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Researchers across Canada receive major investments to tackle national and global challenges

More than $64 million in research infrastructure funding will help drive innovation and spark discoveries at 40 universities

OTTAWA, ONT. — To ensure Canadian research continues to remain competitive and produce results that benefit society, it is critical to attract and retain talented researchers. State-of-the-art facilities and equipment are essential for these researchers to make advances in important areas such as genetics, quantum technologies, artificial intelligence, climate change, and health and well-being.       

Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced more than $64 million to support 251 research infrastructure projects at 40 universities across the country. This contribution, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), will help universities more competitively recruit and retain outstanding researchers by helping acquire the state-of-the-art labs, equipment and facilities they need to make discoveries that will have an impact on Canadians.

For example, projects being funded through the JELF will contribute to:

  • Identifying sources of atmospheric humidity in a warming Arctic
    The Arctic is the region warming the most due to human activity. This warming trend results in a clear increase in atmospheric humidity, which enhances the greenhouse effect. The University of British Columbia’s Anaïs Orsi intends to provide new data from water vapour and precipitation to better understand the sources of atmospheric humidity in the Canadian Arctic. This new understanding will lead to more accurate climate predictions, which are essential for the planning of infrastructure, the well-being of the local population, and the identification of emerging economic opportunities.
  • Understanding the needs of adults with autism
    Many autistic people live in complex situations and require help from professionals, but healthcare and social services struggle to respond effectively to their needs. Marie-Hélène Poulin’s research project at the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue aims to develop, implement and evaluate models of mental health and dependency services to improve the support offered to adults with autism.
     
  • Establishing a muscle ultrasound in health and breast cancer laboratory
    While breast cancer patients in Canada have a five-year survival rate of 89 per cent, a fifth of those patients will develop type 2 diabetes (T2D) in survivorship. Cancer can lead to unhealthy metabolic changes and significant weight gain, which may result in new T2D diagnoses. Muscle tissue is vital for maintaining healthy blood glucose, but very little is known about how cancer treatment affects it. Kirsten Bell from McMaster University will establish a new lab to develop novel ultrasound approaches to better understand and improve muscle health in adults with breast cancer. The end goal is to reduce the risk of serious diabetic complications in cancer survivors and the burden of diabetes management on the healthcare system.
     
  • Optimizing artificial intelligence to manage energy
    Artificial intelligence (AI) has made impressive progress in recent years, impacting several industries, including the electric utility sector. One of the most dynamic research areas in the field of AI in this sector involves using sensors to inspect infrastructure. Moulay Akhloufi's research program at Université de Moncton aims to design an intelligent inspection system for power lines and other electricity components using novel AI tools. One of his objectives is to accelerate technology transfer to Canadian industries using state-of-the-art tools as the fast-growing global AI in the energy market is expected to reach $27.15 billion by 2028.
  • Building an Indigenous intellectual and well-being research laboratory
    As universities are creating more opportunities for reconciliation by fostering Indigenization, Indigenous researchers are envisioning Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing research on campus. The University of Ottawa’s Tricia McGuire-Adams intends to build a space on campus where Indigenous-led research about land, language, ceremony and well-being will be created. This project will connect and amplify systems of knowledge created and shared by Elders and other knowledge holders, through the recording and sharing of their knowledge systems.
  • Transforming a century-old facility into a smart-building living laboratory
    Today's buildings are complex “cyber-physical systems,” emitting data based on their usage and managing their heating, ventilation, air conditioning, lighting, major appliances and access control systems. Eleni Stroulia’s research project will involve the installation of hardware and software infrastructure layered on top of the existing infrastructure of a building on the University of Alberta campus. Once equipped, the building will be home to the Computing Science department and will serve as a living laboratory for developing, deploying and validating algorithms to optimize the building system usage, curtailing its energy impact on the environment and reducing its operation costs.

Find the full list of recipients below.

