Marquis LLP – Digital Process Innovation in Public Accounting: Enhancing Workflow Efficiency

Marquis LLP is a public accounting firm based in Vancouver, BC, that provides a range of services including personal and corporate income tax returns, bookkeeping, payroll processing, and review engagements. While the firm has built a strong reputation for accuracy and personalized service, its growing client base and the increasing complexity of financial reporting requirements […]

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ESSA Technologies Ltd. – Innovation in Administrative Systems: Streamlining Onboarding and Business Operations

ESSA Technologies Ltd. is an employee-owned Canadian environmental consulting company that combines science, systems thinking, and collaboration to address complex environmental challenges. With offices in Vancouver and Ottawa, ESSA supports clients across Canada and internationally through evidence-based decision-making, sustainability planning, and adaptive management solutions. As the company continues to expand its client base and internal […]

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Luxury Transport Inc. – Operational Efficiency and Supply Chain Innovation Initiative

Luxury Transport Inc. is a leading provider of shuttle, charter, and private transportation services that connects passengers across the Lower Mainland and to Whistler. With a growing customer base, a diverse fleet, and variable seasonal demand, the company faces the challenge of maintaining high service reliability while controlling operational costs and ensuring efficient fleet utilization. […]

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Smash and Tess Dreamwear Inc. – Advancing Sustainable Fashion Through Data-Driven Digital Marketing

Smash + Tess Dreamwear Inc. is a fast-growing Vancouver-based fashion company known for redefining comfort and style through its signature Romper designs and commitment to ethical, sustainable production. As a leader in the “slow fashion” movement, Smash + Tess has built a powerful community around inclusivity, sustainability, and confidence but like many digitally native brands, […]

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Finning – Digital Transformation of Onboarding and Sales Training Systems

Finning Canada is the world’s largest Caterpillar dealer, serving mission-critical industries such as mining, construction, energy, and forestry. As the company continues to modernize and scale its operations, Finning is undergoing two major transformation initiatives: the Finning Foundations Project, which is redesigning the employee onboarding experience, and the Sales Training Transformation Project, which is re-engineering […]

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Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland – Designing and Implementing Data-Driven Process Improvements to Strengthen Fundraising and Operations

Big Sisters of BC Lower Mainland is a non-profit organization dedicated to enabling life-changing mentoring relationships that ignite the power and potential of young people. Through its inclusive programs, the organization empowers female, female-identifying, non-binary, gender fluid, transgender, and Two Spirit youth to build confidence, resilience, and leadership skills. To sustain and expand these vital […]

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OHME! Foods Inc. – Retail Operations Innovation and Process Optimization Project

OHME! Foods is a rapidly expanding Vancouver-based snack company specializing in freeze-dried fruits and yogurt crunches produced locally in British Columbia. As the company continues to scale its retail presence across Canada, it faces the challenge of managing and optimizing the complex process of retail onboarding, launch execution, and post-launch support across multiple grocery partners. […]

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Westland Insurance – Innovating from Within: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Change & Learning

Westland Insurance is a rapidly growing insurance organization committed to modernizing how learning is delivered, supported, and scaled across a national workforce. As the company expands, maintaining consistent, engaging, and accessible learning experiences has become an innovation priority. Existing learning plans, tools, and LMS workflows were originally designed for smaller teams and now struggle to […]

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Smart Dream Home – Enhancing Housing Accessibility Through User-Centered App Innovation

Smart Dream Home is a forward-thinking startup developing an innovative mobile application designed to guide newcomers and homebuyers in Canada through every stage of the housing journey—from research and budgeting to purchase and settlement. The organization’s main activities center around designing an intuitive, data-driven digital platform that simplifies the often-overwhelming process of finding, financing, and […]

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Co-creating digital tools to support learning communities

In Canada and worldwide, health systems are facing tremendous capacity pressures with aging populations putting increasing demands on health services. Caregivers play a vital role in supporting older adults at home. Caregivers often experience distress and burnout and need help navigating the health system. The overall goal of the project is to evaluate the feasibility […]

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Lifecycle and Multi-Criteria Assessment of Waste-Derived EPS Geosynthetics for Cold-Region Infrastructure

Cold-region infrastructure faces significant challenges due to freeze–thaw cycles, frost heave, and moisture-induced degradation. While waste-derived Engineered Polystyrene Textiles (EPT) offer a sustainable alternative to conventional geosynthetics, selecting the optimal formulation for both performance and environmental impact remains critical. This project aims to conduct a life-cycle assessment (LCA) combined with a multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) […]

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Generalized Thermodynamically Admissible 13-Moment Equations

This project explores how to better model gas flows in situations where traditional fluid equations break down, such as in very small systems or low-pressure environments. Instead of relying on costly molecular simulations, the research develops advanced extensions of classical fluid models that remain mathematically stable and thermodynamically consistent, while being flexible enough to describe […]

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