Map the System Canada 2021
Map the System 2021 was held virtually for the second year in a row! This year, 4 teams will represent Canada at the Global Final in Oxford.
Top 4 Canadian Finalists
Green is Not Enough: Making Renewable Energy Regenerative
The University of Alberta team sought to understand and map the high-risk supply chain implications of building new renewable energy projects. In other words, their report concerns the manufacturing, implementation, and decommissioning of three major renewable energy technologies: wind power, solar power, and electrical storage technologies, such as lithium ion batteries. The report is not focused on the technical implications of integrating renewables into electricity grids as this topic is already well-researched.
Unique Get Together Society (UGTS) and Urban Indigenous Food Insecurity in British Columbia
The University of British Columbia team investigated the challenge involved in achieving food security in British Columbia for Indigenous Peoples living in urban settings. The team conducted a literature review, interviews with stakeholders and surveyed UGTS’ Essential Food Basket program users. The key findings were that urban Indigenous Peoples experience disproportionate rates of food insecurity, and that there are many complex systemic challenges that perpetuate food insecurity in this population.
Analysis of Sex Trafficking in Canada
The challenge the Wilfrid Laurier University team examined was sex trafficking in Canada. The information for the report was obtained through a variety of qualitative primary and secondary sources. Primary sources included personal interviews conducted with community organizers and non-profit employees. Secondary sources included journal articles, government websites, research studies, charity websites and news articles. Two key findings discovered through the research were that there is a general lack of awareness of what sex trafficking is and what the magnitude of the problem is here in Canada.
Precarious Conditions for Foreign Labour in Malaysian Palm Oil Plantations
The University of Waterloo team examined the role of foreign labour in Malaysian palm oil plantations and oil mills. The research objective of this team was to explore the precarious labour conditions in Malaysia’s palm oil plantations to better understand patterns of behaviour and the structure of the system that might be holding patterns in place. It was found that working conditions of foreign labourers is likely to deteriorate without an expansion of key supervisory regulations and labour representation mechanisms. The latter needs to be integrated with a pull strategy from consumers and thus buying corporations focused towards developing better working conditions for the labourers.
Map the System Canada 2021: Highlights
Finalist Showcase Booklet
Get a glimpse of what Canadian Students are interested in! The Map the System 2021 Finalists booklet contains the visual systems maps and project overviews of all 16 Map the System Canada 2021 teams.
Virtual Final
On May 7th, 2021 the National Map the System online final took place. During the final 8 teams competed for an opportunity to advance to the Global MTS Competition and cash prizes. Missed the live event? Click the links below to view the live presentations.
Mount Royal University
University of British Columbia
Wilfrid Laurier University
Humber College
Trent University
Université de Sherbrooke
University of Alberta
University of Waterloo