CFI awards close to $14 million in research infrastructure to support Canada Research Chairs
OTTAWA, ON — At a time of intense international competition, it is critical that Canadian universities have the research equipment and laboratories they need to be attractive career destinations for the very best of today’s and tomorrow’s researchers. The John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF) is a valuable strategic investment tool designed to help institutions do just this. The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), in collaboration with the Canada Research Chairs (CRC) Program, developed the JELF-CRC partnership to create competitive packages for the funding of infrastructure and research support at institutions.
Today, the CFI has provided close to $14 million to 57 Canada Research Chairs at 27 universities for the cutting-edge equipment they need to carry out their important work. The funded projects include a community-based research program to reduce rates of breast cancer in rural communities, in particular; improving cybersecurity to protect critical infrastructures such as power grids and water supply; increasing the resilience of Canadian forests to climate change, and to improve predictions of future forest conditions globally; and reducing the environmental footprint of electronic devices.
Quotes
“Our government is taking action to attract and retain the world’s brightest and most distinguished researchers. For over 20 years, the Canada Research Chairs Program has been mobilizing Canada’s most esteemed academics to train and mentor the next generation of researchers and pursue groundbreaking research that responds to society’s economic, social and health needs. Congratulations to the new and renewed Canada Research Chairs! I look forward to seeing where your research and innovation leads us.”
– The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
“The Canada Foundation for Innovation was created to attract and retain excellent researchers in Canada. Supporting these Chairs coincides precisely with one of our foundational goals. We are very pleased to contribute to enhancing the research environment and to enable new talent to join the vital research underway in universities across the country.”
– Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation
“The Canada Research Chairs Program is committed to excellence in research and research training. Such excellence can only be achieved in an environment that fully respects and promotes the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, and by advancing knowledge across a variety of research disciplines—from developing new technologies to help clean and protect our oceans, to creating better and more inclusive education systems for our youth, and to applying machine learning to the field of biomedicine. In this way, the program provides an outstanding platform for creating the conditions necessary for Canada to respond to global challenges, now and in future.”
– Ted Hewitt, Chair, Canada Research Chair Program Steering Committee and President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council
Quick facts
- The total investment of $13,815,890 includes $3,188,282 awarded under the CFI’s Infrastructure Operating Fund which assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.
- The JELF enables a select number of an institution’s excellent researchers to undertake leading-edge research by providing them with the foundational research infrastructure required to be or become leaders in their field.
- In turn, this enables institutions to remain internationally competitive in areas of research and technology development, aligned with their strategic priorities.
Quick links
John R. Evans Leaders Fund
The Canada Research Chairs Program
The CFI Research Facilities Navigator: An online database of labs and facilities that are open to working with business
About the Canada Foundation for Innovation
For more than 20 years, the CFI has been giving researchers the tools they need to think big and innovate. Fostering a robust innovation system in Canada translates into jobs and new enterprises, better health, cleaner environments and, ultimately, vibrant communities. By investing in state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions, the CFI also helps to attract and retain the world’s top talent, to train the next generation of researchers and to support world-class research that strengthens the economy and improves the quality of life for all Canadians.
