Engaging young people and fostering intergenerational collaboration: Assessing the impact of initiatives within the nature conservation sector

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has served as a global authority on sustainable development and environmental governance for over seventy years. Responding to broader trends within these areas, the IUCN has sought to foster engagement with young people as a strategic priority-to move beyond tokenistic involvement toward institution-wide intergenerational collaboration. The […]

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Post-breeding and migration movement of adult and juvenile songbirds among protected areas in eastern Georgian Bay, Ontario

The coasts of Georgian Bay (Lake Huron) are used extensively by migratory songbirds (including species at risk) for both breeding and migratory fueling. We will study how adult and juvenile songbirds use and move among islands and the mainland during the post-breeding period when juveniles are still developing and adults moult flight and body feathers. […]

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Engaging young people and fostering intergenerational collaboration: Assessing the impact of initiatives within the nature conservation sector – Year two

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has served as a global authority on sustainable development and environmental governance for over seventy years. Responding to broader trends within these areas, the IUCN has sought to foster engagement with young people as a strategic priority-to move beyond tokenistic involvement toward institution-wide intergenerational collaboration. The […]

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Exploring the Context for Social Prescription in the Hamilton and Halton Region

Life circumstances that influence people’s health (e.g. education, employment, housing, and social support) are called social determinants of health (SDoH). Interest in improving SDoH is growing as chronic diseases become more prevalent. Social Prescription (SP) is a model from the United Kingdom where a health care provider “prescribes” social or community programs that increase a […]

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Supporting Capacity Building and Resilience in the context of COVID-19

Non-profits have been negatively impacted by COVID-19 and many have closed their doors. This is a problem: non-profits are crucial to Canada’s social safety net, they serve marginalized populations to build greater resilience. This research intends to determine how United Way Halton and Hamilton (UWHH) and United Ways across the country can best support non-profits […]

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MOM Cleaning

Lors de ce stage en stratégie marketing, j’occuperai le poste d’assistant marketing afin de travailler sur la mise en place de la nouvelle stratégie marketing digitale de la société. En effet, je vais reprendre les travaux du précédent stagiaire afin de poursuivre le développement de la présence en ligne de MOM Cleaning. Afin de répondre […]

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Exploring the Experiences of Canadian Black Planning Professionals

This project will document the experiences of Black planning professionals and promote discussions to explore and address anti-Black and systemic racism within the field of planning, a field tasked with building cities in the public interest. It aims to create inclusion and support in the field of urban and regional planning by amplifying the voices […]

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Orienter l’aluminerie de l’avenir par l’adaptation, l’appropriation et l’intégration des cibles des objectifs de développement durable du Programme des Nations Unies à l’horizon 2030 : création d’un outil de priorisation des cibles des Objectifs de développement durable pour l’industrie de l’aluminium

Le secteur privé est encouragé à adopter les Objectifs de développement durable (ODD) des Nations Unies afin de favoriser leur atteinte. Pour cela, il est nécessaire de les adapter au contexte de l’entreprise afin d’en favoriser l’adoption et l’intégration, ce que l’on appelle la localisation des ODD. Peu de connaissances existent sur la localisation des […]

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The Black Business and Professional Association’s National Scholarship Program: An Evaluation of its Efficacy

Since its inception, the Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA) Scholarship Fund has awarded close to $5 million in scholarships to over 1,000 Black Canadian youth pursuing post-secondary education. The scholarship program is dedicated to supporting and promoting the academic excellence of Black youth, and redressing their low post-secondary educational attainment. Yet, little is known […]

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Understanding the priorities for quality of life in people after brain injury

We will use a four-phase process to obtain group consensus on the needs and priorities of individuals with brain injury. Throughout the process, participants will meet in virtual focus group to identify, by consensus, the most relevant needs and priorities among those listed previously. The most relevant indicators from the previous stage will be finalized […]

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Who’s at the Top? How racialized female newcomers ascend to top management teams

our overall objective is to explain the process by which FRNs move beyond attaining starter jobs to advancing into senior leadership positions. Employment within a top management team means newcomers are likely to make a strategic impact on business. We focus on the Greater Vancouver area to leverage earlier research conducted in the Greater Toronto […]

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