This project aims to build on Phase 1 of the The Black Experience Project (BEP) currently being undertaken in the Greater Toronto Area. The multi-year research study that this project will support aims to examine the barriers to success for Black community members living in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) which have and/ or continue […]

Afin de repenser leur politique culturelle sur tout le territoire avec tous les acteurs, les deux MRC de Nicolet-Yamaska et Bécancour souhaitent mener une consultation publique avec plusieurs milieux (culturel, scolaire, environnement, économie, administration, politique, citoyens et autochtones). L’évolution de la politique nationale de la ruralité 2014-2024 et de la politique culturelle du Québec 2018-2023 […]

Le projet présenté porte principalement sur le déploiement des pratiques collaboratives dans les équipes qui offrent des services de réadaptation intensive pour la clientèle 8-14 ans à profil multiproblématique complexe en unité au CIUSSS-MCQ. Cette clientèle a de grands besoins tant au niveau social qu’au niveau physique et mental. Depuis plusieurs années, le réseau de […]

This project will engage a graduate student in communications to conduct research on usage patterns directed at social advocacy initiatives with the goal of conceptualizing how social media can be utilized to raise public knowledge and spur discourse about the living wage issue.

The Nshwaasnangong Child Care and Family Centre in partnership with Western University and CityStudio London provide an internship opportunity for a Western University graduate student to research, what the tensions and debates are when establishing an early learning and child care framework from an Indigenous perspective. Specifically, the intern will complete: 1) a literature review […]

La municipalité de Petit-Saguenay souhaite élaborer une politique audacieuse de participation citoyenne, une politique intégrée de développement durable, ainsi que les outils et mécanismes simples qui permettront de les opérationnaliser. Petit-Saguenay souhaite ainsi opérer une transformation de ces pratiques municipales, pour les rendre plus inclusives et plus cohérentes avec leurs enjeux. La recherche consiste à […]

In Quesnel, British Columbia, efforts to stimulate innovation and diversify actors of local forest industry can be challenging for emerging locally-driven small forest enterprises that have limited capacity and resources. Building an inclusive forest industry that constitutes existing large forest enterprises and locally-controlled small forest enterprises in the landscapes therefore involves strengthening networks of knowledge […]

The shared goal of researching how filmmaking can be an effective tool in contributing to water protection efforts, and in promoting safe water access for Indigenous communities, has brought together groups from different cultures, sectors, and countries (Canada and Australia). This internship, with the industry partner River Voices Productions will allow the intern to conduct […]

Entre la formation générale et la formation professionnelle, comment imaginer une éducation à la citoyenneté, à l’appropriation des savoirs pour et par les citoyens? Depuis plus de 60 ans au Québec et dans le monde, les mouvements d’éducation populaire ont expérimenté et construit des pratiques éducatives sans instructeur, sans institution et sans manuel, en croisant […]

In this project I will be making a talking, artificial intelligence prototype that provides meaningful, playful exchanges in different interactive settings. By taking advantage of the latest advances in machine learning and creating a model founded on knowledge from social and cognitive sciences, I will build a series of digital avatars to test how they […]

The City of Winnipeg is concerned to support the workplace experiences of employees from equity-seeking groups. This research will survey employees and convene focus groups to facilitate employees to reflect on and discuss how diverse backgrounds and experiences can be recognized and promoted as assets within the City workforce. Employees will be engaged in exercises […]

The proposed project will help develop an online forum that can be used as a public consultation tool for governments as they make important public policy decisions. This forum will be developed and tested in the City of Markham as a case study. The model will then be refined so that it can be applied […]