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Award Recipients for Partnership Engage Grants: March 2022 Competition

Successful programs in 1A

Applicant Shela Hirani University of Regina
Partner African Canadian Resource Network Regina SK
Title Housing Challenges of Immigrant and Refugees Families in Saskatchewan
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Leah Hamilton Mount Royal University
Co-applicant Mohammed El Hazzouri Dalhousie University
Pallavi Banerjee University of Calgary
Partner Calgary Immigrant Women's Association Calgary AB
Title Co-Designing Effective Public Health Advertisements with Newcomer Women
Years 1
Funding $24,283
Applicant Charity Marsh University of Regina
Partner Girls Rock Regina Regina SK
Title It's More than a Name Change!: Re-Thinking the Culture and Priorities of Girls Rock Regina
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Gina Harrison University of Victoria
Co-applicant Lila Boulet School District 79 - Cowichan Valley
Partner School District 79 - Cowichan Valley Duncan BC
Title Early Literacy Learning During the Pandemic: A School District Engaged Partnership
Years 1
Funding $24,900
Applicant Frederick Stapenhurst McGill University
Partner Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation Ottawa ON
Title A Partnership for Parliamentary Oversight of Government Spending
Years 1
Funding $24,878
Applicant René Audet Université Laval
Partner Réseau des arts de la parole et des arts et initiatives littéraires Québec QC
Title Nommer et situer les arts littéraires : pour une meilleure présence et reconnaissance des pratiques littéraires hors du livre au Québec et au Canada français
Years 1
Funding $24,916
Applicant Caroline Desbiens Université Laval
Collaborator Julie Gauthier Pêcheries Charlevoix
Robert Mailloux Pêcheries Charlevoix
Partner Municipalité régionale de comté de Charlevoix-Est Clermont QC
Title Pêche à la fascine dans Charlevoix : mise en valeur d'un patrimoine et paysage vivants
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Gregory Hadley St. Francis Xavier University
Partner Centre for Entrepreneurship Education and Development Halifax NS
Title What entrepreneurs learned in school … and didn't
Years 1
Funding $20,833
Applicant Marie-Michèle Dufour Université de Montréal
Co-applicant Malena Argumedes Université de Sherbrooke
Valerie Martin Université du Québec à Montréal
Collaborator Isabelle Préfontaine Université de Montréal
Partner Véro & Louis Foundation Montréal QC
Title Formation interactive en ligne : une solution à la formation des employés dans un contexte de roulement de personnel
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Ann Toohey University of Calgary
Co-applicant Jennifer Hewson University of Calgary
Collaborator David Hogan University of Calgary
Partner Brenda Strafford Foundation Ltd. Calgary AB
Title Introducing animatronic ("robotic") pets into facility-based continuing care programming: Implications for practice in delivering care to residents living with dementia
Years 1
Funding $15,760
Applicant Julia Harten The University of British Columbia
Partner Indian Housing Federation India
Title High wages, no housing: Gender, discrimination, and women's access to rental housing in urban India
Years 1
Funding $9,450
Applicant Kirsten Sadeghi-Yekta University of Victoria
Co-applicant Donna Gerdts Simon Fraser University
Partner Snuneymuxw First Nation Nanaimo BC
Title Staging Indigenous Languages at the Snuneymuxwqun Centre
Years 1
Funding $24,937
Applicant Matthew Kwan Brock University
Co-applicant Dan Cui Brock University
Denver Brown University of Texas at San Antonio
Sujane Kandasamy Brock University
Partner WinSport Calgary AB
Title Development and evaluation of WinSport's IPLAY program: A mixed methods examination of a physical literacy-based initiative for newcomer youths
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Julie Drolet University of Calgary
Co-applicant Eva Bogdan University of Calgary
Haorui Wu Dalhousie University
Tina Wilson Glasgow Caledonian University
Collaborator Bonita Lewin The City of Calgary
Partner Canadian Association of Social Workers Ottawa ON
Title Integrating environmental justice and sustainability into social work practice
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Paula Rushton Université de Montréal
Co-applicantClaude VincentUniversité Laval
Krista BestUniversité Laval
Collaborator Evelina Pituch Université de Montréal
Nancy Turcotte Centre de réadaptation Lucie-Bruneau
Serge Poulin RUTA Montréal
Partner Ex aequo Montréal QC
Title Identification of the facilitators and barriers in the use of adapted public transit among parents with a mobility disability
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Tarah Hodgkinson Wilfrid Laurier University
Co-applicant Tullio Caputo Carleton University
Partner Canadian Association of Police Governance Ottawa ON
Title Addressing the alignment gap in police organizations through collaborative, bottom-up strategic planning
Years 1
Funding $24,771
Applicant Karine Hébert Université du Québec à Rimouski
Co-applicant Jean-René Thuot Université du Québec à Rimouski
Collaborator Guillaume Marsan Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec
Partner Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec Montréal QC
Title Femmes, mémoire et religion : les archives des Religieuses du Saint-Rosaire comme révélateur régional
Years 1
Funding $23,851
Applicant Susan Elliott University of Waterloo
Co-applicant Ann Clarke University of Calgary
Francesca Cardwell University of Waterloo
Partner Lupus Canada Newmarket ON
Title Supporting the wellbeing of Canadians with lupus through a partnership with Lupus Canada
Years 1
Funding $23,886
Applicant Tara Mantler Western University
Collaborator Corey Allison Women's Rural Resource Centre
Laura Santone Women's Shelter, Second Stage Housing and Counselling Services of Huron
Tracey Wicks Women's Rural Resource Centre
Partner Women's Rural Resource Centre Strathroy ON
Title Towards sustainable program evaluation: Filling gaps in women's shelters service provision
Years 1
Funding $24,750
Applicant Marie-Pier Rivest Université de Moncton
Partner Moncton Public Library Moncton NB
Title La bibliothèque face aux enjeux sociaux : quels besoins pour la Bibliothèque publique de Moncton?
