CFI supports Canada Research Chairs with $9.5 million in infrastructure funding
OTTAWA, ONTARIO — For Canada to address the national and international challenges it faces around essential issues such as health, sustainability, reconciliation and the economy, it is critical that Canadian universities have the research equipment and laboratories they need to be attractive career destinations for the best of today’s and tomorrow’s researchers.
Today, the Government of Canada, through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI), is investing more than $9.5 million in research infrastructure to support 43 Canada Research Chairs (CRC) at 19 institutions. Awarded through the CFI’s John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF), the total also includes close to $2.2 million to help institutions with the infrastructure’s operating and maintenance costs.
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The CFI-funded infrastructure will support a range of research areas, including affordable housing, Indigenous environmental science, the wellbeing of youth and diseases of the ageing.
Awarded in partnership with the CRC Program, the JELF allows universities to attract top talent in diverse fields of research by providing them with the state-of-the art infrastructure required to think big and innovate. The CRC Program is investing $151 million toward 188 new and renewed Chairs at 43 institutions across Canada.
Quotes
“The Canada Foundation for Innovation is proud to support the Canada Research Chairs Program through its John R. Evans Leaders Fund (JELF). This funding enables universities to attract and retain top researchers to Canada and in turn, allows all Canadians to benefit from their important discoveries.”
– Roseann O’Reilly Runte, President and CEO, Canada Foundation for Innovation
Quick facts
- The total investment of $9,525,675 includes $2,198,233 awarded under the CFI’s Infrastructure Operating Fund to help institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.
- The JELF supports the leading-edge work of a select group of university researchers by providing them with the foundational research infrastructure they require to be, or become, leaders in their fields.
- This funding helps institutions remain internationally competitive in areas of research and technology development that are aligned with their strategic priorities.
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About the Canada Foundation for Innovation
The Canada Foundation for Innovation makes financial contributions to Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research organizations to increase their capability to carry out high-quality research. The CFI invests in infrastructure that researchers need to think big, innovate and push the boundaries of knowledge. It helps institutions 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.
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Funding for infrastructure associated with a Canada Research Chair /
Financement de l’infrastructure liée à une Chaire de recherche du Canada
|
Institution / Établissement |
Projects approved / |
|---|---|
|
Bishop’s University |
1 |
|
Brock University |
4 |
|
Concordia University |
5 |
|
Dalhousie University |
1 |
|
Queen’s University |
3 |
|
Simon Fraser University |
2 |
|
Université de Montréal |
4 |
|
Université du Québec à Montréal |
3 |
|
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
1 |
|
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
1 |
|
University of British Columbia (The) |
7 |
|
University of Guelph |
2 |
|
University of Lethbridge |
1 |
|
University of New Brunswick |
2 |
|
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa |
1 |
|
University of Toronto |
2 |
|
University of Waterloo |
1 |
|
University of Western Ontario (The) |
1 |
|
Wilfrid Laurier University |
1 |
|
Total 19 institutions / établissements |
43 |
List of approved projects by institution / Liste des projets appuyés par établissement
|
Chairholder/ Chaire de recherche |
Project title / Titre du projet |
Maximum CFI contribution / |
|---|---|---|
|
Bishop’s University |
||
|
Lau, Sunny Man Chu |
Centre for Integrated Plurilingual Teaching and Learning |
66 391 $ |
|
Total |
1 |
66 391 $ |
|
Brock University |
||
|
Duarte-Guterman, Paula |
Regulation of Adult Brain Plasticity and Behaviour |
$140,000 |
|
Kwan, Matthew |
A Request for Wearable Devices to Collect Intensive Longitudinal Data of Movement Behaviours and Mental Health |
$94,984 |
|
Sze, Newman |
Understanding Vascular Injury in Diseases of Ageing: Targeting Protein Degeneration Pathways to Extend Human Health-span |
$248,725 |
|
Sirianni Molnar, Danielle |
A Multidisciplinary and Multimethod Examination of Perfectionism, Stress Processes, and Well-being in Youth |
$140,224 |
