Measuring Charity Impact Value Using Social Return on Investment: The Value of Implementing Experiential Sustainable Development Goal Learning into Children’s Activities

Scouts Canada is adapting programing to align more closely with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This research project will measure the amount of change in SDG awareness and behaviours of the participants and volunteers of the program. These outcomes will be monetized into a Social Return on Investment that compares the value of […]

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Revision of Socio-Spatial Conceptions for Designing Public Spaces and Built Environments in Post Pandemic Alberta

This design research project explores existing and ongoing perspectives on (post) pandemic conceptions in built environment settings in Alberta, from an architectural design perspective. The results will add to the scholarly research on sustainable design of “public spaces” to support (post) COVID-19 period health concerns and recommendations, thereby contributing to the development of healthier design […]

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Revision of Socio-Spatial Conceptions for Designing Public Spaces and Built Environments in Post Pandemic Alberta – Year two

This design research project explores existing and ongoing perspectives on (post) pandemic conceptions in built environment settings in Alberta, from an architectural design perspective. The results will add to the scholarly research on sustainable design of “public spaces” to support (post) COVID-19 period health concerns and recommendations, thereby contributing to the development of healthier design […]

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Primeau Inc. – Executive Apprentice

For IMPACT SOCIETY: Analysis on current revenue sources and development of the business processes required to be a more sustainable organization. Focus will be on the development of the plans and implementation of key activities to expand the organizations reach and grow the fee for service aspect of the cause. For GoodPin the strategic analysis […]

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The Children’s Link Sociery – HR Project Lead

This is an opportunity for The Children’s Link to further expand our ability to support children and families through early prevention and intervention with the entire family. Alberta children and youth aged 0-21 years and their families will have equitable access to services that support child safety, well-being and development, and caregiver capacity and support. […]

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Goodlawyer – Growth Manager

The Growth Manager (intern position) would be part of Goodlawyer’s efforts to adapt our marketing strategy to a pandemic-affected world. There are two overarching elements to this work: understanding how demand for legal services has shifted, and how to adapt in response. We understand that there is increased demand for certain legal services. For example, […]

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Myrn Eldercare Consulting – Marketing, Sales

The key strategic activities will include market research, developing a go to market strategy as well as implementing business analytics to support the growth of the business. The internship will provide detailed information on what aging Calgarians want/need to age safely at home. It will provide additional insight on how to help improve the care […]

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Avanti Software Inc. – Strategy & Operations MBA Intern

Project 1 – Product Innovation: The intern will be asked to conduct a focused deep dive in the HCM market, understanding (1) what competitors offer today (Workday, Ceridian, ADP) and the product features that these players currently have; (2) evaluate what capabilities industry consultants, thought leaders, and end users desire by team (payroll, HR, etc.) […]

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Bridging the Gap – Health and Safety Engineering Student TeachingModules

This project is an undertaking in coordination with Minerva Canada, some of its industry partners and eight Canadian universities which aims to address a gap between industry and the graduates of engineering programs in terms of attitudes, knowledge and applied skills pertaining to health & safety in engineering practice. Upon completion, the project’s end product […]

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Measurement and Modeling of Pandemic Effects on Door-to-Door Bottle Recycling

SkipTheDepot is a door-to-door bottle collection service based in Calgary which allows users in Calgary and Edmonton areas to request bottle recycling pickups, and the COVID 19 pandemic has caused demand for these services to increase. In order to meet rising demand, it is important to develop a clear understanding of how the service is […]

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High Efficiency GaN RF Power Amplifiers for 5G and Beyond Applications

This research project will be a collaborative effort to explore, understand, and capitalize on the growing market shift from Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductors (LDMOS) to Gallium Nitride (GaN)-based radio units in the base station market, which is ever-growing with the increased demand for 5G. The intern will be trained on simulation, measurement, design, and […]

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Automatic Mapping of Residential Rooftops using High-Resolution Thermal Imagery and Machine Learning

MyHEAT Inc. (industry partner) provides on-line tools/services to reduce urban waste energy. Currently, the company relies on sourced municipal, private, or publicly available GIS roof polygons which it combines with its proprietary high-resolution (H-Res) airborne thermal infrared (TIR) imagery to generate personalized rooftop heat-loss maps/metrics. Unfortunately, these GIS polygons are often incomplete, inaccurate and out-of-date. […]

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