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Impact of COVID-19 on Saskatchewan investment opportunities

This project aims to provide dedicated research on a variety of projects assessing the impact of COVID-19 to the Saskatchewan economy. Pandemic has already done long term damage to Canada’s economy, and COVID-19 will transform the economy and disrupt every business. The results of this project will support strategic investment direction and basis for new fund design and investment focus post COVID-19.
Westcap is the longest standing local private and venture capital manager. Given the situation with COVID-19 evolving quickly, Westcap’s management team is taking action to mitigate risk and protect the assets of these essential service companies. The research would start from the impact of COVID-19 on key sectors of our economy. Then, to help make informed investment decisions, a strategic analysis of Westcap’s portfolio as well as the private equity market as a whole would be conducted. The intern would deliver and present the findings to relevant portfolio teams to gain exposure to multiple investment team members.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Craig Wilson

Student:

Partner:

WESTCAP MGT LTD

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Finance and Insurance

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

HT-HTO-OBT Conversions in Rhubarb Plants

Tritium, the only radioactive isotope of hydrogen, is routinely released to the air by nuclear industry. It can later be deposited in soils or taken up by plants, usually in the form of water. Though current levels are not inherently dangerous to humans, understanding how tritium evolves is critical to generating effective regulatory policies that ensure public safety and support industry. This project, in partnership with SRB Technologies in Pembroke, Ontario, will examine how quickly tritium gas (HT) is converted to tritium in water (HTO) in soils, as well as its incorporation into plant material (organically bound tritium) during photosynthesis. This will help advance current models of tritium movement in the environment. The results of this investigation will also assist SRBT in making informed decisions regarding the day-to-day operations of their facility, and to ensure the continued transparency and accountability that is a hallmark of the Canadian nuclear industry.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ian Clark

Student:

Partner:

SRB Technologies;University of Ottawa

Discipline:

Earth science

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

University of Ottawa

Program:

Accelerate

FFUN Motor Group HR Internship

Throughout my internship at FFUN Group I will learn valuable skills that I will be able to take with me in my future career and studies. I will get to learn and explore various Human Resource functions such as orientation, benefits, day to day paperwork, as well as the recruitment process. All of these different functions will give me a well rounded idea of what a career in Human Resources could look like. This will greatly benefit FFUN Group as they, along with many other businesses, are recovering from the negative effects of COVID-19, and having an extra set of hands to focus solely on projects that need to be finished will help ease the workload of other team members.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Joe Schmidt

Student:

Partner:

FFUN Motor Group

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

University of Saskatchewan

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Trainfo – Market Research Analyst

We are monitoring government infrastructure stimulus funding as a potential opportunity to generate sales, particularly with traffic engineering customers in US cities. We are also evaluating federal grant programs designed to help states and municipalities address traffic issues at rail crossings and learning how we can leverage these programs to support sales. We are also modifying our sales and marketing strategies to emphasize virtual and remote meeting experiences, including adapting our sales pitches to Microsoft Teams and developing digital booth material for virtual tradeshows and exhibits. As mentioned, we are also modifying our business operations to include emergency service providers as a new target market. The internship will support our go-to-market strategy for a new product for emergency responders. We expect this new product will help us stay on track with our ambitious growth plan and become market leaders in the US. Specifically, the internship will help us establish a pricing model, develop sales and marketing messages, identify candidate integration partners, assess competitors and competitive risks, and create sales methods and processes.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

TRAINFO

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Leftovers Foundation – Business Analyst Intern

The intern will analyse the outputs and data collected from pandemic-specific and general programs, use that analysis to create data visualizations to contribute to team members’ understanding of programs’ impact, then work with the VP of Strategy and Growth to assist the implementation of robust data collection and analysis processes across all Leftovers and Fresh Routes teams. Implementation of a formalized process for data collection and analysis will ultimately enable both organizations to present an accurate picture of programs’ impact and value to both internal and external stakeholders. The internship will provide part of the foundation for a robust evaluation plan developed to identify and maximize the potential impact of Leftovers’ programs, as well as ease the unavoidable growing pains that will occur as Leftovers continues to scale out our programs across Canada, scale up into more focused advocacy around increased food access, and scale deep to help change the ways Canadians think about food systems. Measuring the impact of social innovations is complex and challenging, and not-for-profit organizations around the world are seeking to determine best practices around quantifying the benefits of the work we do.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Martin Halek

Student:

Partner:

Leftovers Foundation

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Calgary

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Inventory Process Optimization at Payzant Home Hardware

The project involves analysis of issues leading to excess inventory in certain categories, designing and implementing a system that will optimize inventory.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Ramesh Venkat

Student:

Partner:

Payzants Home Hardware

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Retail trade

University:

Saint Mary's University

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

CZ Conseil

La pandémie de la COVID-19 a engendré le besoin de repenser la façon dont la performance est mesurée dans un contexte organisationnel.
Le projet vise à 1) explorer les solutions/ produits actuellement offertes sur le marché en matière de mesure des résultats et tableaux de bord, de 2) définir les possibilités de déploiement de solutions “à distance” (ex: formations en ligne, outils technologiques de diagnostic, évaluation de la performance, etc.) pour enfin définir un plan de mise-en-
marché prévue pour janvier 2021 – le tout pour favoriser la mise en valeur des services d’accompagnement offert par la firme.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Sylvain Perron