|
Total |
4 |
$623,933 |
|
Concordia University |
||
|
Kuzmin, Elena |
Systematic Analysis of Complex Genetic Interaction Networks in Yeast and Human Cells |
200 000 $ |
|
Mansbach, Rachael |
Physics-based Drug Design through Computational Infrastructure for Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning |
100 000 $ |
|
Passarelli, Melissa |
Spatial Omics: Single Cell to Clinical Innovations |
100 000 $ |
|
Tiwary, Ishita |
Media and Migration |
84 239 $ |
|
Alberts, Nicole |
Behavioural Health Lab |
54 837 $ |
|
Total |
5 |
539 076 $ |
|
Dalhousie University |
||
|
Hajizadeh, Mohammad |
Equity in Health and Health Care: The Role of Health and Public Policies |
$75,001 |
|
Total |
1 |
$75,001 |
| Queen’s University | ||
|
Pukall, Caroline |
Sexual Health and Genitopelvic Pain in Sexually- and Gender-Diverse Individuals |
$100,000 |
|
Zou, Ying |
Techniques and Tools for the Development and Evolution of Software Systems |
$200,000 |
|
Dunham-Snary, Kimberly |
Mitochondrial and Metabolic Medicine Laboratory |
$200,000 |
|
Total |
3 |
$500,000 |
|
Simon Fraser University |
||
|
Braid, Lorena |
Cytocentric High-throughput Stem Cell Cultivation, Phenotyping and Characterization Facility |
$300,000 |
|
Kent, Brianne |
Behavioural Neuroscience Laboratory |
$350,000 |
|
Total |
2 |
$650,000 |
|
Université de Montréal |
||
|
Cohen, Miriam |
Laboratoire de justice internationale et droits fondamentaux |
159 054 $ |
|
Laventure, Audrey |
Infrastructure for Canada Research Chair Tier II in Functional Polymer Materials |
276 980 $ |
|
Maranger, Roxane |
Aquatic Ecosystem Science Infrastructure to Quatify Lake Ecosystem Functions |
194 988 $ |
|
Gaudreault, André |
Chaire de recherche du Canada en études cinématographiques et médiatiques |
245 104 $ |
|
Total |
4 |
876 126 $ |
|
Université du Québec à Montréal |
||
|
Flores-Aranda, Jorge |
Plateforme d’intervention sociale virtuelle pour les personnes de la diversité sexuelle et de genre |
205 253 $ |
|
Marin, Marie-France |
Laboratoire Hormones, Cognition & Émotions |
255 491 $ |
|
Oubaha, Malika |
Research Platform on Senescence and Eye Vascular Development |
255 242 $ |
|
Total |
3 |
715 986 $ |
|
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières |
||
|
Pollet, Bruno |
Sonochemistry and Sonoelectrochemistry for Green Hydrogen |
200 000 $ |
|
Total |
1 |
200 000 $ |
|
Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
||
|
Koubaa, Ahmed |
Chaire de recherche du Canada sur la valorisation, la caractérisation et transformation du bois |
150 000 $ |
|
Total |
1 |
150 000 $ |
|
University of British Columbia (The) |
||
|
Davis, Jennifer |
Patient-oriented Health Economics Research Laboratory |
$85,168 |
|
Hill, Jane |
Developing Breath as a Diagnostic Paradigm for Human Health |
$240,000 |
|
Leung, Janice |
Optical Coherence Tomography to Phenotype Small Airways in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
$124,382 |
|
Li, Isaac |
Investigating the Mechanobiology of Diseases at the Single-molecule Level |
$200,000 |
|
Sasidharan Madhav, Manu |
Probing the Interaction Between Representations and Behavior Underlying Navigation |
$125,000 |
|
Hung, Lillian |
CIHR Partnership Grant CRC in Senior Care |
$125,000 |
|
Tworek, Heidi |
Communicable Disease: An Interdisciplinary History |
$81,016 |
|
Total |
7 |
$980,566 |
| University of Guelph | ||
|
Popp, Jesse |
Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Environmental Science |
$57,421 |
|
Rice, Carla |
REDLAB in Motion |
$123,755 |
|
Total |
2 |
$181,176 |
| University of Lethbridge | ||
|
Hamel, Jean-Denys |
Organofluorine Chemistry and Catalysis Suite |
$140,000 |
|
Total |
1 |
$140,000 |
|
University of New Brunswick |
||
|
Woodhall-Melnik, Julia |
Building HOME-RL: A Lab for Affordable Housing, Community Mobilization, Engagement & Resilience |
$52,542 |
|
Mohammadi, Mohsen |
Marine Additive Manufacturing |
$150,000 |
|
Total |
2 |
$202,542 |
|
University of Ottawa / Université d’Ottawa |
||
|
Jahani-Asl, Arezu |
Defining Stem Cell Fate Specification in Health and Disease |
$275,000 |
|
Total |
1 |
$275,000 |
|
University of Toronto |
||
|
Cheung, Felix |
Population Well-being Lab: Understanding Causes, Consequences, and Policy Relevance of Population Well-being |
$240,000 |
|
YOUN, JI-YOUNG |
Mapping Proteomic Networks in Stress and Disease using an Orbitrap Exploris 480 Mass Spectrometer |
$794,253 |
|
Total |
2 |
$1,034,253 |
|
University of Waterloo |
||
|
Mehlenbacher, Ashley |
Demos Lab |
$30,000 |
|
Total |
1 |
$30,000 |
|
University of Western Ontario (The) |
||
|
Smith, Sarah |
Practitioner Media Lab |
$12,624 |
|
Total |
1 |
$12,624 |
|
Wilfrid Laurier University |
||
|
Stewart, Frances |
Northern Wildlife Biology |
$74,768 |
|
Total |
1 |
$74,768 |
|
TOTAL |
43 projects / projets |
$7,327,442 |