Quotes

“Canada is world-renowned for our state-of-the-art institutions and talented researchers. Through this Fund, our government is strengthening our leadership and competitive advantage by supporting Canadians to pursue discoveries, overcome challenges and innovate to make a more prosperous, equitable and sustainable future for all.”

– The Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry

“Thanks to the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund, universities across the country will be able to attract and support promising, world-class researchers who will use their expertise and creativity to bring novel ideas to solve concrete problems that impact society. The CFI proudly contributes to this mission by supporting, from coast to coast to coast, projects in areas ranging from wastewater treatment to DNA approaches for cancer therapy, permitting brilliant minds to kick start or move their careers forward.”

 – Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation

Quick facts

  • The total JELF investment made today by the Government of Canada through the Canada Foundation for Innovation is $64,297,061.
  • This total investment includes $14,837,783 awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF), a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operation and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.
  • Funding provided through JELF helps institutions attract and retain outstanding researchers. It also contributes to acquiring the tools that enable the innovative work of those researchers.

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About the Canada Foundation for Innovation

Since 1997, the Canada Foundation for Innovation has been investing in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. State-of-the-art research facilities and equipment increase the capability of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to carry out high-quality research. This, in turn, helps them to attract and retain the world’s top talent, train the next generation of researchers and support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians.

Regional backgrounders

Alberta

British Columbia

New Brunswick

Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec

Saskatchewan

John R. Evans Leaders Fund

 

Projects are listed in the language they were submitted.

Institution

Projects Approved

Acadia University

1

Athabasca University

1

Bishop’s University

1

Carleton University

10

Dalhousie University

3

McGill University

15

McMaster University

6

Memorial University of Newfoundland

3

Mount Allison University

1

NSCAD University

1

Polytechnique Montréal

7

Queen’s University

5

Ryerson University

2

Saint Mary’s University

2

Simon Fraser University

2

St. Francis Xavier University

1

Université de Moncton

2

Université de Montréal

11

Université de Sherbrooke

9

Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifiques

3

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

1

Université du Québec à Montréal

3

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

1

Université Laval

22

University of Alberta

8

University of British Columbia (The)

20

University of Calgary

14

University of Guelph

11

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

1

University of Ottawa

10

University of Regina

1

University of Saskatchewan

3

University of Toronto

26

University of Victoria

2

University of Waterloo

23

University of Western Ontario (The)

7

University of Windsor

3

Vancouver Island University

1

Wilfrid Laurier University

3

York University

5

Total Institutions                                                40

251

 
Project Title

Maximum CFI Contribution

Acadia University

Tick Chemosensory System Station

$251,030

1 project

$251,030

Athabasca University

Integrated Microbioreactor Laboratory Platform for Enhanced Bioconversion, and Biodegradation Research in Soils

$398,214

1 project

$398,214

Bishop’s University

Neurophysiological Data Acquisition Platform for Bishop's University

$72,492

1 project

$72,492

Carleton University

Dynamic Networks in Financial Markets

$75,001

Development of Quantum Telechnologies for Integration into Telecommunication Systems

$75,001

Aging Gracefully: The influence of lifestyle and contextual factors on older adults' everyday cognition

$120,000

Smart Metasurface Reflectors & Reflectarrays for 5G Wireless and Beyond

$110,000

Advancing Super Resolution Microscopy with ‘Kinetic Rulers’ and a TIRF Microscope

$120,000

Creating the Centre for Investigative Interviewing

$67,000

Research-Creation Laboratory for Unsettling Surveillance and Disruptive Exhibitionism (RC Lab)

$105,000

Examining the Neurobiology of Trauma to Inform Personalized Treatments for Mental Illnesses

$140,000

Infrastructure for Ultrasound-guided Percutaneous Robotic Surgery

$95,999

Geo-environmental Gas Laboratory: Advancing environmentally sustainable decarbonization in the Canadian energy sector

$150,000

10 projects

$1,058,001

Dalhousie University

Development of Next Generation Degradable Polymers for Regulation of Implant Associated Inflammation

