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Canadian universities receive $17.6 million for research infrastructure to support 92 new researchers
November 15, 2001
Ottawa, November 15, 2001 -- Ms. Carmen Charette, Senior Vice-President of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), announced today an investment of $17.6 million to provide world-class research facilities for new faculty members at 33 Canadian universities. Mrs. Brenda Chamberlain, Member of Parliament for Guelph-Wellington and University of Guelph President, Dr. Mordechai Rozanski, also participated in the announcement which took place at the University of Guelph.
“This is a strategic investment in the ability of our universities to attract and retain the best researchers in Canada, and in the capacity of our people to compete with the best in the world,” said Ms. Charette. “These 92 new researchers will have access to the equipment and facilities they need to undertake leading-edge research and to train young Canadians for the knowledge-based economy.”
“By investing in the activities of organizations such as the CFI, the Government of Canada is fully engaged in making Canada one of the most innovative countries in the world by 2010,” said Mrs. Chamberlain on behalf of the Honourable Brian Tobin, Minister of Industry. “Congratulations to the recipients and their institutions, for their outstanding performance in this competition for funding”.
The $17.6 million CFI investment is being awarded through two funds. Under the New Opportunities Fund, the CFI Board of Directors approved an investment of $13.8 million to support 80 infrastructure projects at 33 universities. This program launches the careers of new and talented faculty members as well as helping universities retain existing researchers and attract new high-calibre talent.
Under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, the CFI is awarding $3.8 million to universities who have received New Opportunities Funds. This new program will help universities with operating and maintenance costs associated with new infrastructure projects supported by the CFI.
The CFI is an independent, not-for-profit corporation established by the Government of Canada in 1997 to address an urgent need of Canada’s research community: new, state-of-the-art research infrastructure. The CFI has been entrusted with a capital investment budget of $3.15 billion, and its investments are made in partnership with all levels of government, as well as with the private and voluntary sectors.
A list of the projects approved by the CFI to date, and a listing of the approved funding for this announcement, are available here.
For more information, please contact:
Martin-Denis Morais
Canada Foundation for Innovation
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Fax: (613) 996-3148
Martin-Denis.Morais@innovation.ca
Canada Foundation for Innovation /
Fondation canadienne pour l’innovation
New Opportunities Fund / Fonds de relève
| Institution / Établissement |
Projects Approved / Projets appuyés |
| Acadia University | 1 |
| Brock University | 1 |
| Carleton University | 4 |
| Dalhousie University | 1 |
| Laurentian University | 1 |
| Malaspina University-College | 1 |
| McGill University | 3 |
| McMaster University | 4 |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | 1 |
| Nova Scotia Agricultural College | 1 |
| Queen’s University | 2 |
| Ryerson Polytechnic University | 2 |
| Simon Fraser University | 1 |
| University College of Cape Breton | 1 |
| University of Alberta | 3 |
| University of British Columbia | 8 |
| University of Calgary | 3 |
| University of Guelph | 3 |
| University of Manitoba | 2 |
| University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa | 6 |
| University of Prince Edward Island | 1 |
| University of Regina | 1 |
| University of Saskatchewan | 5 |
| University of Toronto | 2 |
| University of Victoria | 2 |
| University of Waterloo | 3 |
| University of Windsor | 1 |
| Université Laval | 2 |
| Université de Montréal | 7 |
| Université de Sherbrooke | 3 |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski | 1 |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | 1 |
| York University | 2 |
| Total of 33 universities/des universités | 80 |
List of Approved Projects by Institution /
Liste des projets appuyés par établissement
New Opportunities Fund / Fonds de relève
