Grants and Contributions

This project advances the Government of Canada commitment to plant an additional two billion new trees over the next 10 years as part of a broader approach to nature-based climate solutions.

This project advances the Government of Canada commitment to plant an additional two billion new trees over the next 10 years as part of a broader approach to nature-based climate solutions.

The purpose of this agreement is to increase awareness, availability and use of lower carbon vehicles and fuels in Canada by supporting the installation of 61 electric vehicle chargers in British Columbia.

The objective of this Project is to address key science needs underpinning the development, deployment, efficacy and impact of the early intervention strategy and improve knowledge and tools to address current and future Spruce Budworm outbreak development and spread.

The objective of this Project is to address key science needs underpinning the development, deployment, efficacy and impact of the early intervention strategy and improve knowledge and tools to address current and future Spruce Budworm outbreak development and spread.

This project advances the Government of Canada commitment to plant an additional two billion new trees over the next 10 years as part of a broader approach to nature-based climate solutions.

Following a space mission, astronauts experience severe bone thinning and increased risks of fracture when back on Earth. This bone anomaly is due to the exposure to an environment with reduced gravitational forces, namely microgravity. The aim of this study is to reproduce the microgravity environment on Earth using a ground-based instrument. Researchers will expose fish larvae to a simulated microgravity environment and analyse the effects on bone cells in the skeleton. The counter measure of vibration will also be examined separately and in combination with microgravity. The objectives of the study are to understand the cellular responses to these treatments in order to understand the microgravity induced bone loss observed in astronauts and to understand how to reduce these effects with vibration exposures. Fish bones strongly resemble human bones, in that the same cells are present, therefore these results will be relevant to humans.

It is well-recognized that astronauts experience profound physiological changes that adversely affect the heart owing in part to the effects of changes in the normal circadian light/dark cycle. Furthermore, new compelling data from the research group suggests that accumulation of damaged organelles resulting from impaired cellular quality control processes is an underlying defect contributing to cardiac cell-death and dysfunction following circadian disruption. The relationship between circadian disruption and heart health during spaceflight is not well-studied. Hence, the research team proposes to delineate how circadian disruption influences autophagy, cell-viability and cardiac dysfunction in females versus males in response to altered light/dark cycle during spaceflight.

This project aims to improve stability, enhance social cohesion, and strengthen resilience in South Sudan. It does so through an early warning system that connects communities and enables them to verify potential misinformation and disinformation. Project activities include: (1) enhancing and scaling up an early warning system that enables subscribers to monitor, verify, and counter spreading misinformation, and communicate early warning signals; (2) expanding networks to coordinate verification and localized early warning processes; and (3) raising awareness about the problem of misinformation and disinformation and the value of early warning for preventing conflict and violence.

This project contributes to reducing conflict resulting from media-related misinformation, disinformation, and hate speech prone to electoral violence in South Sudan. The Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) implements this project in the build up to the national elections in late 2024. Project activities include: (1) increasing media literacy among civilians; (2) strengthening the capacity of journalists, content creators, and the South Sudanese diaspora to identify and debunk misinformation and disinformation; and (3) improving government, media, and civil society relations.
Through a targeted package of evidence-based awareness raising and training, JHR works with key stakeholders in violence-prone communities, the media, and the government to improve South Sudanese access to accurate and reliable information.