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Redberry Lake Biosphere Region Management Plan Project

This proposed project will be to formulate a comprehensive management plan for the Redberry Lake Biosphere Region (RLBR). The management plan needs to address all issues of relevance for the RLBR. The following issues will likely form part of management plans: biodiversity and ecosystem services and their conservation and use, sustainable land and resource use, improving livelihoods and generating benefits for communities, promoting green economies, infrastructure development, ecosystem restoration, disaster reduction and risk management, tourism, climate change, and research and education.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Maureen Reed;Sarah Imran

Student:

Partner:

Redberry Lake Biosphere Reserve Association

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Agriculture; Management of companies and enterprises

University:

Mount Royal University; University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Avianor – Optimisation des processus opérationnels & outils de suivi de performance

Avianor est une compagnie québécoise, de renommée internationale, qui se spécialise dans la maintenance lourde et la modification d’intérieurs d’avions commerciaux.
L’unité d’affaire Intégration Cabine fournit des solutions de modifications de cabines d’avions commerciaux, clefs en main, incluant définition technique & industrialisation pour livrer un package d’ingénierie complet et certifié (selon les règles des autorités de l’aviation civile), accompagné de son kit de modification et/ou d’installation. Cela requiert un amalgame intelligent d’ingénierie, de production, d’achats & de logistique.
Après 25 ans d’existence & de croissance, Avianor souhaite revisiter, réconcilier & perfectionner sa chaine de valeur ainsi que les outils associés afin d’optimiser son processus d’industrialisation et ainsi améliorer son efficacité opérationnelle.
L’objet du mandat consiste à auditer les processus & outils en place, définir un diagnostic, développer et déployer le plan correctif.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mustapha Ouhimmou

Student:

Partner:

AVIANOR Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

The development and testing of a comprehensive app associated multi-input database

Digital apps represent an important avenue to promote health across individuals with chronic disease. There can be multiple data inputs about a user that come into a health app. During the course of this Mitacs project, the student will develop and evaluate a comprehensive database that is able to organize data from various health data inputs (e.g. from wearable devices, other apps or surveys) for a health research app. This data will be organized into a usable format so that it can inform the tailored delivery of interventions for patients who use the app.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Eleni Stroulia

Student:

Partner:

Cybera Inc

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Alberta

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Nuwatech MarketResearch Internship

The project objective is to help improve knowledge regarding customer perspectives of conventional CRM systems and AI innovations for car dealerships in Canada. The integration of AI in a CRM designed for car dealerships can improve their operational management with many financial benefits. For example, it helps to generate leads organically while saving the cost of buying leads from third parties. The project aims to educate the car dealership market, so they adapt to the use of an AI-CRM in their businesses, from creating blogs with educational content, interviews with the key market players, etc. The intern will help research the car dealerships market with the prospect of CRM adaptation in the operation and management of car dealerships. Strong communication and writing skills are expected, as the intern will interact with prospects and customers, and will create educational blog content.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandy Staples

Student:

Partner:

Nuwatech

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Accounting Intern

ArrKann Trailer & RV Centre is a third generation family owned and operated, privately held business. The company has six locations throughout Alberta, and over 130 employees. ArrKann has experienced significant growth over the past four years, adding four of their current six locations, and increasing their headcount by 49%.
The company has been working on developing key performance indicators to help support leadership and management in supporting this growth and driving its continued expansion. The leadership team requires readily accessible, accurate, and clear financial data related to department and location performance, as well as leading and lagging performance indicators to support strategic decision-making, and ensure timely, data-driven decisions can be made to ensure continued financial and operational performance. Examples of data to be included in the KPI Dashboard include sales, inventory, accounts receivable, and profit per employee.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ryan Young;Kennedy Clayton

Student:

Partner:

ArrKann Trailer & RV Centre

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Facilitation of early mobilization after colorectal surgery: a randomized controlled trial

There is growing evidence that outcomes after colorectal surgery are improved with the use of perioperative interventions combined into an enhanced recovery program (ERP). Encouraging patients to achieve specific daily nutrition and mobilization goals postoperatively is an important aspect of ERPs; however, it is not known whether the achievement of these goals needs to be facilitated by a member of the healthcare team. This study aims to evaluate the extent to which postoperative recovery is influenced by facilitation of nutrition and mobility. The evidence obtained from this study has the potential to optimize resource utilization by indicating whether patients can selfmanage postoperative mobilization and nutrition; or by suggesting the need to have a team member dedicated to facilitate this aspect of care. Our partner (Codivien) is a global healthcare products company committed to invest in research focused on improving delivery of care and outcomes of surgical technology.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Liane Feldman

Student:

Partner:

Covidien Inc

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Program:

Elevate

Spectra Plasmonics – Sales Intern

Drug Checking is a harm reduction method that allows people who use drugs to be more informed on what they are consuming, and public health to better understand what substances are in their communities. The U.S. CDC has estimated the cost of the opioid crisis annually in America is over one trillion dollars, so this project will explore the potential for Spectra’s drug checking technology, which is currently being used here in Canada, to be deployed in the U.S. market.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sandy Staples

Student:

Partner:

Spectra Plasmonics Inc

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Queen's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Impacts of new amendments on wheat growth and soil health of a Black Chernozemic soil