Student:

Partner:

CZ Conseil

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

HEC Montréal

Program:

Business Strategy Internship

Measuring the fate of naphthenic acids in wetlands using Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers and Solid-Phase Microextraction – Year two

Treatment wetlands have emerged as a potential treatment option for oil sands process-affected waters (OSPW) produced from bitumen extraction by the oil sands industry. Of particular interest is the removal of naphthenic acids (NAs), which are widely acknowledged as the primary constituents of toxicity in OSPW. Studies have demonstrated the capacity for NA removal in wetland environments; however, the specific mechanisms of removal for NAs in wetlands is not well understood. Experimental groups consisting of 1) OSPW, 2) OSPW with sterilized substrate, 3) OSPW with substrate (non-sterilized), or 4) OSPW with cattails in substrate will be used to determine the effects of natural attenuation, sorption, microbial degradation, and plant uptake, respectively. Concentrations of freely available NAs in OSPW will be measured in wetland microcosms using Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers. Changes in OSPW toxicity in the wetland microcosms will be evaluated from biomimetic extractions of NAs using solid phase microextraction fibres. The findings will be used to test and evaluate a plant uptake model for ionizable substances. This research will support further evaluation of treatment wetlands as a potential option for OSPW remediation and improve environmental and human health risk assessments of NAs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frank Gobas

Student:

Partner:

Imperial Oil Resources Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Elevate

Measuring the fate of naphthenic acids in wetlands using Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers and Solid-Phase Microextraction

Treatment wetlands have emerged as a potential treatment option for oil sands process-affected waters (OSPW) produced from bitumen extraction by the oil sands industry. Of particular interest is the removal of naphthenic acids (NAs), which are widely acknowledged as the primary constituents of toxicity in OSPW. Studies have demonstrated the capacity for NA removal in wetland environments; however, the specific mechanisms of removal for NAs in wetlands is not well understood. Experimental groups consisting of 1) OSPW, 2) OSPW with sterilized substrate, 3) OSPW with substrate (non-sterilized), or 4) OSPW with cattails in substrate will be used to determine the effects of natural attenuation, sorption, microbial degradation, and plant uptake, respectively. Concentrations of freely available NAs in OSPW will be measured in wetland microcosms using Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Samplers. Changes in OSPW toxicity in the wetland microcosms will be evaluated from biomimetic extractions of NAs using solid phase microextraction fibres. The findings will be used to test and evaluate a plant uptake model for ionizable substances. This research will support further evaluation of treatment wetlands as a potential option for OSPW remediation and improve environmental and human health risk assessments of NAs.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Frank Gobas

Student:

Partner:

Imperial Oil Limited (AB);Imperial Oil Resources Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Mining

University:

Simon Fraser University

Program:

Elevate

Impacts des changements climatiques sur les modèles de conception

Ce projet a pour but d’étudier les impacts des changements climatiques sur les modèles de conception des liaisons hertziennes basés sur les recommandations de l’ITU (International Telecommunication Union). Ces paramètres comme la pluie, le gradient de réfractivité de l’atmosphère et la température sont sujets à des variations saisonnières. De plus, dans le contexte des changements climatiques, il est important que leurs impacts soient réévalués et au besoin soient calibrés pour le Canada. L’importance de cette étude dans le fait que la plus part des utilités électriques ont recours à ce type de liaisons, soit comme lien principal, soit comme lien redonnant pour déployer d’importantes applications (notamment le monitoring des équipements majeurs, le télédiagnostic, la télédétection et les relais de protection). Cette criticité des applications exige une attention particulière au niveau des modèles de conception afin de garantir une fiabilité très élevée de l’ordre de quelques dizaines de secondes par année.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Basile Agba

Student:

Partner:

Institut de Recherche Hydro-Québec

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

École de technologie supérieure

Program:

Accelerate

Smart wireless power transfer system – Year two

In this project, a novel Wireless Power Transmission Integrated Circuit (“WPTIC”) system capable of simultaneous power transmission to multiple devices at varying power needs and distances, through objects of various materials and densities are going to be developed. This system can be obtained by an innovative circuits and antennas structure to model and control the near-field electric and magnetic fields, and also far-field electromagnetic propagation. There are two areas in power transmission, far-field and near-field. Far field is referring to radiating power and is capable of providing power at the longer distances; however, in near-field domain, both electric and magnetic fields would be transmitted to the receiver to provide higher power at the vicinity of the transmitter and also make the most of both mechanisms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shahriar Mirabbasi

Student:

Partner:

Daanaa

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

The University of British Columbia

Program:

Elevate

Smart wireless power transfer system

In this project, a novel Wireless Power Transmission Integrated Circuit (“WPTIC”) system capable of simultaneous power transmission to multiple devices at varying power needs and distances, through objects of various materials and densities are going to be developed. This system can be obtained by an innovative circuits and antennas structure to model and control the near-field electric and magnetic fields, and also far-field electromagnetic propagation. There are two areas in power transmission, far-field and near-field. Far field is referring to radiating power and is capable of providing power at the longer distances; however, in near-field domain, both electric and magnetic fields would be transmitted to the receiver to provide higher power at the vicinity of the transmitter and also make the most of both mechanisms.

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Faculty Supervisor:

Shahriar Mirabbasi

Student:

Partner:

Daanaa

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services; Utilities

University:

The University of British Columbia

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.