NS Power is modernizing the electricity grid as a step closer to achieving a cleaner, more reliable, and affordable energy future for Nova Scotia. Smart meters are the standard in electrical meters. They are sophisticated, digital devices that record electricity use and send it to the company through a safe, secure wireless connection. These smart […]

The project goal is to complete a community-wide vulnerability capacity assessment to gain a deeper understanding of the populations that require access to Emergency Social Services (ESS) during a large scale emergency, including the potential impacts of emergencies on these populations. This will aid in resource allocation and priority setting to better prepare for and […]

The current internship is an extension of an ongoing project (application ref. IT24703) which implies the advanced deep learning-based approaches to diagnose the simultaneous power transformers’ faults based on a time-series dataset. The power transformers were selected as the candidate assets in the previous project. They are pieces of essential equipment for electricity transmission and […]

Public procurement plays a crucial role in enabling governments to achieve their goals. Unsolicited proposals represent a departure from the usual procurement process used by governments, in that they involve a private firm submitting a proposal to develop a project or to deliver goods and services in the absence of a formal or informal request. […]

Le décrochage scolaire représente un enjeu sociétal majeur et peut avoir un impact important sur la trajectoire sociale et individuelle des personnes (Lessard, Archambault et Dupéré, 2020). Plusieurs facteurs de risques peuvent être associés au décrochage scolaire, notamment le désengagement de l’élève face à son cheminement scolaire ainsi que son historique de suspension et autres […]

In this mixed-methods study, we aim to identify specific experiences and institutional barriers that prevent recent immigrants from engaging with and participating in municipal elections in the city of Calgary, Alberta. Using a systematic literature review and data from focus groups and in-depth interviews in Calgary, we will first develop a list of the concrete […]

Insects are a key component of ecosystems, economies and human cultures. The Montreal Insectarium seeks to connect the public to nature through engagement with insects, implementing educational programs and citizen science-based research to encourage their conservation. Charismatic species such as praying mantises are instrumental in this context, fostering knowledge of and positive attitudes towards insects […]

Effective wastewater treatment is essential to the health of the environment. When operating wastewater treatment plants, utilities must ensure that the treated water meets environmental regulations, while balancing competing needs to minimize the cost of running the plant against the maximizing resource recovery. Additionally, most wastewater treatment plants include a combination of physical, chemical, and […]

L’objectif de ce projet est de tester et valider un code de mesures de déformation par corrélation d’images numériques (digital image corrélation en anglais, DIC en abrégé). Cette technique permet d’évaluer les déformations en surface que subit une pièce sollicitée mécaniquement, de façon à prédire son comportement en service. Le principe de la corrélation d’images […]

General Fusion is pursuing a fast, efficient, and collaborative path to practical fusion power. Its vision is a world with clean, limitless energy, and General Fusion’s mission is to deliver it using its proprietary Magnetized Target Fusion technology. General Fusion is building a Fusion Demonstration Plant to prove this technology and will require numerous state-of-the-art […]

City of Toronto’s Digital Infrastructure Strategic Framework (DISF) has a vision of “A Digital Connected Community” where digital infrastructure is increasingly used to deliver services, perform data-driven asset management, help manage public resources efficiently, encourage civic engagement, and inform decision-making. A critical component of the DISF is the ability to share data across services and […]

Materials fatigue has a detrimental impact upon the lifetime and cost-effectiveness of turbine equipment in Hydro-Québec’s energy production division. Metal fatigue, in turn, is linked to it internal microstructure, that developed in a metal during its fabrication or repair through welding, as is often done to damaged hydroelectric turbine blades that break during operation. The […]