The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot a social enterprise for a sexual assault centre. In this context, the term social enterprise refers to adding revenue-generating services to the sexual assault centre. The proposed idea for the social enterprise is to offer training modules and educational material on a variety of topics. […]

The Pantry Café is run by the Autism Society of Newfoundland and Labrador (ASNL) as a social enterprise. It is is built on historic farmland in the center of St. John’s. The property includes a fruit tree orchard, 36 garden beds, current gardens, a large greenhouse, and other growing facilities. ASNL also has an on-site […]

OceanSync collects real time weather data, such as wind speed, wind direction, wave height and other atmospheric conditions on board of seafaring ships. Accurate data collection can be used to improve weather forecast, ocean/atmosphere modeling, satellite validation, climate change studies and reduce ships’ environmental footprint and transport costs. However, wind measurements made on ships are […]

The project will focus on building a toolkit for newcomer entrepreneurs that helps to remove some of the initial barriers of starting a business in a location that you do not know anything about. Within the toolkit, a database of subject matter experts will be established, along with a compilation of links to government and […]

Due to the widespread use of credit cards as a payment method, numerous fraudulent credit card transactions occur, resulting in significant losses for financial institutions. At a high level, the fundamental objective of the project is to improve the performance of fraud detection systems by providing high-quality synthetic data generated by improved deep generative models. […]

Barriers to ensuring robust community participation, culturally appropriate outreach and relationship development, and a holistic, sensitive, and suitable path forward appear when the organisation moves forward with its mission. The goal of this project is to build on previous work completed by a prior intern and help further develop strategies for engagement in the North.

As a start-up and technology-focused provider with deep operational insights, Keen’s challenge is to establish automated processes to simplify and streamline secure client communications, authorizations, sales, document exchange to enable fast and reliable services that can scale quickly into markets across Canada. The Mitacs project will focus on helping design Keen’s customer acquisition and service […]

Themodel for Makerspaces in Nunavut is focused on building pathways to life promotion and mental wellness for youth firmly grounded in Indigenous values by nurturing creativity, fostering agency and building positive relationships while engaging in the expanded field of technology at the intersection of art, culture, science and education. Given the physical distances & remoteness […]

Instrumar Limited’s core technology platform is based on the measurement of electrical properties of materials that come in contact with its sensor. The sensor generates a tightly confined electromagnetic field that detects the properties as material enters this field. The sensor is sensitive to the amount, the shape, its density, temperature, conductivity, impurities, moisture content […]

HIVE Geospatial’s mission is to enrich decision-making and facilitate more inclusive and equitable terrestrial and marine management through our proactive planning and collaboration software platform and services. Additional details are available at hivegeospatial.app. The Mitacs-supported internships will contribute to the continued evolution and improvement of the HIVE Geospatial platform, and allow us to address new […]

Downhole turbines are drilling tools that use the flow of downgoing drilling fluid inside the drillstring to turn a solid or hollow drive shaft, which can power or actuate other drilling tools such as turbodrills, electrical generators, hydraulic motors, and a variety of other mechanical, electrical or hydraulic devices. There are many versions of downhole […]

Practicare aims to leverage technology to improve community care outcomes through a holistic lens of worker and organizational excellence. The company plans to directly tackle the #1 problem articulated by both care organizations and the clients that they support: the availability, skill, and turnover of care workers; and the direct impact this has on community […]