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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Investigating the causes — and consequences — of war and genocide
How immersive simulation, film, video and podcasting tools are giving Hilary Earl and her colleagues fresh insights into the history of state-sponsored violence
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Ontario
How neuroendocrinology crosses sectors to create promising new insights
Nafissa Ismail focuses on the effects of hormones on the brain to pin down the interactions between our organs and our emotions
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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.
All stories
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Ontario
Wearing his heart(beat) on his sleeve
University of Ottawa professor Benoît Lessard invents electronic sensors that can be woven into the fabric of our clothing
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British Columbia
Does your social life make you happy?
The University of British Columbia’s Frances Chen uses sophisticated research tools to determine how our social lives — online and otherwise — affect how we feel and behave
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Newfoundland and Labrador
Freezing on The Rock
Memorial University PhD student Marjan Taghi Boroojerdi seeks to understand the dangers posed by sea ice to ships and off-shore structures
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Ontario
Shifting the research relationship
Lakehead University’s Christopher Mushquash’s wide-ranging work on addictions and mental health in Indigenous communities is tied by one common thread: listening to what the community needs and wants
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Saskatchewan
Helping video gaming companies level up
University of Saskatchewan computer scientist Regan Mandryk has developed a testing tool to keep Canada’s booming indie video game industry thriving
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Alberta,Manitoba,Ontario
Mathematically speaking
As young people from kindergarten to university settle back into school, mathematics researchers give a few good reasons to love the subject some students dread
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Ontario
Diving off the Datça
How one maritime archaeologist from Brock University explores ancient shipwrecks for evidence of old-world trade systems
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Ontario,Alberta,Newfoundland and Labrador
Goodbye two dimensional screens, hello holographics
Two research facilities at the universities of Waterloo and Alberta are crucial to a Newfoundland company’s bid to lead the charge on holographic technologies
podcast
Manitoba
Seeking a treatment for ALS
PhD student Sheena Gurm looks deep into brain cells for clues to a deadly disease
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British Columbia,Ontario,Nova Scotia,Quebec
The solace of quantum
Sub-atomic research portends a second digital revolution that could solve some of our most vexing problems
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Saskatchewan
Cultivating better ergonomics for farmers
University of Saskatchewan researchers are learning why three quarters of Canadian farmers experience lower back pain, and proposing ways to alleviate it
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Nova Scotia
Know thy soil
Dalhousie University agricultural scientist Derek Lynch is giving Canadian farmers a better understanding of the material at the very root of their businesses: soil