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March 29, 2016
Take a scroll through CFI history
Our interactive timeline and history takes you through 20 years of milestones and Canadian research achievements.
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August 18, 2020
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — Canada’s leading researchers need top-notch, high-performance tools and innovative research spaces to tackle social, environmental and economic issues that are important to...
April 11, 2018
VICTORIA, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Canada’s scientists are driven to make discoveries that lead to new opportunities, a stronger economy and a growing middle class. What they need are the sophisticated...
August 12, 2019
EDMONTON, A.B. — Researchers across the country need the best labs and tools to spark discoveries that lead to healthy communities, clean air and water, new job opportunities and a prosperous...
May 1, 2006
At first glance, Trent University’s James McLean Oliver Ecological Research Centre looks like any other lakefront property in the picturesque Kawartha region of Ontario. But tucked in...
September 29, 2010
A young girl performs a task that tests her ability to keep rules in mind among other things. Most five year-old Tools of the Mind students could successfully complete the task, while most of...
April 29, 2019
SASKATOON, SASKATCHEWAN — Canada is home to several high-performing, internationally renowned research facilities. The researchers working in these labs are tackling areas of discovery and applied...
December 21, 2011
Cancer, heart disease and stroke are leading causes of death among Canadians. As a medical doctor, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering and a Canada Research Chair in...
October 12, 2017
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA — Imagine a nano-sized anti-cancer drug that can destroy a breast tumour without damaging the surrounding tissue. Or a self-healing skin graft made from nanomaterials that treats...
November 5, 2012
Calgary, Alta. – November 6 - Year-long surgery wait times. Months-long waiting lists for nursing homes. Day-long emergency room holdups. These common (mis)perceptions of Canada’s health care system...