Le partage des données revêt aujourd’hui une importance majeure pour de nombreux secteurs de l’économie tout comme pour les grandes administrations et le monde de la recherche. Les attentes qui lui sont associées vont de la promotion de l’innovation et de la compétitivité en passant par l’amélioration des services publiques jusqu’au développement des connaissances. Les […]

This 3-month project will be realized at Ryerson University in Toronto, under the supervision of Professor Irene Gammel. The project aims to contribute to the study of trauma by using resilience as an analytical lens. It will offer theoretical and context-informed understandings of marginalized narratives by drawing on my expertise in the arts, humanities and […]

This project will identify the necessary components for a high-quality mentorship program for workers in the Ontario manufacturing industry. Through review of existing mentorship programs, interviews with mentors and mentees, and a job analysis procedure for the mentor role, this research will assess the mentoring needs of manufacturing workers. The project will produce a task-based […]

ILEAU (Interventions locales en environnement et aménagement urbain) est une campagne portée par le Conseil régional en environnement de Montréal ayant pour objectif d’améliorer la qualité des milieux de vie, en réduisant les ICU et en créant une trame verte et bleue active qui augmentera la biodiversité locale et favorisera les déplacements actifs sécuritaires dans […]

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) (2015) report calls for the integration of Indigenous knowledge and teaching methods into educational curriculum. Critical to decolonizing education is reinserting people into relationships with the land as a mode of education, referred to as ‘land-based learning’. This proposed research project will establish best practices for the establishment of […]

This is a research project that will explore human’s relationships with houseplants in times of the COVID-19 pandemic and unpack the psychological, sociological, and environmental significance of these relationships. By digging deeply into our relationship with houseplants and creatively telling stories about them, the project seeks to uncover and deepen our connection with nature in […]

The applicant will join an active alcohol policy research team at the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research (CISUR) who are engaged in looking at interactions between changes to alcohol policy during COVID-19 lockdowns and implications of these for alcohol consumption and related harms. The applicant will be given training in the use of an […]

Canada is a signatory to global commitments to reduce greenhouse gas levels and one important way this will happen is through the implementation of nature-based solutions for climate change. One example of natural climate solutions is GHG offsets based on restoration, protection and establishment of forests, wetlands, grasslands and peatland areas. Indigenous Peoples are critical […]

Rural communities and regions throughout Canada struggle with economic restructuring. Influences of globalization and technological advancement contribute to the continually shifting economic reality confronting rural communities. This research focuses on understanding the economic implications of changes in federal policies related to cannabis legalization to rural regions, specifically the Kootenay Region of British Columbia. Through discussions […]

The Thingery Sharing Inc. is the logistics provider and parent organization of community lending libraries known as Thingeries located throughout the Lower Mainland of BC. Prior social impact research was conducted to identify and understand the impact that a Thingery has on the social connectivity and ecological footprint of its members for ongoing analysis and […]

L’objectif de la recherche est d’effectuer une analyse comparée de deux dirigeants politiques du monde francophone occidental, dans leur communication sur leur pages et profils de réseaux sociaux respectifs, Facebook et Instagram. Le but étant d’examiner les représentations sociales qu’ils diffusent au sujet de l’environnement, ainsi que les stratégies rhétoriques (mots, expression, ethos, pathos) sur […]

The proposed research project will result in the development of a background and scoping document to inform and assist climate change adaptation planning for the City of Peterborough and Peterborough County. It will be directed with the involvement and guidance of a municipal working group. The project will involve a literature review of relevant articles […]