December 3, 2009 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation will be holding a news conference to announce the results of  the most recent CFI National competitions* under the Leaders Opportunity Fund. The event will be hosted at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario.  (*CFI Board of Directors decisions of June and November 2009.)

October 5, 2009 – Official Opening of the Advanced Facility for Avian Research - The University of Western Ontario, London ON

September 24, 2009 - Groundbreaking Ceremony for the Robert H.N. Ho Research Centre at the Vancouver Coastal Health/Research Institute – The University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC

September 23, 2009 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities - University of Guelph, Guelph ON

September 21, 2009 – Researcher Recognition Celebration at Queen’s University – Kingston ON

September 16, 2009 – Official Opening of the Electron Beam Nanolithography Facility at the University of Toronto – Toronto ON

September 4, 2009 – Official Opening of the “laboratoire Incontinence et vieillissement” - Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal - Université de Montréal, Montréal (QC)

July 10, 2009 – Opening of the Canadian Center for Vaccinology (CCfV) – IWK Health Centre, Halifax NS

June 19, 2009 – Official Opening of the “Laboratoire intégré de recherche en valorisation des matériaux et de structures innovatrices et durables” - Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke QC

June 18, 2009 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation will be holding a news conference to announce the results of CFI’s Leading Edge Fund and New Initiatives Fund competition. The event will be hosted at the University of Ottawa, Ontario.

June 3, 2009 – Canada Foundation for Innovation Day – Quebec Government - Université Laval, Québec QC

April 29, 2009 – Official Launch of the New Advanced Transportation Laboratory - Cégep de Saint-Jérôme, Saint-Jérôme QC

April 7, 2009 - The Canada Foundation for Innovation will be holding a news conference to announce major funding for recipients of its Leaders Opportunity Fund. The event will be hosted at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario.

March 24, 2009 – Leaders Opportunity Fund Celebration – University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB

March 23, 2009 – Inauguration of the Biomaterials Laboratory – Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, La Sarre QC

March 20, 2009 – Leaders Opportunity Fund Celebration – University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon SK

February 23, 2009 – The Canada Foundation for Innovation joins the Canada Research Chairs to announce the results of a national competition aimed at investing in new research infrastructure at Canadian universities. This event is taking place at McGill University, Montreal QC

February 4, 2009 – The CFI joined the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, at a news conference highlighting the Government of Canada’s recent funding commitment to the Canadian research enterprise, including the CFI, in Budget 2009 – Canada Museum of Science and Technology, Ottawa ON

January 23, 2009 – Leaders Opportunity Fund Celebration – Acadia University, Wolfville NS

January 16, 2009 - Leaders Opportunity Fund Celebration – University of British Columbia, Vancouver BC

January 13, 2009 - Leaders Opportunity Fund Celebration – University of Alberta, Edmonton AB

January 8, 2009 - Leaders Opportunity Fund Celebration – University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON

January 6, 2009 - Leaders Opportunity Fund Celebration – University of Manitoba, Winnipeg MB