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 […]

Glaucoma and cataracts are separate, but serious conditions of the eyes. If not properly managed, both can lead to significant vision loss. Currently, there is limited quality monitoring of vision care across the Alberta. The standardized use of performance measures that evaluate the glaucoma and cataract care is paramount to improving the quality of vision […]

The Hamlet of Pangnirtung is exploring ways to improve the socio-economic development within the community. In preparation, and with the help of two Mitacs interns, the community would like to research various economic development models, the legal and social requirements for business development, existing local businesses, and explore other northern community socio-economic models, both in […]

In response to the current housing crisis, we are studying the effectiveness of tiny homes as a solution to transitional housing for housing insecure persons in the Region of Waterloo. We have completed an earlier phase of this research which produced a Tiny House prototype and propose to continue this research through the following two […]

The popularity of cryptocurrency has continued to increase over the past years and has raised serious policy concerns among Central Banks. Given the Bank of Canada’s role in maintaining financial stability, its 2019 Financial System Review identified the evolution of the cryptoasset market as one of six financial vulnerabilities that need to be monitored closely. […]