Microsys is a Mississauga company that designs and sells specialized test equipment to airbag manufacturers worldwide. The Cold Gas Inflation System (CGS) allows these manufacturers to test the inflation characteristics of airbag systems in a simple, safe, and inexpensive manner. The CGS involves the rapid discharge of a compressed gas, which the company would like […]

Angel investors are uniquely positioned to bring transformative and positive change in areas that will impact Canada’s ability to scale innovative companies that rise to the global stage. Angels are community-based investors that take a “leap of faith” on entrepreneurs before institutional investors, such as venture capital funds. To grow and scale, entrepreneurs need angels. […]

As PlaceHolder looks to scale in the realities of COVID19 economy, an overarching number of business decisions like resource allocation and pricing will require sufficient amount of data behind them to make sense. In the past 6 month we have built data pipelines to capture raw information from various departments but our operations teams are […]

The primary project for the intern would to be a leading force in the overhaul of the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario’s CRM system. Currently using Salesforce, the YMCA of Southwestern Ontario is looking to clean its data sets to be able to effectively and efficiently research membership data trends, study consumer behaviour, and best understand […]

The partner organization, Advanced Analytics and Research Lab (AAARL) is an affordable analytics services, solutions and consulting company based out of Canada. The organization focuses primarily on helping companies leverage data and technology to supercharge their day-to-day operations and achieve their business goals. The project to be completed with this organization will allow for the […]

This research will use a test site to define best practices for siting, management, planning, and construction of Tiny Homes for the homeless, through a comprehensive review of existing precedents. In order to do this, the research responds to four questions about ‘Tiny Home’ communities for people experiencing homelessness. 1) Where should these communities be […]

GeoVald is in the process of developing an automated system to support faculty and students of a Learning Management System (LMS). As the result of COVID-19, it is important for GeoVald to work with an intern that can assist in this development. The subsidized intern would not only be aiding GeoVald financially but would also […]

The intern will study technology tools that can streamline the partner company’s document preparation process.

The main priority in our research is telling the stories of the youth in the area and translating these lived experiences on paper and collaborating together to present their own narratives. Through a series of interviews documenting our participants lived realities we will attempt to identify the impediments to their access to digital and internet […]

Through the use of a community-based social marketing strategy that focuses on perceived benefits and barriers to urban cycling for transportation, the research project will serve to expand the services and usage of BikeChain: the University of Toronto’s not for profit bicycle repair shop. The work will increase the reach of BikeChain’s services within the […]

The project will focus on helping the company grow in three key areas for the coming years. These include market expansion, organizational structure and key process improvements. The objective of this project is to help the organization decide how to target a new market, structure the organization with new processes to ensure it is built […]

Over the past 12-months, many firms have been forced to learn how to deliver the same level of service quality with less human capital and resources. Consequently, it has become more important than ever to have a deep understanding of the underlying financials of the business and ensure optimization where ever possible. This internship will […]