Years 1
Funding $24,968
Applicant Vicky Lafantaisie Université du Québec en Outaouais
Co-applicant Annabelle Berthiaume Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Carl Lacharité Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Geneviève Roch Université Laval
Partner Fédération québécoise des organismes communautaires Famille St-Lambert QC
Title S'engager dans les organismes communautaires Famille : une étude sur les conditions de travail et la santé psychologique des travailleuses et des travailleurs
Years 1
Funding $24,977
Applicant Rosemary Lysaght Queen's University
Co-applicant Carrie Anne Marshall Western University
Nicole Bobbette Queen's University
Terry Krupa Queen's University
Collaborator Fiona Drake Kingston & Frontenac Housing Corporation
Partner Kingston & Frontenac Housing Corporation Kingston ON
Title Building In-Roads to Prosperity and Inclusion Through Social Enterprise for Youth in Social Housing
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Magdalena Wojtowicz York University
Co-applicant Joseph Baker York University
Nicholas Wattie Ontario Tech University
Collaborator Kathryn Robinson York University
Partner Canadian Sport Institute Toronto ON
Title Developing the SPARC (Sport Assessment and Research Combine) for Youth Athlete Success
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Laura Pin Wilfrid Laurier University
Co-applicant Aleksandra Petrovic Social Development Centre Waterloo Region
Partner Social Development Centre Waterloo Region Kitchener ON
Title Filling the Gap: The role of social engagement hubs in a world changed by COVID-19
Years 1
Funding $24,952
Applicant Guillaume Blum Université Laval
Co-applicant Stephane Roche Université Laval
Collaborator Romuald Jamet Université du Québec à Chicoutimi
Partner Impakt Scientifik Agency Québec QC
Title Développement d'une boîte à outils de design fiction dans le secteur de la communication scientifique
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Romeo Gongora Université du Québec à Montréal
Co-applicant Salvador Edmundo Valdovinos Rodriguez Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez
Partner BRP Mexico
Title Communication visuelle et décolonialité dans l'industrie maquiladora de Ciudad Juárez : Un projet de recherche-création basé sur l'art participatif pour améliorer la qualité de vie des travailleurs migrants
Years 1
Funding $24,999
Applicant Jana Raver Queen's University
Collaborator Shari Hughson Wayfound Mental Health Group Inc.
