This research project addresses needs identified by First Nation communities across BC to develop a framework to gather data regarding the state of salmon habitat in their territories in a way that is community led and driven. The project will conduct experiments leading to the development of a methodological framework and training materials focussed on […]

Alberta School Boards Association (ASBA) is the provincial association for Alberta’s locally-elected public, catholic and francophone school boards. A key component of the Marketing and Communications Intern’s responsibility is to use market research practices to enhance ASBA’s advocacy and communications efforts with various stakeholders including the Government of Alberta, membership and the public. The intern […]

This research will inform the co-governance arrangements for the Syilx-led klusxnitk? (Okanagan Lake) Responsibility Plan by exploring the praxis of ethical space in the development and implementation of the plan, and focusing on two themes: worldviews and knowledge systems. The proposed MITACS grant involves researching and developing an ethical space framework for cross-cultural collaboration in […]

This project will provide analysis and recommendations regarding the impact and processes of the Community Centre Alliance-Fry Family Foundation Scholarship Program. Established methods will be used to help the scholarship coordinators identify the goals of the program, and determine the information necessary to ensure those goals are being met through the scholarship program. A review […]

Nous ambitionnons, via ce projet de recherche, d’aider les PME québécoises à s’engager dans un virage vert via une offre de financement adaptée à leurs besoins. En d’autres termes, il s’agit de mettre en place un accompagnement au niveau de financement pour intensifier l’engagement des PME dans le virage vert au Québec. Pour ce faire, […]

The Community Sector Council NL is interested in exploring the potential of a Social Enterprise Hub in the Province that will focus on social entrepreneurship through acquisition, With an anticipated wave of business owners looking to retire over the coming years, CSC NL is interested in promoting social enterprises and co-operative conversion as an addition […]

Vancouver Foundation (VF)’s Indigenous-led systems change grants support organizations addressing structural inequalities and racism faced by Indigenous organizations in BC. These organizations have historically been marginalized, counted on few resources and spent much of their time reporting to donors and coping with other bureaucratic barriers. This research will bridge the gap by reviewing academic and […]

We will use several databases from Canada and the USA which hold more than 30 years of scientific survey and citizen-science observations of common loon breeding on lakes across eastern and central North America, to determine regional population trajectories and evaluate what threats or factors might explain variation in reproductive success. We will also focus […]

Weeds can adapt to diverse crop management practices altering their growth, phenology (timing of developmental events such as emergence, flowering, seed production etc), and seed persistence (seed viability and dormancy). Managing herbicide resistance in weeds with integrated weed management and reducing greenhouse gas emissions with integrated nutrient management are becoming the two most important crop […]

The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot a social enterprise for a sexual assault centre. In this context, the term social enterprise refers to adding revenue-generating services to the sexual assault centre. The proposed idea for the social enterprise is to offer training modules and educational material on a variety of topics. […]

The overall aim of the proposed project is to assist a community non-profit organization in their key strategic goal of ‘being the place for people to create positive health outcomes’. Specifically, the main goal is to assess the motivators and barriers that influence the use of community-based health programs offered by the organization. Exploring these […]

Malgré de nombreuses initiatives collectives, communautaires et institutionnelles, Montréal-Nord reste un désert alimentaire où de nombreuxEUSES résidentEs peinent à avoir un accès régulier à une alimentation saine et de qualité. Cette recherche vise à mieux comprendre d’une côté les principaux obstacles empêchant les citoyenNEs de Montréal-Nord à avoir accès à une alimentation saine et de […]