The goal is to develop a best practice guide for Canadian credit unions, focusing on the legal duties of Canadian directors and officers in respect of managing climate change, best practices for corporate boards, reporting on the latest global research on best climate governance practices for credit unions.

Ce projet de recherche vise à mieux comprendre comment l’intégration des objectifs de développement durable (ODD) peut se faire de manière plus efficace et à plus grande échelle, aussi bien dans les stratégies organisationnelles que dans les curriculums d’études. L’objectif principal consiste à s’inspirer des meilleures pratiques entourant l’intégration des ODD dans les milieux universitaires […]

Beavers are known as ecosystem engineers for their ability to modify landscapes with their dam-building activities. There are numerous ecological benefits associated with beaver dams, as they create diverse and productive wetlands that provide habitat for various plant and animal species. There is growing interest to partner with beavers to aid in the restoration of […]

Cranberry farming is a multi-million dollar industry in Quebec, but it is highly dependent on managed pollinators such as honey bees and bumble bees to adequately pollinate each year’s crop. Unfortunately, managed pollinators are becoming more expensive for farmers to rent each year, and thus cranberry farmers are facing greater costs to supply cranberries to […]

In this project, inputs from the different stakeholders in the transition to Net Zero economy will be collected and analyzed to facilitate the development of simulation models that can inform policy making to steer this transition in the most efficient and effective way. Two sets of workshops will be organized, with invitees from academia, different […]

The long-term effects of climate change and outbreaks of mountain pine beetle (MPB) on forests in western Canada are not well understood. In this project, we will develop quantitative models to assess the impacts of climate change and forest resilience on MPB outbreaks and persistence in forests. These models will be informed by the MPB […]

IATA Aviation Safety Culture survey (I-ASC) is an employee survey aimed at providing the airlines with the means to meet the Safety Management Systems (SMS) requirement to measure and continuously improve their safety culture. The intent of the survey is to gain insights on organizational safety culture, identify areas of improvement and areas of excellence. […]

The proposed project examines the relationship between the City of Edmonton and arts space (re)development by arts and cultural organizations, asking: Can the relationship be improved? If so, how? Relying on a document analysis and semi-structured interviews with government actors and arts organizations, the objective is to better understand municipal governance structures and processes of […]

Ce travail de recherche vise à créer une image riche de l’accompagnement entrepreneurial dans le cadre du projet Djonkoli Kènè au Mali. Djonkoli Kènè est menée par le Carrefour de Solidarité internationale en collaboration avec l’Accélarateur entrepreneurial Desjardins et l’association Malienne Kilabo. Ils mettent en œuvre un soutien de proximité basé sur des formations, un […]

Étude de marché pour un réseau de test de communication quantique Numana pilote un projet de 3,75M$ financé par le ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation du Québec et Bell Canada, en collaboration avec la zone d’innovation quantique de Sherbrooke. Ce projet consiste à offrir un accès public d’une infrastructure en communication quantiques, constituée d’une […]

La lecture d’un témoignage d’un survivant de l’Holocauste humanise la découverte du passé et peut inviter tout lecteur à apprivoiser l’inconnu, lui permettre d’enrichir son bagage interprétatif en lui présentant d’autres perspectives, dont certaines demeurent encore dans l’ombre (ex. enfants, femmes). Or, à l’heure actuelle, peu de balises claires existent afin d’aider les enseignants, en […]

La fondation Les Offices Jeunesse Internationaux du Québec (LOJIQ) explore de nouvelles approches de renforcement de la sécurité informatique et de la lutte contre les cybermenaces. LOJIQ travaille au quotidien avec plusieurs partenaires qui attendent d’elle une meilleure protection de leurs renseignements. Malheureusement les mécanismes actuels de sécurité connaissent des faiblesses relativement à la gestion […]