| Institution / Établissement | Maximum CFI Contribution / Contribution maximale de la FCI | Project Title / Titre du projet |
| Acadia University | $159,926 | Centre of Lifestyle Studies Exercise Science Laboratories |
| Brock University | $92,773 | Electroencephalography (EEG) and Event-related Potential (ERP) Multiple Channel Recording System for Sleep Research |
| Carleton University | $196,888 | Architectural Multimedia Studio - AMS |
| $167,101 | Plant Growth and Functional Genomics Facility to Elucidate the Molecular Controls of Wood Formation | |
| $107,074 | Facility for Long-Term Integrated Field and Laboratory Analysis of Biotic Response to Unpredictable Environments | |
| $55,474 | Electronic Commerce Infrastructure | |
| Dalhousie University | $100,000 | Auditory Neuroscience Research Laboratory |
| Laurentian University | $58,703 | Novel Drug and Vaccine Delivery Systems Facility |
| Malaspina University-College | $25,000 | Marine Invertebrate Cell Lines and their Applications |
| McGill University | $72,000 | Role of cnc and Maf Factors in Mammalian Differentiation and Oncogenesis / Rôle des facteurs cnc et Maf dans la différenciation et l'oncogènese mammifère |
| $100,000 | mRNA Export and Turnover Affecting Cell Growth and Cell Differentiation | |
| $128,626 | Molecular Mechanisms of Sorting and Targeting of Neuronal Proteins | |
| McMaster University | $186,463 | Fish Reproductive Behaviour Facility |
| $178,041 | Mathematical Biology Research and Computing Infrastructure | |
| $388,839 | Design and Test Laboratory (DTL) | |
| $251,150 | New Directions in the Chemistry of Heavy Group-16 Elements: Closed-Shell Bonding Interactions, Supramolecular Synthons, Nonlinear-Optical Chromophores | |
| Memorial University of Newfoundland | $166,931 | Detection of Genetic Variants for Obesity, Diabetes, and Other Complex Diseases in the Population of Newfoundland |
| Nova Scotia Agricultural College | $202,428 | Poultry Science Food Safety and Meat-Quality Research Facilities |
| Queen's University | $84,459 | Evolutionary Biology Molecular and Field Research Facility |
| $144,000 | Establishment of a Biomolecular NMR Facility | |
| Ryerson Polytechnic University | $60,000 | Innovative Corrosion Detection Technique in Concrete Structures |
| $61,840 | Analytical Laboratory for Studies of Mercury Speciation in the Natural Environment | |
| Simon Fraser University | $200,000 | Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope for High Resolution Imaging of Materials |
| University College of Cape Breton | $63,867 | Mathematics Computational Research Lab |
| University of Alberta | $553,119 | 2-Photon/Confocal Microscopy in Voltage-Clamped Respiratory Neurons |
| $87,198 | Structural Studies of Smooth Muscle Regulation | |
| $118,423 | Electromagnetic Instrumentation for Studies of the Continents | |
| University of British Columbia | $140,404 | Cellular Neurophysiology Laboratory |
| $124,940 | Cellular and Molecular Analysis and Imaging Facility at The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital | |
| $125,000 | Understanding Signal Transduction Networks in Mouse Development Using Microscopy Imaging | |
| $125,000 | Animal MRI facility for The Prostate Centre at Vancouver General Hospital | |
| $125,802 | Infrastructure for Integrated Advanced Oxidation and Biological Treatment of Environmental Contaminants | |
| $131,764 | Laboratory for Directed Evolution and Combinatorial Selection of Nucleic Acid Ligands and Catalysts for Chemical Transformation and Gene Therapies | |
| $123,689 | Ultrasound Innovation Laboratory | |
| $124,672 | Laboratory of Microbial Pathogenesis and Host Interaction | |
| University of Calgary | $234,002 | Foothills Climate Array; Spatial Array of Meteorological Instruments to Study Mesoscale Climatological Processes, Precipitation and Air Temperature Variability, and Regional Climate Change |
| $144,340 | Thermal Science Facilities | |
| $160,490 | The Experimental Economics Laboratory at the University of Calgary: A Facility for Innovative Research on Decision-Making and Market Institutions with Direct Relevance to Economic and Social Policy. | |
| University of Guelph | $173,693 | Applications of Molecular Phylogenetics in Biodiversity Studies |
| $204,206 | Infrastructure to Support a Comparative Veterinary Respiratory Facility | |
| $176,663 | Integrated Facility for Functional Characterization of Enzymes: New Biotechnological Applications and Novel Targets for Antimicrobial Compounds. | |
