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Canada Foundation For Innovation

The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) is a non-profit organization that invests in state-of-the-art research facilities and equipment at Canadian universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions. It funds infrastructure that mobilizes knowledge, spurs innovation and commercialization, and supports thousands of students and researchers across Canada.

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The Canada Foundation for Innovation invests in research infrastructure across Canada, supporting over 14,000 infrastructure projects with more than $26 billion in total investment, including over $11.8 billion in CFI contributions. Its funding programs, such as the Canada Impact+ Research Infrastructure Fund, the Innovation Fund, the John R. Evans Leaders Fund and the College Fund, support universities, colleges, research hospitals and non-profit research institutions in building major research facilities and acquiring equipment. The organization serves Canadian researchers, students and postdoctoral trainees (over 29,000 annually) and aims to keep Canada at the forefront of research and innovation across sectors including quantum science, manufacturing, oil sands research and more.