This project addresses a key innovation challenge: how to ensure equitable access to electoral information and foster meaningful participation, especially among underrepresented groups such as tenants, youth, seniors, newcomers, Indigenous individuals, and persons with disabilities. It builds on a Council commitment made in November 2024 to improve voter and candidate support through inclusive, accessible communication. […]

While mass production systems have successfully implemented automation processes, job-shop manufacturers face a critical challenge: experienced workers are retiring, taking decades of specialized knowledge with them, while finding skilled replacements becomes increasingly difficult. This project addresses this problem by creating a “digital twin” – essentially a highly accurate virtual copy of a real manufacturing workspace […]

Electricity systems face unprecedented pressure to accommodate extraordinarily rapid growth within a short period. Achieving net-zero emissions requires deep electrification, extending electricity use to activities that currently rely on fossil fuels. This shift could dramatically increase current consumption levels, making it essential to harness the potential of distributed energy resources (DERs) to meet the growing […]

This project focuses on understanding dengue transmission and testing a promising mosquito-based intervention, called Wolbachia, to reduce its spread. The aim is to develop a computer model that simulates the life of individual Aedes aegypti mosquitoes and their role in transmitting dengue. This model will include mosquito behaviour, the effects of Wolbachia on mosquito reproduction, […]

To achieve population-wide benefits, artificial intelligence and digital healthcare tools and services must scale to new settings without losing their impact. Our goal is to identify challenges and facilitators to maintaining compassionate care throughout the scaling process, based on the experiences of 15-20 people with lived/living experience who have partnered on scaling projects. We will […]

This project aims to assess how drug clinical trials in Canada approach the inclusion and exclusion of people who are pregnant, lactating or who have the potential to become pregnant. This is necessary because pregnant and lactating individuals have been historically excluded from clinical trials, limiting knowledge on treatment safety and efficacy for this population. […]

High-stock density farming is a common strategy in the poultry industry to support the upgrowing global consumption of meat. However, this type of intensive practice favors the transmission and spread of infectious diseases such us the Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD), which outbreaks are massive and have devastating economic consequences. Current vaccines against IBD have variable […]

The main objective of this Globalink research project is to conduct a comparative legal analysis of Brazil’s immutable constitutional clauses and Canada’s notwithstanding clause, evaluating how each framework balances democratic decision-making with constitutional stability and the protection of fundamental rights. The research is part of a broader academic initiative and will be a stepping stone […]

The Azrieli Adult Neurodevelopmental Centre at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health works to improve the health and mental health of adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities (NDD) and their families through research, clinical innovation, education and training, and knowledge exchange. Despite growing recognition of their needs, there remains limited information on effective models of care […]

This project focuses on improving the design of post-surgical bras for people recovering from breast cancer surgery. In an earlier phase of the research, patients shared their experiences wearing a specially designed surgical bra after surgery. Their feedback highlighted issues with comfort, fit, gaps and how the bra made them feel during recovery. Phase Two […]

Radiation therapy treatment planning is a critical and highly complex step in cancer treatment, requiring significant expertise and time to adapt and personalize treatments to each patient’s condition. Current planning methods often rely on manual expertise and standardized approaches, which can limit the degree of personalization and contribute to variability in outcomes. This project addresses […]

Contrary to popular belief, children under five aren’t naturally active all day. In fact, most don’t get enough movement to support healthy development, and this matters, because over two-thirds of their waking hours are spent in childcare. Yet, many early childhood educators (Educators) receive little to no training in how to promote physical activity through […]