Partner Wayfound Mental Health Group Inc. Calgary AB
Title Improving Work Culture with a Trauma-Informed Leadership Intervention for Public Safety Personnel
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Eileen O'Connor University of Ottawa
Co-applicant Emily Wills University of Ottawa
Nadia Abu-Zahra University of Ottawa
Collaborator Laura Ambrosio University of Ottawa
Partner PAND (Prosperity, Advancement, Networking and Direction) Settlement Services Ottawa ON
Title Peyvand: Exploring an asset-based community development approach to enhance language, leisure, and social ties among Farsi-speaking adult women in a Canadian city
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Grace Chammas Université du Québec en Outaouais
Co-applicant Sara Torres Laurentian University
Serigne Touba Mbacké Gueye Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Collaborator Lucie Gélineau Université du Québec à Rimouski
Partner Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale Québec QC
Title Programme de pairs-aidants post-placement pour les jeunes en transition à l'âge adulte : croisement des savoirs des acteurs
Years 1
Funding $16,147
Applicant Elisabeth Robinot Université du Québec à Montréal
Co-applicant Caroline Lacroix Université du Québec à Montréal
Partner Union québecoise de réhabilitation des oiseaux de proie Saint-Hyacinthe QC
Title Comment le marketing d'influence peut -il servir la cause animale? Le cas des oiseaux de proie
Years 1
Funding $23,619
Applicant Thi Thanh Hien Pham Université du Québec à Montréal
Co-applicant Juste Rajaonson Université du Québec à Montréal
Partner Les Arts et la ville Québec QC
Title Transition écologique par la culture : co-construire une démarche d'accompagnement des villes dans l'élaboration de leurs politiques culturelles
Years 1
Funding $24,879
Applicant Thang Le Dinh Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Co-applicant William Menvielle Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Collaborator Nguyen Anh Khoa Dam Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Thi My Hang Vu Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Partner Culture Mauricie Trois-Rivières QC
Title La mise en oeuvre d'un système d'intelligence client pour la découvrabilité des arts et de la culture
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Katherine MacDonald Athabasca University
Partner Chartered Institute of Housing Canada Ottawa ON
Title Professionalization in Canadian Affordable Housing
Years 1
Funding $23,365
Applicant Ardavan Eizadirad Wilfrid Laurier University
Partner Generation Chosen Downsview ON
Title Racialized Trauma in BIPOC Youth; Healing and Increasing Civic Engagement through Storytelling
Years 1
Funding $24,957
Applicant Hélène Sicotte Université du Québec à Montréal
Co-applicant Andrée De Serres Université du Québec à Montréal
Partner Association des gestionnaires de parcs immobiliers institutionnels Montréal QC
Title Analyse des pratiques de gestion en bâtiment durable des gestionnaires de propriétés immobilières institutionnelles
Years 1
Funding $24,844
Applicant Carrie Sanders Wilfrid Laurier University
Co-applicant Camie Condon Seneca College
Samantha Henderson Wilfrid Laurier University
Tarah Hodgkinson Wilfrid Laurier University
Partner Brantford Police Service Brantford ON
Title Crisis in the Downtown: Exploring the Convergence/Divergence Between Official Crime Data and Perceptions of Safety in Downtown Brantford
Years 1
Funding $24,846
Applicant Robert Petrunia Lakehead University
Collaborator Anson Ho Toronto Metropolitan University
Danny Leung Statistics Canada
Heng Chen Bank of Canada
Kim Huynh Bank of Canada
Marcel-Cristian Voia Université d'Orléans
Partner Bank of Canada Ottawa ON
Title Exploring Alternative Data Sources for Timely Studies of Business Dynamics
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Jorge Sousa University of Alberta
Co-applicant John-Justin McMurtry York University
Partner The Canadian Community Economic Development Network Victoriaville QC
Title Scaling and Sustaining the Social and Solidarity Economy in Canada
Years 1
Funding $24,302
Applicant Aliaa Dakroury Saint Paul University
Co-applicant Jamel Stambouli Saint Paul University
Collaborator Wala'a Farahat Rubiks Counselling Services Inc.
Partner Ottawa Muslim Association Ottawa ON
Title Towards Muslim Newcomers' inclusion in the Capital Region: Communication and Social Innovation
Years 1
Funding $24,910
Applicant Anna Hoefnagels Carleton University
Co-applicant Iakonikonriiosta Iakonikonriiosta Native North American Travelling College
Kahente Horn-Miller Carleton University
Collaborator Karonhianonha Mikayla Francis Native North American Travelling College
Lorna Thomas Native North American Travelling College
Partner Native North American Travelling College Akwesasne ON
Title The travel troupe of the Native North American Travelling College: transmitting Kanen'keha:ka traditional knowledge
Years 1
Funding $24,953
Applicant Ethan Pancer Saint Mary's University
Co-applicant Matthew Boland Saint Mary's University
Partner Government of Nova Scotia Halifax NS
Title Leveraging behavioural insights to connect recently unemployed Nova Scotians with free employment services to improve labour market attachment in the recovery from COVID-19
Years 1
Funding $24,850
Applicant Kean Birch York University
Collaborator Jennifer Quaid University of Ottawa
