Social enterprises are businesses whose primary purpose is to create social and/or environmental impact. This study will seek to understand how to grow these businesses to create more social or environmental impact while being financially sustainable. This study will interview social enterprises to understand how they work, how they are trying to grow and what […]

A new method to determine whether wildlife are present in certain habitats has been developed that involves collecting environmental samples (water, soil, air) and testing them in a laboratory for the presence of cells and tissue that have been shed by wildlife into their environment. These cells and tissue can include hair, saliva, skin cells, […]

The constraint satisfaction problem (CSP) is one of the classical problems studied in Theoretical Computer Science and asks for an assignment of values to variables such that given constraints are satisfied. The CSP includes as special cases for example graph coloring and Boolean satisfiability. Besides its theoretical importance, it has applications in many different domains, […]

This project focuses on a herd of wild bighorn sheep on Kamloops Lake in the Secwépemc Territory of southern interior BC. The first goal of the project is to monitor lamb survival and assess habitat conditions for the Kamloops Lake herd over two years. The second goal of the project is to document Secwépemc Traditional […]

Renewable energy sources, such as hydroelectric dams, provide electricity to many Canadians and are important for meeting climate change targets. However, during construction, dams permanently alter the physical characteristics of the river systems and this may have consequences for the species using these ecosystems. This project will evaluate the potential changes in the distribution, abundance, […]

Canadians have experienced tremendous mental health challenges over the last few years. At the same time, systems to address mental health are over-burdened. There is thus a clear need to scalable and low-cost technologies that could support the mental and emotional wellbeing of Canadians. This project is about developing innovations in artificial intelligence that could […]

Mining is important to the Canadian economy, contributing an estimated $43.9 billion in 2020 while addressing growing demand for minerals. Mine operations disturb natural environments, and Canadian federal and provincial authorities have instituted the Mines Act, and the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code for Mines in British Columbia, providing a regulatory framework for mine closure […]

CPA has noticed current issues in the recruitment process of accounting students from Post-Secondary Institutions (PSI). Because accounting firms and industry rely on PSI for most of their new employees, CPA decided that they want to design and implement new programs to help better prepare students for their future accounting career. Through this internship, we […]

The Dawson Group is a construction and transportation company that ranges between 600 to 700 employees seasonally – depending on the companies’ workload (awarded projects, seasonality with highway construction, winter snow plowing) and also normal turnover, we have many onboards and offboards in our organization each year. With many employees coming and going, it places […]

iTel has built the largest business internet, voice, and data footprint in Canada. We can create cost-effective network solutions anywhere our clients do business – even in the most remote locations across the country. iTel’s mission is to help businesses do more by connecting workplaces anywhere. The overall project aligns with iTel’s mission because it […]

This Marketing Project will be undertaken in order to assess current strategies, improve current processes, and brainstorm new strategies. The successful candidate will first be educated on our industry, our project, and our potential clients by the CEO and CTO. The main goal of this project is to strengthen the marketing (including messaging and branding) […]

In this project, the intern will determine the identity of the bacterial species present in the BioLogix consortium, as well as determine how to best grow these bacteria in the lab and in the field. The intern will also use this information to aid in the design of technology and equipment to effectively grow BioLogix […]