The Social Innovation Academy will be working with a network of Mitacs interns to support the financial analysis needs of social purpose organizations across Canada. These needs may include (but are not limited to): research of potential sectors; impact measurement; and financial modelling. In addition, interns will provide marketing, research, and financial analysis for social […]

Seaweeds naturally produce polymers that hold great potential as a building block for bioplastics, which has been piloted globally but still nascent in Canada. This project establishes a partnership between Bioform Solutions Inc. and the University of Victoria Green Safe Water Lab, to develop a seeds-to-solution protocol for converting kelp into higher value bioplastics. The […]

To contribute to society’s decarbonization goals, the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry must rapidly transition to low-carbon buildings. Low carbon construction materials and other building technologies are contributing to this decarbonization, but the rate of change for this transition remains low. A range of technical issues must be addressed to transition to low-carbon buildings, […]

Over the past decade, wildfires in British Columbia have caused major disturbances, economic costs, and a significant impact on global emissions. The current fire prevention approach aims to avoid fires, however there is a growing realization that more proactive measures are necessary. Across Canada’s interior, the absence of fire and unusually hot and dry weather […]

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 […]

Hyper-Successful tech startups have been created by Canadians, however, many of them are headquartered in the United States and do not contribute to the Canadian job market. The creation of valuable Canadian startups is necessary to provide jobs for our fast-growing population. We want to keep our talent in Canada to grow our economy. To […]

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 […]

The goal of the study is to investigate the health and ecology of juvenile Chinook Salmon during the winter, a season with supposedly very low levels of survival. We fish throughout the winter on an on-call basis, and sample and release most fish brought on board; a small portion of juvenile Chinook Salmon are retained […]

Robotic experimentation platforms can enable faster materials discovery and optimization through automation, high throughput experimentation and standardization. However, an exhaustive search of a vast materials space with varying compositions, formulations, and processing conditions is prohibitively expensive. Machine learning algorithms are widely used to learn from experiments performed by automated experimentation platforms and suggest the most […]

Wrist fractures are the most common injury treated in the emergency department. The current standard for treating these fractures is realigning the bones and applying plaster or fiberglass cast to maintain position. Most often, plaster casts are used as the primary option and the patient gets a fiberglass cast after the initial few weeks. Although […]

The design of usable public health information systems is critical in areas such as healthcare. In this project an analysis of the usability of a pan-Canadian public health information system will be conducted. The approach will involve application of usability engineering methods to identify issues and areas where the system’s user interface could be modified […]

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 […]