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Research Programs and Assistance
- Communications Research Centre Canada
- Canadian government's centre of excellence for research and development in advanced telecommunications.
- Framework of Agreed Principles on Federally Funded University Research
- Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada to double the amount of research performed in universities and triple the commercialization of research by 2010.
- Industrial Technologies Office
- Special operating agency of Industry Canada that provides financial support for leading-edge research and development by Canadian industries. The agency delivers the Strategic Aerospace and Defence Initiative and manages projects contracted through the Technology Partnerships Canada program, the Hydrogen Early Adopters (h2EA) program and the Program for Strategic Industrial Projects.
Other Resources
- Canada Research Chairs
- Program that helps Canadian universities and their affiliated research institutes and hospitals become world-class centres of research and research training.
- Canadian Institute for Advanced Research
- Government of Canada-supported organization that encourages Canadian research leadership and excellence.
- CANARIE Inc.
- Not-for-profit corporation that develops and operates Canada's advanced research network, CAnet 4, linking researchers and educational communities across Canada and around the world. CANARIE facilitates the development and use of next-generation research networks, and the applications and services that run on them.
- Genome Canada
- Funding and information resource relating to genomics and proteomics in Canada. It invests in and manages large-scale research projects in key selected areas such as agriculture, environment, fisheries, forestry, health and new technology development.
- Industrial Research Assistance Program
- Program that provides a range of both technical and business-oriented advisory services along with potential financial support to growth-oriented Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises.
- National Research Council Canada
- Information on its programs that are designed to stimulate community-based innovation across Canada in the areas of life sciences, physical sciences, engineering, technology, industry support and corporate services.
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Support for university research in the natural sciences and engineering.
- Networks of Centres of Excellence
- Support for the growth of innovation in Canada by fostering cross-jurisdictional partnerships.
- Pre-Competitive Applied Research Network (Precarn)
- Support for the pre-commercial development of leading-edge technologies such as intelligent systems and robotics. Precarn helps companies establish collaborative research partnerships with its national network of world-class researchers in order to give Canadian companies an edge in global markets.
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Agency that promotes and supports university-based research and training in the social sciences and humanities.