| University of Manitoba | $231,739 | Infrastructure for Neurobiology Laboratory: Lifespan Brain Plasticity with a Focus on Recovery from Damage and Developmental Disorders. |
| $280,463 | Centre for Advanced Animal Metabolism Research | |
| University of Ottawa/ Université d’Ottawa | $188,059 | Quantitative Cerebral Perfusion in Stroke |
| $80,198 | Software Correctness and Safety | |
| $213,705 | Modulation of Apoptosis for Treatment of Cancer: a Proteomics Approach | |
| $199,822 | Changes in Gene Expression Associated with Tumorigenesis and Cancer Therapy | |
| $191,334 | Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Steel Pipe Structural Behaviour | |
| $339,988 | Infrastructure for the Perinatal Epidemiolgy Unit | |
| University of Prince Edward Island | $51,576 | Infrastructure for Molecular Recognition of Chromosomal DNA Structures. |
| University of Regina | $70,602 | Probing the Mu-opioid Receptor in Model Membranes, Membrane Patches and Whole Cells: Tracking the Effects of Natural Ligands and Synthetic Drugs on Cell Development |
| University of Saskatchewan | $106,560 | Improving Stress Tolerant Nitrogen Fixation in Pulses |
| $388,460 | Scanning Probe Microscope Facility for Nanomaterials Science | |
| $387,529 | A Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy Endstation for the U of S | |
| $160,277 | High-Performance and Parallel Computer for Condensed Matter Research | |
| $215,453 | Investigations of Nano-structured Organic Materials | |
| University of Toronto | $310,576 | Molecular Genetic Epidemiology of Complex Psychiatric Disorders |
| $200,000 | Design principles for new optical materials | |
| University of Victoria | $41,707 | Validation, Verification, and Object Technology (VVOT) |
| $115,841 | Boundary Layer Airflow and Sediment Transport (BLAST) Research Unit | |
| University of Waterloo | $369,584 | Computing Infrastructure: A Collaborative Computing Environment for Research in Mathematical and Computer Sciences |
| $198,815 | Integrated Laboratory for Rapid Assessment, Informatics and Modeling of Aquatic Ecosystems (ILRAIM) | |
| $151,274 | Integrative Vascular Biology Laboratory (IVBL): Molecules-to-Physiology | |
| University of Windsor | $66,450 | Efficient, Scalable, and Intelligent Scheduling in Heterogeneous Parallel Systems |
| Université Laval | $182,767 | Établissement d'un laboratoire de recherche sur un modèle de souris pour le syndrome de Werner et le cancer |
| $209,738 | In Vivo and In Vitro Laboratory for Electrophysiological and Morphological Studies of Brain Activities | |
| Université de Montréal | $130,562 | Écologie et génétique des populations naturelles de poissons |
| $65,436 | Mechanical Modeling and Imaging Facility | |
| $875,310 | Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Laboratory for Macromolecular Structure Determination | |
| $79,521 | Infrastructure de capture et d'analyse statistique de séquences d'images pour la recherche et le suivi de formes en vision par ordinateur | |
| $62,224 | High-Performance Computing Infrastructure to Support the Modeling and Simulation of Complex Structures and Dynamics in Ecological Systems | |
| $217,339 | Establishment of a Metabolic Research Unit within the Department of Nutrition at the Université de Montréal | |
| $267,516 | In Situ Deposition, Ion Implantation and Characterization System for the Improvement and the Development of High- Technology Materials | |
| Université de Sherbrooke | $135,240 | Équipements de mesures pour laboratoire hyperfréquence |
| $127,573 | Système de micro-usinage laser pour le prototypage de dispositifs micro-mécaniques | |
| $104,959 | Molecular Mechanisms and Cell Compartments Involved in the Regulation and Trafficking of the Thromboxane A2 Receptors | |
| Université du Québec à Rimouski | $253,818 | Installation d'un laboratoire d'écologie moléculaire pour estimer la biodiversité et le potentiel évolutif des organismes aquatiques de l'Arctique |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | $77,157 | Purchase of a Three-Dimensional Motion Analysis System, a Vibration Sensation Testing Device and a Force Platform |
| York University | $172,467 | A Facility to Express, Purify and Characterize Biomolecules for High-Resolution NMR Studies |
| $159,492 | Brain Mechanisms of Visuomotor Integration in Human and Non-Human Primates | |
| TOTAL | $13,806,119 |
