Avec la marchandisation du secteur non-lucratif, le changement d’idéologie du milieu philanthropique et les bouleversements vécus à l’heure actuelle à cause de la pandémie mondiale, les Organismes sans but lucratif (OSBL) ont de plus en plus de mal à fonctionner et donc remplir leur mission. Ce contexte particulier exerce de plus en plus de pression […]

Le diabète de type 2 (DT2) frappe plusieurs communautés autochtones au Québec comme ailleurs dans le monde. Cette maladie non-transmissible peut être bien gérée par l’adoption de saines habitudes de vie. Par contre, les programmes habituels de saines habitudes de vie offerts aux autochtones ne tiennent pas compte de leur contexte culturel. Le projet vise […]

We are interested to explore the value and impact of worker co-ops as a vehicle for migrant youth to build skills and experience, and enable economic mobilities. Solid State has found considerable success working with newcomer youth in Surrey, BC. Through this project, we are interested in understanding how this work might travel from coast […]

The project explores the facilitators and barriers to the successful economic transitions of privately sponsored refugees resettled in rural areas of Nova Scotia since 2015. While acknowledging differences in pre-migration experiences, we seek to better understand 1) the post-migration factors shaping their economic transitions, such as gender, parental status, race, age and health; 2) how […]

The proposed research project will use a combination of Participatory Action Research and Indigenous Research Methods to create an online engagement tool to gather Michipicoten First Nation (MFN) member’s perspectives on draft planning strategies and policies regarding six priority areas. Engagement is a challenge for MFN as a displaced and widely dispersed community, challenges which […]

Using Indigenous methods including storytelling and arts, the research will explore the complexities of the Indigenous population in British Columbia; narrowing the scope to specific programming in an Urban community on Vancouver Island. The research question regards whether First Nations people that live off-reserve have adequate access to health services. This is based on the […]

This project will be focused on the advancement of DH Fencing in the market. Primary duties: Sales, Advertising & Promotion • Involvement in day to day customer service with an understanding of how it relates to the overall success of the business. • Improved promotion of DH Fencing on platforms such as Linked In, Google […]

Bounce Health Innovation (Bounce) is a mini-cluster in medical technology that was launched in St. John’s in 2018 that connects frontline healthcare workers with developers, designers, patients, and entrepreneurs. It is operated by Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology and Innovation (NATI) and other industry partners, with a mission to accelerate the growth of the […]

MHRC is conducting ongoing polling of Canadians to assess the effect of Covid19 on mental health. We require additional support to expand our capacity to analyze the datasets we are creating. Our poll is extensive including a number of markers of mental health along with an array of demographic controls and is rolled out every […]

The Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) in Kjipuktuk / Halifax, Nova Scotia is building a new centre and is designing the space to provide programming and services that will substantiate reconciliation for urban Indigenous communities. In order to engage the diverse populations residing in the North End neighbourhoods of Kjipuktuk / Halifax, the MNFC is […]

Le 11 mars 2020, l’Organisation mondiale pour la Santé déclare que l’éclosion de la COVID-19 est désormais une pandémie. Face à la propagation du virus et à la mortalité qui l’accompagne, le gouvernement Québécois met en place les mesures de confinement strict. Les premières études établissent que l’adaptation globale des enfants est peu compromise par […]

This Indigenous language revitalization project consists of four sub-projects that together have the potential to significantly support the revitalization of Kwak’wala: the language of the Kwakwaka’wakw Nations. Exploring the vital link between Indigenous holistic wellness and language revitalization will be a central theme of the project. The project will rely on active community engagement, youth […]