2025: BC's Toxic Drug Crisis
This year the SDA 490 students explored issues surrounding housing, population and quality of life.
The SDA Capstone Excellence Award
Each year one presentation is chosen as the winner of the SDA Capstone Excellence Award.
Congratulations to this year's winners Jason Guirguis, Paola Ibarra, Iain Macdonald and Natalia Zuluaga for their project The Effects of Decriminalization of Drugs on Crime.
Capstone Project (Decriminalization and Crime).pdfProject Report: Impact of Drug Decriminalization on Crime Rate
Understanding the Housing and Overdose Crisis in British Columbia
by Akoul Chan, Allan Fu, Kena Ikimire, and Mason Macdonald
Over the past 3 years Canada has experienced a sharp increase in its population growth, as well as rises in inflation, housing and rental costs. This project looks at the relationships between immigration, population growth and Canadian rental prices.
SDA 490 Capstone Project (Housing and the Drug Crisis).pdfProject Report: Housing & Overdose Crisis
Spending, Policy, and the Drug Crisis in British Columbia
by Emmanuel Adegboyega, Zayn-Ali Jagani, Catalina Porime
The affordability of housing in Vancouver has been an issue of escalating concern, particularly following a dramatic spike in rental costs in 2021. This report provides an in-depth analysis of the public sentiment on housing affordability in Vancouver and the migration patterns that have emerged as a consequence, with an emphasis on the migration to Calgary, Alberta.
SDA_490_Final_Report_Merged (Spending, Policy and Drug Crisis).pdfProject Report: Spending, Policy and the Drug Crisis
Gender Differences in Opioid-Related Harms in British Columbia
by Katherine Korovnikov, Trixie Nguy峄卬, Annika Puls
It's no secret that Vancouver is facing an affordability crisis in the rental market, with rental prices now outpacing income growth, making it a challenge for residents to afford rent (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2014). Despite various solutions proposed by residents and policymakers, such as the vacancy tax or provincial rent caps, there still seems to be a struggle for the everyday working person to afford rent in the city. This becomes especially concerning when essential workers such as teachers, nurses, and police officers are struggling to afford housing. It begs the question: if the middle class are struggling to afford rent and are dedicating a significant portion of their income towards it, who will be left to take care of the city of Vancouver and what are the long-term consequences for the city's stability and growth?
SDA490 Final Paper (Women and the Drug Crisis).pdfProject Report: Gender Differences in Opioid-Related Harms in BC
Safe Spaces but Shifting Prices? The Impact of Safe Injection Sites on Vancouver鈥檚 Housing Market
by Ethan Bjornsfelt, Omar Faquiri, Ken Guday, Siddarth Puri
It's no secret that Vancouver is facing an affordability crisis in the rental market, with rental prices now outpacing income growth, making it a challenge for residents to afford rent (Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2014). Despite various solutions proposed by residents and policymakers, such as the vacancy tax or provincial rent caps, there still seems to be a struggle for the everyday working person to afford rent in the city. This becomes especially concerning when essential workers such as teachers, nurses, and police officers are struggling to afford housing. It begs the question: if the middle class are struggling to afford rent and are dedicating a significant portion of their income towards it, who will be left to take care of the city of Vancouver and what are the long-term consequences for the city's stability and growth?