What are the causes and correlates of Indigenous children disengaging with the child welfare system of the Waterloo region? Are child welfare agencies in the Waterloo region promoting Indigenous mental health by upholding the principles within the Truth and Reconciliation’s calls to action? What preventative measures were taken to prevent disengagement of Indigenous children and […]

Skilled trades workers could face many challenges like anxiety, stress, discrimination, long working hours and heavy workloads, which can harm their work performance and well-being. Despite the growing diversity in the Canadian skilled trades workforce, women remain underrepresented, particularly in electrical work, while the prevalence of disabilities among these workers is largely unknown. There’s limited […]

Surveillance efforts of cetaceans in Canada follow systematic line transect survey designs. These surveys are designed to minimize variance between surveys to aid in abundance and distribution estimates of whales in Canadian waters. Following the shift of North Atlantic right whales (NARW) into the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the introduction of fisheries and vessel […]

Ce projet de recherche en collaboration avec le service d’incendie de Moncton vise à mieux comprendre les difficultés vécues par les pompier(ière)s et les leviers potentiels d’intervention au travail face à ces problématiques. Ainsi, le présent projet vise à examiner le lien entre des exigences du travail (charge de travail et demandes émotionnelles), les ressources […]

The livelihood of First Nation communities and local ranchers are primarily depending on cattle raising, yet ongoing salvage logging within the catchment has the potential to compromise the watershed hydrology resulting in higher peak flows and reduced low flows jeopardizing the channel stability, road safety and water availability. The intern will carry out field investigations […]

Dans le cadre du projet VertBerry du Défi Cultiver l’Innovation d’ici de la Weston Family Foundation et en complémentarité avec le projet Sentinelle Nord sur la sécurité alimentaire des communautés inuites du Kitikmeot, ce stage de recherche vise à concevoir des protocoles de domestication pour des espèces arctiques comestibles, notamment les petits fruits, permettant ainsi […]

Même si une personne a accès à un logement social, il peut arriver que celle-ci a de la difficulté à prendre soin de son logement. Des troubles cognitifs par exemple peuvent l’empêcher de constater que son logement est devenu insalubre faute d’entretien de sa part. La Brigade d’entraide, un organisme communautaire de la ville de […]

Recreational waters provide numerous societal benefits and contribute to public health and well-being. Recreational waters can pose a risk to the public when microbial contamination is present. To improve quality of life and local water quality, developing new locations for recreation in Vancouver is a focus of community groups including partner organization Swim Drink Fish. […]

CEIMIA is an international non-profit organization that mobilizes expertise and resources to promote the development and responsible use of artificial intelligence for the benefit of humanity. One of CEIMIA’s role is to establish supportive connections between key players in the national and international AI ecosystems, while promoting diversity and inclusion in all their projects.

Amid the ongoing climate crisis, there’s a surging demand for initiatives that prioritize climate action. Communities are seeking solutions to their environmental challenges that not only allow them to adapt and thrive but also position them as catalysts for change. Non-profit organizations, such as the Biosphere Institute of Bow Valley, play a pivotal role in […]

CityHive is a Metro Vancouver-based non-profit organization on a mission to transform the way that young people are engaged in shaping their cities: in city planning, decision-making processes and urban sustainability issues. This project will support CityHive to complete a comprehensive evaluation on CityHive’s programs and youth engagement impact, including their CityShapers in Schools, Urban […]

Unintentional home injuries are a significant public health problem in British Columbia (B.C.), Canada. They can happen to people of all ages and are often influenced by various social and economic factors. This research project aims to address this issue by examining different aspects of unintentional home injuries and findings ways to prevent them. In […]