words) The Canadian Red Cross (CRC) has been at the forefront of providing support to the COVID-19 response in Canada. The Global Health Unit (GHU) at CRC is providing health-related technical and operational support to CRC in its efforts to combat the impact of COVID-19 in Canada. To optimize the CRC operations, the GHU is […]

La participation des peuples autochtones à la création d’aires protégées (AP) a connu un tournant majeur avec l’engagement du gouvernement du Canada à l’égard de relations renouvelées dans un contexte de réconciliation. Les aires protégées et de conservation autochtones sont des lieux où les gouvernements autochtones jouent un rôle primordial dans la protection et la […]

This Mitacs project will support the Alberta Mentoring Partnership in building evaluation capacity across the province of Alberta for their affiliated organizations. The Mitacs intern will engage AMP decision makers in the development of the project, the creation and delivery of two online evaluation capacity workshops for mentoring organizations, the development and delivery of a […]

This proposed research project will undertake a review of Indigenous, federal, provincial and local government policy in order to identify areas of alignment with Salmon-Safe BC’s Urban Standards and overall program goals. The Salmon-Safe Standards are designed to help mitigate the impacts of urban development to watersheds through the application of five core standards and […]

La pandémie de Covid-19 qui fait actuellement rage est une urgence de santé publique de portée internationale qui touche l’ensemble de la population. Cette pandémie constitue une source d’isolement des citoyens qui peut engendrer différents effets psychologiques et de santé néfastes (augmentation de l’anxiété et du stress, diminution du niveau d’activité et de participation, etc.). […]

Despite the stigma attached to single-room occupancy (SRO) housing, it can provide good quality, low-cost housing. However, the high cost of upgrading to meet zoning and other regulations, and the low rents that tenants can afford, make it difficult to manage and maintain. As a result, SRO housing is always at risk of gentrification and […]

The goal of this project is to understand how habitat enhancements, such as semi-natural or natural native managed hedgerows, grass margins, and grassland set-asides impact both pollination and pest control in berry fields in the Delta, BC region. Our hypothesis is that the inclusion of these natural habitats will promote beneficial insect diversity. Beneficial insects […]

This proposed rural community pandemic research response at the Applied Research and Innovation Center (ARIC) aims to collectively address and support rural issues related to the pandemic through research. The main themes support sustainable economic development and diversification, community resiliency, and sustainable community indicators for development and prosperity. Economic development and diversification will entail collaboration […]

The Rural Asset Management in a Changing Climate (RMACC) project will develop asset management capacity and guide the implementation of asset management plans and policies that account for future challenges posed by climate change with a cohort of five small municipalities. The objective of the project is to perform asset management planning in a comprehensive […]

The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic are far-reaching and extend beyond the spread of the disease and efforts to quarantine it. With emergency management efforts underway, opportunities exist to develop more effective and efficient response measures to increase the resiliency of our communities amidst this and future public health crises. Developing impactful resilience strategies requires […]

The proposed project consists of a literature review and jurisdictional scan. We are seeking to understand the past and current literature on youth economic engagement, labour market engagement, post-secondary and training strategies and research, social wellbeing, and specific vulnerabilities for youth when engaging in the labour market. CFY will use this research to shape strategic […]

The Summer Internship Cluster project organized through the Centre for Operations Excellence at the Sauder School of Business at UBC is a cluster of nine Operations Research sub-projects done for a number of different clients. These projects form the centerpiece of the UBC Master of Management in Operations Research and are the key link in […]