Entre la formation générale et la formation professionnelle, comment imaginer une éducation à la citoyenneté, à l’appropriation des savoirs pour et par les citoyens? Depuis plus de 60 ans au Québec et dans le monde, les mouvements d’éducation populaire ont expérimenté et construit des pratiques éducatives sans instructeur, sans institution et sans manuel, en croisant […]

Since 1979, Canadians have used the Private Sponsorship of Refugee (PSR) program to sponsor and resettle refugees in their communities. One of the roles community-based refugee resettlement volunteers play is helping newcomers find work or set up a small business. Research indicates that community-sponsored refugees make a faster and more resilient economic transition, but we […]

The focus of this project is on building performance evaluation (BPE) in residential houses in Southern Ontario. Eight green homes will undergo BPE to see how well they are performing. The project will compare current building performance to the designed building performance. This comparison can help to see whether a “performance gap” exists. A performance […]

Develop a Shop Local Campaign for the Gander and Area Chamber of Commerce which will help small/medium businesses in the area.

This project is designed to look at effective leadership in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey will be distributed to investors in the Cape Breton Partnership for dispersal amongst their employees. The survey will be designed to assess the perception of effective leadership among workers on the island. This will allow for a […]

Food systems organizations work brings together planners, community organizers, public health professionals, food producers, distributors and other food champions to transform food systems through direct action in communities, and collective action across organizations and regions. Many regions across Ontario have identified a fundamental challenge: moving from collaboration to action within their region. This includes the […]

With ever-changing rural economies and landscapes, it is essential to identify alternative ways that charitable and non-profits organizations, as well as communities, can be adaptive and resilient to the changing circumstances they face. In partnership with McConnell Foundation and IBEC, this project will examine the environmental philanthropic landscape in Newfoundland and Labrador and Atlantic Canada […]

MISSING: Les pressions exercees sur la premiere ligne de soins au Quebec sont importantes et de plus en plus lourdes. L’augmentation de personnes atteintes de maladies chroniques, la population vieillissante et la croissance des couts du reseau sont autant de rea lites qui viennent s’ajouter a la demande faite au systeme de sante qui opere […]

The deciduous forests of southern Quebec have been heavily impacted by centuries of human disturbances and now bear little resemblance to the forests initially encountered by European settlers. In the coming decades, the climate in this region is expected to change considerably, thus facilitating novel insect pest and disease attacks in these forests. However, not […]

The South Asian Canadian Legacy Project, first of its kind in Canada, showcases the valuable contributions of the South Asian Canadians in British Columbia to our economy, history and culture, and responds to community needs for a robust historic Canadian record. Upon completion of this project, communities will have access to new educational supports, exhibits […]

La pandémie COVID-19 offre une occasion unique d’observer l’impact d’un facteur exogène qui crée une grande incertitude dans la gestion des entreprises, d’une part, et génère des conditions pouvant avoir un impact sur la santé mentale (ex. confinement prolongé, perte d’un emploi, peur de la maladie, etc.), d’autre part. Comprendre comment les entrepreneurs vont affronter […]

The objective of this research is to develop models to assess potential benefits of cloud-based Smart Dual Fuel Switching System (SDFSS) of the residential hybrid HVAC system of electric air source heat pump (ASHP) and natural gas furnace/boiler (NGFB) for simultaneous reduction of energy cost and greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. It will entail detailed modelling, […]