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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David Jones wears protective laser glasses as he stands behind a prototype on his lab bench.

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Oct 14, 2025 British Columbia

Zeroing in on critical minerals

New sensors can pinpoint profitable ore — and reduce the financial and environmental costs of mining

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May 8, 2025 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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Mar 28, 2025

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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A graphic of human hip bones with purple lights around the joints.

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Jan 16, 2018 Alberta

Lasting mobility and joint health is bred in the bone for new research facility

A new facility at the University of Calgary will help researchers get closer to their goal of preventing and treating bone and joint diseases, a growing and often devastating problem for an aging population

Rachel Barre teaching a dance class to Parkinson's patients.

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Jan 15, 2018 Ontario

Boosting brainpower at the barre

Researchers are learning how the unique combination of music and movement provided by learning dance can improve both the mental and physical health of Parkinson’s patients

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Nov 29, 2017 British Columbia

Let it snow

Oh, the weather outside is frightful. Frightfully warm that is, according to University of Northern British Columbia researchers monitoring snowfall and temperatures in B.C.’s Cariboo Mountains.

An airplane viewed from the rear on snowy ground.

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Nov 6, 2017 Ontario

Bringing precious cargo to the North

University of Ottawa researchers are developing safer, cheaper ways to deliver vital supplies to remote communities

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Oct 12, 2017

More than 10,000 ways to make Canadian research world-class

That's how many investments the Canada Foundation for Innovation has made in cutting-edge research tools and facilities since it began in 1997

A swirl of green light in the sky over a sparsely treed landscape

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Oct 12, 2017 Alberta

The aurora borealis barometer

Cloudy with a chance of magnetic interference: A new imager at the University of Calgary will deepen our understanding of space weather

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Oct 12, 2017 Quebec

Stronger, lighter, greener

Montreal’s leaders in engineering and manufacturing combine forces to create the next generation of composites for jets and Jettas

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Oct 12, 2017 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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Oct 12, 2017 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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Oct 12, 2017 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

Postdoctoral fellow Shabnam Jabari posing for a photo over a red background.

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Oct 2, 2017 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