Delta Chamber of Commerce-Business Support Associate-Tiffany

This project, located at the Delta Chamber of Commerce, will involve business-related initiatives that are meant to support the economic resilience and recovery of the small businesses in the federal electoral district of Delta, which includes both the City of Delta and Tsawwassen First Nations. The Business Support Associate intern’s work will include connecting directly […]

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Stryker Boats-Social Media Manager Internship-Alexis

Since 2004, Stryker Inflatable Boats has been building the toughest, safest, most well equipped, and most versatile boat model in the industry. Our customers include Fire & Police departments, Search & Rescue, Military, Industry Professionals, Fishermen, Hunters, and Nature Guides. Through this project, we will be able to deliver our message to the young generation […]

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Penrose Partners BSI Mitacs Internship Summer 2022

The primary focus of the internship program will be assisting Penrose Partners in the development, programming, and execution of education launchpad and perform research into the DeFi industry. The educational launchpad is similar conceptually to other launchpads except entrepreneurs who choose to enroll into the rigorous educational program will have the opportunity to receive funding […]

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Développement d’un cadre d’accompagnement à la stratégie et mesure d’impact social et environnemental

Depuis plus de 7 ans, Rhizome accompagne des projets entrepreneuriaux, à travers 3 accélérateurs partenaires stratégiques (l’Esplanade, la Piscine et La Vague). Un des enjeux majeurs des organisations accompagnées est de pouvoir mieux définir quelle est leur stratégie de développement afin de maximiser leur potentiel d’impact social, environnemental et économique sur leur communauté et territoire. […]

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Development of a CRISPR screening platform for the oncology market

Preliminary clinical trials harnessing the immune system of cancer patients to combat disease have shown to have impressive efficacy. Immune cells isolated from a patient are genetically altered to allow for improved detection of cancerous cells and subsequently re-introduced into the patient. Yet despite its promise, rapid and cost effective manufacturing of this therapy remains […]

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Bridal Couture Application

Bridal Couture is currently engaged in the sourcing, selling, and alteration of wedding dresses for prospective brides. In pursuit of additional revenue streams, Bridal Couture is interested in launching a “bridesmaid box” product for members of the bride’s wedding party. The intern’s role will be to successfully launch and monitor the success of this new […]

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Supporting sustainable transportation cluster development in Toronto

Within the green sector in Toronto, the largest cluster is sustainable transportation, which makes up 38% of green jobs, and is the fastest growing cluster in the sector at 4.9% compared to the overall green sector at 3.9% and across all industries in Toronto at 1.9% (5-year average between 2015-2019). As such, in order to […]

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Health Learning System with Real World Evidence

Although the gold standard for supportive clinical evidence has historically been randomized controlled trials, given their rigid and constrained nature, they rarely describe the effectiveness of an intervention or drug in real-life practice. Therefore, regulators, payers, healthcare providers, and institutions are turning towards real-world data collected at the interface of the patient and the health […]

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Aroha Meaningful Connections Incorporation

This research project involves creating a mobile and web application to improve the quality of connections between older adults in retirement homes and their families. The intern will be tasked with the creation of the mobile and web application, and therefore is expected to have experience and skills in application design and development. The intern […]

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Pharos BSI App

Pharos has a data fusion platform for geospatial and spatiotemporal data. This project will extend the platform to cover additional data sources, such as flood risk data, and allow for the on-demand calculation of decision-relevant metrics. This requires an investigation of the underlying data, methods to combine sources, and development of pipelines for efficient automation. […]

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Summer Analyst – Impact Investing, Acceleration, and Advisory – University of Calgary

The Social Innovation Academy will be working with a network of Mitacs interns to develop national-scale backend infrastructure resources for impact investing funds across Canada. These resources may include (but are not limited to): initiatives for advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion; impact measurement frameworks; deal flow generation. In addition, interns will provide marketing, research, and […]

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