$125,000

Quantifying the Energetic Impact of Environmental Variability to Large Whales

$125,000

Dissecting Human Disease with Single-cell (multi)-Omics Measurements

$234,931

3 projects

$484,931

McGill University

Building a Generalized Model of Working Memory in Human Lateral Prefrontal Cortex

$103,422

Application for a FACS for Human Cell Selection

$100,927

A Virtual Reality-compatible Mobile Research Lab for Field-informed Seismic Analysis of Old Buildings

$80,000

Molecular Neuroimaging in Psychosis and Substance Use Disorders

$262,301

Virtual Reality of the Mining Ecosystem

$91,800

Development of a Sensometric Lab and Community Food Pharmacy

$116,900

Cryo-SEM/Cryo-FIB/SEM Preparation System

$155,060

Scalable Neuro-symbolic Reasoning for Software 2.0

$82,891

A Deployable Back-end for Radio Astronomy

$452,199

Oral Rehabilitation Research Unit of Montreal (ORUM): Advancing clinical research in restorative oral healthcare

$187,758

An Automated High Content Platform for the Rapid Imaging of 3D Brain Organoids

$788,188

Systems and Technologies for Ultra-high Capacity Optical Fiber Transmission Systems

$420,333

Laboratory for the Study of Viral Biomolecular Condensates

$99,700

DNA Nanostructures for Precision Cancer Therapy

$228,403

Platforms to Monitor DNA Damage Repair in Cellulo and Identify Clinically Relevant Biomarkers

$799,793

15 projects

$3,969,675

McMaster University

Sustainable High Temperature Materials Processing Lab

$150,000

Laboratory Infrastructure for the Evolution of Beneficial Plant-microbe Interactions in a Changing World

$120,000

Infrastructure to establish the Muscle Ultrasound in Health and Breast Cancer Laboratory

$120,000

Laboratory for the Study of Quantum Materials Under Extreme Conditions

$320,000

Understanding the Pathophysiology of Long-COVID Psychiatric Illness

$382,514

Facility for Accelerated Wire Alloy Research and Development (AWARD)

$641,937

Laboratory Infrastructure for the Evolution of Beneficial Plant-microbe Interactions in a Changing World

$120,000

6 projects

$1,734,451

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Advanced Microwave Digestion for Solution-based Elemental and Isotopic Analyses at the Mineral- to Bulk Sample-scale

$89,000

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Spectro-electrochemical Analysis Lab

$79,792

Infrastructure for the Preparation of Nanostructured Polymer-based Materials

$118,042

3 projects

$286,834

Mount Allison University

High-throughput Molecular and Cellular Biology Laboratory

$155,236

1 project

$155,236

NSCAD University

Community Mobile Media Lab (CMML)

$75,000

1 project

$75,000

Polytechnique Montréal

Innovative Experimental Testing of the Structural Safety of Concrete Dams and their Appurtenant Structures

$306,190

Towards Intelligent and Reliable Edge

$235,760

Design and Development of Artificial Intelligence Empowered Sub-THz Communication System

$142,000

Part Design Optimization using Binder Jetting and AI: Application to battery casing for automotive industry

$250,000

Regenerative Medicine for Muscoloskeletal Conditions

$438,212

Measuring Emotional and Cognitive Reactions of Decision-making in Complex Environment and Increasing Human Capability

$131,673

High-throughput, High-resolution Cell Imaging by Flow-enabled Microscopy

$138,000

7 projects

$1,641,835

Queen’s University

Detecting and Mitigating Sarcopenia in Chronic Disease

$75,001

Testing the Potential of Extracellular Vesicles to Deliver Therapeutics and to Develop Biomarkers in Alzheimer’s Disease

$205,200

Development of Sustainable Cellulose- and Protein-based Building Blocks for the Fabrication of Functional Materials

