This project aims to conduct research and development in the areas of creating a platform for re-sale of used children’s items to reduce waste and create a more sustainable community. Furthermore, through this platform, we will research and integrate novel techniques to engage and support parents and children to build a tighter community and enable […]

A career dedicated to service is admirable. Eventual to all service is release. Military to civilian transition and reintegration to civilian lifestyles represents an indefinite period of varying challenge. Individuals must forge new post-service identities after losing valued service identities. How we support, appreciate and welcome Veterans to our communities is critical to their Health […]

The Daniel McIntyre/St. Matthews Community Association (DMSMCA) is a community-driven not-for-profit Neighbourhood Renewal Corporation that serves the Daniel McIntyre and St. Matthews (DM/SM) neighbourhoods in Winnipeg’s West End. Their mission is to empower the communities of DM/SM to achieve social, cultural, economic, and environmental well-being. The DMSMCA vision is for their community to be stable, […]

A Montréal, la démarche Transition en commun porte au coeur de ses objectifs la volonté´ de construire collectivement une vision de la transition socioécologique partagée par les citoyen.ne.s engagé.e.s dans les différents quartiers de Montréal. Notre projet de recherche vise à nourrir la démarche de Transition en commun en produisant une catégorisation des visions et […]

Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC; https://endvaw.ca/) is a network of 14 provincial and territorial shelter associations representing over 450 shelters across Canada. A new service offered by WSC is the Second Stage Transitional Housing (SSTH) New Build Project (https://endvaw.ca/second-stage-project-2-2/). SSTH offers technical assistance, resources and support in three areas for member organizations looking to develop second […]

La pandémie de la COVID-19 et l’intensification marquée du travail ont provoqué des changements importants dans le monde des affaires. Entre autres, les querelles et les disputes ne sont pas rares en organisation. Soucieux de cette réalité, l’organisme partenaire a développé une formation portant sur la bienveillance afin de favoriser un environnement de travail harmonieux. […]

This project aims to aid instructors at the post secondary level and provide them access to simplified tools in form of modules to faciliate the learning geared towards social entrepreneurship for young youth entrepreneurs. These modules will cover a diverse range of topics so as to ensure that a multidisciplinary number of organisations and individuals […]

Universities can be leaders in sustainability by building food sovereign campuses and communities. Instead, universities across Canada are contributing to unsustainable and unjust food practices by hiring multinational corporations (Aramark, Sodexo, Chartwells-Compass) that externalize social and environmental costs. The intern will continue the research from their Ph.D. dissertation about building food sovereign campuses and work […]

Tel qu’il a émergé dans la Silicon Valley autour du modèle de la « start-up », le monde de l’entrepreneuriat numérique s’est fondé sur des valeurs d’ouverture, d’inclusion et de liberté, laissant imaginer le respect d’une égalité professionnelle. Pourtant, alors que l’écosystème des start-up québécois est en pleine expansion, les femmes ne représentent que 15 […]

Social determinants of health, including factors such as social isolation, food insecurity, and income, play a big part in our health. To account for these important social factors, some healthcare organizations have begun to adopt a strategy called social prescribing which involves regularly asking people if they need help with social determinant of health issues […]

Ce projet de recherche, mandaté par le Groupe Multisports (GMS) St-Léonard, en collaboration avec l’arrondissement de Saint-Léonard, vise à comprendre les déterminants de participation aux loisirs, au sport organisé et à la gestion bénévole des organisations sportives. Une attention particulière sera portée aux facteurs facilitant la participation, aux contraintes, ainsi qu’à la motivation. Le projet […]

PSR Canada is a grassroots volunteer professional organization that provides education to practitioners in the field of mental health and addiction. Using its Competencies of Practice for Canadian Recovery-Oriented Psychosocial Rehabilitation Practitioners, a document compiled through the Scientific Committee of the organization, it offers a national certification program for people who want to demonstrate their […]