2025 Major Science Initiatives Fund workshop
FEBRUARY 5 TO 6, 2025
OTTAWA, ONTARIO
INFINITY CONVENTION CENTRE
2901 GIBFORD DRIVE
This two-day workshop is an opportunity for representatives of the 19 facilities currently funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Major Science Initiatives Fund (MSIF) to share their knowledge and discover new ideas for how to optimize Canada’s research facilities of national importance.
Have questions? Get in touch at msif [at] innovation.ca (msif[at]innovation[dot]ca)
7:45 – 8:45 a.m. Breakfast for board chairs
8:45 – 9 a.m. Opening Remarks
- Sylvain Charbonneau, President and CEO, CFI
9 – 10:30 a.m. Panel 1: Equity, diversity and inclusion: What have we learned and what’s next?
10:30 – 11 a.m. Coffee break
11 – 1 p.m. Panel 2: Facilities funded through the Major Science Initiatives Fund (MSIF), in the context of the National Data Governance Framework and the MSIF Data Committee update
11 – 1 p.m. Discussion with the CFI: Finance
1 – 2 p.m. Lunch
2 – 3 p.m. Panel 3: Strategic decision making for a national portfolio of research facilities
3 – 5 p.m. Working session on demonstrating impacts
- Elina Griniece, European Future Innovation System (EFIS) Centre
6 – 7 p.m. Reception
7 - 9:30 p.m. Dinner with keynote speaker
7:30 – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast for board chairs
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Board chairs meeting
8:30 - 9:30 a.m. Consultation: Research security
9:30 - 10 a.m. Update from board chairs
10 – 10:30 a.m. Coffee break
10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m. Consultation: Implementation plan for the Major Research Facilities Framework (facility directors and board chairs only)
10 – 12 p.m. Networking and/or site visits
12 - 1:30 p.m. – Lunch
1:30 - 3p.m. Panel 4: Contributions of research facilities of national importance to the training of the next generation of highly qualified personnel for Canada
3–3:30 p.m. Closing remarks
- Mark Lagacé, Director of Programs, CFI
For representatives of CCGS Amundsen, CLS, ONC, OTN, SNOLAB, TRIUMF and VIDO only