$125,000

Quantum Internet to the Home with Cryogenic Silicon Photonics

$125,000

Interoception as a Mechanism of Adolescents’ Emotional Development

$141,416

5 projects

$671,617

Ryerson University

Perception, Motion Planning and Control of Connected Autonomous Vehicles

$76,000

Aerospace Additive Manufacturing

$88,000

2 projects

$164,000

Saint Mary’s University

Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legume Plants

$213,515

Research Infrastructure for Large-scale 3D Geometry Acquisition and Modeling

$81,188

2 projects

$294,703

Simon Fraser University

Democratizing Augmented and Virtual Reality

$200,000

The Landslide Field Laboratory: A remote sensing suite for multiscale rock mass and slope modelling

$100,000

2 projects

$300,000

St. Francis Xavier University

Neurovascular Research Infrastructure for Improving Brain Health

$69,859

1 project

$69,859

Université de Moncton

Artificial Intelligence for Energy – Deep learning for multimodal sensing, swarm robotics, and change detection

$111,923

Infrastructure to Study Genome Organization and Evolution

$147,767

2 projects

$259,690

Université de Montréal

Click Alginate Wound Dressings for Wound Healing and Diagnostics

$166,883

Molecular Determinants of Atrial Fibrillation

$100,000

Digital Fabrication for Environmentally Conscious Architectural Structures

$187,272

Super-resolution Imaging for Diabetes Research

$199,476

The Non-coding Genome in the Regulation of Cardiac Development and Disease

$100,000

An In-vivo Imaging and Photo-stimulation Platform

$269,999

The Charest Lab: An infrastructure for the advance of cognitive and computational neuroscience of vision

$236,190

Improving Assessment and Management of Meniere's Disease

$79,199

Création d'un Laboratoire de recherche sur les maladies cornéennes complexes associés à la neuropathie périphérique

$109,131

Electron Microscopy Infrastructure for Advanced Imaging and Structural Biology Applications

$798,843

The Closed-Loop brain Imaging Platform (CLIP)

$99,405

11 projects

$2,346,398

Université de Sherbrooke

Research Infrastructure for Robot Audition

$90,095

Mm-wave Josephson Photonics

$108,594

Chemisorption Analysis and the Development of Catalysts for Power-to-X Applications

$100,000

Assembly Equipment for Heterogeneous Microsystems

$80,000

Metabolic Phenotyping in the Prevention and Pathophysiology of Metabolic Diseases

$362,253

Équipements pour la SYnthèse des Nanomatériaux pour l'énergie, la biomasse et l’industrie (ÉSYN)

$133,798

Electron Microscopy Platform to Study Kidney Pathologies, Chronic Pain and Nanoparticule Structure

$404,699

Testing Facilities for Propellers and Unconventional Aircraft Concepts

$115,065

Vibrations de structures : Infrastructure pour leur mesure de plein champ, non intrusive et résolue en temps

$107,850

9 projects

$1,502,354

Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique

CoLaboratoire Villes Voix Visions: Co-Creating Knowledges through Audio, Visual, and Cartographic Storytelling

$108,088

Solutions d'adaptation aux risques de submersion du littoral marin et de l'érosion côtière-SUBLIME

$136,484

Characterization of Rock and Geochronometer Deformation with Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD)

$125,080

3 projects

$369,652

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Upgrading R&D Platform on the Characterization of Carbon Anodes and Thermophysical Properties of Materials

$295,504

1 project

$295,504

Université du Québec à Montréal

Laboratoire Handicap Sourditude et Innovations (HSI)

$507,559

Algorithms and Software for Analyzing Structural and Functional Information of all known RNA Sequences

$125,744

Laboratoire de recherche sur l'imaginaire du Nord

$151,978

3 projects

$785,281

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Continuum Autisme - comprendre les besoins des adultes autistes en services sociaux en partenariat avec eux

$28,846

1 project

$28,846

Université Laval

Inorganic Compounds Bearing Oxidizing Groups: Fundamental knowledge, optoelectronics and green energetic materials

