Burdensome government regulations, sometimes referred to as “red tape,” are often touted as barriers to job creation and economic growth. This research project involves a jurisdictional scan of red tape reduction initiatives throughout the world and identifies global best practices. The project will assess whether efforts to reduce red tape in Alberta and the Edmonton […]

Ayant pour mandat principal de consulter les jeunes Premières Nations qui vive dans la région Que?bec-Labrador en milieu urbain et en communauté sur leurs volontés et besoins, le RJPNQL est une instance associée représentant et se portant à la défense des inte?re?ts des jeunes des Premie?res Nations qui vivent dans la région Québec-Labrador sur le […]

We have initiated what we hope is a long-term collaboration between University of Alberta (Randy Goebel, Amii/Computing Science) and Edmonton Police Service (Brian Rector), to investigate and develop the application of AI methods to aid in the solution of long-term unsolved homicides (“cold cases”). The initial idea is focused on AI methods for information extraction […]

This research has two goals to a) increase our understanding of the quantity of construction materials and embodied GHG used, in current practice, to create new housing in the City of Toronto and b) to identify opportunities to use changes in building and neighbourhood form to create more housing with less total embodied GHG. The […]

The project will involve investigating rehabilitation options for Jordan’s Pond in Stratford, PE with regards to the water quality of the pond and hydrology related to the berm that is in place. Data analysis of historical water quality reports will be done to help create standard procedures for water quality monitoring in Stratford.

There is a growing need to address the rising child mental health crisis in Canada. One way is to take a personalized medicine approach which includes factors that influence an individual’s environment, genetics and their microbiome. The microbiome includes a collection of microorganisms and can live on or within the human body. Many environmental factors […]

Avec la nouvelle ère numérique, quelques activités de gestion des actifs des infrastructures urbaines sont réorganisées au niveau des villes avec la mise en œuvre d’une panoplie de technologies. Ceci touche aléatoirement quelques activités, il manque une vision systémique et une compréhension holistique des besoins. Il existe un manque de bases théoriques soutenant le déploiement […]

La gestion des matières résiduelles est problématique dans les communautés nordiques éloignées au Québec. La localité de Radisson – la communauté allochtone la plus au nord du Québec – n’échappe pas à cette réalité. Située à proximité de la Baie-James et du complexe hydroélectrique La Grande, Radisson écope d’un volume important de résidus de construction […]

Older adults (60+ years) are a growing population in Canada, and recreation provides a valuable opportunity to support and improve the health of older adults. Community recreation centres develop and implement recreation opportunities for older adults, but do not have the tools to track the success of their programs. The purpose of this project is […]

This study will analyse Calgary Transit’s bus operations on The City’s road network. Intersections and road segments will be categorized based on Level of Service (LOS) based performance indicators such as bus travel time and schedule adherence. The outcomes of the analysis will indicate whether a particular intersection needs transit signal priority (TSP) to improve […]

Le présent projet cherche à catalyser les efforts communs afin de mieux définir les contours de l’innovation en adaptation aux changements climatiques pour le secteur du tourisme largement affaibli par la crise sanitaire et répondre au besoin de relancer différemment les activités économiques touristiques. Il vise à comprendre comment, face aux impacts des changements climatiques, […]

One of the challenges of the City of Windsor is that there is no clear indication on the fullness of the public garbage bins resulting in unwanted consumption of resources (vehicle trips, labor work, fuel costs, etc.). This project will focus on developing an environmental and economical software solution which involves adding sensors to the […]