Browsing Faculty of Graduate Studies Online Theses by Subject "Canada"
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ALBERTA WELFARE REFORM AND EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES OF WELFARE RECIPIENTS AND SINGLE-MOTHERS
(2011-06-30)Though the economic literature generally agrees on the positive labour supply effects of welfare reforms in the 1990s; there have been few studies that evaluate how these reforms might have affected employment outcomes of ... -
Alignment and Contradiction in Social Justice Non-Profit Work
(2021-08-13)This thesis investigates social justice non-profit employees' experiences of alignment and contradiction in their work. Drawing on semi-structured interviews with 20 people who work for non-profits with a social justice ... -
An Alternative to Sprawl: Downtown Densification in Orillia, Ontario
(2023-07-19)Towns in southern Ontario, Canada, have experienced many changes since the mid-20th century due to urban sprawl around them. Residential suburbs with cul-de-sacs and big box stores have prioritized cars and drivers, while ... -
Analysis of Unilateral Digital Tax Measures in Developing and Emerging Economies Using Nigeria as a Case Study: Looking Beyond the "Digital Tax Extremes" in International Tax Law & Policy
(2024-08-27)The emergence of digital businesses has disrupted corporate income tax rules in international tax law and policy, which are based on taxable physical presence within a jurisdiction. Digital businesses have little to no ... -
APPLYING THE SDGS IN A FRAMEWORK TO ASSESS BLUE ECONOMY CAPACITY OF INDUSTRY OPERATORS IN CANADA
(2023-04-19)Canada has committed to growing a blue economy grounded in sustainability but has not yet established a sustainability standard that industry operations must meet to be included in the blue economy. For the blue economy ... -
Assessing progressivity and catastrophic effect of out-of-pocket payments for healthcare in Canada: 2010-2015
(2018-08-31)This study uses Statistics Canada’s Survey of Household Spending (SHS) to examine progressivity and catastrophic effect of OOP healthcare expenditures (OOPHE) in Canada from 2010 to 2015 inclusive. The Kakwani Progressivity ... -
BEYOND THE DUTY TO CONSULT: COMPARING ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN THREE ABORIGINAL COMMUNITIES IN CANADA
(2013-08-19)First Nations in Canada have long struggled to participate effectively in resource development decisions. In 2004, the Supreme Court established that the federal and provincial governments of Canada have a duty to consult ... -
The Bill of Lading in an Era of Electronic Commerce: Legal Developments and the Reform Options for Nigeria
(2016-04-11)One of the pervasive effects of the advancement in information and communication technology is a radical shift in the means of conducting business transactions. With the digitalization of the global economy, business ... -
Border as Refuge: Inhabiting the Liminal
(2020-08-25)Canada is facing unprecedented rates of irregular asylum claims at the U.S. border. The majority of migrants crossing irregularly travel from New York City to Roxham Road, QC. Similar to the Underground Railroad, the thesis ... -
Canada’s Adoption of Prison Needle Exchange Programs: To What Extent Does Canada Uphold International Commitments for Prisoner Care?
(2023-09-08)This thesis examines the opportunities and challenges for implementing substance-related harm reduction techniques within Canadian federal prisons. The thesis investigates how harm reduction strategies in Canadian federal ... -
Canadian Foreign Policy and Namibian Independence, 1977-1990
(1991)Namibia's independence in March 1990 marked the culmination of over a hundred years of struggle against colonial rule. For the last thirteen years, 1977 to 1990, Canada had been involved in the international efforts to ... -
The Canadian General Election of 1896 in Nova Scotia
(1967)During the first quarter century after Confederation, Nova Scotians showed a curious ambivalence in their support of federal and provincial political parties. Most outstanding was their support for the Liberal party in ... -
Celebrating the Overlap: Expressing Canada’s Plurality Through Collective Ceremony in Charlottetown Harbour
(2021-07-09)Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, is popularly regarded as Canada’s “Birthplace of Confederation.” It was the site of the 1864 Charlottetown Conference, which led to Confederation in 1867. This new national narrative ... -
Climate Change in Canadian Environmental Assessment Legislation: Review and Recommendations for Further Consideration of Greenhouse Gas Emissions
(2018-12-03)Climate change is the most urgent crisis of our time, as reflected in international agreements like the recent Paris Agreement. State members must now integrate climate change considerations into domestic legislation to ... -
CONFLICT OF LAWS ASPECTS OF SAME-SEX RELATIONSHIPS IN AFRICA: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
(2015)Same-sex relationships will likely be in violation of the laws of most African countries. In Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya, a same-sex relationship is either explicitly prohibited or there is legislation which can be interpreted ... -
DEO, LEGI, REGI, GREGI: UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE, 1920-1945
(2022-08-31)The period from 1920 to 1945 was critical in the University of King’s College’s history. During this quarter century, the university was destroyed by fire, moved from Windsor to Halifax, federated with Dalhousie University, ... -
THE DETERMINANTS OF ADULT PARTICIPATION IN JOB-RELATED EDUCATION/TRAINING IN CANADA: WHO GETS ACCESS?
(2011-12-16)In this thesis, we explore determinants of Canadian workers’ job-related education and training take-ups by using the 2008 Access and Support to Education and Training Survey (ASETS). We implement three models, OLS, probit ... -
The Determinants of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Empirical Evidence From Canadian Provinces
(2021-12-03)The main objective of the present study is to examine the determinants of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada using panel data of 10 provinces from 1990 to 2019. The pooled ordinary least squares method is used to estimate ... -
A DIFFICULT LINE TO WALK: NGO AND LGBTQ+ REFUGEE EXPERIENCES WITH INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) IN CANADA
(2020-08-24)This thesis project explores the uses of Information and Communications Technology (ICTs) between SOGIE asylum seekers and refugees in Canada and Canadian NGOs who work with these populations. Based on interviews, this ... -
Do healthy diets cost more? A critical re-examination of diet cost methodology and its association with dietary adequacy
(2024-04-25)This dissertation aimed to critically re-examine diet cost methodology, including the derivation of diet costs, and how diet costs predict dietary adequacy among Canadians. First, a systematic scoping review was conducted ...