engage residents and tourists alike in learning about culturally and environmentally significant areas across the city. The purpose of this project is to develop and implement […]

La pratique de différentes formes de loisir permet aux personnes immigrantes de s’intégrer dans la société québécoise en côtoyant d’autres individus d’origines diverses. Toutefois, nous connaissons peu de choses sur ce que représente vraiment le loisir pour les immigrants et comment il participe au processus d’acculturation dans les régions du Québec. Afin de mieux penser […]

Les femmes autochtones, noires et racialisées se retrouvent confrontées, au quotidien, à de nombreux obstacles systémiques et notamment des injustices épistémiques. Dans les milieux communautaires et universitaires plus particulièrement, ces femmes font l’expérience de différents rapports de pouvoir inégalitaires qui les empêchent de participer pleinement à la production des savoirs collectifs. Ce projet a pour […]

This study will, through a survey of the Incubator members of the National Angel Capital Organization (NACO) establish a baseline for Incubator activity in Canada and examine the impct that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on both incubators and their member startups and assess to what degree changes caused by the pandemic may have long-lasting […]