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| 2010 |  |
| April 2010 |
The CFI announces an investment of $28 million under its Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) and Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF). |
March 2010
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The CFI announces an investment of $8.8 million to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| 2009 | |
| December 2009 |
The CFI announces an investment of $59 million under its Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) and Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF). |
| September 2009 |
The CFI announces an investment of $7.4 million to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| June 2009 |
The CFI announces an investment of more than $665 million for new state-of-the-art infrastructure at 41 Canadian research institutions. Supporting 133 projects through the CFI’s Leading Edge Fund and New Initiatives Fund will help Canada’s best and brightest researchers conduct cutting-edge research with world-class equipment and facilities. |
| April 2009 |
The CFI announces an investment of $26 million under its Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF) and Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF). |
| February 2009 |
The CFI announces an investment of $6.6 million to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| February 2009 |
Federal Budget 2009 includes an allocation of $750 million of new funding to the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for “leading-edge research infrastructure.” Of the total amount announced for the CFI, Budget 2009 provides $150 million to increase the funding available for meritorious projects in the 2009 Leading Edge and New Initiatives Funds Competition. In addition, Budget 2009 provides $600 million for future activities of the CFI, including the launch of one or more new competitions by December 2010. |
| 2008 | |
| December 2008 |
The CFI announces an investment of $45 million under its Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF). |
| November 2008 |
The CFI announces an investment of $16.5 million for research infrastructure related to 3 Research Hospital Fund – Regional/National Clinical Research Initiatives. |
| August 2008 |
The CFI announces an investment of $554 million for eight exceptional large-scale, research hospital-based infrastructure projects under its Research Hospital Fund (RHF). These initiatives will increase Canada’s capacity to conduct world-class research in critical health-related areas. |
| June 2008 |
The CFI announces an investment of $4.8 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| March 2008 |
The CFI announces an investment of $22.5 million in state-of-the-art labs and equipment at 31universities across the country which will jump-start 134 projects in key areas of research ranging from the environment to health, information and communication technologies. The investment was made under two funds, $19 million was awarded under the Leaders Opportunity Fund, an ongoing program designed to assist universities in attracting excellent faculty to Canadian institutions, as well as retaining the very best of today and tomorrow’s leading researchers for Canada. The remaining $3.5 million was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund. |
| 2007 | |
| November 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $5.7 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| November 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $28 million for state-of-the-art labs and equipment at 35 universities and colleges across the country will jump-start 139 projects in key areas of research ranging from environmental science to health, information and communication technologies, to the social sciences and humanities. The investment was made under two funds, $23 million was awarded under the Leaders Opportunity Fund, an ongoing program designed to assist universities in attracting excellent faculty to Canadian institutions, as well as retaining the very best of today and tomorrow’s leading researchers for Canada. The remaining $5 million was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund. |
| September 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $10.5 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| July 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $26 million for new cutting-edge research infrastructure for 136 projects at 40 universities, enabling 192 high-calibre investigators to conduct their research in world-class facilities. The investment was made under two funds, $22 million was awarded under the Leaders Opportunity Fund, an ongoing program designed to assist universities in attracting excellent faculty to Canadian institutions, as well as retaining the very best of today and tomorrow’s leading researchers for Canada. The remaining $2 million was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund. |
| June 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $39 million for new cutting-edge research infrastructure at 42 universities and colleges across the country. This new infrastructure will enable the work of 261 of Canada’s best and brightest researchers. The investment was made under two funds, $33 million was awarded under the Leaders Opportunity Fund, an ongoing program designed to assist universities in attracting excellent faculty to Canadian institutions, as well as retaining the very best of today and tomorrow’s leading researchers for Canada. The remaining $6 million was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund. |
| June 2007 |
The 2007 Federal Budget includes an allocation of $510 million to the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), new money that will allow the CFI to undertake another major competition before 2010. |
| May 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $10.4 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| February 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $35 million under the International Joint Venture Project, a collaborative initiative that involved partnership with the major Canadian federal funding agencies: NSERC, SSHRC, the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), and Genome Canada. |
| February 2007 |
The CFI announces an investment of $25 million under the CFI’s National Platforms Fund. |
| 2006 | |
| December 2006 |
The CFI announces an investment of $12.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| November 2006 |
