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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. 

A drawing of an eagle representing First Nations, a narwhal representing Inuit, and a violin representing Métis. These illustrations are placed around the sun and surrounded by multicoloured smoke that represents Indigenous traditions, spirituality, inclusion and diversity.

Raising up Indigenous voices in research

For this National Indigenous History Month, discover research projects that are led by Indigenous researchers and which address the priorities of their communities
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article
Ontario,British Columbia,Quebec
Keeping research infrastructure green
A nod to the efforts that CFI-funded labs are making to reduce their environmental impact
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Université de Moncton Faculty of Science dean and researcher Céline Surette
podcast
New Brunswick
Meet Acadian researcher Céline Surette, for whom interdisciplinarity is second nature
Céline Surette embodies both the chemistry of living things and interdisciplinarity to serve the real needs and questions of communities. And to achieve this, and ensure that critical thinking triumphs, she'll pull out all the stops.
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A promising future, now: 25 years of investing in ideas that change our world
The Canada Foundation for Innovation has supported cutting-edge research in Canada for 25 years. In these videos, researchers reflect on how CFI funding has advanced their work and how future generations will benefit. They tell passionate stories of curiosity, commitment and innovation.
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Michael Houghton posing for a photo.
video
Alberta
The Search for a Hepatitis C Vaccine
University of Alberta scientists close in on a deadly virus
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article
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.
Michael Houghton posing for a photo.
podcast
Alberta
Michael Houghton’s 30-year quest to cure Hepatitis C
After discovering the Hep C virus in 1989, Houghton is now closing in on a vaccine for the potentially fatal disease

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article
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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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
article
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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article
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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article
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
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article
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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article
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
Master's student Jaqueline Anaquod posing for a photo.
video
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.
podcast
Quebec
Dealing with mercury in food
PhD student, Catherine Girard, studies the impact of mercury in country food in the North