$130,424

Laboratoire de pointe en chimie peptidique et biomoléculaire pour la découverte et la conception de molécules bioactives

$109,993

PhagoTEM : pour le développement de la recherche sur la phagothérapie et au-delà

$411,478

Cell Culture Platform for Functional Analysis of Epigenetic Modifiers Linked to Human Diseases

$110,095

Kenkō: application mobile pour développer les connaissances et interventions en matière de bien-être des travailleurs

$158,000

Plateforme de Diffraction-X haute performance pour l’étude des matériaux cimentaires à faible empreinte carbone

$360,662

Sleep Pharmacometabolism

$139,507

State-of-the-art Platform to Enhance Sustainable Agricutlure through Genetic Resistance to Pathogens

$79,200

PhytoPheno: Phytochemical Diversity Assessment Across the Plant Kingdom using State-of-the-art GC-MS Analysis Methods

$102,686

Lipid Nanoparticle Production Platform for the Development of Nucleic Acid-based Therapeutics

$110,191

Radio-over-Fiber for 5G Fronthaul

$99,150

Radiopharmaceutical Laboratory Equipment for Innovative Theranostics and Molecular Imaging

$150,000

Unité de recherche régionale en télésanté périnatale

$800,000

Development of a Novel Type of Multimodal Microscope to Investigate Brain Function and Disease

$240,000

Infrastructure pour la caractérisation géomécanique globale des réseaux de fractures

$295,000

Developing New Biomarkers to Improve Lung Cancer Management

$267,707

Valorisation des rejets agroalimentaires: micro et nanostructure & rhéologie des fibres alimentaires

$80,942

Research for the Environmental Characterization of Emerging Inorganic Pollutants from Technologies (RECEIPT)

$75,326

Establishment of an Infrastructure to Study Skin Development and Cancer

$120,000

Cellular Communication in Central and Peripheral Vervous System: From mechanisms to therapies for ALS

$159,804

Evaluating Household Beverage Purchasing Patterns and Trends in Québec and Ontario: Evidence to inform policy

$79,515

Human-centred Digital Health to Support Canadians’ Health Decision Making

$145,516

22 projects

$4,225,196

University of Alberta

Assessing the Fate and Transformation of Micropollutants in Reclamation Systems using High-resolution Mass Spectrometry

$380,000

The Reparative Infrastructure Networked Cluster

$72,952

Transforming a Century-old Building into a Smart-building Living Lab

$649,570

Platform for Fabrication of Pouch-typed Battery Cells

$100,000

Measuring Phase Transformations in Advanced Materials - Acquisition of quenching-deformation- dilatometer

$187,021

Laboratory for the Synthesis of Artificial Cells

$200,538

An Integrated Reactor Analytical System to Investigate Bio-oil Synthesis and Catalysis

$134,495

Finding the Ancestors: Building infrastructure to support Indigenous, community-engaged archaeological remote sensing

$501,575

8 projects

$2,226,151

University of British Columbia (The)

Infrastructure for Design, Characterization and Structural Integrity Analysis of Advanced Out-of-Autoclave Composites

$122,974

Ultrafast Laser System for Terahertz Development in Food Applications

$125,000

Sexuality and Well-being (SWell) Laboratory

$238,819

Laboratory of Next Generation Video Surveillance for Environmental Monitoring

$125,000

Microfabrication for Next-generation Thin Film Solar Cells

$109,101

Simulation-based Modeling of the Industrial, Large-scale Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite 3D Printing

$122,353

Wearable Systems to Characterize Sensorimotor Response to Impulsive Loads

$125,000

Integrated In-situ Observing System to Track Sources of Atmospheric Humidity in a Warming Arctic

$192,000

Next-generation Pulmonary In Vitro 3D Models to Unravel the Role of Cell-cell and Multiorgan Crosstalk in Lung Disease

$150,000

Spatial Characterization of Human Atherosclerotic Disease for Therapeutic and Biomarker Development