Keldon Bester Centre for International Governance Innovation
Robert Fay Centre for International Governance Innovation
Robin Shaban Vivic Research
Vasiliki
Bednar		 McMaster University
Partner Centre for International Governance Innovation Waterloo ON
Title Rethinking Canada's Competition Policy in the Digital Economy
Years 1
Funding $24,166
Applicant Darlene Sanderson Thompson Rivers University
Co-applicant Noeman Ahmad Mirza University of Windsor
Collaborator Shelly Johnson Thompson Rivers University
Tamara Archie Qwelminte Secwepemc
Partner Kua'aina Ulu 'Auamo Hawaiian Islands
Title A cultural exchange between Qwelminte Secwepemc (British Columbia) and Kua Aina Ulu Auamo (Hawaii) youth to develop knowledge translation tools for the protection of Sewllkwe-Wai (Water)
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Ishita Tiwary Concordia University
Co-applicant Faiz Abhuani Brick by Brick
Partner Brick by Brick Montréal QC
Title Participatory Media and Affordable Housing as Mutual Aid
Years 1
Funding $24,900
Applicant Robert Shepherd Carleton University
Co-applicant Evert Lindquist University of Victoria
Partner Performance and Planning Exchange Ottawa ON
Title Canadian and International Experience with Spending Reviews
Years 1
Funding $24,990
Applicant Alexandra Gottardo Wilfrid Laurier University
Co-applicant Eileen Wood Wilfrid Laurier University
Steven Sider Wilfrid Laurier University
Partner Government of the Northwest Territories Yellowknife NT
Title Meeting skills and training needs in the Northwest Territories
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Sonia Ben Soltane University of Ottawa
Co-applicant Nadia Abu-Zahra University of Ottawa
Collaborator Bettyna Bélizaire Accompagnement des femmes immigrantes de l'Outaouais
Partner Accompagnement des femmes immigrantes de l'Outaouais Gatineau QC
Title Mobilisation et Professionnalisation des Savoirs Expérientiels (MPSE) dans le secteur de l'établissement des nouve.lles.aux arrivant.e.s : parcours professionnels d'intervenant.e.s d'origine immigrante dans la ville de Gatineau et sa région
Years 1
Funding $24,949
Applicant Stéphane Vial Université du Québec à Montréal
Co-applicant Alexandre Coutant Université du Québec à Montréal
Mathieu Dumont Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Sylvie Trudel Université du Québec à Montréal
Partner Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke Sherbrooke QC
Title Le rôle du codesign dans la mise en oeuvre des autosoins en santé mentale au Québec
Years 1
Funding $24,546
Applicant Carl Beaudoin Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Co-applicant Nadia Rousseau Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Partner Centre d'éducation des adultes du Chemin-du-Roy Trois-Rivières QC
Title Besoins du personnel enseignant et des professionnels des services éducatifs complémentaires d'un centre d'éducation des adultes en matière de déconstruction des stéréotypes de genre négatifs
Years 1
Funding $10,801
Applicant Pamela Block Western University
Co-applicant Gerald McKinley Western University
Collaborator Becky Rossi Rebecca Rossi Consulting
Helen Knoll Ries Siblings Canada
Partner Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence Toronto ON
Title Care Relationships of Adult Disabled and Nondisabled Siblings
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Nadia Rousseau Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Partner Réseau des carrefours jeunesse-emploi Montréal QC
Title Projet de service communautaire : quelle appréciation par les jeunes?
Years 1
Funding $22,931
Applicant Anna Agathangelou York University
Partner Aiding Disadvantaged and Traumatized Women and Girls Liberia
Title It's Time: Enhancing Advocacy and Reparative Capacity for Gendered Violence in Conflict in Liberia
Years 1
Funding $24,989
Applicant Sarah Wagner University of Victoria
Co-applicant Karen Kobayashi University of Victoria
Miranda Cary Island Health
Partner Island Health Victoria BC
Title Mobilizing person-centred media environments in long-term care
Years 1
Funding $24,982
Applicant Melanie Gregg The University of Winnipeg
Co-applicant Paul Jurbala Sport for Life Society
Sarah Teetzel University of Manitoba
Collaborator Leisha Strachan University of Manitoba
Partner Sport for Life Society Victoria BC
Title Diversification for an Active Life? The role of Multi-Sport Participation in Physical Literacy and Sport Attrition
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Alice Covatta Université de Montréal
Partner DARE-DARE Montréal  QC
Title DARE-DARE: Centre d'artistes nomade, modulaire et transitoire
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Véronique Paul Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Co-applicant Glorya Pellerin Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Partner Tukisivallirutitsanut Parnaitiit Puvirnituq QC
Title Les récits de pratique de directeurs et directrices d'écoles du Nunavik : mieux comprendre les enjeux liés à gestion des écoles biculturelles nordiques par l'histoire de l'éducation
Years 1
Funding $25,000
Applicant Gulhanim Caliskan St. Thomas University
Co-applicant Sophie Lavoie University of New Brunswick
Partner City of Fredericton Fredericton NB
Title Community-building through storytelling: Amplifying Fredericton's promise of home
Years 1
Funding $24,975
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