Sylvain Charlebois
Biographic Data
| ID | 6320471 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sylvain Charlebois |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sylvain |
| FAMILY NAME | Charlebois |
| SIGNATURE | CHARLEBOIS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalhousie University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9400-0153 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Trade, investment and nutrition: Lessons from the Canadian case for food systems governance
This commentary responds to the study by Kelly Garton et al., “Monitoring the impacts of international trade and investment agreements on food environments: a Canadian case study,” published in Public Health Nutrition, which applies the INFORMAS trade and investment monitoring framework to the Canadian food system
Teaching dossier guidance for professional faculty: An evidence-based approach for demonstrating teaching effectiveness
This research delves into the challenging paradox facing university faculty: they are often hired with minimal formal teacher training yet must exhibit teaching effectiveness when seeking promotion or tenure. This issue becomes particularly salient for educators with non-traditional, professional backgrounds who must demonstrate pedagogical competence despite lacking conventional academic training. This study examines teaching dossier guidelines …
Over 6 billion liters of Canadian milk wasted since 2012
Canada's dairy supply management system provides milk year-round but unnecessarily disposes of overproduction. \nA lack of transparent data on discarded milk means that the scale of this issue is unknown. This \nhinders actions to mitigate the potentially large environmental, economic and nutritional costs of avoidable, onfarm \nmilk waste. Here we estimate the volume of surplus milk discarded on farms using a material flow analysis \napproach, a…
Growing local: Gardening for community food security, preliminary results
Home food gardening has seen a resurgence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article presents the preliminary findings from the first 6 months of a 22-month home food gardening study in Nova Scotia, Canada. Participant home food gardeners were asked to log their weekly gardening activities and their household food expenses. Diary entries show how their home food production fostered community connections, occasioned new social interact…
Seeds and the city: A review of municipal home food gardening programs in Canada in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, home food gardening articles have saturated popular media outlets. Home food gardening is more popular than ever, and community gardens and community greenhouses are at capacity with long waiting lists for plots. Several local governments across the country are also participating in the food gardening craze. This study compares 19 municipal urban home food gardening programs that ran in 2020. These …
Consumer perceptions about food retail and services during the first wave of Covid-19 in Canada: An exploratory study
During the first quarter of 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of Canadians, changing the way they worked, studied, and shopped. In addition to restrictions on freedom of movement and gathering, there was confusion spread on social media platforms about points and rates of transmission. Inconsistent messaging from public health authorities and government representatives eroded public trust, despite the initially low rate of in…
Gardening from the ground up: A review of grassroots governance and management of domestic gardening in Canada
The Canadian urban agriculture movement marks a change in urban land-use policies that includes a greater diversity of gardeners as views on sustainable agriculture promotes local food movements. Benefits of urban agriculture are well documented in the social science, environmental and health literature. Much of the literature on urban food-gardens in Canada focuses on community gardens and school gardens and gardening programmes, while there has…
Single-use plastic packaging in the Canadian food industry: Consumer behavior and perceptions
Single-use plastic food packaging is a major contributor to the global solid waste problem. Although the food industry is developing strategies to reduce single-use plastic packaging, it needs to better understand consumer awareness and attitudes about the issue. As consumer awareness about single-use plastic waste outpaces private sector practices, this study considered personal motivation factors, government policies, and innovative solutions r…
The Impact of Covid-19 on Canada’s Food Literacy: Results of a Cross-National Survey
Several studies of food literacy emphasise the acquisition of critical knowledge over context. This evaluation looks at how COVID-19 impacted food literacy in a country affected by the global pandemic. To our knowledge, there has been no systematic research that would allow a better understanding of the impact of uncertainty or enhanced perceived risks generated by a global crisis on the prevalence of household food literacy. This study looks at …
Pandemic Victory Gardens: Potential for local land use policies
Food choice in the e-commerce era
Purpose This study associated consumers' food choice motives and socio-demographic characteristics with their attitudes and consumptions towards food shopping with four e-commerce modes: business-to-consumer (B2C), online-to-offline delivery (O2O Delivery), online-to-offline in-store (O2O In-store) and New Retail. It also explored consumer preferences for specific food categories within the four e-commerce modes. Design/methodology/approach An on…
Sharing and preparing: Cross-institutional, food security-based knowledge in Canada
This study proposes a framework for the collection and management of knowledge related to food security in Canada. This paper has several goals. First, the paper summarizes the current state of food security knowledge in Canada. Second, the paper presents data from an experiment where food security issues were discussed by stakeholders at two fora, the first of which was held in western Canada and the second held in eastern Canada. Finally, based…
