Government of Canada announces investments in research innovation

October 16, 2012

Ottawa, October 16, 2012 — The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science and Technology), announced a significant investment by the Government of Canada in cutting-edge research infrastructure that will lead to more high-quality jobs in the knowledge and resource sectors. This investment also has the potential to result in new, innovative spin-off companies.

“Our government recognizes that investing in science and technology leads to a stronger, more innovative economy,” said Minister of State Goodyear. “We understand that Canada’s research enterprise is critical to economic growth and job creation.”

The $44.5‑million investment through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) supports 210 research projects across the country in areas of health, agriculture and education, including the following:

Simon Fraser University researchers are working to understand how to best use data mining and social media tools to improve health care.
McGill University researchers are finding new ways to produce, trace and dispose of organic chemicals.
Memorial University researchers are looking at the effects of agricultural drainage and climate change on northern ecosystems.

“Given the right infrastructure, this talented group of innovators will create solutions that benefit Canadians and Canadian communities,” said Dr. Gilles G. Patry, President and CEO of the CFI.

A full list of the funded projects is available online at innovation.ca.

Since 2006, the Government of Canada has invested nearly $8 billion in initiatives supporting science, technology and the growth of innovation firms in Canada, including $5 billion for advanced research, education and training; $2 billion for post-secondary infrastructure; and $1 billion for applied research and financing. This funding has helped to make Canada a world leader in post-secondary education research and to create the knowledge and highly skilled workforce that are required for a more prosperous economy.

About the Canada Foundation for Innovation

The Canada Foundation for Innovation gives researchers the tools they need to think big and innovate. By investing in state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions, the CFI is helping to attract and retain the world’s top talent, to train the next generation of researchers, to support private-sector innovation and to create high-quality jobs that strengthen the economy and improve the quality of life for all Canadians. For more information, visit innovation.ca.

For more information and interview requests:

Ryan Saxby Hill
Coordinator, Media Relations & Online Engagement

Canada Foundation for Innovation
613-943-5346 (office)
613-294-6247 (mobile)
ryansaxbyhill@innovation.ca

Michèle-Jamali Paquette
Director of Communications
Office of the Honourable Gary Goodyear
Minister of State (Science and Technology)
613-947-2956

Media Relations
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613-943-2502

Leaders Opportunity Fund / Fonds des leaders

REGIONAL BACKGROUNDERS / FICHE D’INFORMATION PAR RÉGION

Alberta
British Columbia - Colombie-Britannique
New Brunswick - Nouveau-Brunswick
Newfoundland - Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Nova Scotia - Nouvelle-Écosse
Ontario
Prince Edward Island - Île-du-Prince-Édouard
Québec - Quebec
Saskatchewan

Institution / Établissement	Projects Approved / Projets appuyés
Bishop’s University	1
Cape Breton University	1
Carleton University	1
Concordia University	1
Dalhousie University	5
Lakehead University	2
McGill University	21
McMaster University	8
Memorial University of Newfoundland	8
Mount Allison University	1
Nipissing University	1
Queen's University	1
Royal Military College	2
Ryerson University	1
Saint Mary’s University	2
Simon Fraser University	2
Trent University	1
Université Laval	9
Université de Montréal	18
Université de Sherbrooke	2
Université du Québec – École de technologie supérieure	2
Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique	2
Université du Québec à Montréal	2
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	2
University of Alberta	4
University of British Columbia (The)	22
University of Calgary	5
University of Guelph	7
University of Lethbridge	2
University of New Brunswick	1
University of Northern British Columbia	1
University of Ontario Institute of Technology	1
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa	5
University of Prince Edward Island	1
University of Saskatchewan	6
University of Toronto	27
University of Victoria	5
University of Waterloo	16
University of Western Ontario (The)	4
University of Windsor	3
York University	4
Total Institutions / des établissements; 41	210

Leaders Opportunity Fund / Fonds des leaders

Project Title / Titre du projet

Maximum CFI Contribution /

Contribution maximale

de la FCI

Creation of a Lab for User-Centered Design Studies for Ubiquitous Assistive Services	$61,204
1 project / projet	$61,204

Creating an Integrated, Multi-Method Lab to Study Affect, Cognition, and Human Language Development	$114,895
1 project / projet	$114,895

Platform for the Study of Bioactive Compounds in Health and Environmental Sciences	$124,998
1 Project / Projet	$124,998

High Throughput Capacity NMR for Rapid Chemical Reactivity Screening	$95,182
1 project / projet	$95,182

