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Funded projects & results

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) supports the evolving needs of Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions across all areas of research — from health and medicine, to the natural sciences and engineering, to the social sciences and humanities.

We demonstrate our commitment to informed decision making and public accountability by:

Rewarding research excellence through on our rigorous and independent merit-review process that relies on experts from around the world
Actively monitoring our performance and assessing our contribution to Canada’s research capacity
Analyzing the outcomes and impacts of our investments in research infrastructure.

Since 1997, Government of Canada investments have enabled CFI awards of

billion for

projects at

research institutions in

municipalities across Canada.

*This amount includes funding from the Infrastructure Operating Fund.

Funded projects

Explore our interactive dashboard to learn more about funded projects by province, institution or research topic

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Innovating for the future

The CFI is a thought leader on some of the most important topics facing Canada’s research community

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Building prosperity

Ready for a changing world

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Youth and research: a promising future

Transparency & accountability

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Annual & corporate reports

Reporting on results

Assessing performance

Framework & evaluations

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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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May 8, 2025 Ontario

Wildlife ecology done “in a good way”

Researcher Jesse Popp works alongside Indigenous communities to understand their most pressing questions about biodiversity and the plants and animals on the Land

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May 7, 2025 Manitoba

Tracking nutrients from the soil to your supper plate

By understanding how crops take up nutrients from the soil, University of Manitoba’s agronomy soil fertility expert Xiaopeng Gao aims to help farmers produce bigger yields of better grains — and do it more sustainably

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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.