Research stories

Our investments support research that benefits Canadians

In CFI-funded labs and facilities across the country, researchers in all stages of their careers are making discoveries, supporting a robust innovation ecosystem and helping solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges. 

Strategic investments, national impact

Learn how innovations in areas that matter most to Canadians, including affordable housing, food sovereignty and national security, comes from the research made possible by CFI investments in cutting-edge labs and equipment.
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Building prosperity by de-risking mining and reducing environmental impacts

Masoud Aali — Founder and CEO, Scient Analytics
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Nova Scotia

Jan Rainey is untangling the mysteries of spider silks

The Dalhousie University researcher is looking to create synthetic versions of spider's silk that have the potential to help heal damaged nerves and damaged hearts
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Transforming research instincts into a successful business (March webinar)

Part of our Future You webinar series. This webinar features a new generation of researchers who share their challenges and successes as they made the move from researcher to entrepreneur. Watch the video to gain insights and receive valuable tips on how to start your own business.
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Quebec

Stronger, lighter, greener

Montreal’s leaders in engineering and manufacturing combine forces to create the next generation of composites for jets and Jettas
An illustration of many multi-coloured human heads overlaying each other.
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Ontario

New facility has improv researchers jazzed up

University of Guelph’s new ImprovLab promises more elbowroom to explore the social impact of the improvisational arts
Illustrations of medical equipment arranged in the shape of human lungs
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Ontario

Earlier and better treatments for healthier kids

At Toronto’s SickKids Hospital, researchers and clinicians team up to tackle childhood obesity and lung disease
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British Columbia

Blasting past computer limits

In Vancouver, researchers aim to build the world’s first universal quantum computer and open up entirely new possibilities
Five sketches of human brains hang like lightbulbs from the ceiling
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British Columbia

Big ideas, big impact

For Canada’s top innovators, making breakthroughs means unleashing their ambition — and teaming up with collaborators around the corner and around the globe
Master's student Jaqueline Anaquod posing for a photo.
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British Columbia

Giving back to her Cree community

Master’s student, Jaqueline Anaquod, is committed to helping her Indigenous community thrive through her efforts to revitalize the Cree language
Catherine Girard poses with line drawing illustrations around her.
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Quebec

Dealing with mercury in food

PhD student, Catherine Girard, studies the impact of mercury in country food in the North
Daniella Niyonkuru poses with line drawing illustrations around her.
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Ontario

Helping more young women choose engineering and computer science

Carleton University graduate, Daniella Niyonkuru, leads by example. As a successful computer engineer and devoted mentor, she is showing girls that a career in tech is within reach
Emmanuel Alabi poses with line drawing illustrations around him.
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Ontario

A better way to measure pain in children

PhD student, Emmanuel Alabi, is looking for a way to objectively rate pain to help those who can’t communicate
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#IAmInnovation

Giving young researchers the tools they need to think big and innovate
Postdoctoral fellow Shabnam Jabari posing for a photo over a red background.
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New Brunswick

Helping rescuers save more lives

Postdoctoral fellow, Shabnam Jabari, has developed an algorithm that creates a more accurate before-and-after picture to aid in recovery after a disaster
PhD student Austin Lee posing for a photo over a purple background.
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British Columbia

A better quality of life for people with diabetes

PhD student, Austin Lee, is commercializing a smartphone device he invented to help diabetics monitor their blood sugar