The Diversity Institute (DI) aims to work in partnership with CGLCC to identify barriers for entrepreneurship in the LGBTQ2S+ community and drive inclusive innovation in the Canadian business ecosystem. Through in-depth interviews with LGBTQ2S+ business owners across Canada, recruited through CGLCC’s supplier network and diverse partners, the project aims to fill the gap in available […]

The Etobicoke Creek watershed is heavily urbanized with significant water quality issues. As part of the development of a watershed plan, scenario analysis allows for modelling different future land use and climate conditions to understand how watershed conditions will change. The purpose of this research is to establish and utilize an appropriate water quality model […]

Toronto Arts Foundation (TAF) and the Diversity Institute are partnering to analyze arts funding outcomes for Persons of Colour, Indigenous Persons, Deaf Persons, Persons with Disabilities and Persons Living with Mental Illness, as well as 2SLGBTQAP Persons in Toronto. This project will identify barriers faced by these marginalized groups when applying for arts funding in […]

Using simplified language understandable to a layperson; provide a general, one-paragraph description of the proposed research project to be undertaken by the intern(s) as well as the expected benefit to the partner organization. (100 – 150 words) To address local food system issues like loss of farmland, people without enough food, or climate change impacts, […]

The research question at the centre of this project is, “how can culture planning integrate equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI)?”. The project will focus on ethno-cultural dimensions of EDI in culture planning. The project aims to explore how different ethno-cultural communities are engaged in the culture planning process and how culture planning outcomes impact these […]

In my PhD dissertation, I proposed a renewed theory of the “narreme” – the minimum basic unit of narrative structure, a concept which originated in the 1960s but which has been largely neglected since then. I suggested that a Narreme Theoretic approach could be tremendously useful not only for the purposes of narrative analysis, but […]

In my PhD dissertation, I proposed a renewed theory of the “narreme” – the minimum basic unit of narrative structure, a concept which originated in the 1960s but which has been largely neglected since then. I suggested that a Narreme Theoretic approach could be tremendously useful not only for the purposes of narrative analysis, but […]

To combat the degradation of receiving water resulting from stormwater runoff approaches that focus on retaining and infiltrating stormwater at the source, referred to as Low Impact Development (LID) practices, are being proposed more frequently in recent years. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority recently initiated monitoring of precipitation and runoff from a large industrial site, […]

Currently, the global warming alerts, oil prices fluctuations and clean energy have paved the way of investing in the producing wells by enhancing the recovery of hydrocarbons compared to exploration wells. Applying hydraulic fracturing from injected fluids is most common method used. These fluids create cracks in the bedrock and push the hydrocarbons to the […]

Autonomous vehicles (AV) need to see ahead since the driver no longer drives the vehicles. The driver’s eye in AV is replaced by the Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar). However, the distance ahead of the autonomous vehicle that must be available, called sigh distance SD, is less for AV because the perception-reaction time of the […]

Podcasting is a rapidly growing medium for reaching new audiences. Our research explores the impacts and outcomes of a new podcast series that seeks to bridge divides, dispel stereotypes, and expand public understanding of the diversity of the Muslim experience today and the issues and ideas that define Muslim art, culture and society globally. The […]

Although the education level of immigrants arriving in Canada has been steadily increasing, finding appropriate employment has remained a constant challenge for many newcomers. In an effort to improve some of the barriers that immigrants face, immigrant service organizations (ISOs) have started providing pre-arrival services for immigrants before they set foot in Canada. Pre-arrival services […]