In Canada, 4.2% of children under the age of 15 years are living with physical disabilities. For children with physical disabilities, participation in physical activity is limited. A common factor attributed to reduced physical activity is physical literacy, defined as a multifaceted conceptualization of the abilities required to be engaged in physical activities for life. […]

Au Canada, le taux d’abandon au doctorat s’élève à 50% et occasionne des coûts humains et financiers importants. L’organisme à but non lucratif (OBNL) Thèsez-vous offrent des services de rédaction telles que des groupes de rédaction et des retraites de rédaction dans le but d’aider les étudiants gradués à adopter de saines habitudes de travail, […]

This project extends the development of an innovative fishery by-product business of an earlier Mitacs-funded project (McKay, McLachlan, O’Gorman, Oldroyd and Rad-Spice (2020)). The disposal of by-catch fish in Manitoba has been identified by fishers in Misipawistik Cree Nation as not only environmentally wasteful but also a missed opportunity for sustainable and culturally-relevant economic development. […]

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST) is proposing to build a culturally inspired shelter structure in one or two parks to support trauma informed, land-based learning and community gathering for urban Indigenous communities. Participatory Action Research (PAR) with the NCFST community will answer questions about the needs and desires of the community about […]

As Games User Research (GUR) becomes a mature and essential pillar of game development, the challenges of performing rigorous qualitative and quantitative research in small teams are exacerbated by the disruption caused by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Research methods such as heuristic evaluation, think-aloud usability testing, initial experience testing, playthrough observation, and post-launch data analysis […]

How often do you see a teenager participating at a public meeting, town hall, or a city council session? Youth between the ages of 13 and 18 are underrepresented in the urban planning process. Many of them are not taught about the subject in high school while many urban planners find themselves ill-equipped to talk […]

While we face a global pandemic with COVID-19, we look to our progress in HIV treatment and celebrate new medications that makes living with HIV/AIDS a reality for those with access. This was only a dream in the 1980s. However, HIV rates and HIV stigma remain high and stereotypes about who is susceptible to HIV […]

In order for all countries to achieve the aspirational goal of universal cervical cancer elimination, global, regional and national efforts, including the collaboration of a broad spectrum of key stakeholders, are required to ensure rapid progress along the entire spectrum of prevention, control and care. Scale Up Cervical Cancer Elimination with Secondary prevention Strategy (SUCCESS) […]

Public libraries and universities can benefit greatly by partnering to conduct research. To ensure the sustainability and impact of these partnerships, they need to be grounded in an awareness of each organizations’ research needs, goals, resources, and strengths. This project will produce a framework that guides public libraries in identifying research needs, strategically selecting university […]

FSO (Family Services Ottawa) is a not-for-profit social service agency whose mission is to assist individuals, to build on their strengths and to improve their mental health. FSO does so by providing counselling, education, and advocacy within a context of working to foster systemic change. Although their programs are increasingly monitored and evaluated at the […]

This project, a collaboration between the Arctic Youth Network (AYN) and Project CREATeS, is to create a virtual platform that supports suicide prevention in Arctic youth by building a virtual community, as well as to promote mental wellbeing through digital and creative media. The proposed youth-led, community-based research agenda builds upon a successful grant completed […]

Ce projet analyse les injustices épistémiques qui entrent en jeu dans la production de connaissances archéologiques par les communautés innues de la Basse-Côte-Nord (Unamen Shipu et Pakuashipi), et propose de former des principes éthiques permettant de corriger ces injustices. Le concept de préservation fournit une base de travail auquel des principes complémentaires viendront se greffer. […]