News
November 21, 2005
The CFI launched a Call for Proposals for the New Initiatives Fund Competition in July 2005. The Call was launched jointly with that for the Leading Edge Fund, with which it has a joint a budget of $325M....
November 16, 2005
Frequently asked questions and answers pertaining to the LOF, LEF and NIF are now available. http://www.innovation.ca/en/programs/funds
November 15, 2005
OTTAWA, NOVEMBER 15, 2005 – In yesterday’s Economic and Fiscal Update, the Government of Canada included a proposal for an additional allocation of $500 million to the Canada Foundation...
November 10, 2005
Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund / Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada - Provincial Cumulative Totals Summary by Institution / Sommaire par...
November 7, 2005
WINNIPEG, November 7, 2005—Canadian universities across the country are receiving new funding to attract and retain 115 high-caliber researchers. Today’s announcement by the Canada Foundation...
November 1, 2005
Consultation on the Research Hospital Fund and on a joint initiative between the CFI and CIHR for Clinical Research To address today’s and tomorrow’s health challenges, support is needed...
October 17, 2005
The 2006 Leading Edge Fund (LEF) proposal lists submitted to the CFI indicate that approximately 250 LEF applications requesting nearly $700M will be submitted to this competition. We are posting the...
September 29, 2005
The CFI is pleased to launch the Leaders Opportunity Fund (LOF). The LOF permits universities to acquire infrastructure for their leading research faculty to undertake cutting-edge research and research...
September 19, 2005
Canadian Innovation in Manned Spaceflight You are invited to the Canada Foundation for Innovation's Annual Public Meeting with special guest Brian Feeney, Project Leader for the da Vinci Project. Since...
July 18, 2005
New Directors Appointed to the CFI Board Ottawa, July 18, 2005— John Evans, Chair of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), today announced the appointments of Claude Benoit, Gary Glavin, and...
July 18, 2005
There is a pressing need and an immense opportunity to strengthen clinical research in Canada and to ensure the timely translation of research results. Furthermore, a more robust clinical research enterprise...
July 13, 2005
Canada’s continuing social and economic prosperity in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on our ability as a nation to remain internationally competitive in research and innovation. The key...
June 29, 2005
Ottawa, June 29, 2005—Today’s announcement by the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) of 132 projects at 39 universities will enable Canadian institutions across the country to attract and...
June 27, 2005
Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund / Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada - Provincial Cumulative Totals Summary by Institution / Sommaire par institution Institution...
June 20, 2005
Ottawa, June 20, 2005— The first winner of the 'Superstars of Innovation Writer’s Award' was announced on June 18, 2005 at the Canadian Science Writer’s Association (CSWA) annual meeting...
May 6, 2005
The new CFI program architecture, planned for 2006-2010, is the result of extensive discussions with the various stakeholders over the last year and is meant to address the changing environment as...
May 5, 2005
Call for Project Outlines International Joint Venture Project 2005 In 2002, the CFI invested about $165 million in nine projects, comprising three Joint Venture and six International Access projects,...
April 29, 2005
CFI Invests in Research Infrastructure for Award-Winning Researchers OTTAWA, April 29, 2005—Today, Dr. Eliot Phillipson, President and CEO of the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), announced...
April 22, 2005
Canada Research Chairs News Release Canada Research Chairs Infrastructure Fund / Fonds d’infrastructure pour les Chaires de recherche du Canada Institution / Établissement Projects...
March 11, 2005
VICTORIA, March 11, 2005—Canadian institutions across the country have received a significant boost that will help them attract and retain 154 high-caliber researchers. The Canada Foundation for...
February 15, 2005
The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI)—established by the Government of Canada in 1997—has the mandate to strengthen the capacity of Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals,...
