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Government of Canada investments support economic growth through college/industry collaborations
April 16, 2013
Ottawa, ON – April 16, 2013 - Funding from the Government of Canada is helping colleges across the country support business innovation at more than 90 companies. The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, today announced a $12.5 million investment in support of 17 applied research infrastructure projects at colleges, cégeps and polytechnics through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) College-Industry Innovation Fund.
The CFI’s College-Industry Innovation Fund recognizes the role applied research plays in supporting Canadian business. The CFI supports the spectrum of research activities, from fundamental discovery-driven research to applied research, along with private-sector innovation.
News Release - Industry Canada
College-Industry Innovation Fund / Fonds collège-industrie pour l’innovation
Projects Funded / Projets financés
(with maximum CFI contribution / avec la contribution maximale de la FCI)
|
Institution / Établissement |
Project Title / Titre du projet |
Maximum CFI Contribution / Contribution maximale |
|
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Enhancing the Building Industry through Analytics and Next Generation Collaboration |
$800,000 |
|
Cégep André-Laurendeau |
**Optique d’illumination et d’imagerie, destinée aux arts de la scène, aux médias numériques et aux sciences |
$166,400 |
|
Cégep de Saint-Jérôme |
Essai et prototypage de batteries et mesure d'efficacité de chaîne de traction |
$310,163 |
|
Cégep de Sainte-Foy |
Infrastructure pour un laboratoire de télédétection forestière |
$198,400 |
|
Cégep de Trois-Rivières |
Développement de produits en pâte moulée |
$480,200 |
|
Cégep de Victoriaville |
Laboratoire de finition industrielle à faible impact sur l'environnement |
$426,035 |
|
Collège Ahuntsic |
Presse rotative hybride pour le développement d'imprimés intelligents (électroniques ou non) |
$800,000 |
|
Collège de Maisonneuve |
Renforcement de la plateforme pilote d'écotechnologies d'extraction et de séparation |
$773,838 |
|
Collège Édouard Montpetit |
**Usinage automatisé de composantes aérospatiales |
$765,092 |
|
Collège Shawinigan |
Accroissement du laboratoire des biotechnologies et de l'environnement - volet électrochimie et filtration des gaz |
$514,086 |
|
George Brown College |
GBC Research Labs: Interprofessional Health Technology Development and Assessment |
$800,000 |
|
La Cité collégiale |
Amélioration des infrastructures de recherche du Centre de recherche appliquée en biovalorisation |
$262,638 |
|
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Center for Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing |
$720,760 |
|
Nova Scotia Community College |
Advanced Mapping and Monitoring within the Coastal Zone to Support Sustainable Harvesting and Coastal Development |
$798,906 |
|
SAIT Polytechnic |
Environmental Technologies Infrastructure Associated with Clean Energy |
$799,480 |
|
Sheridan College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning |
Integrated 2D/3D Production Workflow for the Screen-Based Industries |
$800,000 |
|
St. Lawrence College |
Open Solar Inverter Testing Facility |
$196,000 |
|
TOTAL |
17 projects / projets |
$9,611,998 |
**Funding for research infrastructure associated with a NSERC Five-Year College and Community Innovation program – Innovation Enhancements grant award. / Financement de l’infrastructure de recherche associé à une subvention de renforcement de l'innovation du Programme d’innovation dans les collèges et la communauté de cinq ans du CRSNG .
NOTE:
As part of this announcement, an additional $2,883,600 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.
 NOTER :
Cette annonce comprend l’attribution d’une somme additionnelle de 2 883 600 dollars au Fonds d’exploitation des infrastructures (FEI). Les établissements utilisent le FEI pour assumer une partie des coûts d’exploitation et de maintenance de la nouvelle infrastructure.
