Residential wastewater is one of the largest sources of water pollution in Canada. Before being discharged to the environment, the wastewater needs to be treated to reduce risks posed to human health and the environment. However, the vast territory of Canada and the disparate locations of communities makes it a huge challenge to set up […]

Suitable nanomaterials will be selected to be used as nano-absorbents for CO2 capture (CC). The nano-absorbents will be suspended in a base fluid used for CC to create a nanofluid. The performance of both the pure base fluid and the developed nanofluid for CC will be evaluated experimentally in the lab and compared. Similarly, the […]

Né d’une collaboration entre le Département Sociétés, Territoires et Développement de l’UQAR et l’entreprise Grenier Stratégies, ce projet de recherche a pour objectif de dresser le portrait des conditions de fabrique de l’innovation dans les petites et moyennes villes du Québec afin de proposer une analyse de la nature des écosystèmes d’innovation présents dans ces […]

In the era of the industrial revolution, the availability of vast amounts of data necessitates the development of software applications with online dynamic reliability prediction capabilities. Such software should enable a data-driven analysis of equipment life by incorporating various operational and environmental covariates that impact equipment failure, thereby mitigating production losses. Consequently, this project aims […]

Engineering organisations like Thales rely on large quantities of technical knowledge. When resolving a technical problem, for example, users have to follow a multi-step procedure in which the steps are described with various levels of detail, may not be up to date, or may not target the exact problem they are facing. Recent progress in […]

Due to climate change and associated increases in water temperatures, species distribution ranges are shifting. Fallfish (Semotilus corporalis), Eastern North America’s largest minnow species, are expanding northwards and are now found in new watersheds such as the Jacques-Cartier River located on the north shore of the St. Lawrence, Québec, Canada. The impacts of this species […]

This project will support Propel Impact in engaging and building relationships with organizations working in the Social Economy and Social Finance sectors in Quebec.

Propel Impact will be working with Mitacs interns across two universities to support social innovation and impact investing organizations in Canada.

Propel Impact will be working with Mitacs interns across two universities to support social innovation and impact investing organizations in Canada.

While ESG initiatives and corporate social responsibility have become major priorities in boardrooms around the country, many organizations are still in need of support to execute specific strategies to tackle these important projects. As leading experts and champions within the sustainable procurement space in Canada, ETCH is uniquely positioned to apply its knowledge to instruct […]

Leach’s Storm-petrel are a small, wide-spread, pelagic seabird that have recently undergone population declines, they are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN and Threatened in Canada. Populations of Leach’s Storm-petrel on the Gaspé Peninsula are very small and known from just two locations. Île Bonaventure, a migratory bird sanctuary and part of the Parc National […]

As part of this role, the individual will introduce automation technology into marketing, gather data and develop a data-driven decision-making process related to marketing activities for social enterprise. A vital aspect of the role is to assist small med-tech social enterprises and start-ups that the company works with so that the company can provide examples […]