College-Industry Innovation Fund Awards Over $5M

College-Industry Innovation Fund Supports 6 Research Projects

Six Canadian colleges have been awarded a cumulative $7 million to invest in advanced, industry-relevant research infrastructure. These research grants will help colleges to purchase new innovative equipment and reduce long-term operating and maintenance costs. Ultimately, this will allow Canadian colleges provide greater support for innovative research; this helps more businesses perform more cutting-edge projects…

Economic Action Plan 2015: What Your Business Needs to Know

Economic Action Plan 2015: What Your Business Needs to Know

April 1st marked the first day of the Canadian government’s 2015 fiscal year and with it, came an update to the Economic Action Plan (EAP), an initiative to benefit Canadian businesses, families, and seniors. This article will focus on the business elements of EAP. The Canadian federal government created the Economic Action Plan in response…

Research and Development Funding for Infrastructure: LEF and NIF

Research and Development Funding for Infrastructure: LEF and NIF

The Economic Action Plan 2013 announces that The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) will receive an additional $225 million in Canadian government funding which will be committed to advanced research infrastructure priorities and sustaining the long-term operations of the foundation.   The CFI is a not-for-profit corporation that supports the modernization of research infrastructure at Canadian…