As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Municipalities in Newfoundland and Labrador have faced and continue to encounter challenges. They are also exploring new opportunities as they navigate what appears to be a new municipal world. Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador (MNL) is working with its members on this navigation through regular engagement, survey work and […]

Proper education and training are necessary to ensure young drivers have the appropriate knowledge and skills to drive safely. The current Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) graduated licensing program has education components and some in-car practice sessions, however, data shows that many young drivers are still involved in accidents due to a lack of experience driving […]

This proposed rural community pandemic research response at the Applied Research and Innovation Center (ARIC) aims to collectively address and support rural issues related to the pandemic through research. The main themes support sustainable economic development and diversification, community resiliency, and sustainable community indicators for development and prosperity. Economic development and diversification will entail collaboration […]

The Summer Internship Cluster project organized through the Centre for Operations Excellence at the Sauder School of Business at UBC is a cluster of nine Operations Research sub-projects done for a number of different clients. These projects form the centerpiece of the UBC Master of Management in Operations Research and are the key link in […]

The COVID-19 pandemic is an on-going health crisis which is having a dramatic impact on how people in Canada and around the world live their lives. In response to the rapid spread of the virus, provincial and federal governments have enacted a number of ‘physical distancing’ measures, including closures of publicly-funded schools and all non-essential […]

The project will create a research-based strategic plan and roadmap that describes when and how to best introduce NG-911 services in British Columbia. The research needs to consider the unique BC context including review of current legislation, our emergency response structures and practices, current technologies, societal expectations and political norms. The work also needs to […]

As the intensities of urbanization and climate change increase across the Toronto region, there are many benefits pointing to a need for increased investments in our regions urban forests. Urban forests provide co-benefits, services that benefit both humans and the environment, through heat mitigation and mitigation of the “urban heat island”, removing air pollution, sequestering […]

Conservancies are a new and unique type of protected area in British Columbia that explicitly recognizes First Nations’ rights to social, ceremonial and cultural uses of the area. Conservancies, and the Conservancy Management Plans (CMPs) that direct them, are informed by a Collaborative Management Agreement (CMA) that is negotiated on a government-to-government basis between the […]

Many communities across Canada are addressing global climate change by reducing local greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and are looking for innovative and cost-effective tools to assist their climate mitigation efforts. Development cost charges (DCCs) are monies that local governments collect from developers to recoup some of the infrastructure-related costs resulting from new development. A DCC […]

The first master student internship (5. Berube, Bombardier) concerns the optimization of trimming parameters for two materials. The carbon-epoxy composites as well as the multi-layer material including aluminum and titanium in stacks under the carbon-epoxy laminate. At Bombardier, Sebastien will familiarizes with all the composite manufacturing process and the actual machining done at one or […]

L’objectif de cette étude est de décrire l’utilisation des services de garde par les familles colombiennes de la Mauricie et leur impact sur leur vie professionnelle. Elle permettra de générer de nouvelles connaissances sur les améliorations possibles au soutien offert aux familles étrangères. Les caractéristiques du processus d’intégration actuellement utilisé par la ville de Trois-Rivières […]

Le projet vise à identifier les pratiques individuelles d’immunisation qui présentent la meilleure efficience économique dans la réduction du risque d’inondation au Québec pour les citoyens riverains et l’ensemble de la société. Nous allons d’abord quantifier les coûts et les bénéfices de différentes mesures de protection et de réduction du risque d’inondation pour un propriétaire […]