Browsing by Subject "Canada"
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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 ... -
Does planning acknowledge the cost of redevelopment on housing affordability?
(2016-12-09)Canadian media is showing increased coverage of residents struggling to afford housing and residents being displaced from their communities due to the rising cost of housing and neighbourhood redevelopment. Simultaneously, ... -
Dynamic Architecture in the Canadian Arctic
(2019-04-05)This thesis investigates changing conditions in the Canadian Arctic. Reduced yearly sea ice extent due to anthropogenic global climate change has spurred a significant increase in marine traffic within the Canadian Arctic ... -
E-government: The Canadian Experience
(Dalhousie Journal of Interdisciplinary Management, 2009)The Canadian government was one of the first administrations to adapt to an online service delivery model and was distinguished early on as one of the most innovative in the development of its e-government tool. This article ... -
Economic Determinants of Obesity in Canadian Adults
(2012-08-30)This paper examines how socioeconomic status and economic insecurity relate to obesity in working-age Canadians between 2000 and 2010. First, I attempt to explain the gender specific gradients in body mass. Second, I test ... -
The economy of timber and preservation of structures from fire and decay
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The Effect of Cognitive Skills on Aboriginal People's Employment Outcomes
(2014-08-22)This paper uses the 2012 Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (2012 PIAAC) and examines how cognitive skills affect the labour market outcomes of Aboriginal people in Canada. The results show ... -
THE EFFECTS OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH STATUS ON FUTURE LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER CANADIANS - A LONGITUDINAL ANALYSIS
(2012-08-21)Canada’s population is aging rapidly, and understanding living arrangements and their determinants plays a critical role in supporting healthy aging. This thesis examined, using a population-based longitudinal survey, the ... -
Elasmobranch Bycatch in the Canadian Northwest Atlantic and Arctic Adjacent Seas: Composition, Biogeography, and Mitigation
(2015-03-31)BACKGROUND: Industrial fishing has profoundly changed the biological state of oceans and seas. While the direct impacts of overfishing on target stocks are being increasingly addressed, unwanted bycatch and discarding of ... -
EMPTY COMMITMENTS? THE INDIGENOUS WATER CRISIS IN CANADA AND THE COMMITMENT TO ENDING ALL DRINKING WATER ADVISORIES ON FIRST NATION RESERVES
(2022-04-12)In 2016 the Government of Canada (GoC) committed to ending all long-term drinking water advisories (DWAs) in First Nation communities by March 2021. By not fulfilling the 2016 commitment the GoC fails to fulfill its promise ... -
Enhancing The Privacy Framework: An analysis of Privacy in Canadian and Brazilian health care
(2014-12-23)In the last decade, with organizations’ increased reliance on digital storage of information, privacy laws have been implemented and updated to help govern the collection, use, disclosure, storage and destruction of personal ... -
Evaluating the role and designation of critical habitat for conserving Canadian marine species at risk: a decision framework
(2012-09-20)Human-induced activities are increasing the rate at which species and their habitats are declining. The Canadian Species at Risk Act (SARA) offers a protective framework for species and their habitat. To receive full habitat ... -
"Every kid from Brazil is not a soccer star": Exploring race as a factor for service provision for immigrants in Truro, Nova Scotia
(2013-09-20)This study reviews the literature on systemic racism in Canada, how it is perpetuated through white privilege and how it influences national immigration policy. Using a qualitative exploratory approach, this study then ... -
Examining the Feasibility of Implementing a Marine Mammal Oil Spill Response in Canada [graduate project].
(2015-11-23)The coastal waters surrounding Canada are home to diverse ecosystems that provide rich feeding grounds and critical habitat for many marine species. Marine mammals face numerous anthropogenic threats to their recovery and ... -
Exploring Risk and Resilience Concepts: A Social-Ecological Coastal Community Case Study from Southwest New Brunswick, Canada
(2019-12-20)Social-ecological systems (SES) are integrated systems of nature and society, with reciprocal feedbacks. The goal of this research was to better understand risk and resilience concepts, and their interactions, in a coastal ... -
Glacial transportation in Nova Scotia and beyond. -(Problem of 1873 solved.)
(William Gossip, 1883)