"Clinical psychology training in Canada: Its development, current status, and the prospects for accreditation": Response to Conway.

Comments on J. B. Conway's (see record 1985-10567-001) history of clinical psychology in Canada. The discussion focuses on the sources of support for and opposition to the establishment of applied psychology programs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Accreditation: At what cost?

Comments on the article by Conway (see record 1985-10567-001). Professor Conway makes a compelling case for the development of a national accreditation service for the review of applied training programmes. Although his historical account of the development of professional psychology in Canada has portrayed a rocky--at times, impassable--road, we have seemingly survived the trip. It is clear that Conway and some others feel that the benefits far outweigh the discomfort. The rest of us will be propelled--or perhaps dragged, kicking and screaming--forward into meeting our responsibilities for a better-defined and a higher-quality training enterprise. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Opinicon II: The state of the discipline review.

Informs that since the autumn of 1981, a growing group of psychologists have been carefully considering the current state of the discipline of psychology in Canada. The goal is an invited conference that would reflect on the major issues affecting psychology today and that would make recommendations to the Canadian Psychological Association and, indeed, to all Canadian psychology regarding the steps to be taken in the future to enhance the growth and development of psychology as a science and as a profession. Earlier state of the discipline reviews are briefly described and the terms of reference for the current project, Opinicon II, are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Financial assistance available in Canada for students in psychology.

This report collates information obtained by means of questionnaires on financial assistance available to students of psychology in Canada. Universities and granting agencies are listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Combined innovation and export strategies of KIBS in different regional settings

This paper examines how KIBS establishments combine innovation and exports, and which factors are associated with these combinations. In particular, we hypothesize that KIBS establishments which both export and innovate will be over-represented in metropolitan regions, and under-represented in peripheral regions. Our analysis draws upon a sample of 429 innovative KIBS establishments in the province of Quebec (Canada). We show that strategies differ across space (but not as expected – metropolitan and peripheral strategies are similar), that T-KIBS’ strategies are associated with non-market information sources, and that P-KIBS' strategies are associated with information purchasing. P-KIBS’ and T-KIBS’ strategies vary with the performance of in-house R&D. Taken together, these results suggest that whereas KIBS’ choice of export and innovation strategies do not reflect their ‘hard’ or ‘soft’ nature, the factors associated with this choice do. The similarity between metropolitan and peripheral regions reflects the fact that Quebec’s resource-based peripheral economy is international and innovative.     

Sense of place and mental wellness amongst African immigrants in Canada

This study examines the effects of self-perceived mental wellness and other socio-economic variables on sense of place amongst Ghanaian and Somali immigrants living in Hamilton, Ontario. Research results are based on the analysis of survey questionnaires (n = 236) of Ghanaian and Somali immigrant adults, with recent (0–5 years), mid-term (6–10 years), and long-term (more than 10 years) residency in Canada. Our findings revealed several significant factors of sense of place, including self-perceived mental wellness, income, age, employment, citizenship status, marital status, dwelling type, and length of residency in Canada. The findings highlight the need for research to incorporate sense of place into studies on visible minority immigrants and to focus on those factors contributing to place attachment amongst recent immigrants.     

Psychology's essential role in alleviating the impacts of climate change.

Climate change is occurring: where is psychology? The conventional wisdom is that amelioration of the impacts of climate change is a matter for earth and ocean science, economics, technology, and policy-making. This article presents the basis for psychological science as a key part of the solution to the problem and describes the challenges to this both from within psychology and from other points of view. Minimising the personal and environmental damage caused by climate change necessarily is a multidisciplinary task, but one to which psychology not only should, but must contribute more than it has so far. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

加拿大“注册教育储蓄计划(RESP)”简介——大学教育的资金准备

介绍了加拿大政府发展高等教育的关键策略·推行RESP。即通过家长为子女逐年储蓄,政府逐年奖励,指定组织经营,最终利用资金增值解决孩子明天的大学教育经费,培养人才     

Geologic feasibility of underground hydrogen storage in Canada

Electricity production in the majority of Canada's regions is characterized by high proportions of nuclear and renewable sources such as hydroelectricity. Future plans to phase out coal-fired power plants by 2030 and decrease fossil fuel use in favor of increased integration of renewables highlight the need to develop strategies which can match intermittent and base-load electricity output with market demand. The use of hydrogen gas generated through off-peak electrolysis has been highlighted by the Canadian government as a potential avenue forward in managing electrical grids with surplus and intermittent electricity generation. This technology can be supported in a safe and cost-effective manner by underground hydrogen storage in geological formations. In this article, an overview of Canadian geology, as well as an assessment of the potential application of underground storage methods and associated safety concerns in Canada is presented. Favorable locations for pilot projects are found in the sedimentary basins of western and Atlantic Canada as well as southern Ontario, or the crystalline rocks of the Canadian Shield.     

加拿大石油天然气工业用钢丝绳市场分析

介绍加拿大石油天然气钻采工业的发展状况,从加拿大石油钻井钢丝绳供货商、油砂矿露天开采用钢丝绳的应用等方面对其钢丝绳市场进行分析;通过对加拿大Suncor能源股份有限公司电铲钢丝绳应用实例的介绍,阐述国内钢丝绳介入加拿大市场的难点,具体探讨国产钢丝绳产品进入该市场时面临的产品技术壁垒、钢丝绳品牌壁垒、销售渠道壁垒、客户壁垒。提出国内取得API认证企业的钢丝绳产品进入加拿大市场所采取的措施。