En 2013, le gouvernement du Québec abolissait le supplément d’aide sociale pour contraintes temporaires à l’emploi chez les familles biparentales d’enfants de moins de 5 ans. Ces familles déjà assez vulnérables (avec un revenu se situant nettement sous le seuil de pauvreté) perdaient ainsi 12% de leur budget habituel. Cette recherche vise à évaluer l’impact […]

In order to assess the current state of competition in the Canadian mobile telecommunications industry, we propose different models to estimate and to predict the evolution of plans offered by wireless service providers in Quebec and in Ontario. The models are estimated using data collected by Planhub which frequently updates and compares the prices and […]

Charla Huber wants to identify how employers can better support Indigenous employees. Many companies have identified they want to increase the number of Indigenous employees, but little success has been found. Charla will receive guidance from Indigenous Elders and leaders across British Columbia to understand the differences in how Indigenous people communicate and how their […]

As Covid-19 Pandemic shows that we are surrounded by global unforeseen risks. Housing and housing financing are significant parts of people’s life and global crises may always put people’s right to housing in danger. For this very reason, it is a necessity to look for alternative financing models for housing as affordability would decrease the […]

Ma recherche vise à évaluer l’utilisation d’un outil de Système d’aide au vote, tel que le Test électoral, en Belgique francophone, ou la Boussole électorale, sa version canadienne, sur le sentiment d’efficacité politique des jeunes citoyens prévotants. Ces outils permettent à l’utilisateur de confronter son opinion sur une série d’enjeux politiques avec celles des partis […]

Le projet mené par Madame Frédérique Boulanger, doctorante à l’Université du Luxembourg, vise à étudier l’impact des technologies de l’information et de la communication sur les principes directeurs du procès civil. Sera analysée l’interaction entre : – les services proposés les acteurs de la legaltech et le principe dispositif – l’utilisation des logiciels applicatifs d’analyse […]

The project aims to understand and support Canadian wheelchair curling leaders (i.e., coaches, athletes, and sport administrators) to return to sport and mitigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. Bringing coaches together virtually and educating them to provide athlete support remotely can have a positive effect on the sport landscape post-pandemic. The intern will identify the […]

Le projet vise à décrire le vécu des personnes sourdes et malentendantes de l’Outaouais lors de situations d’urgence comme les pandémies ou les catastrophes naturelles, et de proposer des interventions pour répondre à leur besoins. Il se fait en partenariat avec l’Association de l’ouïe de l’Outaouais qui le seul organisme reconnu par le gouvernement du […]

The closure of schools across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed significant gaps in educational provision. In addition, K-12 teachers have had difficulty finding learning resources related to the programs they are responsible for teaching. When students fall behind in school, they develop a learning gap with their peers. Learning gaps are relatively common […]

The response to COVID-19 and stay-at-home orders have led to skyrocketing unemployment and various economic impacts. Entrepreneurs are coping up with challenges and conflicts that require solutions to sustain rural communities. With researchers based in Grenfell Campus, Memorial University (MUN) of Newfoundland in Newfoundland and Labrador (NL), this study will focus on how enterprise hubs […]

COVID-19 has changed the way we access services in the community. Many services are now being offered online or over the phone instead of in a building. While this works for some families, families who are new to Canada, do not speak English, and don’t have access to technology may not be able to receive […]

Future Ancestors Services seeks to build a database that explores the teachings of various peoples around the world and what ancestry and ancestral accountability means to them in the context of current socio-political and environmental issues. This research project explores the ways in which the lived experiences of black people in Sub-Saharan Africa impact their […]