Social transformation requires a deep understanding of the cultural, economic and historical forces and flows that connect peoples, places, and world views, and of the difficulties of intervening in complex, dynamic systems. This research project uses the methodology of social cartography to map diverse (and potentially conflicting) interests, ambitions and orientations of socially engaged communities […]

Over the past 15 years, People for Education has conducted a survey of Ontario’s publicly funded schools. From this large-scale survey, People for Education produces research reports on public education in Ontario that are widely disseminated to the public and have been instrumental to informing educational policy in the province. The core objectives of this […]

Ontario municipalities are required to conserve significant cultural heritage landscapes. This requires identification of these landscapes, evaluating their significance, and determining how much their local communities value them. Some municipalities have engaged professionals to study their cultural heritage landscapes sometimes involving consultation of the public. Most public consultation approaches, however, are often difficult to afford […]

Human history is punctuated by new innovations that reshape the way people interact and process information, (e.g., the telegraph, the telephone, radio and TV). We are in the midst of a digital revolution, and old theories and methods for understanding and shaping the way people process information are woefully inadequate. This is evident both in […]

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 […]

Water is one of our most precious common goods. In order to improve our governance of water we may learn from current decision-making and identify improved management processes. This research project will apply innovative social network analysis and other decision management tools to support benchmarking, characterizing and improving water governance. Water events, flood and drought, […]

Performance anxiety has been shown to negatively impact decision-making as well as academic performance, but it is unclear whether the effect of anxiety on test performance is due to impaired decision-making. Audio-Visual Entrainment (AVE), which involves exposure to rhythmically pulsating light and sound, has been shown to relieve anxiety symptoms — thus, AVE may be […]

La saisonnalité représente un des enjeux majeurs du tourisme hivernal. La transition entre l’automne et l’hiver et entre l’hiver et le printemps représente, pour plusieurs acteurs de l’industrie touristique de la région de Charlevoix, une problématique importante au niveau social et économique, et qui mérite d’être approfondie et étudiée. Ce faisant cette recherche permettra de […]

The project will develop ecosystem value accounts of land owned by the forestry company Kenauk Canada ULC (Kenauk Canada) using a variety of ecological economic approaches. The emphasis is to capture the broader value of ecosystem goods and services as opposed to equating value with the price of standing timber. Approaches under consideration include: net […]

Early Learning is an impotant undertaking in Canadian society and supporting young children as they move from home to early learning centres onto kindergarten classes is of particular interest and value to educators, helping us to ensure we provide the right environments and supports for all young children. This research will help us to provide […]

Depuis plusieurs décennies, les États concluent des accords régionaux de libre-échange afin de faire tomber les barrières au commerce. L’Organisation mondiale du commerce reconnaît et encourage ces accords en raison de leur capacité à faire croître davantage la libéralisation des échanges. Ces Accords font pour la plupart intervenir deux ou trois États limitrophes qui acceptent […]

L’innovation est une condition nécessaire à la compétitivité des entreprises. Dans une économie mondialisée, plus verte, où la concurrence est accrue, les entreprises doivent innover avec succès et en continu. Cela passe par le développement d’une capacité d’innovation qui, pour toute entreprise et tout intervenant en innovation, est un enjeu. La littérature montre que la […]