The CFI announces an investment of $422 million to support 86 projects at 35 universities, colleges, research hospitals, and non-profit research institutions across the country. The investment was made under three funds : Leading Edge Fund, New Initiatives Fund, and the Infrastructure Operating Fund. |
| June 2006 |
The CFI announces an investment of $20.5 million to support infrastructure for 103 projects at 33 Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other non-profit research institutions. |
| April 2006 |
The CFI announces an investment of $11.4 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| March 2006 |
The CFI announces an investment of $23.6 million to support infrastructure for 130 projects at 35 Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other non-profit research institutions. |
| 2005 | |
| November 2005 |
The CFI announces an investment of $18.6 million to support infrastructure for 87 projects at 31 Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other non-profit research institutions. |
| June 2005 |
The CFI announces an investment of $25.5 million through two funds: $19.6 million under the New Opportunities Fund (NOF); and $5.9 million under the Infrastructure Operating Fund which assists universities with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with new infrastructure projects. |
| June 2005 |
The CFI announces an investment of $8.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| April 2005 |
The CFI announces an investment of $988,661 under the CFI’s Career Awards. This infrastructure investment by the CFI will support the work of the six 2005 Science and Engineering Research Canada (NSERC) Steacie Fellows. |
| April 2005 |
The CFI announces an investment of $12.4 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| March 2005 |
The CFI announces an investment of $23.8 million to support infrastructure for 120 projects at 41 Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other non-profit research institutions. |
| 2004 | |
| November 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $66 million to support 12 projects at 8 institutions under the Research Hospital Fund (RHF). |
| November 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $23.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| October 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $23.7 million to support infrastructure for 135 projects at 32 Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other non-profit research institutions. |
| April 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $29.9 million to support infrastructure for 145 projects at 33 Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other non-profit research institutions. |
| April 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $16.7 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| April 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $20.95 million under the International Access Fund towards the Advanced Laser Light Source (ALLS) project—formed by a consortium of Canadian and international universities—will allow researchers from around the world to manipulate matter and probe its dynamics in a way that is not currently possible. |
| March 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $585.9 million to support infrastructure for 126 projects at 57 Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other non-profit research institutions. |
| January 2004 |
The CFI announces an investment of $3.8 million under the International Access Fund to continue a successful collaborative research project on HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases in Africa. This research collaboration is an international undertaking involving the Universities of Nairobi, Oxford, and Washington. |
| 2003 | |
| December 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $38.9 million investment towards the establishment of a new international facility for underground science in Canada under the International Joint Ventures Fund. |
| November 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $24.3 million to support 124 infrastructure projects in 38 universities across Canada. |
| October 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $15.6 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| October 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $31.9 million for the NEPTUNE Canada Project under the International Access Fund. |
| October 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $15 million for an international collaboration for the design and construction of one of 24 beamlines at Spallation Neutron Source (SNS) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in Tennessee under the International Access Fund. |
| September 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $12.3 million for the development of a next generation Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array (SCUBA) camera for astronomers under the International Access Fund. |
| June 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $10.3 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| June 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $43.5 million at 46 universities across Canada. These funds will provide world-class research infrastructure support to 282 newly recruited faculty members. |
| April 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $27.7 million to a consortium of 15 Canadian universities under the CFI’s International Joint Ventures Fund. |
| March 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $12.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| March 2003 |
The CFI announces an investment of $17.7 million at 26 universities across Canada. These funds will provide world-class research infrastructure support to 97 newly recruited faculty members. |
| February 2003 |
The 2003 Federal Budget announces an increase of $500 million to the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). To date, the Government of Canada has entrusted the CFI with $3.15 billion to strengthen the capability of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals, and other not-for-profit institutions to carry out world-class research and technology development. This announcement brings that total investment to $3.65 billion. |
| 2002 | |
| November 2002 |
The CFI announces an investment of $13.7 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| October 2002 |
The CFI announces an investment of $22 million at 27 universities across Canada. These funds will provide world-class research infrastructure support to 124 newly recruited faculty members. |
| July 2002 |
The CFI announces an investment of $30 million at 39 universities across Canada. These funds will provide world-class research infrastructure support to 187 newly recruited faculty members. |