$125,000

Laboratory for the Advanced Study of Dietary Ecology of Modern and Ancient Organisms

$123,516

Infrastructure for Laboratory Simulations of Interstellar Chemistry

$125,000

Infrastructure for the Field-based Investigation of the Impacts of Climate Change on Sedimentary Systems

$91,554

Optimization of Electron-beam Facilities for Earth Materials Research

$156,000

The RESPECT (RESearch in Physical activity & Exercise with, by, and for hard-to-reach CommuniTies) Collaboratory

$639,239

Integrated Climate Change and Aquaculture System (ICCAS) for Multi-stressor Experiments on Commercial Juvenile Fish

$125,000

Infrastructure for AI-integrated Point of Care Ultrasound Imaging for Decentralized Healthcare

$158,055

The Facility for the Study of Insect Adaptability and Physiology (FSIAP)

$781,055

Computational Infrastructure for Accelerating Quantum Technology

$800,000

Infrastructure for Theoretical and Experimental Iron-sulphur Laboratory at UBC Okanagan

$140,000

20 projects

$4,574,666

University of Calgary

Investigating the Molecular Mechanism(s) of Antigen Cross-presentation by Dendritic Cells

$99,098

Localization of Electroencephalographic Biomarkers of Epileptic Brain Areas

$87,000

Developing the Next Generation of Flow Forecasting System in Cold Regions

$180,856

Multisensory Storytelling Research Studio

$429,640

Development of a Comparative Musculoskeletal and Translational Regenerative Medicine Research Program

$86,579

Advanced Multi-modal Imaging and Biologic Discovery to Understand Childhood Arthritis

$267,638

Ex Vivo Models of Intestinal Regeneration And Disease

$100,000

CatalystDx: Comprehensive AuToimmune and A.I. LaboratorY TeSTing and Diagnostics

$300,000

Signal Readout and Plasticity for Perception and Action

$185,441

Development of Bioelectrochemical Systems for Wastewater Treatment in Cold Climates

$100,000

Aquatic Biomechanics Infrastructure for Studying the Mechanics of Underwater Movement and its Impact on Aquatic Ecology

$100,000

Investigating the Regulation, Responsiveness, and Relevance of Skeletal Muscle Mitochondria in Exercising Humans

$76,000

Central and Peripheral Cardiovascular Adaptations to Personalized Exercise Training in Older and Young Females and Males

$114,000

Training Biophysically Detailed Networks Neurons to Display Organism Level Behaviours

$250,000

14 projects

$2,376,252

University of Guelph

Unravelling Complex Food Structures to Enhance Food Stability, Functionality and Nutrition

$93,855

The Interplay of Gene Expression Networks and Neural Circuits in Chronic Pain Development

$130,000

High Pressure High Temperature Chemistry Centre at the University of Guelph

$207,747

Autophagy: A key cellular response to decelerate immunosenescence and cancer spread

$145,336

Establishing the IndigenERA Lab

$106,983

Stress, Survival and Behavioural Competence in Animals

$99,633

Advanced Ultrasound Imaging Equipment for Multi-user Human Physiology Research

$124,738

Examining the Role of Visual Attention When Crossing Streets

$27,805

Mast Cells and Microbes: The Mrgpr Link

$87,595

Harnessing Functional Diversity between Gut Microbes to Improve Live Biotherapeutic Design

$87,596

Infrastructure for Plant and Microalgal Lipid Research: Leveraging Lipid Metabolism to Design Value-added Oils

$87,595

11 projects

$1,198,883

University of Ontario Institute of Technology

fNIRS for Evaluation of Normative/Psychiatric Social Brain Function in Ecologically-valid and Interactive Settings

$156,536

1 project

$156,536

University of Ottawa

Computer-aided Molecular Design: From materials to biomolecules

$225,715

Indigenous Intellectual and Wellbeing Research Lab

$511,380

Laboratory for Psychedelic Clinical Research

$121,247

Peptide-based Therapeutics for Treating Failing Organs and Infections

$284,644

Infrastructure to Support the Development of Novel Viral Sensitizers for Innovative Biomanufacturing of Viral Medicines

