Administered by Alberta Municipalities, the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) is an innovative financing mechanism that helps property owners in Alberta make energy-efficient upgrades or renewable energy installations with minimal upfront costs. It is Alberta’s version of a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program, designed to address barriers to financing energy retrofits while promoting sustainability […]

The project aims to analyze the financial feasibility, operational impact, and environmental benefits of transitioning to an electric fleet for AMA’s fleet. The intern will evaluate the financial implications of electrification, assess the effect on daily operations such as service efficiency and route planning, and research the availability of electric tow trucks. Additionally, they will […]

This project aims to support The Cansbridge Fellowship in scaling its operations to meet growing demand while maintaining its mission of empowering Canada’s future entrepreneurial leaders. By redesigning the program framework, integrating advanced technology, and developing innovative marketing strategies, the project will provide the organization with scalable solutions to expand its reach and impact. Interns […]

Eskasoni Community Foodbank is working to address an issue that impacts many communities: food insecurity. While they’ve made great strides in helping people access food through programs like community meals, cooking classes, and a social supermarket, there’s a need to go further. Food insecurity is more than just a lack of food—it’s tied to people’s […]

Presently and historically, Inuit have faced unequal access to employment. Douglas Health Research Center members and Ivirtivik, an employment centre for Inuit, seek to create a collaborative, meaningful research relationship to better understand employment facilitators and barriers for Inuit in Tiohtià:ke (the geographical region called “Montréal”). Inuit cultural knowledge guides this endeavour, emphasizing inclusive, collaborative […]

Coastal landscapes, bridging the terrestrial and marine environments, are characterized by their dynamic shorelines and diverse geomorphological features, including soft and rocky shores, cliffs, coastal shelves, and wetlands. These habitats are crucial for supporting life cycles, marine food webs, and broader ecosystem functions. As climate change and human activities increasingly impact these areas, effective monitoring […]

This research project aims to help entrepreneurs in the Westman Region of Canada, especially those who are newcomers or from underrepresented groups, overcome their marketing challenges. Many of these entrepreneurs struggle to promote their businesses effectively due to limited access to funding and a lack of market knowledge. By working with participants in the Lending […]

The project aims to support Terre à table, an organization committed to sustainable agriculture, by deepening the understanding of the economic and environmental challenges related to agri-environmental practices in Quebec. The intern will conduct research to identify barriers to farmers’ adoption of sustainable practices and ways to overcome them. It will also analyze the sustainability […]

Le stagiaire réalisera une étude de faisabilité pour les Banques alimentaires du Québec. BAQ reçoit des dons en denrées mais ont également des programmes d’achats. La problématique des produits saisonniers est donc majeure lorsque l’organisation se voit obligée de refuser des dons / achats à très bas prix à cause du manque de capacité d’entreposage. […]

Spending time in natural environments and nature-based programming is associated with significant health benefits. These outcomes are particularly important for Indigenous youth, whose mental health and wellbeing continues to be a priority for healthcare in Nova Scotia (NS). There is a need for further research that includes NS youth perspectives and identifies their experiences, needs, […]

Solid State, based in Surrey, provides support to BIPOC and racialized communities through cooperative development and social enterprise incubation. To meet our goal of onboarding 12 new cohorts annually, we need to build capacity within our development team by training young post-secondary students in cooperative development, a field growing in importance as communities seek sustainable […]

This project involves conducting a literature review of research and popular publications on transformative justice—an approach that aims to develop responses to violence by understanding the structures of inequality outside of the current pathways of criminalization and punishment—with the aim of developing applied tools, resources, and guidelines for distribution as open access resources in both […]