Laurentian University is partnering with the City of Greater Sudbury’s Development Corporation to develop a new undergraduate program in Environmental Solutions that will provide the talent needed to meet important target’s in the City’s Innovation Blueprint. The Intern supported by Mitacs will play a key role in a needs assessment, market analyses and program development. […]

To ensure that PPPH priority projects are developed using the most up-to-date evidence and to increase the likelihood of project success, evidence synthesis will be crucial in facilitating a deeper understanding of community health issues, contributing factors, associated health inequities, and appropriate interventions to improve health outcomes. The objective of this project is to conduct […]

La municipalité d’Eastman a développé au fil des ans une multitude de canaux de communication pour joindre sa population, et ce, sans plan formel de communication. Dans une perspective de rationalisation, la municipalité souhaite revoir ses pratiques info-communicationnelles afin d’optimiser le choix de canal et la fréquence des communications en fonction des différents types de […]

Medventions is a full-time 14 week paid program that allows students and new graduates to take part in physician-led, hospital-based fellowship training. Fellows come from different areas of study and will get hands on experience in a clinical setting with innovators and experienced mentors. It equips fellows to identify priority healthcare needs and develop their […]

The proposed research program is a planning process that will help to enable the Metlakatla Development Corporation to meaningfully participate in regional development. There are 29 major projects proposed in the traditional territory of the Metlakatla First Nation and these projects will have significant costs and benefits. The current project-based cumulative effects assessment as required […]

The Ontario Association of Young Parent Agencies (OAYPA), via Abonia Centre, requested a study to examine 1) available treatment programs available to pregnant and parenting transition aged youth (TAY) and their children, in Ontario; 2) demographics of TAY who access these programs; 3) literature on promising practices for treatment programs for TAY. This study will […]

Infectious diseases in animals can cause many problems such as impacting the economy, harming wildlife and the environment, food security, and even making people sick (zoonoses). Because of issues like pollution, climate change, and agricultural intensification, we expect these diseases to happen more often and to be worse over time. So, it is very important […]

Nous cherchons à donner une seconde vie à des rebuts d’impression qui n’en ont pas actuellement. Il est également prévu d’avoir développé des modèles d’affaires basés sur les pistes de valorisation qui pourraient générer des profits générés par la vente de produits. En théorie, la plupart des types de thermoplastiques peuvent être fondus et recyclés. […]

The Town of Vermilion is an urban municipality located 200km east of Edmonton, with approximately 3,900 residents and a staff of approximately 100 positions including seasonal and casual (eg: fire fighters.) As a small municipality with limited resources our systems are in need of modernization, and innovation in any area is of great benefit to […]

CivicLabTO is a collaborative partnership between the City of Toronto and higher-education institutions (HEIs) in the Greater Toronto Area, established in 2021 to facilitate innovative research and dialogue on pressing urban issues affecting communities across the GTA. Among other initiatives, the CivicLabTO partners have committed to a bi-annual learning and networking event that connects key […]

Le partenariat avec le MITACS permettra d’optimiser nos opérations et le service au citoyen en migrant vers des technologies plus avancées. En effet, avec le recours d’étudiant MITACS nous avons l’occasion de mettre en place des projets en preuve de concept avec des technologies telles que l’intelligence artificielle ou l’internet des objets, qui aurait peu […]

Community Benefit Agreements are relatively new in Canada, when compared to its use in the United States and in parts of Europe. The Rexdale-Casino Woodbine Community Benefits Agreement reflected a new model. We would like to study the impact of this model and lessons learned to share with other municipalities across Canada as well as […]