Contacts
| Malorie Bertrand Media Relations and Social Media Specialist Canada Foundation for Innovation C: 613-227-0198 malorie.bertrand [at] innovation.ca |
John Power Press Secretary Office of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry O: 343-550-1456 john.power [at] canada.ca |
| Media Relations Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada O: 343-291-1777 ic.mediarelations-mediasrelations.ic [at] canada.ca |
John R. Evans Leaders Fund / Fonds des leaders John-R.-Evans
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Institution / Établissement |
Projects approved / Projets appuyés |
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Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD University) |
1 |
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4 |
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2 |
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2 |
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3 |
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Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique |
1 |
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7 |
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3 |
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Total 27 institutions / établissements |
57 |
John R. Evans Leaders Fund / Fonds des leaders John-R.-Evans
Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair /
Financement de l’infrastructure liée à une Chaire de recherche du Canada
List of approved projects by institution / Liste des projets appuyés par établissement
Chairholder/ Chaire de recherche |
Project title / Titre du projet |
Maximum CFI contribution / |
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Brandon University |
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Majumder, Mousumi |
Genotoxicology Research in Breast Cancer |
$457,197 |
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Total |
1 |
$457,197 |
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Dalhousie University |
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Koleilat, Ghada |
Advanced Materials for Energy Applications |
$100,000 |
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Musgrave, Ruth |
Observing Oceanic Turbulence using an Autonomous Glider |
$125,000 |
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Nasiri, Ali |
Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing of Large-Scale Parts from Stainless Steels and Corrosion Resistant Alloys |
$100,000 |
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Thompson, Alison |
Pyrrole Chemistry for Chemical Biology and Energy |
$700,000 |
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Total |
4 |
$1,025,000 |
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École Polytechnique de Montréal |
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Brochu, Myriam |
Fatigue for Improved Durability of Advanced Materials |
175 000 $ |
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Claveau-Mallet, Dominique |
Decentralized Water Treatment Laboratory |
159 381 $ |
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Santato, Clara |
Sustainable Organic Electronics: Materials, Processes and Devices |
175 000 $ |
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Total |
3 |
509 381 $ |
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Emily Carr University of Art + Design |
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Hill, Richard |
Modernism in the First Person: Researching Lived Experiences of Modernist Art, Architecture and Design |
$74,968 |
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Total |
1 |
$74,968 |
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McGill University |
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Seifitokaldani, Ali |
Electrocatalysis for Renewable Energy Production and Conversion |
206 500 $ |
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Total |
1 |
206 500 $ |
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McMaster University |
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Xiao, Naiqi |
Laboratory for the Study of Early Perceptual and Social Development in Infancy |
$210,000 |
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Total |
1 |
$210,000 |
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Mount Royal University |
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Asmussen, Michael |
The Unstable Ankle: Uncovering the Mechanisms of Foot-ankle Stability |
$319,693 |
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Total |
1 |
$319,693 |
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Mount Saint Vincent University |
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Khoury, Jennifer |
An Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Approach to Reducing the Burden of Early Life Stress |
$87,611 |
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Total |
1 |
$87,611 |
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Nipissing University |
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Bruner, Mark |
Expansion of the Groups for Youth Development (G4YD) Laboratory |
$74,403 |
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Greer, Kirsten |
On the CUSP-Mobile: Reparations in Motion |
$67,976 |
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Total |
2 |
$142,379 |
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Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD University) |
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Fatona, Andrea |
Centre for the Study of Black Canadian Diaspora |
$74,987 |
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Total |
1 |
$74,987 |
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Ryerson University |
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Gruzd, Anatoliy |
Examining the Adoption and Use of Emerging Privacy Preserving Technologies: From Blockchain to Differential Privacy |
$154,000 |
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Lee, Damien |
Biskaabiiyang and Indigenous Political Resurgence |
$84,714 |
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Tavallaei, M.Ali |
System and Devices for Cardiovascular Interventions |
$86,143 |
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Fakhari Moghaddam Arani, Mohammadreza |
Cyber-physical Security of Smart Grids |
$75,222 |
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Total |
4 |
$400,079 |
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Simon Fraser University |
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Carpendale, Sheelagh |
Data Visualization |
$150,000 |
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Doleck, Tenzin |
Supporting and Promoting Postgraduate Students’ Data Science Literacy using DaTu |
$100,000 |
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Total |
2 |
$250,000 |
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Trent University |
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Anne, Pasek |
The Trent Low Carbon Research Lab |
$47,481 |
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Nichols, Naomi |
Research for Social Change Lab |
$203,874 |
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Total |
2 |
$251,355 |
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Université de Montréal |
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Rungta, Ravi |
The Synaptic and Cellular Basis of Cerebral Hemodynamics |
317 399 $ |
