Research stories
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.
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Ontario
Is bad air quality making you sick?
The air you breathe contains thousands of natural and synthetic chemicals. Joseph Okeme is identifying which ones cause chronic diseases.
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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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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
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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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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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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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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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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
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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
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Quebec
Dealing with mercury in food
PhD student, Catherine Girard, studies the impact of mercury in country food in the North
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Ontario
Helping more young women choose engineering and computer science
Carleton University graduate, Daniella Niyonkuru, leads by example. As a successful computer engineer and devoted mentor, she is showing girls that a career in tech is within reach
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Ontario
A better way to measure pain in children
PhD student, Emmanuel Alabi, is looking for a way to objectively rate pain to help those who can’t communicate
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New Brunswick
Helping rescuers save more lives
Postdoctoral fellow, Shabnam Jabari, has developed an algorithm that creates a more accurate before-and-after picture to aid in recovery after a disaster
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British Columbia
A better quality of life for people with diabetes
PhD student, Austin Lee, is commercializing a smartphone device he invented to help diabetics monitor their blood sugar