Sharing and preparing: Cross-institutional, food security-based knowledge in Canada
This study proposes a framework for the collection and management of knowledge related to food security in Canada. This paper has several goals. First, the paper summarizes the current state of food security knowledge in Canada. Second, the paper presents data from an experiment where food security issues were discussed by stakeholders at two fora, the first of which was held in western Canada and the second held in eastern Canada. Finally, based…
Food choice in the e-commerce era
Purpose This study associated consumers' food choice motives and socio-demographic characteristics with their attitudes and consumptions towards food shopping with four e-commerce modes: business-to-consumer (B2C), online-to-offline delivery (O2O Delivery), online-to-offline in-store (O2O In-store) and New Retail. It also explored consumer preferences for specific food categories within the four e-commerce modes. Design/methodology/approach An on…
Single-use plastic packaging in the Canadian food industry: Consumer behavior and perceptions
Single-use plastic food packaging is a major contributor to the global solid waste problem. Although the food industry is developing strategies to reduce single-use plastic packaging, it needs to better understand consumer awareness and attitudes about the issue. As consumer awareness about single-use plastic waste outpaces private sector practices, this study considered personal motivation factors, government policies, and innovative solutions r…
The Impact of Covid-19 on Canada’s Food Literacy: Results of a Cross-National Survey
Several studies of food literacy emphasise the acquisition of critical knowledge over context. This evaluation looks at how COVID-19 impacted food literacy in a country affected by the global pandemic. To our knowledge, there has been no systematic research that would allow a better understanding of the impact of uncertainty or enhanced perceived risks generated by a global crisis on the prevalence of household food literacy. This study looks at …
Pandemic Victory Gardens: Potential for local land use policies
Seeds and the city: A review of municipal home food gardening programs in Canada in response to the Covid-19 pandemic
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, home food gardening articles have saturated popular media outlets. Home food gardening is more popular than ever, and community gardens and community greenhouses are at capacity with long waiting lists for plots. Several local governments across the country are also participating in the food gardening craze. This study compares 19 municipal urban home food gardening programs that ran in 2020. These …
Consumer perceptions about food retail and services during the first wave of Covid-19 in Canada: An exploratory study
During the first quarter of 2020, the global COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the lives of Canadians, changing the way they worked, studied, and shopped. In addition to restrictions on freedom of movement and gathering, there was confusion spread on social media platforms about points and rates of transmission. Inconsistent messaging from public health authorities and government representatives eroded public trust, despite the initially low rate of in…
Gardening from the ground up: A review of grassroots governance and management of domestic gardening in Canada
The Canadian urban agriculture movement marks a change in urban land-use policies that includes a greater diversity of gardeners as views on sustainable agriculture promotes local food movements. Benefits of urban agriculture are well documented in the social science, environmental and health literature. Much of the literature on urban food-gardens in Canada focuses on community gardens and school gardens and gardening programmes, while there has…
Growing local: Gardening for community food security, preliminary results
Home food gardening has seen a resurgence since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This article presents the preliminary findings from the first 6 months of a 22-month home food gardening study in Nova Scotia, Canada. Participant home food gardeners were asked to log their weekly gardening activities and their household food expenses. Diary entries show how their home food production fostered community connections, occasioned new social interact…
Teaching dossier guidance for professional faculty: An evidence-based approach for demonstrating teaching effectiveness
This research delves into the challenging paradox facing university faculty: they are often hired with minimal formal teacher training yet must exhibit teaching effectiveness when seeking promotion or tenure. This issue becomes particularly salient for educators with non-traditional, professional backgrounds who must demonstrate pedagogical competence despite lacking conventional academic training. This study examines teaching dossier guidelines …
Over 6 billion liters of Canadian milk wasted since 2012
Canada's dairy supply management system provides milk year-round but unnecessarily disposes of overproduction. \nA lack of transparent data on discarded milk means that the scale of this issue is unknown. This \nhinders actions to mitigate the potentially large environmental, economic and nutritional costs of avoidable, onfarm \nmilk waste. Here we estimate the volume of surplus milk discarded on farms using a material flow analysis \napproach, a…
Trade, investment and nutrition: Lessons from the Canadian case for food systems governance
This commentary responds to the study by Kelly Garton et al., “Monitoring the impacts of international trade and investment agreements on food environments: a Canadian case study,” published in Public Health Nutrition, which applies the INFORMAS trade and investment monitoring framework to the Canadian food system
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