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Indirect Costs - Home At the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, a medical breakthrough saved this baby's life. The Indirect Costs program helps keep the hospital's research labs running.

The Indirect Costs Program helps Canadian postsecondary institutions with the hidden costs of research.

By alleviating the financial burden of expenses, such as lighting and heating, the program ultimately helps researchers concentrate on cutting-edge discoveries and scholarship excellence. After all, it is easier to achieve a eureka moment when the lights are on.


December 2012: Baseline Metrics Project—ICP consultation on proposed indicators for assessing the state of the research environment