$188,998

Genetic Basis of Regeneration in Zebrafish

$277,854

Our Changing Chemical Environment: Studying heat-induced transformations to support health and innovation

$382,612

High Content Screening for Advanced Therapeutics

$318,241

iMACCS: Innovative Materials for Carbon Capture and Sequestration

$190,557

Optogenetic Manipulation and Reorganization of Memory and Motor Neural Networks in the Central Nervous System

$233,380

10 projects

$2,734,628

University of Regina

Establishment of Solid-State NMR Facility for Study of Materials Related to Health and Energy

$420,162

1 project

$420,162

University of Saskatchewan

Microfluidics for the Improved Study of One Health Pathogens

$130,000

Super-resolution Ultra-fast Confocal Imaging for Studying the Molecular Mechanisms of Pulmonary Diseases

$175,000

Rapid Changes in Water Quality – Understanding, diagnosing, and managing risks

$125,000

3 projects

$430,000

University of Toronto

Enabling the Rapid Evaluation of the WDR Family of Proteins as Human Drug Targets

$778,545

Exploring the Impact of Expertise on Perception, Encoding, and Retrieval in Complex, Dynamic Events

$100,000

Collaborating Continuum Robots

$160,000

Biophotonic Wearables and Implants for Clinical Translation

$150,000

Interrogation of Cancer Multi-omics Data using Advanced Single-cell Technologies and Computational Approaches

$469,033

Robust Learning-based Autonomy in Dynamic Environments

$207,458

Measurement and Modelling Infrastructure for Neuroinformatics-driven Precision Psychiatry in Youth

$349,190

Understanding and Treating Cancer, Cardiovascular, and Metabolic Disease in Women: A holistic, lifestyle approach

$476,999

The Intelligent and Interactive Buildings (IIB) Laboratory

$97,388

High-throughput Automated Phenomics Platform to Improve Plant and Soil Health

$300,000

Reverse Engineering Circuit Dysfunction, Pathology, and Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson’s Disease

$203,244

Environmental Influences of Sexual Dimorphism

$75,001

Single-molecule Detection of Blood-based Protein Biomarkers for Disease Diagnostics

$151,600

Imaging of Neuronal Network Activity and Neurometabolism in Experimental Models of Ischemic Stroke Recovery

$305,370

The Cognitive Expertise and Education Data Laboratory

$82,662

Pathological Impact of Proteostasis Dysfunction in Alzheimer's Disease and Late Life Depression

$405,392

Intelligent Variant Effect Prediction for Tumour Suppressor Genes

$128,975

Harnessing the Activity of Secreted Bloodborne Factors to Restore Synapse Formation and Function in Aged Human Neurons

$440,000

Physical Vapor Deposition Materials Acceleration Platform

$500,000

Prototyping a Fully Autonomous Mobile Robot for Construction Digital Twinning with Higher-order DNNs

$100,000

An Advanced Optical Instrumentation Laboratory for the Development of the Next Generation Spectroscopic Surveys

$140,000

Infrastructure for Studying Sex Differences in Omega-3 Fatty Acid Metabolism

$325,000

Delineating the Role of Cell Plasticity in Neuroendocrine Tumors

$125,000

Enhancing TNFC’s Micro/Nanofabrication Capabilities

$400,000

Confocal Microscope for Cardiovascular Research

$411,424

HIV Antiretroviral Safety for Mothers and their Babies

$281,147

26 projects

$7,163,428

University of Victoria

Past Wrongs, Future Choices

$65,000

Remote Sensing of On-road Vehicle Emissions

$150,000

2 projects

$215,000

University of Waterloo

Timely and Privacy-preserving Threat Intelligence using Machine Learning

$85,000

Infrastructure to Identify and Mitigate Threats to Drinking Water Source Quality and Treatability in a Changing Climate

