The Salvation Army currently works in 132 countries, promoting international development, disaster relief, health care, education, anti-trafficking/anti-slavery work, and women’s ministries throughout the world. How did a small British outreach develop into a world-wide humanitarian organization? My proposed research will examine The Salvation Army’s global expansion from 1880-1918 by studying the Booth family. Much research […]

Depuis son institutionnalisation en 1970, la Francophonie n’a eu de cesse de faire évoluer ses caractéristiques identitaires. Elle est ainsi passée de centrer sur la France à une multitude de centres au sein de l’ensemble des pays francophones, et de culturelle à politique et diplomatique. Le projet de recherche s’attache alors à identifier, à travers […]

The purpose of this research project is to analyze and understand the relationship between the European Union and the Polish political party Law and Justice (Prawo i Sprawiedliwo??, PiS) in both the party’s present and past, with an emphasis on how the party has formed an identity in opposition to “European values” and creating a […]

The Sign Language Institute Canada (SLIC) is a community-based organization that aims to increase training and certification opportunities for teachers of American Sign Language (ASL) and la langue des signes Québécoise (LSQ) across Canada. SLIC has plans to implement a community-based sign language program, intended to provide deaf adults with pathways to employment, as sign […]

The goals of this partnership are to study the barriers and challenges faced by underrepresented groups (such as recent immigrants, women, people with disability and francophones) establishing their businesses in Newfoundland and Labrador. This study will provide an informative framework that several groups can benefit from. From that goal, many other beneficial actions can occur […]

Many overnight workers rely on public transit for commuting to work at night and from work in the morning. However, it is challenging to understand overnight workers’ travel patterns between origins and destinations due to their reverse travel directions compared to traditional daytime workers. This research proposes a methodology to identify the overnight workers’ travel […]

The project consist of analyzing the emerging approaches for policy-making and regulation of global online video service providers in Argentina and Canada. Some of the ongoing discussions on how to address them follow the European approach, after the enactment of the 2018 Audiovisual Service Directive. Measures such as content quotas, financial contributions and prominence obligations […]

Hyper-Successful tech startups have been created by Canadians, however, many of them are headquartered in the United States and do not contribute to the Canadian job market. The creation of valuable Canadian startups is necessary to provide jobs for our fast-growing population. We want to keep our talent in Canada to grow our economy. To […]

These are challenging times for healthcare leaders. Since the pandemic, it has become abundantly clear that healthcare is at a tipping point. With burnout, retirements, and resignations, healthcare leadership positions are now more available than ever. CHLNet and LEADs Change have studied leadership during COVID-19 and have highlighted the demands on leadership and the need […]

The research examines how the perceptions of social workers and policymakers regarding people living in poverty affect policies and their implementation. The study will focus on exploring ideas about the perceived values of people in economic need, the conceptual values associated with policy decisions concerning the needy, the way such ideas affect the construction of […]

Au fil des ans, les avocats et bénévoles étudiants du service d’aide juridique du Centre des Réfugiés/The Refugee Center ont constaté que, malgré une préparation rigoureuse, la manière dont les demandeurs au refuge perçoivent l’autorité influence leur récit narratif tout au long de leur demande d’asile au Canada. Des observations préliminaires démontrent que leur représentation […]

La survie de l’industrie de la musique du Québec est menacée par la perte possible des revenus provenant de la radio satellite. Elle doit réagir. Nous verrons si la promesse du numérique de pouvoir transcender les barrières géographiques physiques afin de développer de nouveaux marchés se confirme ou non. Le projet consiste à travailler avec […]