News
December 16, 2002
The CFI strives to make its forms as simple and user friendly as possible. To that end we have changed a few things in both the Project and Finance modules. Notable changes include : Description...
December 5, 2002
Ottawa, December 5th, 2002—David Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), and editors James Downey and Lois Claxton are proud to announce the official launch of...
December 5, 2002
Essays by Leading Canadian Researchers Innovation Powers our LivesDr. David Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Editors James Downey and Lois Claxton are proud to...
December 2, 2002
The revised CFI Policy and Program Guide is now available and effective December 1st, 2002. We hope you will like its new structure, especially the new active Table of Contents. You can now drill down...
November 29, 2002
Ottawa, November 29, 2002 – Dr. David Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), today announced a first-time investment of over $1.9 million under the CFI’s...
November 12, 2002
Canada Research Chairs Press Release Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund/Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada Institution / Établissement Projects...
November 8, 2002
Innovation Fund We have revised the Project and Finance modules of our application form. The revised electronic form will be available on-line in early December. The instructions for completing both...
October 21, 2002
Ottawa, October 21, 2002 -- Today, Dr. David Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced the launch of a Call for Proposals for the Fourth Innovation Fund...
October 21, 2002
Call for Proposals
October 18, 2002
Ottawa, October 18, 2002 – Today, the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Senior Vice-President, Carmen Charette, was joined by Dr. Rey Pagtakhan, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary...
September 26, 2002
Sections 2.7 and 4.10 of the CFI Policy and Program Guide have now been updated. A new section has also been added - section 4.13. Previous versions of these sections remain available for reference. They...
August 19, 2002
Draft Call for Proposals This DRAFT Call for Proposals for the upcoming Innovation Fund competition is based on lessons learned to date and reflects comments received from various stakeholders. Your comments...
August 9, 2002
The CFI has announced a considerable amount of investments over the last 6 months. With no major competition under way, this is an opportune moment to take stock and to reflect on future directions. This...
July 4, 2002
Ottawa, July 4, 2002 – Today, Allan Rock, Minister of Industry joined the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s Dr. David Strangway, in the CFI’s announcement of an investment...
June 25, 2002
Canada Research Chairs Press Release Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund/ Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada Institution...
June 20, 2002
Ottawa, June 20, 2002… Allan Rock, Minister of Industry, today joined Dr. David W. Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), to announce the names of nine large-scale...
June 14, 2002
OTTAWA, June 14, 2002 - Industry Minister Allan Rock today announced the appointment of Dr. Alan Bernstein to the Board of Directors of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). Dr. Bernstein who...
June 14, 2002
Proposed Revisions You will find proposed revisions to two sections of the CFI Policy and Program Guide : Section 2.7 : In-Kind Contributions Section 4.10 : Post-Award Agreement Changes to the...
May 28, 2002
Members of the Finance Committee, It is a great pleasure to be with you once again to brief you on the activities of the Canada Foundation for Innovation. It is a pleasure to express our appreciation...
March 28, 2002
Canada Research Chairs Press Release.A cumulative list of projects approved by the CFI can be found here.
March 20, 2002
Originally, the CFI had planned to announce the details on the next Innovation Fund competition in the Spring of 2002. Given the significant investment for this most recent competition, the CFI Board of...
February 18, 2002
Ottawa, February 18, 2002…Dr. David W. Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation, today announced the launch of a new Internet-based magazine dedicated to Canadian research....
January 30, 2002
Vancouver, January 30, 2002… Allan Rock, Minister of Industry, joined Dr. David W. Strangway, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), today to announce an investment...
