This Marketing Project will be undertaken in order to assess current strategies, improve current processes, and brainstorm new strategies. The successful candidate will first be educated on our industry, our project, and our potential clients by the CEO and CTO. The main goal of this project is to strengthen the marketing (including messaging and branding) […]

L’équipe de Stratégies Grenier offre son expertise aux décideurs politiques, aux leaders communautaires, aux dirigeants économiques et aux entrepreneurs québécois, canadiens et d’ailleurs afin de réaliser leurs grandes idées. En 2021, l’équipe de Grenier Stratégies fonde le Forum Innovation, un réseau collaboratif voué à la promotion et à la diffusion de la culture de l’innovation […]

The research examines how the perceptions of social workers and policymakers regarding people living in poverty affect policies and their implementation. The study will focus on exploring ideas about the perceived values of people in economic need, the conceptual values associated with policy decisions concerning the needy, the way such ideas affect the construction of […]

The proposed research project will involve the completion of a systematic literature review of published studies addressing clinical best practices for the treatment of health conditions in the social work field. Products of the research study will include a library of comprehensive clinical guidelines for practitioners to follow, which can serve as the foundation for […]

Addressing Racism in Toronto’’ is a one-year project to be conducted by Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR). The aim of this community-based research venture is to identify issues of access, equity and inclusion for two highly vulnerable and marginalized groups in Toronto: the Somali Canadian community and racialized LGBTQ persons who are homeless. Specifically, […]

Women are vastly underrepresented in venture capital (VC) firms. There is also a lack of women entering the field of venture capital due to systemic barriers and a lack of momentum to shift existing barriers for women to enter the venture capital world. This research aims to understand the current status of women in VC […]

In this Mitacs project, the BSI intern will work with the University of Toronto’s Urban Climate Action Project (UCAP) and with Social Innovation Canada to distill and build on insights gleaned from jurisdictional scans, environmental reports, and other outputs produced by the University of Toronto’s Sustainability in a Living Lab course cohort and previous ones. […]

Le projet consiste a établir un nouveau protocole d’identification des zones à potentiel archéologique ou patrimonial qui serait spécifique aux besoins des MRC et des municipalités. Que ce soit pour la planification en amont de développement urbain, pour mieux cibler des zones de fouille archéologique de sauvetage dans des secteurs en érosion ou bien pour […]

At this placement I will be assisting on many tasks which will benefit society and specified communities. Part of my work will be tracking supports, items, or services that are needed at the location. Doing this will help other interns and volunteers in the future so they know what kind of support is needed regularly. […]

Sara Riel is partnering with Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatawin (OPK) to provide services to individuals who find themselves in a place of need. OPK provides a variety of services such as counselling, crisis intervention, case management, consultation, employment oppurtunities and community service. Sara Riel and OPK provides these services to a wide variety of individuals. OPK […]

Indigenous-led conservation areas require an economic heart. One approach could come through natural climate solutions (NCS) – activities which protect, restore and manage lands to maximize carbon sequestration and storage. Indigenous Peoples have been managing their lands and waters for thousands of years, and they have a wealth of knowledge to continue to steward these […]

Each year in Canada, approximately 40,000 people under the age of 24 will experience homelessness. Youth experiencing homelessness are highly vulnerable to crime, violence and sexual assault. Once homeless, youth are at high risk for multiple episodes of homelessness or chronic homelessness into adulthood. Interventions must be youth-centered, low-barrier, strengths-based, and prioritize diversion and/or family […]