Families can play an important role in helping prepare their children to learn to read by engaging in activities that support pre-literacy skills. Not all parents are aware of their abilities to help their children however, and this is often especially the case in immigrant families, where cultural practices surrounding education – especially the families […]

When Indigenous rights and leadership are prioritized, Natural Climate Solutions (NCS) like forest carbon management present an opportunity to advance reconciliation while combatting climate change and biodiversity loss. Wahkohtowin Development GP Inc. is taking steps to drive NCS in the Missinaibi Forest toward Indigenous-led climate action and social-ecological benefits for its owner First Nations (the […]

Learning technologies now exist that give students practice thinking critically and creatively, communicating and collaborating, and gaining an insight into their personal strengths and weaknesses. In the case of a technology called peerScholar, that exercise happens as students give feedback and then learn from feedback effectively. Giving effective constructive feedback and learning from the feedback […]

I will help with collecting and distributing tools, seedlings, and other various elements required to build Take-Home Garden Kits. I will assist in the planting, maintenance and harvesting of the community garden located in St.Vital. I will visit several community gardens throughout Winnipeg and meet with the people involved with their production. The final deliverable […]

This project explores the experiences of adverse school experiences among young adults who are underemployed and residing in a rural region of Southwest Saskatchewan. Adverse school experiences consist of distressing or disturbing experiences occurring within the context of schools or learning activities and can include academic failure, discrimination, or negative interactions with peers or teachers […]

With financial assistance from MITACS and the Loon Foundation, two students from the Capilano University Motion Picture Arts Program (MOPA) will create a documentary film under the supervision of the Program Instructor Mary M. Frymire and the Foundation’s Executive Director, Dr Michael Jackson. The film will follow the foundations remarkably successful efforts over the past […]

Une transition vers une consommation de l’énergie électrique plus efficace, flexible ou plus sobre doit notamment être pensée dans la réalité sociale des ménages québécois. Que l’on parle de jeunes parents manquant de temps endettés par un premier achat immobilier ou d’autres ménages, ils doivent être entendus. Leurs trajectoires et leurs aspirations d’établissement, ainsi que […]

Le projet de recherche vise à améliorer les conditions de vie et d’emploi des migrants avec un statut d’immigration temporaire, grâce à la production de connaissances empiriques sur leur expérience au Québec et leurs besoins d’intervention. Au Réseaux d’aide aux travailleuses et travailleurs migrants agricoles du Québec (RATTMAQ), les stagiaires étudieront les facteurs de risques […]

This project is an evaluation of the Ottawa Social Housing Network’s (OSHN) Shared Services Program. The OSHN is a non-incorporated member-based organization, made up of community housing providers and housing related organizations in Ottawa. The Social Housing Registry of Ottawa (the Registry) (https://www.housingregistry.ca/) is the sponsor of this project. The Registry has been in place […]

Atlantic Healthy Oceans Initiative (AHOI) is a non-profit organization that is tackling the reduction of single-use plastics and increasing waste diversion from landfills through the improvement of waste management in the Gros Morne Region for tourism business operators, municipalities and the Gros Morne National Park. AHOI will continue the work it started in 2020 to […]

The Ecology Action Centre’s Marine team works locally, nationally and internationally towards protecting the marine ecosystem and maintaining sustainable fisheries, which support vibrant coastal communities. The marine team has a remote office based in Norris Point, NL and where this internship will be based. We are offering a Marine Planning and Community Engagement Internship position […]

Immigrant seniors face a variety of challenges, such as language barriers or poor health, that impact their ability to age at home or to stay healthier for longer. S.U.C.C.E.S.S.’ collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health is investigating the impact of the PACE model on BC immigrant seniors. The model brings teams of different healthcare professionals together […]