Research stories

Our investments support research that benefits Canadians

In CFI-funded labs and facilities across the country, researchers in all stages of their careers are making discoveries, supporting a robust innovation ecosystem and helping solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. 

A drawing of an eagle representing First Nations, a narwhal representing Inuit, and a violin representing Métis. These illustrations are placed around the sun and surrounded by multicoloured smoke that represents Indigenous traditions, spirituality, inclusion and diversity.

Raising up Indigenous voices in research

For this National Indigenous History Month, discover research projects that are led by Indigenous researchers and which address the priorities of their communities
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article
Ontario,British Columbia,Quebec
Keeping research infrastructure green
A nod to the efforts that CFI-funded labs are making to reduce their environmental impact
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Université de Moncton Faculty of Science dean and researcher Céline Surette
podcast
New Brunswick
Meet Acadian researcher Céline Surette, for whom interdisciplinarity is second nature
Céline Surette embodies both the chemistry of living things and interdisciplinarity to serve the real needs and questions of communities. And to achieve this, and ensure that critical thinking triumphs, she'll pull out all the stops.
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video
A promising future, now: 25 years of investing in ideas that change our world
The Canada Foundation for Innovation has supported cutting-edge research in Canada for 25 years. In these videos, researchers reflect on how CFI funding has advanced their work and how future generations will benefit. They tell passionate stories of curiosity, commitment and innovation.
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Floor to ceiling solar panels simulate a sunny day in a concrete research facility.
video
Quebec
Off-the-wall energy for self-sufficient buildings
Concordia University researcher Andreas Athienitis’ thermal solar wall technology can provide enough heat and electricity to take whole buildings off the grid
Robert Godin sits inside a bright warehouse, playing one of the guitars made by his company, Godin Guitars. The shelves behind him are full of guitars.
video
Quebec
Made to fit: technology helps musicians find the perfect guitar
Godin Guitars partners with McGill University to bring a dream to life
Graphic representation of radio transceiver hardware
video
Quebec
Digital radio technology more reliable than Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
Researchers developed a new wireless transceiver that reduces our smartphones’ energy consumption
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video
Quebec
A safeguard against potholes
A new feat of engineering will prevent snowplough vehicles from damaging our roads
2 researchers being interviewed with one of them holding an enlarged replica of a molecule.
video
Quebec
Improving treatment for blood diseases
A new molecule that stimulates the reproduction of stem cells will help treat a larger number of patients with blood diseases
Young man falling on a large purple mattress, wearing a helmet and protective pads, while researchers in the back of the falling laboratory monitor the impact of his fall on a computer.
video
British Columbia
How to prevent falls
Researchers at Simon Fraser University are analyzing how people fall with the aim of preventing injuries
Tour guide and taxi driver, Bill Baker, poses in front of the synchrotron beamlines inside the Canadian Light Source
video
Saskatchewan
Research builds my local community
Saskatoon cab drivers introduce visitors to their city’s pride and joy: the Canadian Light Source
Graduate student Ewald Cheung plays the violin in McGill University music hall.
video
Quebec
Research builds my music community
Quebec music hub explores how musicians in large ensembles interact with each other, and also with their audience
A group of citizens posing for a photo in front of a city landscape.
video
Alberta
Research builds our urban community
The University of Calgary teams up with its home city to improve wastewater treatment methods
Samantha Knapp holding two children.
video
Ontario
Research builds my children’s community
Finding the genetic cause of her daughters’ illness was the key Samantha Knapp needed to tap into a community of parents going through the same thing
Albert and Logan Leyenhorst, father and son dairy farmers in Saskatchewan, posing with their herd in the barn.
video
Saskatchewan
Research builds my agriculture community
New ways of processing grain by-products to make feedstocks that are better for milk production will benefit both grain and dairy farmers across Canada