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Vitali Rosati, Marcello |
Laboratoire sur les écritures numériques |
91 251 $ |
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Total |
2 |
408 650 $ |
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Université de Sherbrooke |
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Claveau, François |
Infrastructure numérique pour l’analyse des discours experts (Inade) |
49 634 $ |
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Derome, Dominique |
Water Sorption Dynamics in Buildings and in the Built Environment |
109 200 $ |
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Corbeil Therrien, Audrey |
Intelligence temps réel embarquée pour détecteurs à débit ultrarapide |
80 107 $ |
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Total |
3 |
238 941 $ |
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Université du Québec - École de technologie supérieure |
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Blanchard, Francois |
Spatiotemporal Encryption of Terahertz Light Assisted by Computational Methods |
200 000 $ |
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Total |
1 |
200 000 $ |
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Université du Québec - Institut national de la recherche scientifique |
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Ghuman, Kulbir |
Computational Energy Materials Design Infrastructure |
164 455 $ |
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Total |
1 |
164 455 $ |
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Université Laval |
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Duchaine, Caroline |
Infrastructure de recherche sur les bioaérosols extérieurs |
174 977 $ |
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Hartmann, Henrik |
Tree Resilience to Climate Change |
170 172 $ |
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Masson, Jean-Yves |
Infrastructure for a Tier I CRC in DNA Repair and Cancer Therapeutics |
175 000 $ |
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Méthot, Pierre-Olivier |
Humanités médicales et histoire de la pensée biologique |
36 453 $ |
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Petitclerc, Amelie |
The Raising Our Children Platform for the Collection, Processing & Sharing of Observational, Assessment & Genetic Data |
254 619 $ |
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Innocent , Kamwa |
Decentralized Sustainable Electricity Grids for Smart Communities |
211 419 $ |
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Taghavi, Seyed Mohammad |
A Particle Image Velocimetry System for Complex Flows |
165 000 $ |
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Total |
7 |
1 187 640 $ |
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University of British Columbia (The) |
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Cragg, Jacquelyn |
Data Science for Neurological Disorders Laboratory |
$125,000 |
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Sin, Don |
Enabling Precision Health in COPD |
$185,934 |
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Yachie, Nozomu |
DNA Event Recording Technologies to Decipher High-resolution Dynamics of Molecules and Cells in Mammalian Development |
$400,000 |
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Total |
3 |
$710,934 |
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University of Guelph |
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Murphy, Heather |
CRC in One Health |
$124,894 |
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Dehghantanha, Ali |
Critical Infrastructure Protection: Forensics, Assurance, Analytics |
$76,953 |
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Total |
2 |
$201,847 |
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University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa |
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Beug, Shawn |
Apoptosis in Cancer and Immunity |
$234,501 |
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Toth, Katalin |
3D AOD RAMP Multiphotonic Microscope System for Ultrafast Detection of Neuronal Signals |
$520,000 |
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Total |
2 |
$754,501 |
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University of Prince Edward Island |
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Ritter, Caroline |
Laboratory for Veterinary Social Epidemiology |
$74,061 |
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Total |
1 |
$74,061 |
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University of Regina |
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El-Halfawy, Omar |
Infrastructure to Support Canada Research Chair in Chemogenomics and Antimicrobial Research |
$200,000 |
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Total |
1 |
$200,000 |
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University of Saskatchewan |
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Liang, Xiaodong |
Development of Multidimensional Operational Framework for Isolated Microgrids in Remote Communities |
$113,611 |
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Mandryk, Regan |
Gaming, Analytics, Modeling, eSports, and Social Play (GAMES) Laboratory |
$155,000 |
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Total |
2 |
$268,611 |
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University of Toronto |
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Campbell, Kieran |
Machine Learning in Translational Biomedicine |
$600,000 |
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Jackson, Hartland |
Imaging Mass Cytometry |
$800,000 |
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Total |
2 |
$1,400,000 |
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University of Victoria |
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Dubrawski, Kristian |
Community Water Innovation Lab Infrastructure |
$150,000 |
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Saidaminov, Makhsud |
Advanced Functional Materials Laboratory |
$210,000 |
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Templeman, Nicole |
Investigating Signaling Pathways and Molecular Mechanisms that Coordinate Metabolism, Reproduction, and Longevity |
$175,000 |
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Total |
3 |
$535,000 |
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York University |
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Van Nort, Douglas |
Distributed Performance and Sensorial Immersion Lab V2.0 |
$59,065 |
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Wakefield, Graham |
Infrastructure for Embodied Multimodal Awareness in Human-machine Creativity |
$114,753 |
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Srikantha, Pirathayini |
Cyber-security Testbed for the Distribution Network |
$100,000 |
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Total |
3 |
$273,818 |
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TOTAL |
57 projects / projets |
$10,627,608 |
NOTE:
As part of this announcement, an additional $3,188,282 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.
 NOTER :
Dans le cadre de cette annonce, la FCI a attribué 3 188 282 $ additionnels à même le Fonds d’exploitation des infrastructures, un programme qui aide les établissements bénéficiaires à faire face aux coûts d’exploitation et de maintenance découlant de leurs nouvelles infrastructures.