Career Trek is a non-profit organization that seeks to connect kids to oppurtunities and experiences that can develop life long interests and passions. Through school and post-secondary partnerships Career Trek introduces children from ages 10 to 12 to different experiences simulating possible career paths and oppurtunities. The Wonders of Work camp focuses specifically on exposing […]

The project that Wolseley Family Place is working on is called Communication Enhancement Project. Wolseley Family Place will be embarking on some re-branding, and streamlining their communication content (brochures, posters, signage in the resource centre, website, facebook). This project will look at venues of communicating to the wider community to enhance their program promotion and […]

This project will assist both West Central Women’s Resource Centre and North End Women’s Centre in identifying community needs as they transition out of the pandemic and towards sustainable and responsive programming through arts-based programming and outreach. The objective of this project will be to plan and implement arts-based programming within the centres an support […]

Interns will be assisting current staff in creating the Summer Schedule for Programming for the children who live with their mothers at the IWHC, which will begin once they are done school at the end of June. Once the Summer Programming Schedule is approved, interns will help staff implement the summer programming with the women […]

The objectives of the proposed research are to develop fully compostable and biodegradable beverage cups in Manitoba, using paper made from “waste” biomass (canola straw, cattail biomass) biodegradable polymers.

Women with elevated cardiovascular disease risk can improve their health by participating in interventions that encourage health promoting behaviours, such as physical activity. However, although a person may know that they will benefit from participating in a health promotion program, there are many reasons why people do not adopt healthier lifestyles. Patients with lived experience […]

This Project is a partnership between 1JustCity and WestEnd Commons. 1JustCity is an organization committed to strengthening and sustaining social justice work throughout Winnipeg by backing member organizations and community partners. WestEnd Commons also known as St. Matthews Non-Profit Housing Inc. (SMNPH) is a unique newly renovated church building with 26 residential units upstairs and […]

Youth Employment Services (YES) is an organization that delivers inclusive, low-barrier employment and training services to Manitoba youth between the ages of 16 to 29.YES provides one-on-one appointments for resume and cover letter writing, job searching, practicing interview skills, and more, in addition to offering free training and certification opportunities. YES is also heavily involved […]

Compiling data research by surveying clients to aid the development of their Manitoba Harvest Voices Report. Provide Garden supplies and garden boxes to clients.

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

The Glacier test facility was established to conduct testing of aircraft turbofan engines under icing conditions. Engine manufacurers from across the globe use the Glacier facility to earn airworthiness certification for their products. A range of icing conditions is prescribed by airworthiness authorities, and required air temperature is produced under naturally occurring conditions. Air temperature […]

This project utilizes blockchain technology, smart contracts, and federated learning techniques to enhance collaboration between multiple parties for the agri-food supply chain application. It aims to promote data trust between multiple stakeholders in the supply chain by adopting blockchain technology and federated learning techniques. Multiple parties can keep their data at their local data storage, […]