| June 2002 |
The CFI announces an investment of $9.8 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| March 2002 |
The CFI announces an investment of $9.2 million to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. |
| January 2002 |
The CFI announces an investment of $779 million to support projects at 69 Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals, and not-for-profit research institutions. |
| 2001 | |
| November 2001 |
The CFI announces an investment of $17.6 million to provide world-class research facilities for new faculty members at 33 Canadian universities. |
| July 2001 |
The CFI announces an investment of $14.6 million to support the development of advanced research facilities at 29 Canadian universities. The CFI also announces an investment of $15.9 million to support the development of an advanced microchip research and design network to link over 250 Canadian technology researchers at 32 universities and research institutions across the country. |
| June 2001 |
The CFI announces an investment of $21.5 million to provide infrastructure support to Canada Research Chairholders. This brings the total CFI support to the Chairs Program to $26.6 million. |
| March 2001 |
The 2001 Federal Budget provides a further $750 million for investment in research infrastructure by the CFI. This additional funding brings the CFI's total investment to $3.15 billion, extending the CFI's mandate to 2010. |
| March 2001 |
The CFI announces an investment of $12.1 million to provide world-class research facilities for researchers at 23 Canadian universities. |
| January 2001 |
The CFI announces an investment of $9.6 million to help launch the careers of 82 new researchers at 25 Canadian universities. Under the New Opportunities Fund, the board of Directors approved 59 projects. |
| 2000 | |
| December 2000 |
The CFI announces an investment of $5.1 million to provide research infrastructure support to 38 newly appointed Canada Research Chairs recipients at 11 Canadian universities. |
| October 2000 |
Further to the 2000 Federal Budget, the CFI receives an additional $500 million for investment in research infrastructure. This additional funding brings the CFI's total investment to $2.4 billion. |
| October 2000 |
The CFI announces an investment of $6.5 million to provide 52 new researchers with the infrastructure necessary to conduct 41 projects at 17 universities. The awards were made under the New Opportunities Fund. |
| July 2000 |
The CFI announces an investment of $363 million to support 214 infrastructure projects in 59 Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals and not-for-profit research institutions. Under the Innovation Fund, 41 institutions receive a total of $354.3 million for 190 projects. Under the College Research Development Fund, the Board of Directors approves investments totaling $8.5 million for 21 projects in 15 institutions. Under the University Research Development Fund, the CFI invests $714,000 to support three projects at three institutions. |
| May 2000 |
The CFI announces an investment of $11.8 million to strengthen the research capacity at 28 Canadian universities: $10.1 milllion are awarded under the New Opportunities Fund to support 67 projects at 24 universities. These projects help launch the research career of 97 new faculty members. Under the University Research Development Fund, four institutions receive funding for eight projects representing a total of $1.6 million. |
| March 2000 |
The CFI announces an investment of $10.1 million to boost research capacity at 27 Canadian universities: $6.4 million are awarded under the New Opportunities Fund for 44 projects at 20 universities. Under the University Research Development Fund, eight institutions receive funding for eight projects representing a total of $3.7 million. |
| February 2000 |
The 2000 Federal Budget provides a further $900 million for investment in research infrastructure by the CFI. This additional funding brings the CFI's total investment to $1.9 billion, resulting in about $5.5 billion in new research infrastructure at Canadian institutions. In the absence of additional funding, the Foundation would have had to wind down its activities in 2001. The new funding enables the CFI to continue supporting research institutions until 2005. |
| 1999 | |
| December 1999 |
$3.2 million are invested under the New Opportunities Fund to help launch the research careers of 21 new faculty members at 10 Canadian universities. The CFI hosts the Innovation Canada Conference in partnership with the three federal granting councils. Over 500 leaders of Canada's innovation community attend the two-day event in Ottawa. |
| October 1999 |
Launch of a new competition for infrastructure funding in universities, colleges, hospitals and not-for-profit research organizations. The CFI invests up to $350 million under the Innovation Fund, and up to $12 million under the College Research Development Fund. The CFI announces an investment of $11 million to provide 124 researchers with the infrastructure necessary to conduct 64 research projects in 26 Canadian universities. The awards are made under the New Opportunities and University Research Development Funds. |
| June 1999 |
A $226 million investment is announced to support 122 infrastructure projects in 51 Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals, and not-for-profit research institutions. The CFI investment is expected to leverage an additional $339 million in funding from partners in the public, private, and voluntary sectors. |
| March 1999 |
The CFI announces an investment of $131.8 million to support 78 infrastructure projects in 33 Canadian universities and research institutions. |
| February 1999 |
The Federal Budget announces an additional investment of $200 million in support of infrastructure projects in Canadian universities, colleges, hospitals and research institutions. |
| January 1999 |
15 institutions get $8 million boost for world-class innovation. The CFI contributions are made under the New Opportunities and Research Development Funds. |
| 1997 | |
| February 1997 |
To help meet the research infrastructure challenge, the federal government in the 1997 budget proposes the creation of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The Foundation will represent a new way of strengthening education and research. It will be an independent, not-for-profit corporation that will operate at arm's length from the federal government. The Foundation will be supported by an up-front investment by the federal government of $800 million. |