Advanced Building Laboratory (ABL): Infrastructure to Examine Computer Coordination of Design, Fabrication and Construction	$125,000
Infrastructure for the Facility for Watershed Chemistry and Hydrology (FWCH)	$124,969
Infrastructure to Advance the Study of the Neuroscience of Human Movement	$123,826
Infrastructure to Develop Multi-Colour Submillimetre TES Bolometer Cameras and Spectrometers for Sensitive Wide-Field Astrophysical and Cosmological Surveys	$125,000
Optical Trajectory Tracking Facilities for Verification and Validation of Simulation-Based Approach to Microalgae Fluid Flow Systems	$66,420
5 projects / projets	$565,215

Hyperpolarized Gas MRI for Collaborative Studies on Asthma	$124,128
Signal Analyzer, Tunable Laser and Optical Spectrum Analyzer for Photonics, Biophotonics and Nanophotonics Research Facilities	$105,141
2 projects / projets	$229,269

*Learning Environments Across Disciplines (LEADS): Supporting Technology Rich Learning Across Disciplines	309 526$
*Supporting First Nations and Youth Protection Research in Quebec	53 295$
A High-Resolution Ensemble Forecasting System for the Probabilistic Prediction of Convective Storms	80 000$
A Laboratory for Seismic Risk Mitigation of Critical Infrastructure	80 000$
Automated Sensors, High-Performance Computing Laboratory, and other Equipment for Studying Terrestrial-Aquatic Linkages in Lake Carbon Cycles and Food Webs	75 000$
Cell Polarity in Epithelial Morphogenesis and Breast Cancer	96 353$
Computational and Systems Radiobiology Infrastructure for Biomarker Discovery and Radiosignalling Modeling of Radiation-Induced Normal Tissue Toxicities in Cancer Patients	116 764$
Deciphering the Role of Post-Transcriptional Gene Expression Networks in Regulation of Gene Expression in Normal and Cancer Cells	86 000$
Earth Deformation Dynamics Modeling in Marine, Terrestrial and Glacial Environments	117 600$
Investigating the Molecular Machinery of Intracellular Organization Using Cryo-Electron Microscopy and Correlative Light-Electron Microscopy	130 000$
Investigation of the Interactions of Cells and Biomolecules with Plasma Deposited Thin Organic Coatings	80 000$
Laboratory for Environmental Research on Emerging Organic Pollutants	208 605$
Molecular Regulation of Dendritic Cell Function	100 000$
Natural Systems Modeling Lab	119 022$
O(6)-Methylguanine-DNA Methyltransferase is a Novel Negative Effector of Invasion in Glioblastoma	60 000$
Single-Molecule Investigations of Fast Biomolecular Search Processes Initiating DNA Repair	392 000$
Study and Design of Materials with Novel Properties through Multi-Scale Computational Modeling	40 000$
Targeting Apoptosis Pathways in Patients with Treatment-Resistant Lymphoma	100 000$
The Roles of Histone H2A Deubiquitinases (H2A-DUBs) in Hematopoiesis and Immunity	100 000$
The Microfibril/Elastic Fiber System in Health and Disease	280 000$
Virtual Nanoelectronic Materials Laboratory	40 000$
21 projets / projects	2 664 165$

Dance: Quantifying Interpersonal Synchronization of Movement and Social Interaction	$208,401
High Speed Test Cell for Next Generation Electric and Hybrid Powertrain	$400,000
Infrastructure for a Cutting-Edge Integrative Physiology Laboratory for Examining the Effects of Environmental Stress on Animals	$125,000
Infrastructure for Studying Amphibian Pathogens, Genomics, and Diversity	$164,183
Laboratory for Low Temperature Magnetic and Electronic Characterization of Novel Materials	$374,000
Laboratory for the Development and Study of Extracellular Matrices	$279,999
Paleogenomics: State-of-the-Art High-Throughput Enrichment and Sequencing Facility for Fossil and Forensic Remains	$293,550
The Role of Exercise and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Neuromuscular Disorders and Aging	$394,006
8 projects / projets	$2,239,139

*On The Move: Employment-Related Geographical Mobility in the Canadian Context	$104,498
Compositional and Isotopic Characterization of Complex Organic Samples for the Study of Origin and Preservation of Hydrocarbons and Biological Tissues	$110,106
Development of a Crustacean Biology Laboratory	$97,475
GPU-Based High Performance Computer for Geophysical Applications	$63,597
Impacts of Agricultural Drainage and Climate Change on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Northern Peatlands	$100,000
Maximizing Energy Efficiency - Analytical Fuel Research for Enhanced Oil Recovery and Second Generation Biofuels	$100,000
Mechanisms of Genome Mutators Governing Adaptive Immunity and Lymphomagenesis	$72,598
Molecular and Biochemical Research Laboratory for Studying Pathogenic and Industrially Relevant Microorganisms	$79,680
8 projects / projets	$727,954

Database for the Study of Phenomenology	$36,550
1 project / projet	$36,550

Establishment of the Sensory-Movement Behaviour Lab to Examine the Visual-Motor Regulation of Upper Limb Actions	$57,402
1 project / projet	$57,402