The proposed project objective is to conduct a field study on an acidic soil located at the Battle River Research Group site near Galahad, Alberta. The study will focus on the effects of land application of materials such as biochar, wood ash and sugar beet sludge lime on reducing acidity of the soil, and effects on wheat health and soil health. The materials applied to land are considered waste materials that are often disposed in landfills, and if that continues will put more pressure on land resources needed to build more landfills. These materials may be useful in correcting acidic soils and providing important nutrients for plant growth. This will benefit the Battle River Research Group with knowledge gained on whether land application of these materials, often considered as wastes, could be a feasible, low-cost option for correcting soil acidity problems compared to agricultural lime and if that could improve wheat growth and overall soil health.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Emmanuel Mapfumo

Student:

Partner:

Battle River Research Group

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Agriculture

University:

Concordia University of Edmonton

Program:

Accelerate

Architecture résiliente aux inondations : développement d’expertise et transfert de connaissances

Le projet génèrera des connaissances sur les mesures d’adaptation du cadre bâti aux inondations à l’échelle des bâtiments et des communautés. Ce projet comble un manque d’information sur les manières d’habiter et de planifier les zones inondables constructibles au Québec.
L’analyse de cas de défaillance de mesures de protection contre les inondations permettra le développement d’outils de communication destinés à sensibiliser les parties prenantes au risque potentiel. La modélisation de typologies architecturales adaptées à différents scénarios d’inondation contribuera aux réflexions entourant la conception de la résilience des communautés aux inondation.
Les contributions des stagiaires s’inscrivent dans un des objectifs du programme de résilience diluvienne d’ASFQ : valoriser le rôle de l’architecture dans la protection du cadre bâti contre les impacts des changements climatiques. ASFQ utilisera les connaissances colligées et outils co-développés par le ou la stagiaire lors d’activités de communication grand public et de formation professionnelle sur l’adaptation du cadre bâti aux inondations.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Isabelle Thomas

Student:

Partner:

Architecture Sans Frontières Québec

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Other services (except public administration)

University:

Université de Montréal

Program:

Accelerate

Technical and financial feasibility of employing cutting-edge solar technologies and design strategies in the retrofit of large commercial buildings

The proposed project aims at exploring the technical and financial feasibility of employing cutting-edge solar technologies and design strategies in the retrofit of large commercial buildings, and application to a case study in Schefferville. The research consists of two main design 1) incorporating commonly existing PV panels into Rainscreen cladding, to act as the outer protective layer of a retrofitted building envelope; and 2) explore the envelope design a rooftop greenhouse to integrate Semi-transparent PV panels. Extensive review of existing technologies will be conducted, and analysis of implementation within the mentioned envelope systems, in terms of energy generation potential, impact on the building energy performance, and life cycle cost assessment as compared to existing envelope systems. This project will assist the partners Gestion Schefferville Inc. in addressing the challenge of developing accurate lifecycle cost and energy assessment of various technologies in the retrofit of commercial building including hotels.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Caroline Hachem-Vermette

Student:

Partner:

Gestion Schefferville Inc.

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Accommodation and food services

University:

Concordia University; University of Calgary

Program:

Accelerate

Goodness Kiosk

Benevity is a global leader in workplace giving and volunteering solutions. Benevity’s flagship product “Spark” is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) application which allows users to engage in their company’s donation and volunteering programs through a web or mobile application. It is common for our clients to run events or campaigns where they would like to collect donations, but this is not easily possible using our existing SaaS application.
For this project, we will leverage modern internet-connected credit card payment technologies to expose Benevity’s powerful donation processing platform via a simple “tap to donate” device, which can be configured for a specific amount and for a specific charity. The device can be left out with accompanying signage anywhere there is an internet connection, and individuals can simply tap to make a quick donation.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Mohammad Moshirpour

Student:

Partner:

Benevity, Inc.

Discipline:

Computer science

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Developmental potential of oocytes after cryopreservation Year Two

Oocyte cryopreservation is imperative for assisted reproductive technologies (ART). It offers cancer patients to preserve their oocytes for future fertilization, flexibility in the timing of infertility treatment, and the potential for establishing oocyte banking. However, the currently available protocol is limited because the oocytes after cryopreservation have lower ability to develop into viable embryos (developmental competence) compared to unfrozen oocytes. The aim of proposed study is to improve the conditions of oocyte cryopresrvation which subsequently result in an increase in oocyte competence. This aim will be achieved by supplementing the cryopreservation medium with substances, known to play roles in oocyte metabolism, energy production, and oxidative stress prevention, and testing subsequent oocyte development into embryos by using murine models. The established protocol will be used to improve human oocyte cryopreservation technology at the Montreal Reproductive Center (MRC).

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Faculty Supervisor:

Teruko Taketo

Student:

Partner:

Montreal Reproductive Centre;OriginElle Fertility Clinic & Women's Health Centre (ON)

Discipline:

Life Sciences

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Program:

Elevate

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Mitacs is funded by the Government of Canada, the Government of Alberta, the Government of British Columbia, Research Manitoba, the Government of New Brunswick, the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, the Government of Nova Scotia, the Government of Ontario, Innovation PEI, the Government of Quebec, the Government of Saskatchewan, and the Government of Yukon.