Funding from the Harper Government is helping colleges across the country support business innovation at more than 300 companies. Leon Benoit, Member of Parliament for Vegreville – Wainwright congratulates Lakeland College’s Vermilion Campus on the funding the institution received through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) College-Industry Innovation Fund (CIIF).
“Canada’s colleges play an important role as we forge ahead with Canada’s innovation agenda,” said Leon Benoit MP “The funding provided to the Lakeland College Centre for Sustainable Innovation will provide students and small and medium-sized businesses with increased opportunities to undertake applied research projects, boosting regional economic development and training graduates for the jobs of the future.”
On May 22, the Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State for Science and Technology, announced a $15.3 million investment through the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) in support of 17 applied research projects at colleges, cégeps and polytechnics.
This funding will enhance the capacity of colleges to support business innovation in Canada by providing them with state-of-the-art, industry-relevant research infrastructure to foster partnerships with the private sector.
Lakeland College’s Vermilion Campus received $571,001 for developing practical and cost-efficient renewable energy solutions for small urban and rural economies.
“Canadian colleges are lending their expertise to local companies, helping them to compete and grow,” said Dr. Gilles G. Patry, President and CEO of the CFI. “The CFI is ensuring that colleges have in place specialized facilities to support their role as important hubs of economic growth and job creation.”
"These investments provide colleges with access to the people, resources and tools they need to be at the forefront of innovation," said Suzanne Fortier, President of NSERC. "The ultimate goal is to create sustainable partnerships that will help sharpen our innovative edge and have a positive impact on the bottom line of our country and industry."
The CFI’s College-Industry Innovation Fund recognizes the role that applied research plays in supporting Canadian business. The CFI supports the spectrum of research activities, from fundamental discovery-driven research to applied research, along with private-sector innovation.
About the Canada Foundation for Innovation
The Canada Foundation for Innovation gives researchers the tools they need to think big and innovate. By investing in state-of-the-art facilities and equipment in Canada’s universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions, the CFI is helping to attract and retain the world’s top talent, to train the next generation of researchers, to support private-sector innovation and to create high-quality jobs that strengthen the economy and improve the quality of life for all Canadians. For more information, visit innovation.ca.
College-Industry Innovation Fund / Fonds collège-industrie pour l’innovation
Projects Funded / Projets financés
(with maximum CFI contribution / avec la contribution maximale de la FCI)
|
Camosun College |
Applied Sensor and System Integration for the Enhancement of Human Performance
|
$728,978 |
|
Cégep André Laurendeau |
Infrastructures de recherche de pointe en optique-photonique
|
$800,000 |
|
Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles |
Mise en place de mâts de mesure visant à caractériser la couche limite atmosphérique et la performance des éoliennes
|
$480,556 |
|
Cégep de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue |
Usine pilote multifonctionnelle
|
$800,000 |
|
Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe |
Infrastructure de développement de préformes 3D complexes pour l'aéronautique et autres secteurs industriels
|
$800,000 |
|
Cégep de Trois-Rivières |
Systèmes complémentaires pour le prétraitement de la biomasse lignocellulosique
|
$666,955 |
|
Collège Shawinigan |
Accroissement du laboratoire des biotechnologies et de l'environnement
|
$431,319 |
|
George Brown College |
*Green Homes
|
$762,041 |
|
La Cité collégiale |
Amélioration des infrastructures et équipements du centre de recherche appliquée en biovalorisation
|
$250,044 |
|
Lakeland College |
Renewable Energy Centre for Sustainable Innovation
|
$571,001 |
|
Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology |
Establishing the Centre for Healthcare Interoperability and Emerging Technologies
|
$800,000 |
|
Niagara College |
Canadian Food and Wine Institute: Niagara Food, Culinary and Beverage Innovation Centre
|
$678,510 |
|
Olds College |
Wireless Monitoring and Research Management of Constructed Wetlands
|
$799,991 |
|
SAIT Polytechnic |
Green Building Technologies Project
|
$799,525 |
|
Sir Sanford Fleming College |
Applied Technologies for Removal of Trace Elements
|
$798,414 |
|
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) |
NAIT Boreal Research Institute: Plant and Seed Technologies for Boreal Reclamation
|
$800,000 |
|
The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) |
*Oil Sands Environmental Sustainability: Centre for Green Chemistry and Engineering at NAIT
|
$799,863 |
|
TOTAL |
17 projects / projets |
$11,767,197 |
* Funding for Research infrastructure associated with a Five-Year CCI-IE grant application
NOTE:
As part of this announcement, an additional $3,530,159 was awarded under the Infrastructure Operating Fund, a mechanism that assists institutions with the incremental operating and maintenance costs associated with the new infrastructure.