$250,000

Developing Photoacoustic Remote Sensing (PARS) for Next Generation Real-time Medical Imaging in-Situ

$209,440

Multi-user High-resolution X-ray Powder Diffractometer with Heating Stage

$103,668

Infrastructure for the Experimental Evaluation of Innovative Mass Timber and FRP-hybrid Systems

$104,000

A Data-informed Model for Predicting Kidney Outcomes

$118,221

Longhouse Labs

$577,855

Human Motion Analyses to Predict and Treat Osteoarthritis

$79,776

Advancing Safety of Autonomous Systems for Real-world Applications

$80,000

Infrastructure for the Characterization and Manipulation of Soft Robotic Materials

$90,000

Laboratory X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy to Accelerate Sustainable Technology Development

$560,000

CPU-GPU Enabled Computational Modelling of the Coastal Ocean

$83,425

Real-world Assessment of Assistive Robotics for Mobility Impairments and Injury Prevention

$227,500

Infrared Imaging and Drop Shape Analyzer Systems for Surface Science and Bionanomaterials Development

$80,000

Human-machine Collaborative Visual Data Exploration and Analytics

$80,000

Developing a Unique Canadian Critical Zone Observatory at the Lake-landscape Interface

$150,000

Mitigation of Collapse Risks of Civil Infrastructure by Developing Novel and Reliable Non-destructive Testing Techniques

$109,095

Next Generation Fire Safety: Grounded in science, embracing population diversity

$125,564

Atomic Force Microscopy Combined with Electrophysiology for Molecular Neuroscience Research

$173,575

Development of Sustainable Technology Platform for Paper-based Monitoring Devices

$125,200

Electric Aviation: Operational testing of low carbon aviation technology

$131,124

Infrastructure to Launch a Novel Skin Biomechanics Research Program in Canada

$90,000

Tracking the Coevolution of Earth’s Biosphere, Hydrosphere and Geosphere using Novel Isotope Systems

$198,412

23 projects

$3,831,855

University of Western Ontario (The)

Bionanocorrosion Lab

$350,884

Maximizing Benefits of Aerobic Exercise Training in Cardiac Rehabilitation

$272,829

Laboratory X-ray Absorption Fine Structure Spectroscopy

$257,230

Western Innovation for Renewable Energy Deployment (WIRED)

$270,422

Characterizing Neural Activation to Enhance Community Mobility Recovery after Stroke

$228,292

Leveraging the Genital Microbiome to Improve Health and Prevent HIV

$234,359

Infrastructure to Support Population-based Approaches for Physical Activity Measurement and Promotion in Childcare

$75,534

7 projects

$1,689,550

University of Windsor

Multipurpose High-speed Imaging Workstation for Real-time Applications

$75,001

Virus and Cell Fraction Isolation and Characterization for Biomedical Research

$75,001

Computing Infrastructure for Deep Learning on Graph-structured Data

$75,001

3 projects

$225,003

Vancouver Island University

Biomarkers & Treatment for Brain Injury in Intimate Partner Violence: Insight into a Shadow Pandemic

$55,066

1 project

$55,066

Wilfrid Laurier University

The Consequences of Discrete Emotions Across Older Adulthood

$80,000

The Threat of Collective Autonomy Restriction and the Maintenance of Social Hierarchies

$23,783

Powder X-Ray Diffractometer for Next Generation Materials Characterization

$79,810

3 projects

$183,593

York University

Exploring Variability in Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Biomechanics Related to Shoulder Movement and Health

$140,000

Targeting TRAF1 to Devise Novel Therapies for Inflammatory Arthritis

$140,000

Effects of Aging and Curiosity-states on Learning and Memory

$73,705

Behaviour-centric Cybersecurity Research Lab

$140,000

REIL: Realistic Environment Interaction Logistics

$140,000

5 projects

$633,705

NOTE:
As part of this announcement, an additional $14,837,783 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund (IOF), a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.