*Digital Tools for Music Education	$168,994
1 project / projet	$168,994

Application of High Performance Parallel Computing to the Numerical Simulation of Biofuel Combustion and Combustion-Generated Emissions	$119,092
1 project / projet	$119,092

Coastal Science and Management Research Program	$75,000
Communication and Data Mining in Social Media, Genomics, and Personalized Medicine	$90,000
2 projects / projets	$165,000

High Pressure Pump and Imaging Equipment for Gas Hydrate Experimentation	$70,689
Research Centre for Environmental Toxicology & Molecular Physiology (RCETMP)	$147,249
2 projects / projets	$217,938

Development of Control Systems in Mechatronics Laboratory for Electric Machines in Wind Energy Applications	$86,613
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer for The Maritimes Centre for Green Chemistry	$171,787
2 projects / projets	$258,400

Laboratory for Non-Linear Optical Characterization of Biomaterials	$100,000
1 project / projet	$100,000

A hybrid GPU/CPU Processing Infrastructure and Data Warehouse for Large-Scale Medical Image Analysis: Bridging the Gap Towards Dynamic Biomarker Models in Alzheimer's Disease	125 061$
Exploring the Functions of Bub1 and BubR1 Kinases During Mitosis	128 000$
Functional and Molecular Ultrasound-Based Imaging Platform for Small Animal Models in Renal Failure Research	125 000$
Functional Phenotyping to Study the Role of Sphingolipids in Asthma Pathogenesis	129 850$
Infrastructure de pharmacologie moléculaire appliquée à l’étude du métabolisme de molécules bioactives	98 103$
The Cognitive Neuroscience Study of Social Interactions With EEVEE: the Empathy-Enhancing Virtual Evolving Environment	240 000$
Wildlife Ecology Laboratory	125 000$
Équipement de ponçage pour la recherche sur les produits du bois à valeur ajoutée	21 406$
Étude des mécanismes moléculaires associés à la progression métastatique à l'aide de criblages d'interférence ARN à l'échelle du génome	129 236$
9 projets / projects	1 121 656$

An Infrastructure Platform for Synthetic Biology	520 000$
3.0 Tesla Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Infrastructure for Improved Cardiovascular Evaluation	375 000$
A Camera to Search for Satellites and New Planets in Transiting Exoplanet Systems	85 231$
Bibliothèque numérique de projets des concours canadiens d’architecture, d’urbanisme et de paysage (Biblio_Pro_CCC 2.0)	110 221$
Central Lipid Signalling and Regulation of Energy Balance	63 460$
Centre expérimental de lésions vertébro-médullaires traumatiques	113 990$
Co-design augmenté : collaboration, extraversion et pratique dans le HIS interconnecté	114 196$
Establishment of Insect Cybertaxonomy Programme at the Université de Montréal Biodiversity Centre	118 818$
Genetics of Neurodevelopmental Diseases	399 476$
Influence of Changing Active-Layer Thickness on PERmafrost PeatLand Trace Gas Exchanges and Carbon Balance (PERPLEX)	64 723$
Integrated Landscape Genetics of the Spruce Budworm System	39 906$
Integrated Reproductive Biology	232 262$
Laboratoire d'anthropologie spécialisé en analyses écomorphologiques	294 965$
Laboratoire sur les récits du soi mobile	196 596$
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase Signaling in Cardiac Pathophysiology	106 312$
Relation coeur-cerveau dans un contexte d’infarctus du myocarde	104 808$
Social Laboratory of Integrative Virtual Environments (So-Live): Studying the Cognitive, Emotional and Physiological Underpinnings of Social Information Processing	135 797$
Transcriptional Regulators: Role in Human Metabolism and Diabetes Prevention	160 065$
18 projets / projects	3 235 826$

*Traitement des signaux quantiques / Quantum Signal Processing	518 800$
Infrastructure de laboratoire et de terrain pour l'étude et la modélisation de processus hydrologiques et hydrauliques de bassins versants	89 864$
2 projets / projects	608 664$

Experimental Fluid Mechanics for a Greener Aviation: from Mixture Formation to Boundary Layer Control	154 420$
Infrastructure pour la recherche et le développement de technologies de capteurs en vue d'augmenter l'autonomie des robots	81 834$
2 projets / projects	236 254$

Laboratory for the Study of Luminescence from Multiphoton Excited Nanomaterials (LUMEN)	251 328$
Multimedia/Multimodal Signal Analysis and Enhancement (MuSAE) Laboratory	180 000$
2 projets / projects	431 328$

Eco-Evolutionary Reactions in Canadian Aquatic Ecosystems Under Current and Future Anthropogenic Stress	120 004$
Laboratoire d'analyse des interactions en classe	188 825$
2 projets / projects	308 829$

