L’objectif de ce projet est la planification stratégique visant le développement de l’industrie (local ou international). En collaboration avec les superviseurs, la stagiaire élaborera des objectifs et stratégies pour encourager l’essor économique et le développement de l’industrie. Sans s’y restreindre, cela inclura l’incitation à l’innovation technologique et l’intelligence d’affaires. La diagnostique de l’impact de la […]

In Canada over 35 million metric tonnes of food is wasted and lost, which costs an estimated C$49.5 billion annually. Food loss and waste has negative consequences for environmental sustainability, the economy, and social welfare. Most research on this issue focuses on solutions that target retail and consumer waste reduction such as redistribution of ‘ugly’ […]

The main priority in our research is telling the stories of the youth in the area and translating these lived experiences on paper and collaborating together to present their own narratives. Through a series of interviews documenting our participants lived realities we will attempt to identify the impediments to their access to digital and internet […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide and deep effects on City work and finances. The City has had to alter financial projections and planned projects to adapt to the ever-changing economic landscape due to the pandemic. The City of Saskatoon is looking to implement a fully integrated cloud-based CRM system to support our strategic goal […]

This project will conduct a resident survey across the Yukon to gather critical data that will be used to inform policy decisions across the Yukon in several areas. 1) Housing: gather data to find where there are the most urgent housing needs. The needs may be different from community to community; the data needs to […]

Through this Mitacs Internship, the City of Regina, members of Regina’s performing arts community and researchers from the University of Regina are combining forces to cultivate a post-COVID climate for creative work in the city that gives them a viable livelihood and maximizes the benefits they offer to the community. The specific focus of this […]

The Economic Development Task Force is expanding their Investment Attraction Initiatives to ensure continued economic growth in the region. Despite the challenges that COVID-19 has created for Lennox and Addington County, there are many economic growth opportunities. A partnership with the Smith School of Business will enable the County of Lennox and Addington to grow […]

This internship will require the intern to research successful telework practices and describe these findings in a written report. The report should outline the key research findings and provide recommendations on the implementation of a telework program. The research will then present these findings as part of their final deliverable. Once the internship is complete, […]

Following the COVID-19 pandemic that adversely affected the Nanaimo Chamber of Commerce, this research project involves innovative means of communication; engagement; solicitation of members, grants, and government aids amongst other initiatives. It will help increase the financial sustainability of the Chamber, strengthen connections to the community, bring local businesses back to shape, and consequently help […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to the job market. Employment services organisations, including Kingston Economic Development Corporation (our partner organisation), indicate that the growth of businesses and economic activity is seriously hampered by the inability to hire qualified employees. To alleviate the mismatch between demand and supply in the labour market, it is […]

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruptions to the job market. Employment services organisations, including Kingston Economic Development Corporation (our partner organisation), indicate that the growth of businesses and economic activity is seriously hampered by the inability to hire qualified employees. To alleviate the mismatch between demand and supply in the labour market, it is […]

As an urban wellness project, Recover (City of Edmonton, 2021) works to connect and help people thrive in Treaty 6 Territory (Edmonton, Alberta). Long-term wellbeing and urban transformation is linked to feelings of ‘connectedness.’ Thus the objective of the internship project undertaken is to design, prototype, and test a toolkit (series of actions, activities, and […]