Laboratoire de caractérisation des microsystèmes RF pour la détection d'hydrogène	161 887$
Unité de caractérisation de nouveaux matériaux écocomposites	103 079$
2 projets / projects	264 966$

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Infrastructure for the Study of Stimulus-Secretion Coupling in Rodent and Human Pancreatic Islet Cells	$300,495
Mechanical Simulation and Testing of Biological and Non-Biological Structures	$193,003
Muscle Cell Imaging Infrastructure for Development of Novel Molecular Therapy for Muscular Dystrophies	$397,646
Microbial Genomics and Evolutionary Cell Biology Suite	$178,992
4 projects / projets	$1,070,136

A 'Genes-to-Ecosystems' Approach to Ecology	$125,000
Advanced Electrochemical and Mechanical Testing Facilities for Clean Aqueous Processing	$40,000
Advanced Laser System for Ultra-Fast 3D Imaging of Brain Plasticity	$123,200
Amino Acid and Protein Nutrition Research Laboratory	$100,000
Analysis of Epigenetic Control of Gene Silencing	$89,994
Biogeomorphology Experimental Laboratory (BGMX)	$392,000
Carbohydrate-Active Enzyme Discovery for Engineering and Applications	$125,000
Development of Lipid Nanoparticle Systems for siRNA Delivery	$240,000
Dietary Interventions and Better Exercise Through Experimental Science (D.I.A.B.E.T.E.S) CENTER	$124,710
Evolutionary Mechanisms and Dynamics of Proteins Using Experimental Evolution	$125,000
Facility for Integrated Global Change Ecology	$125,000
Inflammation in Diabetes Research Facility	$125,000
Infrastructure for Advanced Microscopy in Diabetes (IAMD)	$125,000
Infrastructure for Nano-Scale Single-Particle Electron Microscopic (EM) Analysis of Macromolecular Assemblies	$126,300
Infrastructure for Studying Plant Immune Signaling	$124,935
Investigative Tools to Evaluate Cellular and Molecular Interactions with Proteins Involved In Vascular Function, Hemostasis-Thrombosis, Inflammation and Innate Immunity	$200,000
Language in Context Laboratory	$53,973
Optimizing Physical Activity to Improve Health Outcomes in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Respiratory Rehabilitation-Based Approach	$125,000
SPS Research Laboratory for Advanced Materials	$119,711
Super-Resolution Microscopy: A Nikon STORM Microscope	$206,274
The Translational Research in Adolescent and Childhood Cancer (TRACC) Program	$125,000
University of British Columbia Experimental Economics Laboratory	$46,345
22 projects / projets	$2,987,442

Center for Pure and Applied Thermochronology (CPAT)	$508,793
ABOVE: an Array for Broadband Observations of VLF/ELF Emissions	$278,869
EEG Laboratory for the Study of Neural Network Reorganization	$95,070
Research Supporting the Understanding of Infectious Disease Caused by Biofilms	$272,828
The Human DNA Repair and Chromatin Dynamics High Resolution Imaging Laboratory	$149,880
5 projects / projets	$1,305,440

Comparative Epilepsy Program Infrastructure Development	$62,349
Establishing a Laboratory to Study the Influence of Parent-Child Feeding Interactions on Childen's Dietary Intake and Weight Outcomes	$118,074
Food, Health and Aging for Reduced Health Care Costs	$122,215
Guelph Biomass Conversion and Characterization Facility	$124,076
Infrastructure for an Integrative Laboratory Studying Normal and Aberrant Cerebral Cortical Development	$124,833
Therapeutic Interaction Research Lab	$40,053
Veterinary Regenerative Medicine Laboratory	$300,101
7 projects / projets	$891,701

Multinuclear NMR Facility for Multiphase Materials Science	$400,000
Digital Imaging of the Brain's Anatomy: Experimental and Comparative Approaches	$131,633
2 projects / projets	$531,633

A New Laboratory-to-Bedside Cancer Research Program at the University of New Brunswick	$199,724
1 project / projet	$199,724

Landscape Ecology of Large Watersheds: Linking Hydrometric, Geomorphic and Biologic Processes to Evaluate Material Fluxes and their Aquatic Impacts	$121,036
1 project / projet	$121,036

X-Ray Diffractometer for Materials Characterization	$49,672
1 project / projet	$49,672

Broadband Seismograph Network for Passive Seismic Imaging of Earth Structures	$203,879
Creative Practices Centre / Centre de pratiques créatives	$105,631
Laboratoire de biofluides et de biorhéologie	$144,371
Placental Pathophysiology Research Laboratory	$238,850
Tomographic Time-Resolved Particle Image Velocimetry (TR-PIV) System	$170,778
5 projects / projets	$863,509

A Collaborative Space for Macromolecular Research	$250,000
1 project / projet	$250,000